Project Manager Government Programmes

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 1–4 years

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary

We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Policy Affairs team, with a focus on managing government-linked programmes, operational reporting, data management, and stakeholder coordination.

Key Responsibilities

1. Government Programme Management & Coordination

- Manage the operational requirements of government-linked education and skilling programmes, ensuring timely execution and adherence to applicable guidelines and processes.
- Coordinate with government departments, ministries, central government organisations, and institutional stakeholders on programme requirements, reporting, documentation, and implementation.
- Understand programme guidelines, eligibility requirements, reporting procedures, and compliance requirements, and translate them into actionable internal workflows.
- Serve as a coordination point for external stakeholders, addressing queries, tracking requests, and following up on pending requirements.
- Track changes in programme guidelines, reporting formats, and operational procedures and coordinate their implementation across internal teams.
- Maintain records of stakeholder communications, submissions, approvals, and action items.

2. Programme Data, Reporting & Reconciliation

- Manage end-to-end reporting of programme data, including learner enrolments, assessments, attendance, certifications, and placement outcomes.
- Coordinate with internal teams to collect, validate, consolidate, and submit data in accordance with prescribed formats and timelines.
- Reconcile data across internal systems, operational records, financial records, and external reporting platforms.
- Identify missing records, discrepancies, and data mismatches, and drive resolution with the relevant teams.
- Prepare MIS reports, dashboards, programme updates, and periodic reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Track submission status, pending data, reporting gaps, and queries to ensure accurate and complete reporting.
- Coordinate data uploads, troubleshoot reporting issues,



and support changes in reporting processes and systems.

3. Government Stakeholder & Cross-functional Management

- Coordinate with government officials and programme stakeholders on operational requirements, clarifications, reporting queries, and process updates.
- Build a working understanding of government administrative processes, institutional coordination, and programme implementation requirements.
- Work with Operations, Finance, Technology, Academic, Placement, and other internal teams to meet external reporting and programme requirements.
- Organise meetings, document discussions, track action items, and ensure timely closure of deliverables.
- Prepare briefs, presentations, reports, and supporting documentation for government and institutional stakeholders.
- Ensure explicit communication between external stakeholders and internal teams, particularly where requirements or processes change.

4. Audit, Compliance & Documentation

- Coordinate internal and external audits and reviews relating to government-linked programmes.
- Collect, validate, and maintain supporting documents, programme records, financial information, and other required evidence.
- Conduct periodic checks and reconciliations to identify reporting gaps, inconsistencies, and process deviations.
- Track audit observations, corrective actions, and closure timelines with relevant teams.
- Maintain organised documentation to support programme reviews, compliance checks, and reporting requirements.
- Support improvements in processes and controls to strengthen data accuracy and reporting quality.

5. Project Execution & Process Improvement

- Manage assigned projects and workstreams from planning through execution and closure.




- Define timelines, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and follow-up mechanisms.
- Develop and maintain trackers, SOPs, checklists, and process documentation.
- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement improvements in reporting workflows and coordination processes.
- Take ownership of emerging requirements and special initiatives related to government programmes and organisational priorities.

Required Qualifications & Experience

- 1–4 years of experience in government programme implementation, programme management, project coordination, public policy, government affairs, or related fields.
- Prior experience working on government-led programmes or projects involving direct coordination with government departments, ministries, or central/state government organisations is strongly preferred.
- Experience in education, skilling, higher education, employment, or other government development programmes will be an advantage.
- Understanding of government programme guidelines, administrative processes, documentation, reporting, or compliance requirements.
- Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including data validation, lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliation of datasets.
- Experience in MIS reporting, data management, programme monitoring, or operational reporting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to coordinate with government officials and internal teams.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organisational, and follow-through skills.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint or Google Slides for preparing reports, briefs, and stakeholder presentations.

Key Skills & Competencies

- Government programme coordination and implementation
- Government stakeholder management and institutional coordination
- Data management, MIS reporting, and reconciliation
- Programme monitoring, documentation, and compliance
- Cross-functional coordination and project execution
- Process improvement and problem-solving
- Strong attention to detail and ownership of deliverables

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