The American India Foundation invites people to apply immediately for the Digital Skills Job as a Trainer for the company.
The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) commits to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation achieves this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Through its unique value proposition, the Foundation partners closely with local communities, NGOs, and governments to develop and test innovative solutions and to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji and Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 18.88 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. Learn more at https://aif-india.org
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
AIF’s Livelihoods program envisions a world where poor and vulnerable communities have access to dignified work opportunities, empowering them with sustainable livelihoods. Since 2006, the Livelihoods Program has directly and indirectly served 2.20 million people from vulnerable communities. Leveraging technology to provide financial and market linkages, knowledge, skills, and dignified work opportunities, the program helps the communities secure jobs, manage enterprises, and make a respectable living. Since its inception in 2006, through its flagship programs Market Aligned Skills Training (MAST) and Ability Based Livelihood Empowerment (ABLE), AIF Livelihoods has provided program support to 825,960 disadvantaged youth, women and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), and impacted 343,727 livelihoods.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The program aims to expand PWD participation in the formal Indian labor markets, ensuring their inclusion in mainstream services through skill training, job fairs/job drives, employment support, and post-placement retention through continued learning and mentoring. The program seeks to bridge the gap between PWD job seekers and employers by facilitating job fairs and creating a platform that makes it easier for companies to access PWD talent.
KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES for the Digital Skills Job
Core Responsibilities (60%)
● Onboard and orient the candidates on AIF’s LMS portal.
● Design and deliver engaging training sessions tailored to the specific needs of participants in life skills, digital skills, or trade-specific areas.
● Employ diverse instructional techniques to accommodate various learning styles and maximize participant comprehension and retention.
● Develop and adapt training materials, curriculum, and resources to ensure relevance and effectiveness in addressing skill gaps.
● Foster a supportive and inclusive learning environment that encourages active participation, collaboration, and skill application.
● Provide personalized guidance and feedback to participants to enhance their learning experience and skill development.
● Collaborate with project stakeholders to assess participant progress, identify challenges, and implement strategies for continuous improvement.
● Ensure retention of candidates in the training program and monitor dropouts.
● Develop and administer assessments or quizzes to evaluate candidates’ learning progress and knowledge retention.
● Call absentee candidates daily and counsel them.
● Ensure a highly engaging and enriching learning environment to enable candidates’ full involvement in the learning sessions and successful completion with the best possible scores.
● Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to the respective skill domain.
● Contribute to monitoring and evaluation efforts by collecting data, analyzing outcomes, and generating insights to inform programmatic decisions.
● Cultivate partnerships with local organizations, employers, and educational institutions to facilitate job placement, apprenticeships, or further education opportunities for participants.
● Maintain accurate records and documentation of training activities, participant achievements, and program impact for reporting purposes.
● Ensure daily maintenance of the daily lesson plans and timely delivery of the curriculum.
● Handle student queries regarding training and placement promptly.
● Conduct and analyze the endline assessment on AIF LMS.
Mobilization (20%)
● Provide support to conduct baseline assessment.
● Assess and evaluate candidates based on their understanding post mobilization.
● Support in training counselling of mobilized candidates as and when required by addressing their questions, concerns, and providing guidance.
Placement (20%)
● Conduct career guidance and job readiness workshops, including resume building, interview skills, and workplace etiquette, and facilitate mock interviews and provide feedback to help candidates improve their interview performance.
● Monitor the progress of candidates during the placement phase and provide support as needed; all candidates need to participate in the interview process.
● Conduct follow-up sessions to gather feedback from the placement team for rejected candidates to identify areas of improvement.
● Support in the retention of the candidate post placement.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
● Bachelor’s degree or Preferred Post Graduate/Diploma in Digital Skills (Information Technology Enabled Services) with three (3) to four (4) years’ previous work experience or
Any other Graduate + Post Graduate/Diploma with three (3) to four (4) years’ previous work experience in Information Technology Enabled Services.
● Well-informed of labor market trends, employer needs, and best practices in career services.
● Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
● Knowledge of the local language (written and spoken).
● Proficient computer skills, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel), and LMS.
● Strong presentation skills.
● Openness to students and colleagues from a range of cultures and languages.
● Experience with technologies and best practices for instructional manuals.
● Good interpersonal skills and communication with all levels of management.
● Organized and able to create multiple timelines, budgets, and schedules.
● Able to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
OTHERS:
Salary shall commensurate with experience.
POSITION AVAILABILITY FOR THE DIGITAL SKILLS JOB:
Immediate.
