Role Purpose:

To strengthen structured engagement between ITIs and industry, and translate employer and labour market insights into stronger learner transition pathways by shaping career systems, engaging employer ecosystems, and translating labour market insights into program, design, and implementation inputs.

This role moves beyond placements to focus on quality of work, diverse pathways, and stronger transition systems.

Key Responsibilities:

1) Pathways Design & Strategy

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  Shape and strengthen multiple transition pathways: jobs, green pathways, self-employment, apprenticeships, emerging sectors, Gig jobs and informal sector work

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  Contribute to defining: quality of jobs frameworks, meaningful work indicators, progression thinking

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  Use insights from the field to suggest new pathway models

2) Industry Engagement & Ecosystem Building

Develop and strengthen structured engagement between ITIs and employers to improve training relevance and learner transitions.

Employer Intelligence

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  Develop a strong understanding of
  local labour markets and sector demand

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  Identify
  growth sectors, emerging occupations, and skill requirements

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  Translate employer insights into
  inputs for training relevance and pathway design

Industry Partnerships
Build relationships across different employer segments:

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  MSMEs and local enterprises

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  Large employers and anchor industries

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  Industry bodies/associations and sector skill councils

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  Emerging sectors and regional opportunity clusters

Move beyond transactional engagement to
long-term partnerships that support learning and transitions
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Engagement Mechanisms
Design practical mechanisms that enable sustained industry engagement, such as:

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  structured industry advisory groups

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  workplace exposure opportunities

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  co-designed training inputs

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  industry-led projects or challenges

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  apprenticeship and OJT pipelines

Value for Industry
Articulate and strengthen the
value proposition for employers
engaging with ITIs, including:

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  access to trained talent

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  influence on training relevance

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  visibility within local skilling ecosystems.

3) Systems & Process Strengthening

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  Improve transition-related systems: placement processes, tracking mechanisms, evidence capture

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  Continuously work on process simplification, automation opportunities, better data flow across teams

4) Insight Translation (Critical Piece)

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  Take inputs from: labour market insights, employer interactions, placement data, field realities

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  And convert them into: design inputs, capacity-building needs, program improvements

This role connects insight → design → system → opportunity. This role sits at the centre of the:

EdTech vertical

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  Feed career landscape insights into learning journeys

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  Help embed career readiness and pathway awareness into design

Capacity Building vertical

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  Identify where stakeholders need strengthening to support transitions

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  Inform training needs related to industry exposure and pathways

M&E / Data teams

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  Strengthen outcome tracking

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  Improve evidence quality on transitions

Non-Negotiable Skills:

Experience:

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  Minimum 7–8 years of experience in:

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  Industry Associations

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  Skilling and vocational education

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  Industry engagement

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  Demonstrated experience in:

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  Stakeholder management

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  Ecosystem partnerships

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  Institutional capacity building

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  Program management (including Budget management, Reviews)

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  Experience working with government systems, ITIs, VTIs, or workforce ecosystems preferred.

Salary:
The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 77,000/- per month (cost to company) (
The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)

To Apply

Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form via the ATS (Zoho Recruit) platform:
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About QUEST Alliance:

A social impact organization founded in 2008, QUEST Alliance works at the intersection of technology and future skills to make learning more equitable and relevant, especially for socially and economically vulnerable learners. The organization influences systems to empower young learners in government high schools and trade and vocational institutes to holistically navigate their education to career transitions.

Quest Alliance works across 12 Indian states and is partnered with nine state governments, over 80 CSOs, national ministries, and funders. It has impacted 1.8 million young lives to date.

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At Quest Alliance, we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities employer, embracing applications from all segments of the community. We are committed to ensuring that every applicant and employee is treated with fairness and respect, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, religious belief, age, or any other factor that is irrelevant to performance. Your individuality is valued and respected within our organization.