Tech Officer | Consultant

About Quest Alliance:

At Quest Alliance we transform learning ecosystems through education technology, capacity building, and collaboration to build 21st-century skills for learners and facilitators

We are a not-for-pro t trust that focuses on research-led innovation and advocacy in the eld of teaching and learning. We engage with educators, civil society, government institutions and corporate organizations to demonstrate and enable scalable and replicable solutions in school education and vocational training

At Quest you will get the opportunity to apply your skills and contribute to addressing issues around quality education and skills training. The organization gives you the space to learn and grow in a fun and engaging environment . We have an eclectic group of people working at Quest drawn from diverse disciplines including Education, Technology, Design, Youth Development and Business.

About the Role

QUEST Alliance has been working with the secondary schools across 9 states in India implementing the IBM STEM For Girls programme. The programme focussed on developing 21st century skills and STEM Mindset among the adolescent girls and support them in carving a journey to continue education beyond secondary grades but also to take up a career in STEM field.

Roles and Responsibilities

Timely delivery of tasks while exhibiting hands on knowledge of job

• Curriculum Development
  

• Support in piloting the curriculum across field locations
  

• Facilitation of sessions on coding during the ongoing capacity building activities.
  

• Support the team on developing session plans on AI tools for teachers
  

• Capacity building
  

• Conduct capacity building training to teachers and team members on ideathon and hackathon which is under computational thinking thematics
  

• Share feedback and co design workshops on AI for teachers and team members
  

• State Ideathon Hackathons
  

• Participation in design and delivery of team and state level and interstate level hackathons
  

• Ensure ideathon and hackathon implementation across projects in Karnataka with set targets met for each project of the state with quality prototypes.
  

• Handhold and train state team members for ideathon hackathon sessions
  

• Anchor interstate hackathon and mentor selected students from Karnataka
  

• Ensure quality prototypes as output of Karnataka hackathons
  

Relationship Management - Stakeholders

• Support in maintaining relationships with vendors / consultants for maintenance, troubleshooting etc.
  

• Visit schools to support program associates and consultants onground with computational thinking curriculum implementation
  

• Be part of the planning process for the team to ensure an effective plan and budget is in place and it is adhered to.
  

Reporting

• Document and share the best practices in the schools for publication in quarterly newsletters, social media and other channels.
  

• Provide regular written and verbal reports tracking progress against the work plan and implementation schedules
  

• Use the appropriate ME tools for reporting on a regular basis
  

• Ensure all the program report including case studies, photographs, best practices reaches the ME focal point at the stipulated time
  

• Support with the documentation of training/ meeting/ event reports
  

• Support coordination of baseline/ endline and other assessments
  

• Collect data as needed to help with the compilation of the donor report
  

• Ensure data is updated in the database
  

• Support all reporting requirements such as quarter reviews, annual reviews
  

• Participate in team meetings, reviews and staff engagement activities
  

• Be available for regular line management meeting and the appraisal processes
  

Prefered skills and Experience:

• Loves technology, any sort of direct work on ed tech projects
  

• Have previous experience of working on tech related work
  

We are looking for people who:

• Are passionate about the challenges India is facing in education and employability domain
  

• Have an exposure to work on STEM on careers
  

• Can work with ambiguity
  

• Candidate should be flexible, self-motivated, enthusiastic, and an energetic team player
  

Skill Sets:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and vernacular of the state
  

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to make sound operational decisions
  

• Strong team player able to work under own initiative
  

• Ability to network and build relationship with the Government and Non government organisations
  

• Proficient in MS Office tools and Internet