Job Title: Project Lead – ITI Transformation
Location: Maharashtra
(base location Mumbai / Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad cluster, with travel across
assigned ITI clusters in the state

Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview:

Lend A Hand India is hiring a Project Lead to
own the day-to-day leadership of ITI transformation operations across Lend A
Hand India's assigned ITI clusters in Maharashtra. This is a state-level
leadership role that sits at the heart of the State PMU: the Project Lead will
coordinate with the state skills department, manage cluster teams and their
delivery of the 10-pillar playbook, coordinate ecosystem and technology
partners, track outcomes against milestones, and represent Lend A Hand India in
engagements with the Central PMU. The role suits someone who can operate
comfortably across strategy, field execution, government liaison and
data-driven program management.

Key Responsibilities:

1.
State & Cluster Program Leadership
- Lead the overall
planning, rollout and day-to-day management of ITI transformation operations




across Lend A Hand India’s clusters in Maharashtra (e.g., Pimpri and other
assigned districts).
- Own delivery at the
cluster level, from student mobilization and aspiration-building through to
post-placement mentorship and tracking.
- Manage and mentor
Cluster Project Coordinators/field teams (approx. 15 ITIs per cluster), setting
transparent targets, reviewing progress and unblocking implementation issues.
- Drive the baseline
data assessment process for target ITIs and ensure findings feed into
cluster-level planning and prioritization.

2.
Government & Ecosystem Coordination
- Serve as the primary
point of coordination with the Maharashtra state skills department and relevant
government stakeholders on ITI transformation matters.
- Coordinate with the
Central PMU on strategy alignment, reporting requirements and cross-state
learning.
- Build and maintain
relationships with ecosystem and implementation partners — industry bo

📌 Project Lead (Pune)
🏢 Lend A Hand India
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