Assistant or Associate Director

Lead and oversee the regional implementation and operational delivery of the program that supports youth 18-25 years to be equipped with life skills and workplace skills to be

able to find gainful employment in the organized sector

Reporting to: Senior Director Livelihoods

Location : Mumbai

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and lead effective & efficient management of all Livelihood programs (Connect with Work,

youth Skilling through online and center based support) across West region ensuring targeted

enrolments, maintaining high training quality, ensuring final job placements and job retention

tracking

• Provide senior leadership to livelihoods staff in the region ensuring high quality delivery of need

assessment, career counseling, skills training, mentoring, job and education placement and post

placement support to youth

• Lead and manage the Livelihood program in the region, undertake the required monitoring and

evaluation work and deliver performance reports to various stake holders and manage the regional

Livelihood program budget

• Develop partnerships with vocational training institutes and specialist Livelihood organizations that enable youth to achieve positive progressions into work or further education
• Create strong strategic partnerships with regional employers and secure attractive job

opportunities for youth by effectively positioning the benefits of working with Magic Bus, and

nurture successful employer centric models with right mix of workplace skills needed for different

sectoral streams, retail, hospitability etc.

• Work with the regional program team to ensure Livelihoods staff have the tools, skills and

knowledge to successfully deliver employability skills training, mentoring, need assessment,

placements and support for youth

• Be accountable and responsible for complete implementation, adherence and achievement of the

focused Projects Indicators and results achievement, ensuring high quality inputs and monitoring.

• Communicate and implement national updates to the Livelihood program in the region
• Identify and respond to issues, opportunities and risks in the region that influence the success of

the programme

• Undertake regional level research to identify youth need, demand for different job and education

pathways and market developments around employment and training

• Represent Magic Bus in interactions and negotiations regarding the Livelihoods programme in the

region with funders, external audiences, partners and the public

• Develop methods and partnerships to support youth to follow self-employment and

entrepreneurial pathways

• Build partnerships with colleges, education providers, universities and Government training

schemes to secure a good range of education options for youth requiring further study and training