Placement Coordinator & Life Skills Expert

Organisation: Pratham Education Foundation
Project: N.E.X.T – Navigating Employment & eXploring Transitions
Positions Open:
1. Life Skills Expert
2. Pathway Coordinator (Field)
Job Locations: Bengaluru, Mysuru and Malur, Karnataka
Employment Type: Full-time
N.E.X.T (Navigating Employment & eXploring Transitions) supports youth and women through career guidance, employability development, skill enhancement, employment opportunities, and post-placement support.
We are looking for motivated individuals to join our team and contribute to career development, community engagement, and employment support initiatives.
Role Overview
The Life Skills Expert will focus on developing candidates' communication, interpersonal, and workplace readiness skills to improve their employability and career progression.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct life skills and employability training sessions covering communication, teamwork, time management, problem-solving, and professional behaviour.
- Deliver sessions on workplace etiquette, grooming, personal hygiene, gender sensitivity, and professional ethics.
- Prepare candidates for employment through resume writing, mock interviews, group discussions, and interview preparation.
- Provide career guidance, mentoring, and individual support to candidates.
- Assess candidates' employability skills and identify training needs.
- Coordinate with the placement team to prepare candidates for available job opportunities.
- Conduct workshops, career readiness programmes, and institutional training sessions.
- Provide post-placement mentoring to support workplace adjustment and employment retention.
- Maintain training records, attendance, assessment reports, and programme MIS.
- Submit daily, weekly, and monthly reports as required.
Qualifications and Skills
- Graduate in any discipline. Relevant qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Education, or Human Resources are preferred.
- Experience in life skills training, employability development, counselling, or youth development is desirable.
- Strong communication, presentation, facilitation, and mentoring skills.
- Basic computer knowledge and proficiency in digital reporting tools.
- Knowledge of Kannada and English is preferred.
Role Overview
The Pathway Coordinator (Field) will focus on community mobilization, candidate registration, field outreach, employer engagement, placement coordination, and post-placement follow-up.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct field visits to communities, colleges, ITIs, polytechnics, and other institutions to mobilize youth and women.
- Create awareness about career guidance, skill development, upskilling, and employment opportunities.
- Identify eligible candidates and facilitate registration with the N.E.X.T Career Centre.
- Build relationships with educational institutions, NGOs, community leaders, and other stakeholders.
- Visit employers and identify vacancies, recruitment requirements, and suitable job opportunities.
- Develop and maintain relationships with HR teams, companies, hotels, industries, and other hiring partners.
- Coordinate candidate screening, interviews, recruitment drives, and job melas.
- Follow up on candidate selection, offer letters, joining, and placement confirmation.
- Conduct post-placement follow-ups to monitor employment retention and address workplace challenges.
- Maintain candidate, employer, vacancy, placement, and retention records in designated MIS platforms.
- Submit daily field activity plans, day-end reports, and periodic progress reports.
- Travel regularly for community mobilization, institutional visits, and employer engagement.
Qualifications and Skills
- Graduate in any discipline. Qualifications in Social Work, Sociology, Rural Development, or Human Resources are preferred.
- Experience in field mobilization, placement coordination, recruitment, community engagement, or youth development is desirable.
- Strong networking, communication, coordination, and follow-up skills.
- Basic computer knowledge, including MS Office, Google Sheets, and Google Forms.
- Knowledge of Kannada and English is preferred; Hindi is an advantage.
- Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned area.
- Commitment to youth development, career guidance, and employment support.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with diverse communities.
- Willingness to work towards programme targets and maintain accurate records.
How to Apply: Interested candidates may share their updated resume, clearly mentioning the position they wish to apply for: Life Skills Expert or Pathway Coordinator (Field).

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