Key Responsibilities:
- Build and sustain strong relationships with senior government officials and bureaucrats in central and state government ministries in education and skilling ecosystem
- Drive evidence-backed policy advocacy decisions in the education, skilling and TVET space.
- Represent the organisation in strategic discussions with senior government stakeholders, relevant ministries, Sector Skill Councils, industry bodies, and employers across the skilling ecosystem.
- Understand the Ministry of Education, and skill development department's priorities, decision cycles, and policy environments and align organisational efforts.
- Publish articles to communicate impact and key insights from the organisation's work in the skilling domain.
- Identify and shape growth opportunities across central, state governments and thematic areas.
- Collaborate with leadership to co-develop program designs, proposals, and partnership models.
- Lead impact articulation through clear frameworks for measurement, reporting, and documentation — with a sharp focus on education, skilling, placement, wage, and employability outcomes.
- Engage with ecosystem organisations to broadbase policy recommendations and drive adoption.
- Communicate insights, progress, and impact narratives effectively to both government and internal leadership.
- Be ready to operate in ambiguous environments, chart your own way forward, and juggle multiple priorities.
Qualifications:
- MBA or Masters in Public Policy or related field.
- Min 10 years of relevant experience in management consulting public policy, project management, or government engagement. Past experience in government engagement is a must have.
- Strong exposure to working with government ecosystems in education and/or skilling, vocational education, or workforce development.
- Extremely high on ownership and a do-whatever-it-takes approach to achieving outcomes.
- Prior experience in advising and managing relationships with senior bureaucrats (Secretary, Joint Secretary in Central Government, or Principal Secretary or above in state government) is essential.
- Prior experience and understanding of leveraging tech products for social impact, or having developed tech products / DPGs.
- Have driven data-backed advocacy efforts with senior ecosystem stakeholders to drive data-backed policy decisions.
- Experience in leading teams and managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
- Strategic thinker with a strong execution bias.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
- Data-driven, impact-oriented, and deeply committed to improving public skilling and employability outcomes.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative leadership style.
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