Senior Manager – Partnerships and External Engagement

IPE Global; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IPE Global is seeking a Senior Manager – Partnerships and External Engagement in New Delhi, India to strengthen strategic partnerships, external engagement and evidence amplification across programmes focused on women and girls. The role sits at the intersection of programme delivery, partnerships and knowledge collaboration.

The incumbent will translate evidence and implementation experience into compelling narratives, build trusted relationships with government, development partners, private

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of relevant professional experience in development consulting, government engagement, international development, strategic communications, partnerships or related fields.
• Experience engaging with government, bilateral and multilateral organisations, development institutions, private sector stakeholders or media.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain strong professional networks.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast moving advisory and implementation environment.
• A postgraduate degree in development studies, economics, public policy, management, social sciences, communications or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage strategic relationships that advance programme objectives and create opportunities for collaboration, convergence and scale.
• Build sustained engagement with government institutions, development partners, private sector organisations, research institutions and other relevant stakeholders.
• Identify alignment between stakeholder priorities and programme objectives, evidence and implementation experience.
• Support programme leadership in building and sustaining high-trust relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and partnership propositions for priority programmes.
• Connect programmes with technical expertise, institutions, networks and platforms to strengthen implementation or enable scale.
• Strengthen the positioning of programmes and their evidence within development policy conversations.
• Identify opportunities to participate in national and international platforms, consultations, conferences, roundtables and strategic forums.
• Develop opportunities to showcase programme evidence, implementation experience, innovations and lessons.
• Build relationships with institutions, networks, experts and development leaders to expand programme learning.
• Identify opportunities to bring credible programme evidence, results and insights into wider public conversations.
• Work with teams to develop compelling narratives around achievements, evidence, innovations and lessons.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic communications

Partnership development

Education

Postgraduate degree in development studies/economics/public policy/management/social sciences/communications

Job description

Senior Manager – Partnerships and External Engagement New Delhi, Delhi, India 8 - 10 Years

Job Description

About IPEGlobal

IPE GlobalLimited is an international development consulting group providing experttechnical assistance and solutions for equitable development and sustainablegrowth in developing countries. The group’s areas of expertise includes Social & Economic Empowerment, Health,Nutrition and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Urban Development,Education and Skills Development, Economic & Public Financial Management,Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning, Infrastructure and EngineeringDevelopment, Governance, Private Sector Development, Tourism Heritage andConservation, Environment and Climate Change, Agriculture Development, ForestGovernance, Grant and Fund Management and Information Technology &e-Governance.

We are anISO 9001:2015 & ISO 27001:2013 certified and CMMI® Level 3 company. Overthe last 18 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented 750 projects in over100 countries, across 5 major continents. IPE Global has 800 full-timeprofessional staff and over 1000 empanelled consultants working on variousprojects across the globe, in different locations. The group partners with multilateral &bilateral agencies including DFID, USAID, The World Bank, DANIDA, KfW, ADB,etc., governments, the private sector, not-for-profit entities andphilanthropic organisations like BMGF, MasterCard Foundation, Children’sInvestment Fund Foundation (CIFF), etc. in anchoring development agenda forsustained and equitable growth.

We draw ourunparalleled management and consulting capabilities from our offices around theworld. Each of our group company operates independently - Triple LineConsulting Limited (a UK based subsidiary), IPE Global (Africa) Limited (anAfrica based subsidiary), Imperia Health Private Limited (a hospital managementcompany) and IPE Global Centre for Knowledge and Development (a section 8company focusing on research and development consultancy). For more details,please visit www.ipeglobal.com .

Job Description

Social and Economic Empowerment practice at IPE Global isrecruiting a Senior Manager – Partnerships and External Engagement tostrengthen strategic partnerships, external engagement and evidenceamplification across our programmes focused on women and girls.

The role will sit at the intersection of programme delivery,strategic partnerships, and knowledge collaboration. The Senior Manager willwork closely with programme teams to translate evidence and implementationexperience into compelling narratives, build trusted relationships with keystakeholders, create platforms for amplifying programme learning, and identifypartnerships that can deepen impact and enable scale.

The successful candidate will bring a strong understandingof the development sector, excellent writing and communication skills, soundjudgement, and the ability to build credible relationships across government,development partners, private sector organisations, media, researchinstitutions and other networks.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop and manage strategic relationships that advanceprogramme objectives and create opportunities for collaboration, convergenceand scale.
• Build sustained engagement with government institutions,development partners, private sector organisations, research institutions andother relevant stakeholders.
• Understand stakeholder priorities and identify areas ofalignment with programme objectives, evidence and implementation experience
• Support programme leadership in building and sustaining hightrust relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies and partnershippropositions for priority programmes.
• Connect programmes with relevant technical expertise,institutions, networks and platforms that can strengthen implementation orenable scale.

External Engagement and Programme Positioning

• Strengthen the positioning of programmes and their evidencewithin relevant development and policy conversations.
• Identify opportunities for programme leaders and technicalexperts to participate in national and international platforms, consultations,conferences, roundtables and strategic forums.
• Develop opportunities to showcase programme evidence,implementation experience, innovations and lesson
• Build relationships with relevant institutions, networks,experts and development leaders to expand the reach of programme learning.

Strategic Communications

• Identify opportunities to bring credible programme evidence,results and implementation insights into wider public conversations.
• Work with programme teams to develop compelling narrativesaround programme achievements, evidence, innovations and lessons.

Qualification & Experience

• 8–10 years of relevant professional experience indevelopment consulting, government engagement, international development,strategic communications, media, partnerships or related fields.
• Experience engaging with government, bilateral andmultilateral organisations, development institutions, private sectorstakeholders or media.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain strongprofessional networks.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast movingadvisory and implementation environment.
• A postgraduate degree in development studies, economics,public policy, management, social sciences, communications or a relateddiscipline