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Role Purpose:

To operationalise and strengthen self-employment, entrepreneurship, and gig work pathways within the Youth Program by supporting implementation, ecosystem building, learner transitions, pilot development, and evidence generation. The role will work closely with state teams, institutions, ecosystem actors, and youth to create scalable and context-responsive models that enable meaningful work transitions beyond traditional wage employment.

Key Responsibilities:

Self-Employment and Gig Pathway Design & Operationalisation

Support operationalisation of Quest's Self-Employment and Gig Pathway strategy across Youth Program interventions.
Design and strengthen learner journeys, transition pathways, and support structures for youth pursuing self-employment, entrepreneurship, freelancing, and gig work.
Develop implementation frameworks, SOPs, operational processes, and review systems for pilots and pathway interventions.
Support identification and design of pilot contexts, implementation plans, and readiness frameworks.
Document implementation learnings,



assumptions, risks, dependencies, and recommendations for scale.

Learner Support and Transition Enablement

Provide handholding support to youth exploring self-employment and gig work opportunities.
Support youth in identifying viable business, freelancing, platform-based, and livelihood opportunities.
Enable youth to build digital and online presence for business growth, visibility, and customer acquisition.
Support implementation of mentorship, peer learning, alumni engagement, and community-based support mechanisms.
Work with placement and transition teams to strengthen pathways beyond wage employment.
Facilitate platforms for showcasing youth enterprises, products, services, and success stories.

Ecosystem Building and Partnerships

Build and nurture relationships with Financial Institutions, Banks, District Industries Centres (DICs), incubation centres, entrepreneurship support organisations,

📌 Program Coordinator (Bengaluru)
🏢 Quest Alliance
📍 Bengaluru