Job Opportunity for Officer – CPMU at Lend a Hand India in New Delhi, Pune

About us

Lend-a-Hand India (LAHI) is a 16 year old NGO with the mission to integrate vocational education with mainstream education for students from 9th to 12th grade level and equip them with an entrepreneurial mindset to thrive in the real world ahead. We facilitate “school to work” transition for these 14-18 year old in-school students by imparting vocational education and internship opportunities as a part of the secondary school curriculum.

We aim to universalize vocational education and restore “dignity of labor” as lack of dignity of labor is one of the major impediments in India which restricts the youth from achieving their full potential. Currently, more than 1 million+ young students from 10,000+ high schools in 24 states/UTs across India are part of the program.
Majority of our work is in partnership with the state governments by helping the state governments to scale up vocational education in the state under ‘Samagra Shiksha’ scheme of Ministry of Education. 

Recently, Lend A Hand India was awarded The organization was recently awarded a system change grant by Co-Impact, a donor collaborative consisting of Rockefeller, Gates, Chandler, Nilekanis and others.​

Job Description

Position Title: Officer – Central Project Management Unit (CPMU)

Organization: Lend A Hand India (LAHI)

Overview:

The Officer for the CPMU is instrumental in strategically supporting LAHI’s State PMU teams working with various state and central government bodies and key National Skilling & Education entities. This role is pivotal for providing strategic direction on key policy areas, central coordination with all State teams, and establishing a linkage between LAHI Headquarters and State Programs.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Policy Work:

• Engage in strategic work on key innovation policies of various prominent education and skilling bodies, including the Ministry of Education, MSDE, World Bank, and ADB.
• Guide State PMU teams on Vocational Education innovation projects run by international institutions in multiple states.

Planning, Execution, and Monitoring Support:

• Assist CPMU and State PMUs in planning, executing, and monitoring vocational education activities throughout the academic year.
• Support the leadership of the CPMU Team in carrying out central tasks to assist LAHI’s 25 State PMU teams.

Research and Advocacy:

• Aid in conducting research on relevant skill ecosystem topics for the creation of policy drafts, SOPs, strategy papers, proposals, and concept notes to be shared with senior government officials.
• Liaise with key state government officials to build advocacy and strengthen partnerships.

Event Coordination and Data Management:

• Assist in organizing and facilitating meetings and events with multiple stakeholders.
• Support the CPMU leadership in data management tasks and other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

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Experience & Qualifications:

• 2 to 4+ years of experience in implementing government schemes, private sector projects, or social enterprises.
• Experience working with senior bureaucrats and government agencies at state or central levels (preferred).
• Interest and experience in writing, research, data analytics, and people management.
• Graduation in any stream (technical field preferred); Postgraduate degree in Social, Education, or a relevant technical sector is desirable.

Skills Required:

• Experience in working with multiple teams in middle management roles and some leadership experience.
• Strong research, monitoring & evaluation, program management, and people management skills.
• Proficient in drafting proposals, making presentations, SOPs, concept notes, etc., and in using Microsoft & Google tools for analytics & documentation, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Forms, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adept at communicating ideas and strategies to government officers, external partners, and internal teams at various levels.