Job highlights

- Experience integrating gender-transformative approaches into public-privateprograms. Our commitments: . We offer competitive compensation and acomprehensive benefits package

IPE Globals Social and Economic Empowerment (SEE)practice works towards building girl capital, empowering women and nurturingresilient communities by creating inclusive and sustainable solutions,including but not limited to policy development, capacity building, adaptivemanagement, community mobilisation, behaviour change communication, deepeningsocial safety nets, beneficiary feedback analysis, poverty assessment, andevidence-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 UttarPradesh, under the She Works programme, IPE Global has partnered with the StateTransformation Commission (STC), Government of Uttar Pradesh , to increasefemale 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 driveconvergence across government departments, and private sector action on womensemployment.

IPE Global is hiring a Private SectorEngagement Manager who will anchor state-level industry engagement for She Works programme in Uttar Pradesh, working closely with the StateTransformation Commission (STC), Invest UP, the Industries Department, the MSMEExport Promotion Department, and industry associations to increasewomen's employment opportunities and improve workplace conditions across thestate.

The role will be embedded withingovernmentworking out of Invest UP, STC or the MSME Department depending ontraction and work requirementsand will design and implement a UP-specificprivate-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-termpartnerships with industry networks.

Key Responsibilities

Lead thedevelopment and execution of a UP-specific private-sector strategy toincrease women's employment across priority sectors and clusters, includingmanufacturing, electronics, textiles and apparel, food processing, logistics,and One District One Product (ODOP) clusters.

Work fromwithin Invest UP, STC or the MSME Department (as determined by traction andwork requirements), providing embedded technical support to integrate womensemployment objectives into investment facilitation, industrial developmentinitiatives, and MSME programmes.

Coordinatewith STC, Invest UP, the Industries Department, and the MSME ExportPromotion Department ,



along with allied departments such as Labour,Vocational Education Skill Development (UPSDM) and Women ChildDevelopment, to align employer engagement with the She Works State Action Plan.

LeverageInvest UP's investor facilitation pipelineincluding MoUs signed at investorsummits and projects under ground-breaking ceremoniesto engage recent andexpanding investors on women's hiring commitments , workforce planningand gender-inclusive workplace standards.

- Support the integration of gender-inclusiveprovisions (e.g., incentives for women's employment, workplace safety, andenabling infrastructure such as working women's hostels andtransport) into state industrial, sectoral and MSME frameworks and theiroperational guidelines. Build andmanage partnerships with national, state and sector-specific industryassociations (e.g., CII, FICCI, PHDCCI, ASSOCHAM, Indian IndustriesAssociation) to onboard employers and drive gender-inclusive practices.

Roll out the statediversity pledges , track company progress, and support the creation of state-levelrecognition mechanisms for gender-inclusive employers.

Engage MSMEsand cluster associations including ODOP clusters and industrial areastopilot practical, low-cost gender-inclusive HR and workplace solutions suited tosmaller enterprises.

Promotegender-friendly certifications and diversity indices among private employers todrive widespread recognition and compliance.

Facilitatestate-level industry roundtables and district/cluster dialogueswith STC,Invest UP, the Industries and MSME Departments, and industry associations todrive sector-wide adoption of gender-inclusive practices across the state.

Design astate-level recognition mechanism, in partnership with Invest UP, the MSMEDepartment and industry bodies, to acknowledge companies that achieve or exceedtheir diversity pledge commitments.

Capture fieldinsights, document best practices, and support state-level monitoring andreporting mechanisms for adaptive programme learning, including inputs toSTC and departmental review meetings.

DocumentUP-specific case studies of companies and clusters that successfully adoptgender-inclusive hiring and workplace practices, and share them throughgovernment review meetings, Invest UP and MSME platforms, and industry forums.





Asjob descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the Manager may be required to undertakeother duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities asdetermined by the senior leadership.

Qualification Experience

EducationalBackground

Mastersdegree or higher in Business Administration, Gender/ Development Studies, HumanResource Management, Economics or a related field.

WorkExperience:

Atleast 8 years of professional work experience in engaging with corporates,industry associations, government departments, and donor agencies on women'seconomic empowerment, investment promotion, MSME development or private sectordevelopment.

Demonstratedexperience working with or within state government institutions (e.g.,investment promotion agencies, Industries/MSME departments, and transformationunits), preferably in Uttar Pradesh.

Trackrecord of engaging with senior industry leaders and influencing organizationalchange.

Strongunderstanding of gender and labour market dynamics in India, and of UttarPradesh's industrial, investment and MSME landscape.

TechnicalExpertise:

Deepknowledge of gender-responsive approaches to private sector development andemployment.

Familiaritywith state industrial, investment and MSME policies and schemes, ESG/BRSRprinciples, and inclusive value chains.

KeySkills and Competencies

- Strategic Thinking Innovation: Ability to design and drive complex partnership modelsfor social impact.
- Negotiation Influence : Skilled in building high-level alliances withgovernment and private players.
- Government Liaison Embedded Working : Ability to work effectively from within governmentoffices, navigate inter-departmental processes, and build trust with seniorofficials.
- Communication : Excellent written and spoken English and Hindi; able topresent to senior government and industry audiences.
- Gender and Inclusion Lens :Experience integrating gender-transformative approaches into public-privateprograms.

Our commitments:

- We offer competitive compensation and acomprehensive benefits package.
- We are committed to diversity in ourworkforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- You will work with sector experts andunderstand how people-centered policies can be created and effectivelyimplemented.
- With us, you will master framing narrativesand counterpoints and pace storytelling for internal and external stakeholders.

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