Full time

Wadhwani Foundation; Jaipur; In loco; INR 1.800.000 - 3.000.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Wadhwani Foundation seeks an Ecosystem Program Manager to lead end-to-end skilling ecosystem development across multiple regions. You will design programs, onboard employers and training partners, and ensure high-quality outcomes in student training, placement, and career success.

You will drive lifecycle management from mobilization and counselling to training and post-placement tracking, building a demand-led ecosystem with government bodies, VTPs, ITIs, polytechnics, and other actors to shape

Competenze

• 12–15 years experience in skilling, education delivery, or talent development.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale partnerships for placement and industry alignment.
• Deep understanding of the student journey from mobilization to post-placement tracking.

Mansioni

• Program leadership & delivery across the lifecycle of skilling programs.
• Drive design, development, onboarding, execution, monitoring and impact measurement.
• Align skilling initiatives with national and state employment priorities.

Conoscenze

Employer engagement

Partnership development

Project management

Stakeholder management

Descrizione del lavoro

• Functional Area Sales / Business Development / Client Servicing

Job Description

Position Title: Ecosystem Program Manager

Reporting To: GM Ecosystem

Locations:Chennai, Ahmedabad

Role Summary

The Ecosystem Program manager will be responsible forend-to-end management and expansion of the skilling ecosystem in the assignedregion. This includes designing and implementing skilling programs,establishing strong partnerships with employers and training partners, andensuring high-quality outcomes in student training, placement, and careersuccess.

Key Responsibilities

• ProgramLeadership & Delivery
  
• Drivethe complete lifecycle of skilling programs — from design, development,and partner onboarding to execution, monitoring, and impact measurement.
  
• Ensurealignment of skilling initiatives with national and state-levelemployment priorities.
  
• EcosystemDevelopment
  
• Buildand scale a demand-led ecosystem by onboarding employers and identifyingsector-specific talent needs.
  
• Expandthe supply-side ecosystem by signing up new training partners based onregional demand and industry requirements.
  
• StakeholderEngagement
  
• Engageeffectively with government bodies, vocational training providers (VTPs),ITIs, Polytechnics, and other ecosystem actors to co-create impactfulsolutions.
  
• Activelyrepresent the Foundation in industry forums, academia, and policyplatforms to shape and contribute to the broader skilling discourse.
  
• ProcessManagement
  
• Designand institutionalize scalable processes across the student lifecycle —from mobilization, counselling, training, placement to post-placementtracking.
  
• Createoperational frameworks that break complex implementation plans intoactionable micro-processes.
  

Required Experience & Skills

• 12–15 years of experience in skilling, education delivery, or talent developmentdomains with proven experience across multiple delivery modes (digital,blended, classroom).
  
• Demonstratedexperience in employer engagement and establishing large-scalepartnerships for placement and industry alignment.
  
• Deepunderstanding of student journey, with experience in counselling,mobilization, training, placement, and post-placement tracking.
  
• Strongbackground in channel development (employers and training partners) andfamiliarity with the vocational training landscape.
  
• Priorexperience collaborating with government bodies, academic institutions,and industry associations on skilling or education projects.
  
• Excellentproject management capabilities, stakeholder relationship skills, andprocess orientation.
  
• Shouldbe actively involved in industry or skilling forums and networks.