Facilitator - Schools Porgram

About the role :

We are hiring a Facilitator Consultant to support the implementation of our Schools Program in the assigned district of Karnataka, Chikkamagalur being the base location. This role will focus on effective session delivery, supporting master trainers and teachers, facilitating student-led innovation events like Ideathons and Hackathons, and supporting district-level stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will bring experience in teaching, strong facilitation and communication skills, and a deep understanding of working with schools and education programs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Timely and effective delivery

· Responsible for timely and effective program delivery through the Master Trainer (MT) cascade model across the assigned district, Chikkamagalur.

· Coordinate with the Program Coordinator, Learning Experience Officer, and Master Trainers to plan and execute cascade trainings at block and district levels.

· Be present and actively support in-person trainings at block and district levels.

· Support Master Trainers and teachers to plan and deliver Ideathon and Hackathon sessions with 8th-10th grade students across Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS) schools in Chikkamagalur.

· Organise and co-facilitate school-level Hackathons to engage and support students in identifying problem statements, developing solutions, and building prototypes.

· Ensure and organise share-out events at the district level for teachers and students to showcase their work.

· Conduct regular phone calls and school visits to observe classroom engagement and provide on-ground support to Master Trainers and teachers.

· Organise and facilitate bi-monthly catch-up calls with Master Trainers to review post-training engagement, achievements, challenges, and next steps.

2. Consistency in knowledge of work

· Build a strong understanding of the Schools Program, Ideathon and Hackathon process, chatbot milestones, sector/module content, and expected learning outcomes for 8th-10th grade students.

· Support Master Trainers and teachers in understanding and implementing the content effectively across KREIS schools in the assigned district, Chikkamagalur.

· Mentor and support Master Trainers and teachers in the planning and execution of Ideathon and Hackathon activities with students.

· Ensure chatbot content, milestones, and learning activities are understood and completed correctly by Master Trainers, teachers, and students.

· Identify learning gaps, best practices, and implementation challenges related to content delivery and share them with the program team for action.

· Report dashboard issues, chatbot glitches, and technical challenges related to content or data, and follow up with the Ed-Tech team for resolution.

3. Teamwork

· Work closely with the internal program team to ensure smooth planning, implementation, documentation, and follow-up across the assigned district.

· Build strong working relationships with Master Trainers, teachers, school heads, and students to support effective implementation of the Schools Program.

· Act as the focal point for Master Trainers, teachers, and school heads in assigned schools and keep them informed about program progress, plans, timelines, and deliverables.

· Participate in program team meetings, block-level and district-level reviews, and planning discussions as required.

· Design and facilitate CoP and WhatsApp engagement plans to nudge, clarify doubts, and share reflections on Ideathon and Hackathon content and process with Master Trainers and teachers.

· Facilitate and document quarterly Master Trainer catch-ups with the District and DIET Department to share field updates, implementation shifts, and impact.

4. Adherence to systems and processes

· Support the M&E team in implementing monitoring tools as per the project framework.

· Maintain accurate data and documentation related to cascade trainings, school visits, meetings, events, Master Trainer engagement, teacher engagement, student engagement, chatbot completion, and milestone progress.

· Compile field-level reports and data as per the framework and submit them within agreed timelines.

· Regularly check dashboard data to ensure it is updated, error-free, and aligned with M&E requirements.

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

· Document and share best practices from schools for monthly and quarterly reports.

· Support documentation of trainings, meetings, school visits, events, Hackathons, share-out events, and review meetings.

· Support the coordination of baseline, endline, and other assessments as required.

· Ensure adherence to organizational systems, processes, timelines, reporting protocols, and finance, HR, travel, procurement, and operational policies of Quest Alliance.

· Uphold the values and professional standards of Quest Alliance while working with schools, government stakeholders, students, teachers, Master Trainers, and internal teams.

5. Investment in self-learning

· Identify development needs based on role requirements, review feedback, 360-degree feedback, and personal growth goals.

· Create a clear self-learning and development goal for the year with timeline, mode of learning, and support required.

· Take ownership of tracking progress against learning goals and completing agreed self-learning goals within the planned timeline.

· Actively seek support, mentoring, and feedback from the reporting manager, program team, and relevant internal stakeholders.

· Apply new learning to improve facilitation, program delivery, stakeholder engagement, M&E quality, data management, reporting, and field implementation.

Required Skills and Experience:

· 0–2 years’ experience in teaching, mentoring, or education program delivery

· Proven experience working with schools and government stakeholders

· Strong skills in facilitation, communication, and report writing

· Willingness to travel frequently within the assigned district

· Fluency in Kannada (spoken and written)

· Brownie Points: Prior exposure to or interest in STEM mindset, computational thinking or critical thinking approaches in education

Salary : The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 25,000/- per month (cost to company) (The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)

Contract Duration : Fixed-term contract for 11 months, from May 2026 to March 2027.

Know About Quest

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