Job Opportunity for Government Partnerships Senior Specialist at Educate Girls in Bhopal

Overview of the role:

The Government Partnerships Senior Specialist will be part of the middle management of the organization and will be responsible for overseeing the vertical operations at the state and district level. Based in Indore s/he will be the face of Educate Girls for all external stake holders at the state level and the district level. S/he implement vertical strategy including aspects such as managing the government’s expectation at the district, block and panchayat level, ensuring permissions at the district level, coordination with the collector to do joint planning and implementation, reporting at the district and state level and attending all the District Task Force/Neeti Aayog meetings. In addition, s/he will also be required to ensure our new or renewal Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) are signed and expansion process in MP can be facilitated. The role also includes component of strategy and capacity building as the manager will be ensuring our advocacy strategy is effectively implemented in the state.  S/he will be responsible for the management of the overall quality and efficiency of GR operations both at the state and district level.

Areas of Responsibility:  

1. Develop a government relationship strategy ensuring consistency with EG’s overall strategic direction.

2. Review the State level data flow regularly in support with the impact team to improve liaison with Government on data alignment.

3. Forge relationships with government officials (District Collector, DPC, ADPC etc) and find new partnerships with communities and influencers in the region.

4. Develop short term action plan, conduct district wise business meetings, orientation programmes etc. Provide regular reports as per defined timelines.

5. Creating awareness about work of Educate Girls in State/ Districts.

6. Influencing decision makers to position Educate Girls as an organization committed to social change and reducing gender gaps

7. Building relationships with key influencers in the Government across primary and secondary stakeholders

8. Ensuring that strong, dynamic, long-term professional relationships are formed and managed successfully with all levels of government, including key district and state government representatives.

9. Supporting the State/district teams of EG in resolving their Government related problems.

Preferred Education Background:

• Postgraduate degree in public administration, humanities, social sciences or social work

Preferred Work Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the corporate/development sector preferably in the field of liaison with Govt.

• Demonstrated experience in working at a senior level liaising, lobbying and working with government authorities at a State and/or Local level.

Preferred Skill Set:

• Excellent knowledge of computer – Windows and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Willingness to travel at least 25% and up to 50% of the time in specific months at the state/district/village level in program geographies

• Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills