Project Officer

Mployee.me; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IPE Global invites a seasoned Project Officer to support government engagement and implement women’s skilling initiatives under its Social and Economic Empowerment practice. You will coordinate with central and state ministries, implementation partners, and institutions to plan, monitor, report, and develop knowledge outputs.

You will design and track dashboards, progress reports and case studies, while ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs and effective stakeholder engagement across

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Public Policy, Management, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Education, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in programme management, government advisory, public sector consulting, development sector programmes, or related areas.
• Experience of working closely with Central and/or State Government institutions and managing multi-stakeholder engagements.
• Demonstrated experience in programme implementation, monitoring, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and development of knowledge products.
• Demonstrated understanding of government programmes, institutional processes and inter-departmental coordination.
• Experience in women empowerment, skilling, education, livelihoods or other social sector programmes will be an advantage.
• Experience using dashboards, MIS, trackers, and data-driven reporting mechanisms.
• Ability to independently manage assigned workstreams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.
• Experience of developing high-quality knowledge products tailored for diverse stakeholders, including government, industry, and NGOs.

Responsibilities

• Review existing policies and frameworks on advancing young women’s participation in skilling and employment opportunities, identify emerging issues, and support in designing targeted interventions
• Support planning, implementation, and coordination of government programmes and initiatives like NAVYA, etc with central ministries such as MWCD, MSDE, state departments, and other relevant stakeholders on skilling and economic participation of young women.
• Assist government and inter-departmental coordination, including follow-up on reviews, decisions, and action points.
• Track programme activities, milestones, deliverables, timelines, and follow-up actions, including identifying implementation bottlenecks and supporting timely resolution.
• Maintain dashboards, trackers, MIS, and reporting formats for programme monitoring.
• Identify and compile data from public dashboards, administrative MIS portals, and other data platforms, and consolidate programme data
• Prepare high-quality progress reports, presentations, briefs, updates, research papers, and management summaries
• Contribute to the development of case studies, success stories, best practices and other programme documentation to capture implementation learnings and outcomes.
• Support stakeholder consultations, workshops, review meetings, capacity-building activities, and other programme events, including logistics coordination and documentation.
• Contribute to related IPE Global assignments, including government advisory, programme management, research, implementation support, proposals, technical notes, presentations, and analytical outputs, as required.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs.

Skills

Government and Stakeholder Management

Programme Management

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Ownership and Execution

Education

Master’s degree or higher in Public Policy, Management, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Education, or a related field

Job description

Position Summary

IPE Global’s Social and Economic Empowerment 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, behavioural change communication, deepening social safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, and evidence-based monitoring.

We are seeking a Project Officer to support government engagement and implementation of initiatives as part of an innovative five-year program aimed at increasing women’s participation in skill training and economic opportunities by effectively addressing barriers and promoting women-led development. The role will involve coordination with Central and State Government officials, implementation partners, and relevant institutions to support planning, monitoring, reporting, issue resolution, research and development of documentation and knowledge outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Review existing policies and frameworks on advancing young women’s participation in skilling and employment opportunities, identify emerging issues, and support in designing targeted interventions
• Support planning, implementation, and coordination of government programmes and initiatives like NAVYA, etc with central ministries such as MWCD, MSDE, state departments, and other relevant stakeholders on skilling and economic participation of young women.
• Assist government and inter-departmental coordination, including follow-up on reviews, decisions, and action points.
• Track programme activities, milestones, deliverables, timelines, and follow-up actions, including identifying implementation bottlenecks and supporting timely resolution.
• Maintain dashboards, trackers, MIS, and reporting formats for programme monitoring.
• Identify and compile data from public dashboards, administrative MIS portals, and other data platforms, and consolidate programme data
• Prepare high-quality progress reports, presentations, briefs, updates, research papers, and management summaries
• Contribute to the development of case studies, success stories, best practices and other programme documentation to capture implementation learnings and outcomes.
• Support stakeholder consultations, workshops, review meetings, capacity-building activities, and other programme events, including logistics coordination and documentation.
• Contribute to related IPE Global assignments, including government advisory, programme management, research, implementation support, proposals, technical notes, presentations, and analytical outputs, as required.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs.

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the professional may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above tasks as determined by the senior leadership.

Qualification & Experience

Educational Background

• Master’s degree or higher in Public Policy, Management, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Education, or a related field from a recognized university.

Work Experience and Expertise

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in programme management, government advisory, public sector consulting, development sector programmes, or related areas.
• Experience of working closely with Central and/or State Government institutions and managing multi-stakeholder engagements.
• Demonstrated experience in programme implementation, monitoring, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and development of knowledge products.
• Demonstrated understanding of government programmes, institutional processes and inter-departmental coordination.
• Experience in women empowerment, skilling, education, livelihoods or other social sector programmes will be an advantage.
• Experience using dashboards, MIS, trackers, and data-driven reporting mechanisms.
• Ability to independently manage assigned workstreams and coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.
• Experience of developing high-quality knowledge products tailored for diverse stakeholders, including government, industry, and NGOs.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Government and Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to engage and coordinate effectively with government officials, implementation partners and diverse stakeholders.
• Programme Management: Ability to plan, coordinate, and track multiple workstreams while managing priorities and timelines.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyse programme information and data, identify implementation gaps and develop practical recommendations.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality reports, presentations, briefs and official communication.
• Problem Solving: Ability to diagnose operational challenges and work collaboratively to develop practical solutions.
• Teamwork: Proven ability to collaborate effectively in diverse teams and contribute to shared programme objectives.
• Ownership and Execution: Strong sense of accountability, attention to detail and ability to independently manage assigned responsibilities.

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-centred 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.