TSU Lead

IPE Global; Lucknow; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

IPE Global seeks a TSU Lead to head the She Works Technical Support Unit embedded within the STC at Yojana Bhawan, Lucknow. You will oversee the delivery of She Works in Uttar Pradesh across all workstreams, coordinating with line departments, industry, and partners to advance women’s paid employment.

Key responsibilities include strategic leadership, convergence across departments, and driving evidence-based monitoring and learning.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership to the She Works TSU at the STC, owning the annual work plan, results framework, timelines and budget across all workstreams.
• Build and maintain relationships with senior government officials and private sector partners to strengthen female labour force participation.
• Lead convergence across departments to embed FLFP objectives into schemes, budgets and guidelines.
• Oversee monitoring and learning, produce briefs and knowledge products, and report progress to STC and partners.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Government Liaison

Analytical Thinking

Team Building

Negotiation

Stakeholder Management

Education

Masters degree or higher in Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

IPE Globals Social and Economic Empowerment (SEE) 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, behaviour change communication, deepening social safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, and evidence-based monitoring.

Under the SEE practice, IPE Global is implementing She Work s (2025-2030), a programme aimed at increasing women's access to paid employment. In Uttar Pradesh, under the She Works programme, IPE Global has partnered with the State Transformation Commission (STC), Government of Uttar Pradesh, to increase female labour force participation (FLFP) in paid employment across the state. As part of this partnership, an FLFP Cell has been set up at the STC to drive convergence across government departments, and private sector action on womens employment.

IPE Global is hiring a Technical Support Unit (TSU) Lead to head the She Works Technical Support Unit embedded within the STC at Yojana Bhawan, Lucknow. The TSU Lead will be responsible for the overall delivery of She Works in Uttar Pradesh across all workstreams: inter-departmental convergence, skilling and employment pathways, enabling infrastructure and care, private sector engagement, communications and campaigns, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. The TSU Lead will be the main technical counterpart to STC leadership and will work closely with line departments, industry, development partners and community organisations.

IPE Global is hiring a Technical Support Unit (TSU) Lead to head the She Works Technical Support Unit embedded within the STC at Yojana Bhawan, Lucknow. The TSU Lead will be responsible for the overall delivery of She Works in Uttar Pradesh across all workstreams: inter-departmental convergence, skilling and employment pathways, enabling infrastructure and care, private sector engagement, communications and campaigns, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. The TSU Lead will be the main technical counterpart to STC leadership and will work closely with line departments, industry, development partners and community organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Programme Leadership and TSU Management: Provide overall leadership to the She Works TSU at the STC, owning the annual work plan, results framework, timelines and budget across all workstreams. Serve as the main technical counterpart to the CEO and senior officials of the STC, making sure the TSUs work responds to the Commissions priorities and the Government of Uttar Pradeshs development agenda. Anchor implementation of the State FLFP Action Plan, translating it into time-bound departmental commitments, priority sectors and district-level interventions, with particular focus on young women. Set up systems for planning, review and reporting within the TSU, including regular progress reviews with the STC and periodic reporting to IPE Global and programme partners. Identify risks and bottlenecks early, propose course corrections, and elevate decisions to STC and IPE Global leadership as needed.
• Governance and Inter-departmental Convergence: Drive convergence across relevant departments (such as Skill Development and Vocational Education, Labour and Employment, Women and Child Development, MSME, Industrial Development, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture, Food Processing and Urban Development) to build FLFP objectives into schemes, budgets and programme guidelines. Support the STC in convening inter-departmental dialogues, high-level reviews and government-to-government learning exchanges, and follow up on the decisions taken. Prepare concept notes, presentations and official correspondence for the STC and partner departments.
• Skilling, Employment and Enabling Ecosystem: Lead strategic research and industry consultations to identify non-traditional and emerging livelihood opportunities (e.g., green jobs, digital economy, care economy) aligned with local aspirations and labour market trends in Uttar Pradesh. Guide industry-aligned training ecosystems through partnerships with sector skill councils, ITIs, training institutions and employers, and strengthen pathways from training to placement, apprenticeship and retention for women. Lead the review of enabling infrastructure such as working womens hostels, childcare and safe mobility, and develop strategies, including public-private partnership models, to expand it. Oversee on-ground interventions spanning skill development, career counselling, workplace readiness and social protection in priority districts.
• Private Sector and Partnership Management: Work with employers, industry associations and investment promotion bodies to advance gender-responsive hiring, apprenticeships and workplace policies, leveraging CSR funds and ESG priorities. Build and manage relationships with development partners, foundations, research institutions and implementation partners, and support resource mobilisation and new partnership proposals for the state. Engage community organisations and womens collectives for outreach, mobilisation and feedback from women and their families.
• Communications, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: Oversee state-level campaigns and behaviour change communication that address social norms around womens paid work. Monitor and evaluate programme progress and impact using key performance indicators (KPIs) and dashboards, and adjust strategies based on evidence and feedback. Prepare briefs, reports, research papers and knowledge products, document good practices from Uttar Pradesh, and contribute to public discourse on FLFP.
• Team Leadership and Coordination: Lead a multidisciplinary TSU team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and accountability. Provide technical mentorship and build team capacity to deliver programme objectives effectively. Coordinate with IPE Globals national WEE team and other She Works state teams to ensure alignment and cross-learning.

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

Qualification Experience

Educational Background

Mastersdegree or higher in Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, BusinessAdministration, or a related field.

Work Experience

1015years of experience in leading programmes or projects focused on skilldevelopment, employment generation, womens economic empowerment, or labourmarket development in India, including at least 5 years in a team leadershiprole. Experienceworking in or leading a technical support unit (TSU), programme management unit(PMU) or similar team embedded with a state government; experience in UttarPradesh is strongly preferred. Strongunderstanding of the socio-cultural, economic and factors affecting femalelabour force participation in paid jobs in India and Uttar Pradesh, withexperience in addressing these through actionable interventions. Proventrack record of engaging with senior government officials, state departmentsand the private sector to strengthen female labour force participation.

Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of the drivers of low FLFP, such as gendernorms, access to education and skill development, childcare, safe mobility, workplace conditions, and social security frameworks.
• Proven expertise in skill ecosystem design, curriculumlocalisation, and demand-driven training models with a particular focus on aspirational jobs.
• Familiarity with national and state skilling programsand regulatory frameworks (e.g., NSDC, NCVET, MSDE guidelines), PPP modalities, blended finance tools, and government procurement rules relevant to skillingand infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of the Government of Uttar Pradeshsadministrative structures, key schemes and decision-making processes.

Key Skills and Competencies

Languageproficiency: Excellent verbal andwritten communication skills in Hindi and English, including drafting formalgovernment correspondence.

StrategicLeadership: Demonstrated capacity tolead complex, multi-stakeholder programmes at scale.

GovernmentLiaison: Ability to build trust with senior governmentofficials and work effectively within government systems and protocols.

AnalyticalThinking: Strong data interpretationskills, research, and evidence-based decision-making.

Negotiation: Ability to engage and persuade diversestakeholders.

TeamBuilding: Ability to lead and inspirea multidisciplinary team, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.