Competency:

Leadership, govt. coordination, execution governance, team management, problem-solvingJob Mode:

Onsite:

ROLE PURPOSE The PMU Head – Gujarat is the lab lead for Gujarat — the person who runs the state PMU as a live experiment in policy-to-outcomes delivery. This role owns the full PMU architecture: managing the team, driving implementation governance, steering policy and process reform efforts, and ensuring that the Gujarat government builds the confidence and capability to eventually own and scale what RightWalk demonstrates. This is a senior leadership role with full state-level accountability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- PMU leadership and coordination
- Own the Gujarat PMU as a functioning institutional unit — manage all PMU verticals:policy/process, execution, stakeholder management, IEC, tech adoption, and M&E.;
- Drive implementation governance: weekly reviews, escalation protocols, issue resolution, and performance tracking.
- Coordinate between government departments, districts, industries/ITIs/ institutions, GDN teams and RightWalk HQ.
- Ensure daily execution is linked to larger state outcomes.
- Lead government engagement at the state level — build RightWalk's credibility with key government counterparts in education, skill, and health departments.
- Implementation governance
- Translate state plans into district and PMU-level execution plans.
- Track milestones, bottlenecks, risks and escalations.
- Ensure the PMU operates with discipline, documentation and accountability.
- Manage the GDN Cluster Leads and hold them accountable for district-level delivery, ethics compliance, and beneficiary outcomes.
- Policy and systems feedback
- Identify where policy/process design breaks in execution.




- Oversee policy and process reform efforts in Gujarat — ensure the PMU Policy & Process Manager is producing high-quality, government-endorsed outputs.
- Ensure learnings are shared with State Head, HQ Policy and Data teams.
- Plan and manage the Gujarat PMU's transition strategy — systematically build government ownership of processes, tools, and outcomes.
- Team and stakeholder management
- Manage PMU managers and coordinate with field teams.
- Support government reviews, stakeholder meetings, trainings and implementation workshops.
- Maintain constructive relationships with officials, institutions and partners.
- Attract, develop, and retain the Gujarat PMU team — build a high-performance culture at state level.
- Quality, ethics and data discipline
- Report regularly to the State Head – Gujarat and Director – State Programs with accurate, unvarnished performance data.
- Support M&E; independence and quality checks.
- Ensure GDN teams follow zero-fee, ethical delivery and escalation protocols.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

- Experience: 7–12+ years with substantial programme leadership experience, ideally in Gujarat or a comparable state context.
- Leadership: Demonstrated track record of leading multi-functional teams in a government-interface intensive setting.
- Govt fluency: Strong government navigation skills — understands Gujarat's political-bureaucratic setting.
- Balance: Operational rigour combined with policy literacy — can manage both a budget and a government workshop.
- Language: Fluency in Gujarati is essential; strong English and Hindi communication skills required.
- Domain: Prior PMU or programme leadership experience in apprenticeship, or education preferred.Department:

Impact & Evaluation

📌 PMU Head - Gujrat (Gujarat)
🏢 RightWalk Foundation
📍 Gujarat