About the Position

The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) invites applications for a Program Manager in its Centre for Economic Growth (CEG). The Program Manager will provide the managerial backbone for the centre. The selected candidate will coordinate operations across research projects, grants, partnerships, events, communications, and internal workflows so that the centre can function effectively from the start. This is a critical role and requires sound judgement, solid organisational skills, and the ability to work smoothly with researchers as well as NCAER’s institutional support teams.

Key Responsibilities:
- Support the Director and research staff in planning and tracking the centre’s annual work program, project milestones, budgets, reporting requirements, and deliverables.
- Coordinate grant administration, including proposal timelines, donor reporting, consultant contracts, procurement requests, and internal compliance processes.
- Manage external engagement logistics for workshops, policy roundtables, advisory meetings, and dissemination events.




- Serve as a central coordination point across researchers, finance, HR, communications, and external partners to ensure smooth execution of centre activities.
- Support communications and outreach, including website content, mailing lists, event material, publication pipelines, and selected donor or partner briefs.
- Maintain organised records on projects, contacts, partnerships, and outputs, and help develop simple management dashboards for the centre.
- Anticipate operational bottlenecks and help build efficient systems appropriate for a start-up research centre within NCAER.

Qualificatons, Experience and Skills
- Master’s degree in economics, public policy, management, development studies, business administration, or a related field.
- Typically 5 or more years of relevant experience in program management, research administration, policy organisations, consulting, foundations, or relat

📌 Program Manager, Centre for Economic Growth (Delhi)
🏢 National Council Of Applied Economic Research
📍 Delhi