The Role
Leads government and ecosystem partnerships across education and skilling. Designs evidence-based policy and large-scale programs, translates data into actionable recommendations, manages multi-stakeholder implementation, conducts field research, measures impact, and develops growth and partnership opportunities. The role requires senior government engagement, strategic problem-solving, team leadership, and execution across technology, data, education, employability, and social-impact initiatives.
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About the role
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for a Senior Manager to lead strategic engagements with government and ecosystem stakeholders across education, skilling, vocational education and others. The role will involve working closely with senior government officials to understand priorities, identify system-level opportunities, design and drive high-impact interventions, and translate evidence into actionable policy and program decisions.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of government systems, excellent stakeholder management skills, strategic problem-solving capabilities, and a strong bias for execution. They should be comfortable operating at the intersection of government, technology, data and social impact, and be able to move seamlessly between strategic discussions with senior bureaucrats and ground-level implementation.
1. Government engagement & strategic partnerships
- Build and manage trusted relationships with senior government officials across education, skilling, and other adjacent domains.
- Engage with senior bureaucrats and department leadership to understand priorities, decision cycles, institutional constraints and emerging opportunities.
- Represent the organisation in strategic discussions with state and central government departments, Sector Skill Councils, industry bodies, employers and other ecosystem stakeholders.
- Act as a strategic thought partner to government stakeholders, bringing evidence, insights and practical recommendations to support policy and program decisions.
- Identify opportunities to align organisational interventions with government priorities, schemes, budgets and existing institutional structures.
2. Strategy, policy & program design
- Lead the design and execution of large-scale education and skilling programs in partnership with government, private sector and philanthropy.
- Analyse government policies, schemes, budgets and implementation frameworks to identify opportunities for convergence, optimisation and system-level innovation.
- Develop strategies and program models that address challenges across education, skilling, employability, placement and workforce outcomes.
- Drive evidence-backed policy advocacy and support government stakeholders in translating insights into actionable reforms.
- Work with leadership to develop proposals, partnership models and new program opportunities across states, central government and thematic areas.
3. Data, research & evidence
- Translate large and complex datasets into actionable insights for government decision-makers and organisational leadership.
- Develop analytical frameworks, policy briefs, dashboards, visual reports and presentations that enable real-time decision-making.
- Lead research and ecosystem assessments to understand implementation bottlenecks, user needs and opportunities for reform.
- Build evidence bases around outcomes such as learning, skilling, employability, placement, wages and workforce participation.
- Use data and field evidence to identify course corrections and strengthen program design and implementation.
4. Program execution & impact
- Own delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programs from strategy and design through implementation and scale-up.
- Work closely with internal teams across product, technology, analytics, training and program delivery to ensure timely and integrated execution.
- Monitor program milestones, risks, dependencies and impact indicators, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
- Lead impact articulation through clear measurement, reporting and documentation frameworks.
- Ensure that learnings from implementation are systematically captured and translated into improvements in program strategy and delivery.
5. Field engagement & implementation intelligence
- Conduct regular field visits to understand implementation realities, frontline needs and stakeholder experiences.
- Engage with teachers, trainers, students, administrators, employers and other actors to gather ground-level intelligence.
- Bring field insights into policy discussions, program design and strategic decision-making.
- Identify gaps between policy intent and implementation and develop practical recommendations to address them.
6. Communication & thought leadership
- Develop compelling narratives, presentations and communication materials that connect field evidence, policy priorities and program outcomes.
- Communicate complex insights clearly to senior government and internal leadership.
- Publish articles, reports and thought pieces that showcase organisational learning and insights from the education and skilling ecosystem.
- Represent the organisation in relevant forums, conferences and ecosystem discussions.
7. Growth & ecosystem development
- Identify and shape new opportunities across state government departments and relevant thematic areas.
- Build relationships with ecosystem organisations to broaden policy recommendations and enable adoption.
- Work with leadership to identify potential partnerships, funding opportunities and pathways for scaling successful models.
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience in management consulting, public policy, government advisory, program management, education, skilling or other relevant domains.
- MBA, Master’s in Public Policy, Development Studies, Education or a related field preferred.
- Demonstrated experience working with government stakeholders, with government engagement experience being essential.
- Prior experience managing relationships with senior bureaucrats, ideally at the level of Principal Secretary/Secretary/Director and above in State Government.
- Experience in designing or implementing large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs in partnership with government.
- Strong understanding of government schemes, policies, institutional structures, decision-making processes and budgetary mechanisms.
- Experience leveraging technology, digital platforms, data products or Digital Public Infrastructure for social impact is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience in using data and evidence to influence policy or program decisions.
- Experience leading teams and managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with a strong execution bias — able to move from a high-level problem statement to concrete action.
- High ownership and initiative — comfortable taking responsibility for ambiguous problems and charting a path forward.
- Strong government orientation — able to build credibility and trusted relationships with senior public-sector stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills — able to synthesise diverse information into clear recommendations.
- Strong communication skills — able to communicate effectively with senior bureaucrats, frontline stakeholders and internal teams.
- Collaborative leader who can work across multidisciplinary teams and bring diverse stakeholders together.
- Data-driven and impact-oriented, with a demonstrated commitment to improving education, skilling and employment outcomes.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous and evolving environments, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of government, technology, data and social impact, and to contribute to reforms that can influence education and skilling outcomes at scale. The role offers significant ownership in shaping government partnerships, translating evidence into policy and program decisions, and taking high-impact interventions from strategy to implementation to scale.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience in management consulting, public policy, government advisory, program management, education, skilling, or related fields
- MBA, Master's in Public Policy, Development Studies, Education, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience working with government stakeholders
- Experience managing relationships with senior bureaucrats, ideally at Principal Secretary, Secretary, or Director level and above in State Government
- Experience designing or implementing large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs in partnership with government
- Strong understanding of government schemes, policies, institutional structures, decision-making processes, and budgetary mechanisms
- Experience leveraging technology, digital platforms, data products, or Digital Public Infrastructure for social impact
- Demonstrated experience using data and evidence to influence policy or program decisions
- Experience leading teams and managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders
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The Company
What We Do
ConveGenius is an education-technology company focused on making learning accessible and engaging for every child. It develops technology-enabled education solutions, including SwiftChat, SwiftPAL, Swift Insights, and Vidya Samiksha Kendra initiatives, and collaborates with governments and partners to support educational transformation. Its work combines digital learning, AI-powered tools, and large-scale outreach, with deployments spanning Indian states and a user base exceeding 150 million.
