State Lead - Partnerships & Growth (Consultant)
Location: Kerala
Who we are
CivicDataLab (CDL) is a multidisciplinary research lab working to strengthen data and AI for public valuable and enable change makers. We work across domains including climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, governance, public finance, justice, public health, gender and inclusion, and Indian language ecosystems. Over the last decade, CDL has developed and contributed to a range of open data, civic-tech, and AI initiatives aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability, participation, and resilience across India and the Asia-Pacific region.
About the role
We are looking for a mission-driven State Lead - Partnerships & Growth to lead CDL’s institutional presence, partnerships, and strategic growth efforts.
This role combines ecosystem building, government engagement, institutional partnerships, regional strategy, and public-interest program development. The selected candidate will serve as CDL’s primary representative in the state, working closely with government departments, local institutions,



universities, civil society organisations, funding partners, and ecosystem actors to build trusted relationships, identify strategic opportunities, and strengthen CDL’s long-term regional presence across CDL’s initiatives, with a primary focus on advancing the organisation's climate action and coastal & ocean resilience work.
The role requires someone who can bridge:
government engagement and institutional partnerships
regional ecosystem building and strategic growth,
portfolio growth with specific focus on climate action, resilience, amongst other public-interest programming
and relationship management with long-term program and collaboration development.

Requirements
Roles & Responsibilities
Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Building
Serve as CivicDataLab’s lead representative in the state.
Build and manage long-term relationships with government departments, development partners, universitie

📌 State Lead (India)
🏢 CivicDataLab
📍 India