Manager - Project Management at Convegenius in Agartala, Tripura

About the role

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage trusted relationships with senior government officials across education, skilling, and other adjacent domains.
• Engage with senior bureaucrats and department leadership to understand priorities, decision cycles, institutional constraints and emerging opportunities.
• Represent the organisation in strategic discussions with state and central government departments, Sector Skill Councils, industry bodies, employers and other ecosystem stakeholders.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to government stakeholders, bringing evidence, insights and practical recommendations to support policy and program decisions.
• Identify opportunities to align organisational interventions with government priorities, schemes, budgets and existing institutional structures.

• Lead the design and execution of large-scale education and skilling programs in partnership with government, private sector and philanthropy.
• Analyse government policies, schemes, budgets and implementation frameworks to identify opportunities for convergence, optimisation and system-level innovation.
• Develop strategies and program models that address challenges across education, skilling, employability, placement and workforce outcomes.
• Drive evidence-backed policy advocacy and support government stakeholders in translating insights into actionable reforms.
• Work with leadership to develop proposals, partnership models and new program opportunities across states, central government and thematic areas.

• Translate large and complex datasets into actionable insights for government decision-makers and organisational leadership.
• Develop analytical frameworks, policy briefs, dashboards, visual reports and presentations that enable real-time decision-making.
• Lead research and ecosystem assessments to understand implementation bottlenecks, user needs and opportunities for reform.
• Build evidence bases around outcomes such as learning, skilling, employability, placement, wages and workforce participation.
• Use data and field evidence to identify course corrections and strengthen program design and implementation.

• Own delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder programs from strategy and design through implementation and scale-up.
• Work closely with internal teams across product, technology, analytics, training and program delivery to ensure timely and integrated execution.
• Monitor program milestones, risks, dependencies and impact indicators, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
• Lead impact articulation through clear measurement, reporting and documentation frameworks.
• Ensure that learnings from implementation are systematically captured and translated into improvements in program strategy and delivery.

• Conduct regular field visits to understand implementation realities, frontline needs and stakeholder experiences.
• Engage with teachers, trainers, students, administrators, employers and other actors to gather ground-level intelligence.
• Bring field insights into policy discussions, program design and strategic decision-making.
• Identify gaps between policy intent and implementation and develop practical recommendations to address them.

• Develop compelling narratives, presentations and communication materials that connect field evidence, policy priorities and program outcomes.
• Communicate complex insights clearly to senior government and internal leadership.
• Publish articles, reports and thought pieces that showcase organisational learning and insights from the education and skilling ecosystem.
• Represent the organisation in relevant forums, conferences and ecosystem discussions.

• Identify and shape new opportunities across state government departments and relevant thematic areas.
• Build relationships with ecosystem organisations to broaden policy recommendations and enable adoption.
• Work with leadership to identify potential partnerships, funding opportunities and pathways for scaling successful models.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of relevant professional experience in management consulting, public policy, government advisory, program management, education, skilling or other relevant domains.
• MBA, Master’s in Public Policy, Development Studies, Education or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with government stakeholders, with government engagement experience being essential.
• Prior experience managing relationships with senior bureaucrats, ideally at the level of Principal Secretary/Secretary/Director and above in State Government.
• Experience in designing or implementing large-scale, multi-stakeholder programs in partnership with government.
• Strong understanding of government schemes, policies, institutional structures, decision-making processes and budgetary mechanisms.
• Experience leveraging technology, digital platforms, data products or Digital Public Infrastructure for social impact is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in using data and evidence to influence policy or program decisions.
• Experience leading teams and managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders.

What we are looking for

• Strategic thinker with a strong execution bias — able to move from a high-level problem statement to concrete action.
• High ownership and initiative — comfortable taking responsibility for ambiguous problems and charting a path forward.
• Strong government orientation — able to build credibility and trusted relationships with senior public-sector stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills — able to synthesise diverse information into clear recommendations.
• Strong communication skills — able to communicate effectively with senior bureaucrats, frontline stakeholders and internal teams.
• Collaborative leader who can work across multidisciplinary teams and bring diverse stakeholders together.
• Data-driven and impact-oriented, with a demonstrated commitment to improving education, skilling and employment outcomes.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous and evolving environments, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Why this role