Job Opportunity for Consultant, Program Lead – State Project Management Unit at The Nudge Instiute in Jaipur

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 

At The/Nudge you will:

• support RGAVP also known as Rajeevika in research and development of a strategy and program design to target the ultra poor through graduation approach built on top of community institutions enabled by the NRLM
• support RGAVP in implementation of action research of the graduation approach through a special
• project based on the strategy and design developed in consultation with key stakeholders
• enable the convergence of various state initiatives (social security, livelihood promotion, financial inclusion, social empowerment) and programs towards the end goal of graduating women and their households living in ultra poverty out of it.
• own the implementation and outcomes of the special project
• support RGAVP in setting up, implementing and managing the monitoring and evaluation processes
• support RGAVP and the NRLM review progress of the special project periodically in order to iterate and scale
• support the mission on the use of data and technology to ensure continuous flow of data from the field 

Apply if you have:

• demonstrated a growth mindset – learning/improving constantly
• demonstrated success in starting and leading initiatives, working under uncertainty & able to articulate vision and secure buy-in from stakeholders
• excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills. Fluent in HIndi & English. Knowledge of Rajasthani / Marwari is desirable
• strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups in a fast-paced environment
• set aside personal bias to do what is right for the community
• about 10 years of experience and is a Postgraduate  / Graduate 
• experience in designing / managing multi-stakeholder development sector programs, designed around (or with) SHGs, Community Institutions and SRLMs
• an openness to travel extensively and live in designated districts/blocks/panchayats as per the needs of the program’s goals
• a passion to serve those in need, with humility & sensitivity

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.