Project Officer-Skilling & Livelihoods : American India Foundation Trust (AIF)

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, and the U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of 18.88 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India.

Registered as a Trust in India, with an independent Board of Trustees, AIF adheres to strict financial an governance standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and responsible management of resources. As per statutory mandates, AIF is registered under FCRA, CSR, 80G, and 12A. These registrations and certifications are tangible evidence of the organization’s existence, credibility, and compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks while demonstrating a firm commitment to its vision and mission. Learn more at https://aif-india.org/

Program: Livelihoods
Role: Skilling & Livelihoods Center

Reporting Relationship: Regional Manager- Skilling & Livelihoods

Number of Positions: Three

Nature of Employment: Fixed term staff (upto one year)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM
AIF’s Livelihoods program drives a unique market-relevant approach, harnessing the power of technology, to provide knowledge, skills, and opportunities to underprivileged youth, marginalized women, and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to secure jobs, manage enterprises, and access dignified and sustainable livelihoods while building climate resilient communities.

With a keen focus on the areas of remote jobs, ecosystem support for enhanced female labor force participation, employment, and entrepreneurship opportunities for PwDs, street vendors, and artisans around the country, AIF Livelihoods aims to lead nationwide, industry-led, collaborative skills and entrepreneur development initiatives, to meet India’s growing need for skilled workforce. Since 2006, the program has served 3.2 million underserved citizens across India

ABOUT THE PROJECT
Creating Sustainable Livelihoods through Multi-Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Development in Karnataka Influencing the skilling and employment ecosystem for inclusion and empowerment of youth from the marginalized and economically weaker section of the society.

● Equip youth with market-relevant skills and make them employable
● Enhance income through employment and entrepreneurship development
● Create a sustainable model of multi-skilling center

Among youth and Women from the marginalized community in the age group of 18-45 years including women and persons with disability.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of a Project Officer-Skilling & Livelihoods is to act as the end accountable person for the Skilling Center projects across planning, implementation/execution/delivery, reporting, donor driven requirements, financial & other statutory compliances. They will be required to plan, manage, supervise, and organize activities and ensure that project goals align with the program objectives & organization’s mission.

1. Project Planning and Implementation (50%)

• Manage and coordinate the day-to-day affairs related to the implementation of projects aimed at benefiting the target group.
• Oversee the hiring and orientation of project team members in alignment with project goals.
• Ensure adherence to project timelines and efficient utilization of budget to fulfill project commitments
• Supervise mobilization and community engagement activities to ensure project deliverables.
• Coordinate with the project team to achieve project targets.
• Assess and evaluate aptitude of the target group after mobilization
• Assess target group aptitude and facilitate enrollment on the LMS platform.
• Regular interaction with the Target Group to share information about existing programs and schemes that can benefit them
• Facilitate the target group in onboarding the digital platforms and access govt and non govt. digital services
• Develop the training plan with the team and ensure adherence to achieve targets.
• Ensure smooth delivery of training on different modules along with soft skills
• Ensure regular follow up and connect with the target group during and after the training engagement and gather feedback
• Respond to target group’s queries regarding training/ capacity building, placement, selfemployment in a timely manner.
• Ensure proper guidance for the target group through job readiness / self – employment/income enhancement workshops.
• Collaborate with employers/vendors/ businesses to ensure adequate placement/ market linkage/ expansion opportunities for program participants.
• Regular visits to the respective communities/ stakeholders/Govt bodies to ensure project deliverables
• Ensure placement and self-employment deliverables are achieved

2. Documentation (20%)

• Consistently provide excellent quality data and documentation that meet the quality standards of the organization;
• Produce accurate and timely reporting of project status throughout its life cycle.
• Develop reports and manage project documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Document and share success stories periodically for program communication.
• Conduct timely and effective baseline and endline community need assessments and mapping exercises of stakeholders to mobilize and enroll eligible candidates

3. Financial Management (20%)

• Monthly monitor and report budget utilization, project expenses internally & externally;
• Local expense management incl. approvals, expense approvals, management of advances & reimbursements, local procurements
• Optimal utilization of funds as per the donor budget

4. Reporting (10%)

• Proactively seek approvals from reporting manager for project operations
• Ensure timely and accurate documentations related to project implementation activities, including but not limited to contracts, budgets, expenses, fund utilization, manpower, administrative expenses etc.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
● Graduate but preferably post-graduation in any stream
● Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the skilling and livelihood space
● Strong personal demonstrable commitment to “serve” those who are underprivileged.
● High personal Integrity.
● Strong PowerPoint presentation design & delivery skills.
● Excellent English skills –written and verbal.
● Demonstrated excellence in time management, multi-tasking and problem-solving ability.
● Adaptability, flexibility, and openness to feedback.
● Ability to deliver under pressure and work on tight deadlines.
● Ability to work in a fast changing environment and continuously evolving needs.
● Strong team playing skills.
● “Can do” attitude.
● Ability to work independently with large volumes of data with initiative.
● Ability to work across teams and supervisors.
● Ability to respond positively to feedback.
● Ability to respect diverse points of views.

OTHERS:
Salary shall commensurate with experience.

POSITION AVAILABILITY:
Immediate

APPLICATION PROCESS:

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Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged