Private Sector Engagement Lead

IPE Global; Chennai District; Presencial; INR 1 500 000 - 2 800 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

IPE Global is leading the Private Sector Engagement Lead role under the SHE WORKS initiative in Tamil Nadu, aiming to enable women’s employment through state-level private-sector collaboration. The role involves anchoring industry engagement with employers, associations, and government partners to advance gender-responsive practices and scalable solutions across key sectors.

The position requires 8+ years of experience in engaging with corporates and government bodies, deep understanding of

Qualificações

• 8+ years of experience engaging with corporates, government departments and donor agencies on economic empowerment or infrastructure delivery.
• Proven track record of engaging senior industry leaders and influencing organizational change.
• Strong understanding of gender and labor market dynamics in India.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development and execution of a state-specific private-sector strategy to increase women’s employment across priority industries and clusters.
• Coordinate with government departments and SSDMs and district committees to align employer engagement with State Action Plans.
• Build and manage partnerships with industry bodies to onboard employers and drive gender-inclusive practices.
• Roll out state diversity pledges, track progress, and support recognition mechanisms for gender-inclusive employers.
• Capture field insights and support state-level monitoring and learning.

Conhecimentos

Strategic Thinking

Negotiation & Influence

Gender & Inclusion Lens

Stakeholder Engagement

Formação académica

MBA / Master's in related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

IPE Global is a leading international development consulting firm with over two decades of experience in delivering impactful solutions across emerging markets. With operations spanning Asia, Africa, and beyond, we work at the intersection of policy, technology, and innovation to address complex development challenges. Our multidisciplinary team of experts collaborates with governments, multilateral agencies, foundations, and private sector partners to design and implement evidence-based programs that create sustainable change.

Role Overview

SHE WORKS is a five-year (2025–2030) initiative to enable 3 million young women (18–29) to access aspirational jobs by addressing the social, economic, and institutional barriers that limit their participation in paid work. The design draws on proven models—including the Manzil programme in Rajasthan (which supported over 15,000 young women), the NSDC Skill Impact Bond, and FSG’s GLOW gender diversity roadmaps. The initiative will partner with state governments in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh to create scalable solutions.

The State Mission aims to increase women's participation in paid work by improving hiring, retention, workplace safety, and gender-inclusive practices across high-growth sectors. IPE is hiring a Private Sector Engagement Lead who will anchor all state-level industry engagement, working directly with employers, industrial associations, district officials, and state departments to increase women’s employment opportunities and improve workplace conditions across the state.

This role will design and implement a state-specific strategy to onboard companies, secure diversity pledges, strengthen gender-responsive practices at the firm level, and build long-term partnerships with industry networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a state-specific private-sector strategy to increase women’s employment across priority industries and clusters.
• Coordinate with the State-Specific Labour Department, State Skill Development Mission (SSDM), District Skill Committees (DSCs), and other relevant industry bodies to align employer engagement with the State Action Plan.
• Build and manage partnerships with state and sector-specific industry bodies to onboard employers and drive gender-inclusive practices.
• Roll out the state diversity pledges, track company progress, and support the creation of state-level recognition mechanisms for gender-inclusive employers.
• Capture field insights, document best practices, and support state-level monitoring and reporting mechanisms for adaptive programme learning.
• Promote gender-friendly certifications and diversity indices among private employers to drive widespread recognition and compliance.
• Facilitate state-level industry roundtables and district/cluster policy dialogues—with State Labour Department, SSDM, and state industry associations—to drive sector-wide adoption of gender-inclusive practices across the state.
• Design a state-level recognition mechanism, in partnership with the State Labour Department and state industry bodies, to acknowledge companies that achieve or exceed their diversity pledge commitments.
• Document state-specific case studies of companies and clusters that successfully adopt gender-inclusive hiring and workplace practices, and share them through state review meetings and industry platforms.
• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the Expert may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities as determined by the senior leadership.

Qualification and Experience:

Educational Background

• Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Gender/ Development Studies, Human Resource Management, Economics or a related field.

Work Experience

• At least 8 years of professional work experience in engaging with corporates, government departments, and donor agencies on economic empowerment or infrastructure delivery.
• Track record of engaging with senior industry leaders and influencing organizational change.
• Strong understanding of gender and labor market dynamics in India.

Technical Expertise

• Deep knowledge of gender-responsive approaches to private sector development and employment.
• Familiarity with government schemes, ESG principles, and inclusive value chains.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strategic Thinking & Innovation: Ability to design and drive complex partnership models for social impact.
• Negotiation & Influence: Skilled in building high-level alliances with government and private players.
• Gender and Inclusion Lens: Experience integrating gender-transformative approaches into public-private programs.

Our commitments

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

We are committed to diversity in our workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

You will work with sector experts and understand how people-centered policies can be created and effectively implemented.

With us, you will master framing narratives and counterpoints and pace storytelling for internal and external stakeholders.

We offer a space for you to grow, think innovatively, and shed unconscious biases while learning more about diverse cultures.