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.

Required Skills

project management strategic thinking Communication & Collaboration understanding market trends Consulting Adaptability & Learning Agility Problem-Solving & Decision Making storytelling stakeholder management Impact & Results Orientation
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