Private Sector Engagement Manager

IPE Global; Lucknow; Sur place; INR 1 500 000 - 2 100 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive compensation

Equal opportunity employer

Résumé du poste

IPE Global is hiring a Private Sector Engagement Manager for the She Works programme in Uttar Pradesh. You will anchor state-level industry engagement, partnering with STC, Invest UP and industry bodies to boost women’s employment and improve workplace conditions.

You will design a UP-specific private-sector strategy, onboard companies, secure diversity pledges, and build long-term partnerships with industry networks. The role requires 8+ years of relevant experience and gender-focused expertise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience engaging with corporates, industry associations, government departments and donor agencies on women’s economic empowerment.
• Experience with state government institutions (e.g., investment promotion agencies, Industries/MSME departments).
• Track record of engaging with senior industry leaders and influencing organizational change.
• Strong understanding of gender and labour market dynamics in India, especially Uttar Pradesh.

Responsabilités

• Support integration of gender-inclusive provisions into state industrial and MSME frameworks.
• Build partnerships with national, state and sector-specific industry associations to onboard employers.
• Roll out diversity pledges and track company progress across UP.
• Engage MSMEs and cluster associations to pilot gender-inclusive HR solutions.
• Promote gender-friendly certifications and diversity indices among private employers.
• Facilitate state-level industry roundtables and dialogues with STC, Invest UP and departments to drive adoption of gender-inclusive practices.
• Design a state-level recognition mechanism to acknowledge diverse pledges.
• Capture field insights and support monitoring for adaptive programme learning.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Government liaison

Communication

Gender inclusion

Formation

Masters degree

Gender/Development Studies

Description du poste

IPE Globals Social and Economic Empowerment (SEE) practice works towards building girl capital, empowering women and nurturing resilient communities by creating inclusive and sustainable solutions, including but not limited to policy development, capacity building, adaptive management, community mobilisation, behaviour change communication, deepening social safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, and evidence-based monitoring.

Under the SEE practice, IPE Global is implementing She Works (2025-2030), a programme aimed at increasing women's access to paid employment. In Uttar Pradesh, under the She Works programme, IPE Global has partnered with the StateTransformation Commission (STC), Government of Uttar Pradesh, to increase female labour force participation (FLFP) in paid employment across the state. As part of this partnership, an FLFP Cell has been set up at the STC to drive convergence across government departments, and private sector action on women's employment.

IPE Global is hiring a Private Sector Engagement Manager who will anchor state-level industry engagement for She Works programme in Uttar Pradesh, working closely with the StateTransformation Commission (STC), Invest UP, the Industries Department, the MSME Export Promotion Department, and industry associations to increase women's employment opportunities and improve workplace conditions across the state.

The role will be embedded within government working out of Invest UP, STC or the MSME Department depending on traction and work requirements and will design and implement a UP-specificprivate-sector strategy that draws on the state's investment promotion,industrial and MSME ecosystem to onboard companies, secure diversity pledges, strengthen gender-responsive practices at the firm level, and build long-term partnerships with industry networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the integration of gender-inclusiveprovisions (e.g., incentives for women's employment, workplace safety, andenabling infrastructure such as working women's hostels andtransport) into state industrial, sectoral and MSME frameworks and theiroperational guidelines.
• Build and manage partnerships with national, state and sector-specific industry associations (e.g., CII, FICCI, PHDCCI, ASSOCHAM, Indian IndustriesAssociation) to onboard employers and drive gender-inclusive practices.
• Roll out the statediversity pledges, track company progress, and support the creation of state-level recognition mechanisms for gender-inclusive employers.
• Engage MSMEsand cluster associations including ODOP clusters and industrial areas to pilot practical, low-cost gender-inclusive HR and workplace solutions suited to smaller enterprises.
• Promote gender-friendly certifications and diversity indices among private employers to drive widespread recognition and compliance.
• Facilitate state-level industry roundtables and district/cluster dialogues with STC,Invest UP, the Industries and MSME Departments, and industry associations to drive sector-wide adoption of gender-inclusive practices across the state.
• Design a state-level recognition mechanism, in partnership with Invest UP, the MSME Department and industry bodies, to acknowledge companies that achieve or exceed their diversity pledge commitments.
• Capture fieldinsights, document best practices, and support state-level monitoring andreporting mechanisms for adaptive programme learning, including inputs toSTC and departmental review meetings.
• Document UP-specific case studies of companies and clusters that successfully adoptgender-inclusive hiring and workplace practices, and share them through government review meetings, Invest UP and MSME platforms, and industry forums.

Asjob descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the Manager may be required to undertakeother duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities asdetermined by the senior leadership.

Qualification Experience

Educational Background

Mastersdegree or higher in Business Administration, Gender/ Development Studies, HumanResource Management, Economics or a related field.

Work Experience

• Atleast 8 years of professional work experience in engaging with corporates,industry associations, government departments, and donor agencies on women'seconomic empowerment, investment promotion, MSME development or private sectordevelopment.
• Demonstratedexperience working with or within state government institutions (e.g.,investment promotion agencies, Industries/MSME departments, and transformationunits), preferably in Uttar Pradesh.
• Trackrecord of engaging with senior industry leaders and influencing organizationalchange.
• Strongunderstanding of gender and labour market dynamics in India, and of UttarPradesh's industrial, investment and MSME landscape.

Technical Expertise

• Deepknowledge of gender-responsive approaches to private sector development andemployment.
• Familiaritywith state industrial, investment and MSME policies and schemes, ESG/BRSRprinciples, and inclusive value chains.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strategic Thinking Innovation: Ability to design and drive complex partnership modelsfor social impact.
• Negotiation Influence : Skilled in building high-level alliances withgovernment and private players.
• Government Liaison Embedded Working : Ability to work effectively from within governmentoffices, navigate inter-departmental processes, and build trust with seniorofficials.
• Communication : Excellent written and spoken English and Hindi; able to present to senior government and industry audiences.
• Gender and Inclusion Lens :Experience integrating gender-transformative approaches into public-privateprograms.

Our commitments

• We offer competitive compensation and acomprehensive benefits package.
• We are committed to diversity in ourworkforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
• You will work with sector experts andunderstand how people-centered policies can be created and effectivelyimplemented.
• With us, you will master framing narrativesand counterpoints and pace storytelling for internal and external stakeholders.