Communication Officer (Consultant)

Role: School Facilitator

About Magic Bus

Founded in 1999, Magic Bus works with children and young people living in poverty, in India, taking them from a childhood full of challenges to a life with meaningful livelihoods. We equip children and young people in the age group of 12 to 18, with the skills and knowledge they need to grow up and move out of poverty. Children on the Magic Bus program successfully fend off destabilizers such as child marriage and child labor to complete school and become first generation salary earners having secure careers in the organized sector.

Our youth-centered Livelihoods Program connects the aspirations and potential of young people to available market opportunities. We build their employability skills and map job potential based on individual strengths and mobility. We work with support structures like parents, teachers, the community at large and local government institutions to ensure social, emotional and economic well-being for all young people living in that area. Our approach mobilizes the entire ecosystem available to the child or young person to create transformational change in their lives.

We operate in cities, towns and villages in 23 states including our regional Head Quarters based in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Karnataka. Magic Bus also has its global fund raising offices in UK, US, Germany and Singapore. Magic Bus offers a dynamic work environment for committed professionals interested in learning and growing with the organization. Get a real view of life at Magic Bus. Check out our website http://www.magicbus.org/

Role:

• The School Support officer will be responsible for the following:
• Supporting designated teachers in delivery of life skills session in schools as per the calendar
• Delivery of programme as planned by teachers in the allocated field area – mentoring and monitoring session delivery by school teachers
• Relationship building and management with teachers and heads of school in the allocated field area
• Provide handholding support to the teachers in program data collection
• Liasoning with Mandal/District Government officials

Specific Responsibilities:

• Ensure effective implementation of the programme on field
• Provide hand-holding and mentoring support to the school teachers in effective programme delivery to the children
• Coordinating and scheduling sessions in consultation with the school authorities and engage with school teachers and headmasters
• Ensuring smooth coordination and communication with regards to the holistic development component of the project with the school authorities
• Keeping oneself updated on all the developments in safety rules, regulation child rights and protection and ensuring its integration in programs
• Facilitate/organize/participate in events, visits as required
• Collecting & documenting program outcomes in narrative form and report on monthly/quarterly basis
• Provide necessary support to the Mandal/District/State level monitoring teams
• Ensure mobilization of 100% teachers for the trainings

Reporting to: Regional Manager

Desired Competencies:

• Strong operational and team management skills that can be tailored to lead Magic Bus staff, onground partners, employers and local agencies.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
• Sharp focus on outcomes and how to shape interventions to achieve the maximum impact with adolescents on the programme.
• Can implement new processes and ways of working across an operational staff team.
• Can-do attitude and willingness to use own initiative to solve ground level problems
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends occasionally as required by programme.

Qualification and Experience (essential unless otherwise stated):

• Must be Graduate. Preferred D.Ed (or) B.Ed (or) MSW
• Minimum 4 years of work experience in working with Schools, Teaching, Teacher training or Education
• Good communications and facilitation skills are required
• Must have solid ground/ field job experience
• Fluent in the local language. Additionally local dialect knowledge will be appreciated
• Preference will be given to candidates having experience of working with teachers
• Should mandatorily Travel

CTC Per Annum : 4,20,000

Application process: Please share your resumes to ganesh.kiran@magicbusindia.org