Project Consultant – Operations -Inqui-Lab Foundation

Inqui-Lab aims to build the innovative ability in students by nurturing a culture of creativity, design, and innovation among the educational community. We design platforms and interventions that transform student learning spaces into places of innovation.

Inqui-Lab Programs

Inqui-Lab Foundation designs student-centric platforms and interventions that see students realizing their own creative ideas and building 21st-century skills through the process of real-world problem solving, design, making and innovation.

For details: www.inquilabfoundation.org

About the Project – Youth for Social Impact:

UNICEF, TSIC (Telangana State Innovation Cell) and Inqui-Lab Foundation in collaboration aim to pilot the “Youth for Social Impact Program” with an objective to immerse and empower the youth to understand the grassroots challenges and solve them through Design and Technology Innovations.

The project aims to orient students from colleges across Telangana to SDGs, Entrepreneurship skills and design thinking. Post orientation after evaluation, shortlisted students will be tagged to mentors for expert support and undergo further capacity building and immersive experiences. Immersive experiences will expose them to the grass root level communities and help them understand the local problems better. They brainstorm and thought partner with various stakeholders. After the immersion, they would be supported to design solutions to solve grassroots problems. The students then build solutions and present and pitch them in front of Jury and the top selected teams are given incubation and implementation support.

Summary
Job Title   Project Consultant

Vertical  Operations

Reports to  Project Lead, Youth Innovation Programs

Location  Hyderabad (Should  have to travel  across Telangana  as per requirement)

Details
Job Duration    1 year  (3 months probation period)

Work-days     Monday to Friday (5 days per week)

Work-hours    40 hrs per week

Remuneration   4.8 – 6 LPA (as per relevant experience)

About the role:

In this role, as a project consultant, you will be part of the project team along with various stakeholders in designing the project and executing it. You are expected to have detailed knowledge and understanding of the project while collaborating and adding value to it.

You are expected to contribute your operational, strategic and technical expertise to the project. You will be gaining good experience by working with high profile stakeholders across industries, government and other organizations.

Key tasks and responsibilities

Stakeholder management: To work in communities, build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders of the project.

Design frameworks: Researching and building frameworks necessary for smooth running of operations

Execution of Operations: Delivery and execution of the operations as per the framework designed within the approved budget. Also monitor the student experiences.

Session plans: Prepare session plans and manuals/handbooks for mentor and  student engagement

Mentor Engagement: Create a pool of mentors needed for ideation and prototyping and make plans to effectively engage them with student teams

Resource identification: Identify and recruit resources needed for immersion and ideation stages of the project and continuously monitor and evaluate their performance.

Research and Documentation: Participate in all the strategic meetings, research and study from various sources and add value to the project. Also document the progress of the project from time to time.

Requirements

• Good with MS Office tools.
• Good interpersonal and social skills.
• Ownership and initiation skills required for the project
• Knowledge on aspects like design thinking, product building, and mentorship
• Have to help the  project team in setting up operations and logistics
• Strong proficiency in the English and Telugu languages. (Written and spoken)
• Completed graduation / post-graduation.
• Good presentation/facilitation skills.
• Strong decision making and time-management skills.
• Adhere to deadlines and be proactive in communication.

Interested candidates may fill out the following form: https://bit.ly/JoinILF2022.

Choose [Non-Tech] Operations Consultant, Youth for Social Impact  to apply for the position and upload your resume / CV