Senior Officer - Educational Content Writer

Lend A Hand India; Pune District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Lend A Hand India is seeking an Associate to provide technical, administrative, and coordination support for initiatives with the Government of Gujarat. You will assist in planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and stakeholder coordination to ensure timely execution of departmental priorities in line with policies.

Role involves coordinating with DET, DSD and GCVT, drafting official notes in Gujarati and English, and maintaining records and progress reports to support

Qualifications

• Experience in government coordination and documentation is required.
• Ability to draft official notes in Gujarati and English.
• Familiarity with monitoring, reporting and project coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with DET, DSD, GCVT and other stakeholders to facilitate programme implementation and approvals.
• Organise meetings, prepare agendas, MoMs, briefing notes, and track action points.
• Draft correspondence and reports in Gujarati and English and support government file processing.
• Develop work plans, trackers and progress reports; monitor milestones and raise delays.

Job description

Location:

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Travel:

As per the project need

Position Overview:

The Associate will provide technical, administrative, and coordination support to initiatives implemented in collaboration with the Directorate of Employment and Training (DET), Directorate of Skill Development (DSD), and Gujarat Council of Vocational Training (GCVT), Government of Gujarat. The role involves supporting programme planning, implementation, monitoring, documentation, and stakeholder coordination to ensure timely execution of departmental priorities in alignment with government policies, guidelines, and programme objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• A. Government Coordination, Documentation and Reporting

  • Coordinate with designated officials and nodal persons of DET, DSD, GCVT, and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate programme implementation, interdepartmental coordination, and timely follow-up on proposals, approvals, decisions, and deliverables.
  • Organise meetings, prepare agendas, Minutes of Meetings (MoMs), briefing notes, and review presentations; track action points and maintain records of departmental communications, submissions, decisions, and approvals.
  • Draft official correspondence, government notes, proposals, and reports in Gujarati and English, and support government file processing for administrative approvals and decision-making.
  • Develop and maintain work plans, deliverable trackers, and progress reports; monitor milestones, identify implementation bottlenecks, coordinate issue resolution, and elevate delays as required.

• B. DET & GCVT - Vocational Training, Awarding and Assessment Support

  • Support DET initiatives related to ITIs, vocational training, employment, institutional strengthening, and programme implementation.
  • Support GCVTs functions as an NCVET-recognised Awarding Body (Dual), including monitoring, evaluation, renewal, compliance, and quality improvement processes, as assigned.
  • Assist in developing SOPs, monitoring frameworks, performance indicators, grading systems, and compliance documentation as per NCVET guidelines.
  • Coordinate activities related to qualification/job-role adoption, qualification management, micro-credentials, assessment planning, assessor deployment, and certification.
  • Facilitate coordination on SIDH-GSDM portal integration, batch mapping, assessment data, and certification-related issues.

• C. DSD - Skill Development Programme Support

  • Support planning, implementation, monitoring, and documentation of skill development initiatives, proposals, and departmental priorities.
  • Coordinate operational and technical requirements for digital systems, including FRAMS, such as hosting, deployment, technical support, and handover, in consultation with relevant teams.
  • Support departmental activities related to India/world skill competitions, workshops, events, and other assigned initiatives.

About Lend A Hand India :

Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is a leading national Think Tank/NGO with over 20 years of experience in strengthening India skill and vocational education ecosystem. LAHI works closely with 20+ State and UT governments through long‑term partnerships, providing technical advisory and Project Management Unit (PMU) support to drive systemic reforms.

Our Mission

Equip School Students to Maximise Their Potential Through Skill Education

Our Approach

• Direct implementation in schools
• Partnership with central-state governments to define, and scale policy