About Girl RisingGirl Rising is a global nonprofit that works to ensure girls everywhere are educated, respected and heard.Together with local partners across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, we equip girls with the skills, support, and opportunities to lead change and shape their own futures. And we engage everyone around them - boys, educators, families, and locally-led organisations - to expand opportunity and dismantle the barriers that stand in the way of girls choosing their own futures. In 2025, Girl Rising merged with She's the First, bringing together two powerful organisations united by a shared commitment to girls' education, rights and leadership globally.This year our work will reach over 100,000 youth with in-depth programming and more than 5 million with digital resources. Our three program pillars - In Schools, In Communities, and Directly With Girls - all create safe spaces and opportunities for girls through creative learning resources, skill-building, mentorship, and communities of support.The OpportunityThis year, we are launching an exciting recent global initiative and are seeking an exceptional Project Manager to lead its implementation. In addition to this flagship initiative, the role will support other strategic Girl Rising projects as needed.This role sits at the intersection of play-based youth engagement, girls' empowerment, grassroots engagement, and corporate partnership: the kind of work that requires someone who can hold complexity, interact with a range of stakeholders, propel a project forward, and meticulously manage all the details.This role is based in India, with a preference for Delhi or Mumbai.The ProjectsPlay. Rise. Thrive. Play. Rise. Thrive. is a two-year initiative to create, pilot, and distribute an updated edition of Girl Rising's What Would You Do? Game — a powerful, playful resource that teaches girls about their rights, healthy relationships, and speaking up for themselves. The project is rooted in a core commitment to creating impact through play and in our shared belief that girls are leaders, builders, and role models. Additional Program ManagementBeyond Play. Rise. Thrive., this role will assist in the management and coordination of other Girl Rising programs. This may include, but not be limited to, supporting in-person and virtual events/trainings for the Girls First Institute and RISE programming, coordinating cross-region and cross-team projects, and providing support to partners in the South Asia region.



Role OverviewThis is not a back-office role. You will be a visible leader within the main project: running partner meetings, managing funder relationships and reporting, anticipating challenges before they become problems, and keeping the team aligned and moving. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable in a co-creation session with teenage girls, a progress call with a corporate partner, or working solo on detailed project tracking.Key ResponsibilitiesPlay. Rise. Thrive.Develop and maintain detailed project work plans, timelines, and task trackers in collaboration with the Girl Rising Programs team and stakeholdersCoordinate across Girl Rising staff, external partners, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth workflowPrepare for and facilitate team check-ins, partner meetings, and progress updatesCoordinate the implementation and training of pilots across selected regions, including travel to project sites in India as needed, in close collaboration with the Programs team, evaluation team, and partner organisations.Support the development of updated game materials — working with consultants and the Programs team on content, design, translation, and productionManage funder reporting, milestone documentation, and deliverables for the partnershipCollaborate with the Development, Communications, and Measurement and Evaluation teams to ensure excellent partner management, great storytelling from the project, and in-depth measurement and evaluationEnsure overall quality control and on-time execution of this projectProgram Support and ManagementSupport the management of Girl Rising partners, as neededDevelop and maintain project plans, timelines, and trackers for partner initiatives across multiple regions.Coordinate across Girl Rising staff and external partner stakeholders for assigned projects.Manage partner reporting, milestone documentation, and deliverablesEnsure quality control and on-time execution across assigned partner projectsCoordinate training and event logistics, including scheduling, materials development, and preparation for pilots and rollout.



Provide broader support to the Girl Rising Programs team as neededQualifications required5+ years of experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects in the social sector, international development, education, or a related fieldDemonstrated experience working with corporate partners — comfortable interfacing with both nonprofit and corporate stakeholdersExperience working with and/or on behalf of youth, particularly in low- and middle-income countriesExceptional organisational skills: able to hold multiple workstreams, competing deadlines, and a high volume of operational detail simultaneouslyExcellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Hindi— able to write clearly for internal coordination, external partners, and funder audiences, including creating visually dynamic decks and reportsExperience with project management tools and softwareComfortable working across cultures and time zones, including regular availability outside standard business hours in India to coordinate with colleagues in East Africa and the Americas, and occasional engagement with youth partners in other time zones; a track record of building trust with diverse stakeholdersPassionate about gender equity, girls' education, and youth empowermentPreferredAdvanced degree in Education, International Development, Gender, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a related fieldExperience developing curriculum, games, or other learning tools for youthExperience managing large-scale, public-facing campaigns or partner-facing initiativesExperience working with community-based organisations in East Africa, South Asia, and/or Latin AmericaPersonal QualitiesA finisher: you take real pride in closing loops, meeting deadlines, and seeing things through to completionA connector: you build trust easily and genuinely across very different kinds of people and organisationsA problem-solver: when something is not working, you find another way rather than waiting for someone else to fix itA mission-aligned collaborator: you believe in the power of girls' voices and stories to change the worldTo Apply Please send your updated curriculum vitae along with a cover letter highlighting your experience related to this role, including if you have been involved in creating resources for youth, to [email protected] with the subject line: “Application for GR Project Manager July 2026” by 3rd August, 2026.

📌 Project Manager (New Delhi)
🏢 Girl Rising
📍 New Delhi