Role Overview:

We are seeking an agile, results-driven Associate Program Manager to lead the end-to-end management of a high-priority, strategic digital governance initiative: the State Data Integration Platform (SDIP).

Anchored within a key state department in Punjab, this interdepartmental data consolidation initiative aims to establish a secure, standardized, and governed framework for data exchange across various line departments.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will serve as the primary on-ground anchor and liaison between senior government bodies—specifically the Department of Valuable Governance & IT (DGG⁢), the Punjab Development Corporation (PDC), the Project Management/Implementation Units (PMU/PIU), and technical system integration partners. The role will cover day-to-day Program coordination, implementation tracking, stakeholder liaison, and driving timely progress against workplans and outcomes.

Employment Type: Full-Time Consultant (Initial 6-month contract, with potential for extension/absorption based on mutual agreement and project evolution)





Key Responsibilities

1. Program Management & Government Liaison
- Act as the primary bridge between technical delivery teams and senior State Government stakeholders to translate technical architecture into actionable implementation steps.
- Drive alignment across participating line departments on program priorities, deliverables, and tight timelines, actively unblocking bureaucratic or operational delays.
- Develop, monitor, and execute a detailed program plan for the pilot PoC, maintaining strict decision logs, action trackers, and governance documentation.
- Coordinate closely with vendors, technology partners, and System Integrators (SI) assigned to the rollout.

2. Implementation & Infrastructure Support
- Coordinate with the State Data Centre (SDC) to ensure hosting environments are provisioned, configured, and ready for deployment.
- Support the finalization of PoC use cases, data excha

📌 Associate Program Manager (Chandigarh)
🏢 Arthan
📍 Chandigarh