State Lead, EIP, Jaipur, Rajasthan

The/Nudge Institute; Jaipur; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The/Nudge Institute seeks a State Program Manager for the SPMU at Jaipur to lead a Graduation Approach program for PVTG households in Rajasthan. You will work within RGAVP, drive program design, and coordinate with state partners to ensure strategic execution and impact.

You will oversee operations, budgeting, data systems, and field implementation across Kishanganj, Shahbad, Pindwara, Todabhim, and other blocks, ensuring compliance and learning-driven scaling.

Qualifications

• Leadership with a strong, principled approach to problem-solving and program delivery.
• Ability to manage complex programs with multiple stakeholders and budgets.
• Strong analytical thinking and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and liaison skills with government partners.
• Experience in operations, reporting and documentation for large programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to The/Nudge's SPMU efforts in Rajasthan and build a strong presence with RGAVP and the state government.
• Lead all operations and program delivery for RJ-SAY and scale up with government collaboration.
• Coordinate budgets with RGAVP to ensure timely field operations and payments.
• Ensure statutory compliance, reporting and documentation as prescribed by government and The/Nudge.
• Support strategy design to reach ultra-poor and PVTG households through Graduation Approach.
• Plan activities, orient teams, and implement regularly with proper monitoring and learning.
• Oversee field implementation across program blocks and SHG activities, livelihood training, and POP adherence.
• Converge state initiatives toward graduating women and households out of ultra-poverty.
• Drive data and technology to maintain reliable field data and performance insights.
• Build relationships with RGAVP and key government departments to ensure program success.

Skills

First Principles thinking

Team Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem-Solving

government liaison

Data Management

Reporting

Operations Management

Documentation Skills

Job description

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 Institute, we have been piloting this program for the past 3 years and are now scaling it across multiple states. Our purpose is to enable the most excluded individuals to become contributing members of the economy. We will :

• Enable the government to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
• Continue to iterate on the program design to create impact at scale through our own implementation efforts
• Support more NGOs in adopting the graduation approach by offering technical expertise and capacity building
• Build evidence on the graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at scale
• Develop technology solutions that enable NGOs and governments to adopt and implement the program at scale and with quality

About the role :

This position is for the State Program Management Unit (SPMU) at Jaipur, anchored within RGAVP, for the Samaveshi Aajeevika Yojana (RJ-SAY), which is a Graduation Approach program for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) households in Rajasthan.

What will you do ?

• Provide leadership to The/Nudge's SPMU efforts in Rajasthan and build a strong, credible presence for The/Nudge with RGAVP and the state government
• Lead all operations and program delivery for RJ-SAY, and work with all stakeholders, especially the Government, to scale up the program
• Work closely with RGAVP and other relevant departments to ensure budgets are released on time so field operations run smoothly
• Ensure 100% adherence to statutory compliances, reporting and documentation as prescribed by the Government and The/Nudge
• Support RGAVP in the research and development of a strategy and program design to reach ultra-poor and PVTG households through the Graduation Approach / Economic Inclusion Program, built on top of community institutions enabled by Rajeevika / DAY-NRLM
• Support RGAVP in planning activities, orienting teams on them and implementing them regularly, with proper monitoring
• Support RGAVP in implementing action research on the Graduation Approach through the RJ-SAY special project, based on the strategy and design developed with key stakeholders
• Oversee field implementation across program blocks (currently Kishanganj, Shahbad, Pindwara and Todabhim), including Small Group formation, SHG inclusion, livelihood training, entitlements mapping and adherence to the Package of Practices (POP)
• Enable convergence of state initiatives (social security, livelihood promotion, financial inclusion, social empowerment) toward the goal of graduating women and their households out of ultra-poverty
• Own the implementation and outcomes of the special project, including participant retention and progress against graduation milestones
• Support RGAVP and DAY-NRLM in reviewing the progress of the special project periodically so it can be improved and scaled
• Support the mission in using data and technology to keep a continuous flow of reliable data from the field
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders at RGAVP, including the State Mission Director's office, so the special project succeeds
• Build relationships with key government departments (including Tribal Area Development and district administrations) and support the adoption of strategies targeting the ultra-poor
• Lead the learning and development of the state and field team working on this program.

We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.

Required Skills

First Principles thinking Team Leadership Analytical skills Problem-Solving government liaison Data Management & Reporting Operations Management Documentation Skills