**Key Responsibilities

1. Government Coordination and Convergence** Establish and maintain strong working relationships with district level government officials. Facilitate convergence between education, vocational education, skill development, employment, industry, RSETI, and youth development institutions.

Support alignment of STW interventions with government priorities and schemes.

Ensure regular engagement with district administrations.

2. Steering Committee Formation and Strengthening Facilitate constitution of District level School-to-Work Transition Steering Committees.

Develop committee TORs, annual work plans, and meeting calendars.

Coordinate scheduling and conduct of committee meetings.

Prepare agendas, presentations, minutes, and action trackers.

Follow up on committee decisions and ensure timely action.

3. Planning and Monitoring

Support preparation of district and block-level STW implementation plans.

Track progress of agreed actions across departments.

Maintain records of meetings, resolutions, and convergence initiatives.

Generate periodic progress reports for project and government stakeholders.

4. Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement

Organize orientation and capacity-building sessions for committee members.

Plan and execute training of teachers

Facilitate cross-learning and sharing of positive practices.

Support district-level workshops, consultations, and review meetings.

5. Documentation and Reporting

Document convergence models, success stories, and lessons learned.

Maintain updated stakeholder databases and coordination records.

Submit timely reports to project management.

6. SchoolIndustry Linkages

Support the Schools in mapping of Higher Education Institutions, Vocational/Skill training/Industrial training institutions,



employment and livelihood opportunities and schemes to create effective transition pathways for the students

Facilitate industry exposure visits for students.

Organize workplace learning opportunities.

Coordinate career talks, guest lectures, and mentoring sessions.

Support industry participation in career guidance events.

7. Internship and Apprenticeship Promotion

Identify opportunities for internships, apprenticeships, and workplace immersion.

Facilitate agreements between schools and employers.

Coordinate placement of students into suitable opportunities.

Track participation and outcomes.

Key Deliverables

Functional District and Block Steering Committees established.

Regular committee meetings conducted as per schedule.

Action points tracked and implemented.

District STW plans developed and monitored.

Strong interdepartmental coordination mechanisms institutionalized.

Industry and employer database established.

School-industry partnerships formalized.

Career exposure events conducted.

Qualifications

Education Master's Degree in Social Work, Rural Management, Public Administration, Development Studies, Education, or related disciplines.

Experience

5-8 years of experience in government liaison, development programs, education, livelihoods, or skill development, industrial relations, entrepreneurship.

Experience working with district administration, government departments, industries.

Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder platforms will be preferred.

Competencies

Strong stakeholder management and networking skills.

Understanding of government systems and schemes.

Excellent communication and facilitation skills.

Meeting management and documentation skills.

Planning, coordination, and problem-solving abilities.

Proficiency in MS Office and reporting tools.

Fluency in Odia and English.

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