Program Manager - Skill Development (College Program)

Role & responsibilities

1. Work with Regional Manager - CWW to Plan and lead effective & efficient management of CWW programs across the state.

2. Be responsible for timely & complete achievement of all key project deliverables like Household & Beneficiary studies, Community & Employer network building, Enrolments, Placements, and Retention in Jobs

3. Plan and lead company expansion through market assessment activities in the state to keep tab on Labor market information and devise & propose strategies for effective alignment of existing programs, and design & propose new programs

4. Plan and lead project location identification, and set up activities within the agreed timeline & agreed standards

5. Work with RPM CWW to develop effective Monitoring & Evaluation tools for regular health check of the projects and do appropriate course-corrections

6. Lead and participate in the Mobilization and Outreach activities

7. Lead and participate in the Placement and Employer-connect activities

8. Mentor and Coach all CWW Project Staff in the state for high performance and complete alignment with policies & procedures

9. Be accountable and responsible for complete implementation, adherence and achievement of the focussed Projects Hygiene & Governance Indicators

10. Be accountable and responsible for complete accuracy and validity of the MIS and Data reporting of the state.

11. Lead the expected reporting activities of the state in the form of mandatory periodic reports creation and sharing

12. Liaise and extend support to all local frontline stakeholders like Funders and other Agencies

13. Liaise and extend support to all internal stakeholders like Livelihoods division team, sustainability team and other departments & functions

14. Plan and lead special initiatives & projects as assigned & delegated for the state

15. Continuously innovate for better delivery, better project, better staff and better offering

Preferred candidate profile

• Minimum 5-10 years of total work experience within which minimum 03 years in an Placements & Employment connect Leadership role in the Skilling/ Staffing industry
• Experience of managing a portfolio of activities in a target-driven environment
• Experience in Market scan and Employer relationship building activities
• Experience of managing internal relationships within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Understanding of the Skill ecosystem in India including knowledge about NSDC-driven skill ecosystem, DGT-driven skill ecosystem and Industry-driven skill ecosystem.
• In-depth knowledge of all components of an Employability Training project like Mobilization, Youth screening & profiling, Counselling, Skill Training, Placement & post-Placement, and MIS & Reporting