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Location: Pune

Travel: As per the project need

Position Overview

This position is responsible for centrally driving the strategic outcome for the Catalyst program of Lend A Hand India under the guidance of Manager-CPMU. (Catalyst program is spread in 20+ States of India where our State PMU teams provide strategic support to State Govts on Skill Education to drive key outcomes). This position is responsible for (i) building/updating strategic knowledge products for Skill Education delivery at Scale (e.g-Training, Skill Labs, Books, Internship, Skill Teachers onboarding etc) in all State Govt schools (ii) Work with 20+ State PMU teams to drive outcome at state level through the support of these knowledge produced created (iii) Act as central knowledge expert for some of the skill education area to whom different State PMUs can reach out (iv) Advocate the utilization of knowledge products by Senior bureaucrats (IAS), District Officials, School HMs/Teachers for their better decision making, planning in relation to Skill Education delivery at Scale. ****Key Responsibilities:

- Building/updating strategic knowledge products for Skill Education delivery at Scale (e.g-Training, Skill Labs, Books, Internship, Skill Teachers onboarding etc) in all State Govt schools. Products example: Knowledge PPT for IAS official; SOPs on these areas, Concept notes, Best Practices documentation etc
- Working with 20+ State PMU teams to drive outcome at state level through the support of these knowledge produced created
- Act as central knowledge expert for some of the skill education area to whom different State PMUs can reach out
- Advocate the utilization of knowledge products by Senior bureaucrats (IAS), District Officials, School HMs/Teachers for their better decision making,



planning in relation to Skill Education delivery at Scale.
- Keeping tab of what is happening in 20+ States Skill Education implementation through LAHI State PMU teams & drive outcomes accordingly through CPMU team
- Maintain/Update Central Trackers: which gives insights on what is happening in 20+ States Skill Education delivery to Senior Leadership of the org
- Need based Visit to different States: to understand State level implementation; advocate about strategic areas to State & District level Govt officials; get trained on self-capacity building through State visit exposure etc
- Team Meetings: Organize, lead, or facilitate meetings and events involving LAHI teams & external stakeholders as per need
- Take up any other work & opportunity as part of Central PMU team under the guidance of Manager-CPMU & Head-CPMU team of Lend A Hand India **About Lend A Hand India : Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is a leading multi-state Think Tank/NGO org working in the school-based Skill education domain for the last 20 years having partnership with 20+ States/UTs across India. At its core, Lend A Hand India strives to facilitate the "school to work" transition of 14-18 years old school children. Its project management teams provide Systems change support to the State Samagra Shiksha/ State Education dept offices across India, in alignment with the Co-Impact (a donor collaborative of Gates / Rockefeller / Skoll / Nilekanis etc) vision and mission of sustainable change.

Currently, 20,000+ schools and 25 lakh + students are a part of this program with around 300+ team members working Pan-India.





The majority of our work is in partnership with the State governments by helping the state governments to scale up school-based Skill education in the state under Samagra Shiksha scheme of Ministry of Education & with Central Govt & National Skilling & Education bodies to come out with better policy/guidelines for Skill education ecosystem to ensure easier adoption by State Govt.

**Our Mission

Equip School Students to Maximise Their Potential Through Skill Education

**Our Approach

- Direct implementation in schools
- Partnership with central-state governments to define, and scale policy
- Building of Centres of Excellence that act as lighthouses for innovation
- Resource organisation for the skilling ecosystem **Our Knowledge in Action

Through the design & execution of creative models from training centres, innovation hubs to mobile outreach initiatives, LAHIs innovative knowledge resource drives both grassroots learning and systemic transformation across India. With 250+ LAHI staff embedded in state education systems across 20+ states, we provide technical and project management support, enabling governments to translate policy into action.

**Our Reach

LAHIs current scale of work includes -

- 20+ States and UTs
- 15000+ Schools
- 15 Lakh+ Students
- 250+ Team Members **What Truly Sets a Career at Lend A Hand India Apart
- Work as a Systems Architect, not just an Implementer: You help build and refine the system itself, influencing policy and creating lasting change.
- Experience the thrill of scale with depth: See your ideas and efforts replicated across thousands of schools, impacting millions of students in a measurable way.
- Master Complex Collaboration: Gain unparalleled experience navigating and synergizing the worlds of government, corporate CSR, and community.

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