Assistant Manager (Government Partnerships- Gujarat)

• Job Title: Assistant Manager (Government Partnerships)
• Location: Gandhi Nagar
• Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview

• As the Assistant Manager (Government
• Partnerships) for Gujarat, you will support the implementation and coordination
• of vocational education initiatives in the state. This role will involve
• working closely with government departments, project teams, and ecosystem
• partners to ensure effective execution, monitoring, and strengthening of
• vocational education programs under Samagra Shiksha and related initiatives.
• You will play a key role in program
• coordination, stakeholder engagement, reporting, and follow-through on state
• priorities, while supporting senior leadership in building strong government
• relationships and advancing LAHI's goals in skill education.
• This role is ideal for someone with
• strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills, an understanding
• of education or skilling programs, and the ability to work effectively within
• government systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Program Coordination &

Implementation

• Support the implementation of LAHI's vocational
• education projects and initiatives in Gujarat, including on-ground coordination
• related to the National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework
• 2023 for Vocational Education.
• Assist in executing state-level plans under
• Samagra Shiksha and other related programs.
• Coordinate with internal teams and field staff to
• ensure timely and effective program delivery.
• Track progress against workplans and support
• problem-solving during implementation.

• Government Liaison & Stakeholder

Support

• Support engagement with state education
• departments and other government stakeholders for smooth implementation of
• vocational education initiatives.
• Assist in
• preparing for and participating in review meetings, consultations, and
• coordination forums with government departments.

Maintain

regular follow-up with key officials and stakeholders on program activities,

deliverables, and reporting requirements.

Support

documentation and communication for submissions, updates, and review processes.

• Partnership & Ecosystem

Engagement

• Assist in building and
• maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders such as NSDC, Sector Skill
• Councils, Vocational Training Providers (VTPs), SCERT, State Education Boards,
• PSSCIVE, NCVET, and other relevant institutions.
• Coordinate with industry and ecosystem partners to support internships,
• exposure opportunities, and stronger school-to-work linkages.
• Help organize stakeholder meetings, workshops, consultations, and
• capacity-building sessions.

4.Monitoring, Reporting & Data Management

• Support the development and
• implementation of monitoring processes to track program progress and outcomes.
• Compile, review, and analyse
• program data to support reporting and decision-making.
• Work with teams to strengthen MIS
• usage, documentation practices, and timely reporting.
• Assist in preparing presentations,
• dashboards, review notes, and progress reports for internal and external
• stakeholders.

• Team Coordination & Capacity

Building

• Support coordination with PMU
• members, project coordinators, instructors, and field teams to drive quality
• execution.
• Assist senior team members in
• mentoring and enabling team performance.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing,
• training, and adoption of best practices across teams

• Administrative & Operational

Support

• Support budget tracking, resource
• planning, and coordination with internal functions for effective
• implementation.
• Assist in drafting official notes,
• proposals, presentations, and other program documents.
• Ensure timely follow-up on action
• items, approvals, and coordination requirements across stakeholders.

Requirements

Minimum Experience

• Master's degree in Social Work,
• Public Policy, Management, Education, Development Studies, or a related fied.
• Excellent written and verbal
• communication in English; fluency in Gujarati is mandatory and working
• knowledge of Hindi is required.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience
• in one or more of the following areas:
• 1.Government engagement
• 2.Program implementation
• 3.Education, skilling, or livelihood
• initiatives
• 4.Stakeholder coordination
• 5Team or field-team coordination
• Strong understanding of government
• schemes and policy frameworks related to education, skilling, or vocational
• education will be preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a
• fast-paced environment while collaborating effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel within and
• outside the state as required.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Master's degree in Social Work,
• Public Policy, Management, Education, Development Studies, or a
• related field.
• Excellent written and verbal
• communication in English; fluency in Gujarati is mandatory and working
• knowledge of Hindi is required.
• 4-6 years of relevant experience in one or
• more of the following areas:
• Government engagement
• Program implementation

Education, skilling, or livelihood

initiatives

Stakeholder coordination

Team or field-team coordination

• Strong understanding of government
• schemes and policy frameworks related to education, skilling, or vocational
• education will be preferred.
• Ability to work independently in a
• fast-paced environment while collaborating effectively with multiple
• stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel within and
• outside the state as required.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong relationship-building
• skills with government and ecosystem stakeholders
• Good coordination and
• follow-through ability across multiple workstreams
• Strong written communication,
• presentation, and documentation skills
• Analytical mindset with comfort in
• reviewing data and generating insights
• Ability to manage competing
• priorities with attention to detail
• Proficiency in MS Office,
• especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

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’s 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
• Building of Centres
• of Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation

Resource

organisation for the skilling ecosystem

Our

• Knowledge in Action
• Through the design
• & execution of innovative models from training
• centres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives,
• LAHI’s innovative knowledge resource drives both
• grassroots learning and systemic transformation across
• India. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state education
• systems across 20+ states, we provide technical and
• project management support, enabling governments to translate
• policy into action.

Our Reach

• LAHI’s current
• scale of work includes -
• 20+ States and UTs

15000+ Schools

15 Lakh+ Students

250+ Team Members