IPE Global’s Social and Economic Empowerment (SEE) practice works towards building girl capital, empowering women and nurturing resilient communities by creating inclusive and sustainable solutions, including but not limited to policy development, capacity building, adaptive management, community mobilisation, behaviour change communication, deepening social safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, and evidence-based monitoring.
Under the SEE practice, IPE Global is implementing She Works (2025-2030), a programme aimed at increasing women's access to paid employment. In Uttar Pradesh, under the She Works programme, IPE Global has partnered with the State Transformation Commission (STC), Government of Uttar Pradesh, to increase female labour force participation (FLFP) in paid employment across the state. As part of this partnership, an FLFP Cell has been set up at the STC to drive convergence across government departments, and private sector action on women’s employment.





IPE Global is hiring a Private Sector Engagement Manager who will anchor state-level industry engagement for She Works programme in Uttar Pradesh, working closely with the State Transformation Commission (STC), Invest UP, the Industries Department, the MSME & Export Promotion Department, and industry associations to increase women's employment opportunities and improve workplace conditions across the state.

The role will be embedded within government—working out of Invest UP, STC or the MSME Department depending on traction and work requirements—and will design and implement a UP-specific private-sector strategy that draws on the state's investment promotion, industrial and MSME ecosystem to onboard companies, secure diversity pledges, strengthen gender-responsive practices at the firm level, and build long-term partnerships with industry networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of a UP-specific private-sector strategy to increase women's employme

📌 Private Sector Engagement Manager (Lucknow)
🏢 IPE Global
📍 Lucknow