Program Manager - Strategy & Operations, MoSJE
Location
Delhi | India
Job description
About The/Nudge:
The/Nudge is an action institute working towards a poverty-free India, within our lifetime. We partner with governments, markets, and civil society to build resilient livelihoods for all. We are a collective of some of India's best leaders and entrepreneurs from across the industry, academia, government, and development sectors, and our work is organized across three impact streams:
- Centre for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (CSDE): exists to enable underprivileged youth to lead flourishing lives
- Centre for Rural Development (CRD): exists to enable families to come out of extreme poverty
- Centre for Social Innovation (CSI): exists to nudge top talent to solve India's biggest challenges
What are we solving for in the End Ultra Poverty program
End Ultra Poverty (EUP) program is solving for households in ultra-poverty through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called the graduation approach which has demonstrated that ultra-poverty can be conquered.
At The/Nudge we have been piloting this program for the past 3 years and are in the process of catalyzing propagation of the same. Our purpose is to contribute to ending ultra-poverty in India. EUP will:
- continue to implement on its own to iterate the design for impact at scale
- enable more NGOs to adopt technical and capacity-building support
- enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
- continue to generate data on ultra-poverty and evidence on graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at-scale
- build technology solutions for NGOs and governments to adopt and implement at scale & with quality.
In this role, you will:
Ensure the quality of special projects on poorest of poor program in states, anchored at the National Project Management Unit at the MoSJE:
- Robust and realistic project planning and benchmarking of results for each project
- Smooth implementation of individual projects through regular reviews with state teams, field visits and provision of the required technical support (coordination with internal and external stakeholders)
- Optimal utilization of budgets through monthly reviews (internal and with MoSJE Leadership) and support in the timely forecasting and allocation of funds
- Assessment and analysis of projects on regular basis and developing alternate plans/strategies for smooth implementation of projects if faced with challenges or deviations
- Ensure that learnings are institutionalized across projects and further inform program strategy at the national level.
- Strengthening documentation and reporting by supporting state teams in fulfilling all reporting requirements - internal or external. Leverage analytics and reports to determine effectiveness and seek continual improvements of initiatives.
- Streamline coordination and communication between all stakeholders in the project – at the state, the Centre, TNI and hubs – to ensure quality of program delivery and consistent program representation. Develop quality processes and SoPs that are less people dependent and enable smooth project execution overall.
What are we looking for:
- Master's Degree in Public policy, Political science, Public Administration, Statistics, International relations, Legal studies, Sociology, Economics and/or allied social sciences
- 6-8 years of rural livelihood and program management experience
- Demonstrated and excellent skills to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
- Excellent skills in planning and designing the program and proactively monitoring its progress, resolving issues, and initiating appropriate corrective action
- Eye for detail: ensuring effective quality assurance and the overall integrity of the program, in accordance with the results committed
- Proficiency in the usage of project management tools
- Excellent skills in both spoken and written communication. Fluency in Hindi is preferred
- Willingness to travel and stay in remote-location rural areas, as and when required
- Deep understanding of products and services underpinning stakeholder relationships in the government
- Prior experience in working with government departments at the national and state levels will be valued
We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.
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