POLICY DIALOGUE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

• Build/foster networks and scan the government ecosystem on a sustained basis to identify relevant opportunities to position Magic Bus value-added propositions to advance the agenda of adolescent empowerment and work readiness.
• Provide technical guidance towards strategic positioning of Magic Bus mandate at the state level, especially in relation to state policies, schemes and programmes specific to different states and focused on life skills education.
• Co-lead evidence-based policy dialogue with relevant Government departments (such as, Education, Women & Child Development, Youth Affairs, Tribal Welfare, Minority Welfare, Skilling etc) at the state and national levels to co-create system-led, large-scale solutions that contribute to successful implementation of Government policies and programmes and are aligned to Magic Bus priorities.
• Provide strategic guidance and technical inputs to programme documentation, monitoring, evaluation, and other relevant operations research undertakings to highlight the impact of Magic Bus support in Government led programmes.
• Participate in technical forums of government, civil society, and academic institutions as well as of other technical agencies; participate in technical networks related to life skills and work readiness among adolescents and young people.
• Assess implications of new policy developments and strategies on programme execution, and ensure their integration as relevant.

ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

• Build alliances, establish and nurture partnerships and networks to position adolescent and youth empowerment within broader development frameworks, including national conferences, joint and collaborative fora, policy roundtables, and co-lead MB’s participation.
• Advocate for increases in national/state budgetary allocations and expenditures for wide ranging initiatives to empower adolescents and youth with life skills and to ensure sustainability of interventions.
• Identify financial resource gaps, and collaborate with other team members, create synergies, and expand programme reach
• Contribute to resource mobilization efforts of MB.
• Collaborate with relevant team members in scanning the local environment, mapping out existing and potential partners to leverage resources, and in preparing proposals to elicit support towards system led initiatives on life skills education (school systems, Boards of education, SCERT or different departments of the government).
• Support the state government departments, as required, to seek support for scaling up impactful solutions piloted by Magic Bus.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

• Support the documentation of lessons learned and best practices related to the work on empowering adolescents with life skills.
• Identify and participate in communities of practice related to the adolescents and youth and share new approaches with Government counterparts, and other stakeholders.

CAPACITY BUILDING

• Advise the leadership on the capacities and skills needed within the organization for successful partnership with the Government.

• Master’s degree in social work / development studies or related social sciences from an institute of repute
• 10-15 years of overall work experience, primarily experience of working with government and delivering impact on Programmes/ projects with government including collaboration with Education, Youth affairs, Skilling, and other relevant sectors of government
• Experience of direct work with relevant ministries, state government, institution’s, school systems, SCERTs and multilateral organizations is strongly preferred
• Experience of working on public policy projects with any government, institutions, etc