Program Lead, EIP, Livelihood Program

Cayzen Technologies; Khordha; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The/Nudge is partnering with Odisha government to scale the graduation approach for ultra-poor families. This role focuses on implementing and overseeing complex, multi-stakeholder programs, building capacity, and ensuring rigorous monitoring and adaptation across districts in Odisha.

Ideal candidates bring 6–8 years of program delivery experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and a willingness to travel and live in field locations, supporting the mission to lift households out of

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of experience in program implementation.
• Experience leading teams in development projects.
• Ability to engage diverse stakeholders and government officials.
• Willingness to travel widely and live in districts.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills; fluent in English and local language.

Responsibilities

• Own the implementation and outcomes of the program.
• Provide leadership to field teams and district/block professionals.
• Develop onboarding and capacity-building processes.
• Develop monitoring systems and feedback loops.
• Work with finance to develop budgets and ensure timely execution.
• Collaborate with Odisha Livelihoods Mission on strategy and design.
• Support data and technology use for field data flow.
• Build relationships with government stakeholders.

Skills

Program management

Team leadership

Growth mindset

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Travel willingness

Community work

Education

Postgraduate degree

Job description

About The/Nudge

The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals, and youth across rural development, agriculture, skilling, and economic inclusion, in partnership with 15+ central and state governments.

Our economic inclusion journey towards serving 25 million Indians spans 10 states and currently reaches over 1.5 million people. Through our incubator, accelerator, and grand challenges, we have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs, including Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, Earthshot Prize winners, and nationally recognized changemakers.

Founded with the support of 130+ eminent philanthropists, 40+ corporates, and 15+ foundations, The/Nudge is working towards a poverty-free India, within our lifetime.

What are we solving for

We are solving for households in poverty who are also financially and socially vulnerable through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called the graduation approach, which has demonstrated that we can durably pull households out of poverty.

At The/Nudge, we are in the process of catalyzing the propagation of the same. Our purpose is to contribute to making the most excluded individuals a contributing member to the economy:

• Enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
• Continue to implement on its own to iterate the design for impact at scale
• Enable more NGOs to adopt technical and capacity-building support
• Continue to generate data on poverty and evidence on graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at-scale
• Build technology solutions for NGOs and governments to adopt and implement at scale with quality.

Position Overview:

The/Nudge is working with the Government of Odisha and The Odisha Livelihoods Mission, to help increase adoption of the graduation approach/Economic Inclusion Program by targeting Most Vulnerable Rural Women, PVTG Families prone to distress migration. The Samaveshi Ajeevika Yojna and Mukhyamantri Samaveshi Ajeevika Yojna are targeted poverty alleviation initiatives aimed at improving the socio-economic conditions of rural households experiencing extreme vulnerability in Odisha. The program primarily focuses on distressed Migration prone families, emphasis on strengthening women s economic and social inclusion. The initiative seeks to support approximately 65000 vulnerable households across selected blocks and districts of the state.

What will you do

• Own the implementation and outcomes of the program
• Provide leadership and managerial support to the field team, mainly to the District and Block professionals.
• Manage District and Block professionals to ensure quality implementation on the ground through regular meetings and field visits
• Develop process and system for onboarding and capacity building of District and Block professionals
• Develop process and system for regular monitoring and cont. feedback
• Work closely with The/Nudge s financial unit to develop budgets and ensure timely and effective of such budget
• Work closely with the OLM in developing the annual budget and preparing financial plans
• Support Odisha Livelihoods Mission in the research and development of a strategy and program design to target the ultra-poor through the graduation approach built on top of community institutions enabled by the NRLM
• Support OLM in the implementation of action research of the graduation approach through a special project based on the strategy and design developed in consultation with key stakeholders
• Enable convergence of various state initiatives (social security, livelihood promotion, financial inclusion, social empowerment) and programs towards the end goal of graduating women and their households living in ultra-poverty out of it
• Support OLM to review the progress of the program periodically in order to iterate and scale
• Support the mission on the use of data and technology to ensure continuous flow of data from the field
• Build relationships with key government stakeholders in Jharkhand such that the special project is successful
• Build relationships with key government departments and support the successful adoption of strategies targeting the ultra-poor.

Who are we looking for in this role

• About 6-8 years of experience and is a Postgraduate.
• Have experienced in Program Implementation and leading teams
• Demonstrated a growth mindset - learning/improving constantly
• Demonstrated success in starting and leading initiatives, working under uncertainty able to articulate vision and secure buy-in from stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills. Fluent in English local language
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• The ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups/ State Officials in a fast-paced environment
• Set aside personal bias to do what is right for the community
• Experience in designing/managing multi-stakeholder development sector programs designed around (or with) SHGs, Community Institutions and OLM
• An openness to travel extensively and live in designated districts/blocks/Villages as per the needs of the program s goals
• A passion for serving those in need with humility sensitivity

What s in it for you

• Own your growth: An impact-led learning environment encourages Nudgesters to invest in their learning and capacity building needs through initiatives and policies, including LD wallet, individual development plan and internal role change opportunities.
• Find your tribe: Our hiring philosophy emphasises intent, attitude, smarts and skills, in that order, to build a cohesive environment for Nudgesters. The organisation is committed to curating people-centric policies, enhancing how employees experience life at The/Nudge.
• Take big bets: Organisational initiatives are intended to facilitate Nudgesters with a view to the big picture, illustrated by our impact across 50000+ households, 15+ governments, 200+ social enterprises and Charcha: India s largest social sector convening forum.
• Make it happen: A product-based approach in an action-biased environment empowers Nudgesters to implement audacious plans. Driven to fail fast, we endeavour to optimise resources in favour of programs that align with our scale ambition.

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