Senior Program Manager

Role Purpose

The Senior Program Manager will provide strategic leadership in the design, implementation, monitoring, and scale-up of programs while advancing the organization's capabilities in research, convening, and system transformation. The role will generate evidence, foster cross-sector collaboration, influence practice and policy, and enable sustainable improvements in public systems through strong stakeholder engagement and excellence execution.

Location: Bikaner / Jaipur , Rajasthan

Key Responsibilities

Program Management

• Drive end-to-end execution.
• Monitor budgets, timelines, risks and deliverables.
• Conduct regular program reviews.
• Ensure quality implementation across districts/states.

Team Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary teams.
• Coach Program Leaders and field teams.
• Build leadership capability.
• Drive performance management.

Research & Evidence Generation

Ability to generate, synthesize, and translate research and implementation evidence into actionable insights that influence program design, policy decisions, and system improvement.

Key Competencies

• Research design and execution
• Evidence synthesis and analysis
• Action research and implementation research
• Knowledge product development
• Policy and practice recommendations

Behavioral Indicators

• Frames strategic research questions linked to program outcomes.
• Uses quantitative and qualitative evidence to inform decision-making.
• Produces high-quality reports, briefs, case studies, and publications.
• Identifies implementation learnings and converts them into scalable solutions.
• Builds partnerships with research institutions, universities, and technical experts.

Convening & Ecosystem Building

Ability to bring together diverse stakeholders to drive collaboration, learning, collective action, and system-wide change.

Key Competencies

• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic convening design
• Facilitation and moderation
• Network and community building
• Partnership development

Behavioral Indicators

• Designs and facilitates effective convenings, workshops, and consultations.
• Builds trusted relationships with government, partners, academia, and ecosystem actors.
• Creates platforms for knowledge exchange and collaborative problem-solving.
• Translates discussions into actionable commitments and partnerships.
• Strengthens communities of practice and leadership networks.

5.       System Transformation & Scale Enablement

Ability to design, institutionalize, and scale interventions that strengthen public systems and create sustainable impact.

Key Competencies

• Systems thinking
• Change management
• Institutional strengthening
• Scale strategy
• Governance design

Behavioral Indicators

• Designs interventions with sustainability and scale in mind.
• Identifies opportunities for institutionalization within government systems.
• Develops frameworks, SOPs, and governance mechanisms for large-scale adoption.
• Drives ownership among key stakeholders.
• Supports transition from pilot initiatives to systemic reform.

Documentation & Communication

• Prepare concept notes.
• Write strategic papers.
• Develop presentations for leadership.
• Create reports for donors and government.

Additional Responsibilities

• Design and scale reform prototypes that can be institutionalized within public systems.
• Develop state-level implementation playbooks, SOPs, and governance mechanisms.
• Enable transition from externally driven implementation to government-owned systems.
• Support institutional embedding of interventions within state structures and processes.
• Lead scale-up strategies across districts and states.

Qualification

• Master's degree (MBA, Public Policy, Rural Management, Education, Development Studies or related field)
• 10-14 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working with government systems.
• Strong program management experience.
• Consulting experience is preferred

Skills Expected

• Strategic thinking
• Stakeholder management
• Government engagement
• Team leadership
• Project & program management
• Analytical problem solving
• Data interpretation
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Comfort with ambiguity
• High ownership

Working Style

The role generally requires someone who:

• Works with minimal supervision.
• Is comfortable traveling extensively, 10-15 days in a month.
• Can navigate bureaucratic systems.
• Thinks strategically while remaining execution focused.
• Balances policy, partnerships, and implementation.

Interested Candidates can apply on: pslrecruitment@gandhifellowship.org

Subject Line: SPM_Rajasthan

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