About the Opportunity

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India, under the Mission Mode Project implemented the National Career Service (NCS) Project for revamping public employment related services. For smooth transformation of these services, Model Career Centres (MCCs) have been set up to provide standardized employment services across the nation.

In order to make these MCCs effectively functional, the ‘Young Professional Scheme’ was launched by Directorate General for Employment (DGE) with an aim to transform the emerging landscape of Employment Services and Career Counselling in India.

For Effective functioning of Model Career Centres one Young Professional is being posted at each Model Career Centres located at various parts of the country.

Period of Contract

  • Period of engagement initially for a period of two years (Can be extended up to 5 years)

Remuneration

  • Rs.50,000/- per month (Inclusive of Taxes) + 1500 Connivence

Eligibility Criteria

  • Minimum Qualification Criteria – The candidate should either have a Bachelor’s degree (B.A/B.E/ B.Tech /B.Ed) with at least 4 years of experience and/or a Master’s Degree (MBA/ Masters in Economics/ Psychology/ Sociology/ Operations Research/ Statistics/ Social Work/ Management/ Finance/ Commerce/ Computer Applications etc.) with at least 2 years of experience.
  • Candidate must have obtained minimum of 50% marks in 10th, 12th and Graduation

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Facilitating smooth and efficient working of Model Career Centres
  • Promotion of National Career Services portal for multiple stakeholders
  • Facilitating the transition of employment exchanges into career centres by actively engaging in capacity building, branding and training on National Career Services project
  • Supporting State Governments and institutions in replicating this model in other centres
  • Preparing regular reports on performance indicators, to be shared with DGE
  • Identifying best practices and pain areas/bottlenecks in implementing DGE schemes and in the collaboration with National Career Services project
  • Coordinating outreach activities in schools/colleges and conducting job-fairs including interaction with academia, local industry, manufacturing associations, training providers, counsellors and others
  • Plan, organize, develop and implement careerevents and publications to publicize CareerCentre services, resources and speaker programs
  • Maintain lists and bulletins concerning jobs and mapping the required skills with the resource pool; provide information concerning the industry job trends across the country and assistance in the enhancement of the skills in a candidate
  • Conducting research and market analysis to create intelligence for better performance of Model Career Centres
  • Regular interaction with DGE for Model CareerCentre monitoring
  • Prepare a wide variety of manual and electronicreports and materials (e.g. program mandated, brochures, mailers, etc.) for the purpose of communicating with staff, students and other stakeholders, and complying with program requirements.
  • Working under supervision of MCC nodal officer using standardized practices and/or methods; directing other persons within a small work unit and operating within a defined budget.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit at the Model Career Centres.

Place of Postings

South Region

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karanataka
  • Kerala
  • Lakshadweep
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Telangana
  • Maharashtra

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North Region

  • 1) Chattisgarh
  • 2) Gujarat
  • 3) Jharkhand
  • 4) Punjab
  • 5) Uttarakhand

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North East Region

  • 1)  Arunachal Pradesh 
  • 2)  Odisha
  • 3)  Meghalaya 
  • 4)  Mizoram 
  • 5)  Nagaland 
  • 6)  Sikkim 
  • 7)  Tripura
  • 8) Manipur 

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How to Apply

  • Eligible candidate may apply online on the link to be provided on the website of www.ncs.gov.in within 15 days from the date of publication of the advertisement in the newspaper. 
  • Application are to be submitted online only.
  • Deadline: Apply by Jan 26

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