Job Description

Job Overview: The Alumni Coordinator will be responsible to mentor and guide DIL graduates through counselling and mentoring session. He/she will also be responsible to guide students eligible for scholarship for higher education, collect their application, process and track the progress. Candidate will be responsible for overall implementation of the project activities and reporting.

 Responsibilities and duties:

• • Deliver career counselling workshops with DIL students and graduates.
  • Develop and maintain profile of individual student w.r.t. their ambitions and align with potential university and programs.
  • Create data base for all institutes offering higher education in DIL operational areas
  • Ensure students are aware of admission criteria, dates etc. of their potential university
  • Support and guide students in filling application forms and admission procedures
  • Conduct outreach to motivate DIL graduates and communities for higher education through scholarship
  • Process and verify scholarship application while ensuring all protocols are followed as per the policy.
  • Ensure each student receives adequate mentorship for continuing education.
  • Connect and follow-up with DIL graduates to enable them to reach their career goals
  • Overall project coordination with respective team members and partners for project related activities
  • Develop quarterly and annual progress report

 Education and Experience:

•  Bachelor’s degree in Social Science or any other relevant field. 

 Technical Skills:

• Must have knowledge and understanding of challenges in marginalized areas of Pakistan.
• Must be knowledgeable about various degree programs and professional fields in Pakistan
• Certification, course or prior knowledge of career counselling is a plus
• Must have experience in teaching or conducting trainings
• Must know how to generate reports and presentations on different mediums (PowerPoint, Canva)

 Behavioral Skills:

• Should have experience in teaching or conducting trainings
• Should have good research skills
• Should have good communication skills
• Should have good report writing skills
• Should be able to multitask
• Must have willingness to learn and take up challenges
• Must be willing to travel in field

 DIL Core Values and Commitments;

• Transformation: We transform lives and empower communities by pursuing innovative ideas and approaches that improve students' learning outcomes and soft skills
• Excellence: We are committed to achieving the highest level of impact through excellence in service delivery and educational products
• Collaboration: We take a democratic and participatory approach in all aspects of our work
• Equity: We exercise fairness, compassion and respect when dealing with each other and those around us
• Integrity: We strive to set high moral and ethical standards for ourselves and to gain the trust of others
• Transparency: We exercise strong internal controls and transparency and are fully accountable to our donors and the people we serve
• Flexibility: We drive and embrace change and are willing to try out different, pioneering approaches

 DIL is committed to ensuring that DIL staff is suitable to work with children and have the knowledge s/he needs to uphold and abide by the DIL’s Child Protection Policy.