Assistant Vice President

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and sustain strong relationships with senior government officials and bureaucrats in central and state government ministries in education and skilling ecosystem
• Drive evidence-backed policy advocacy decisions in the education, skilling and TVET space.
• Represent the organisation in strategic discussions with senior government stakeholders, relevant ministries, Sector Skill Councils, industry bodies, and employers across the skilling ecosystem.
• Understand the Ministry of Education, and skill development department's priorities, decision cycles, and policy environments and align organisational efforts.
• Publish articles to communicate impact and key insights from the organisation's work in the skilling domain.
• Identify and shape growth opportunities across central, state governments and thematic areas.
• Collaborate with leadership to co-develop program designs, proposals, and partnership models.
• Lead impact articulation through clear frameworks for measurement, reporting, and documentation — with a sharp focus on education, skilling, placement, wage, and employability outcomes.
• Engage with ecosystem organisations to broadbase policy recommendations and drive adoption.
• Communicate insights, progress, and impact narratives effectively to both government and internal leadership.
• Be ready to operate in ambiguous environments, chart your own way forward, and juggle multiple priorities. Qualifications:
• MBA or Masters in Public Policy or related field.
• Min 10 years of relevant experience in management consulting public policy, project management, or government engagement. Past experience in government engagement is a must have.
• Strong exposure to working with government ecosystems in education and/or skilling, vocational education, or workforce development.
• Extremely high on ownership and a do-whatever-it-takes approach to achieving outcomes.
• Prior experience in advising and managing relationships with senior bureaucrats (Secretary, Joint Secretary in Central Government, or Principal Secretary or above in state government) is essential.
• Prior experience and understanding of leveraging tech products for social impact, or having developed tech products / DPGs.
• Have driven data-backed advocacy efforts with senior ecosystem stakeholders to drive data-backed policy decisions.
• Experience in leading teams and managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
• Strategic thinker with a strong execution bias.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Data-driven, impact-oriented, and deeply committed to improving public skilling and employability outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative leadership style.