Program Manager / Sr Program Manager

Arthan is partnering with a global nonprofit organization that harnesses technology, data science, and behavioral economics to build digital services that empower people to change their own lives. This role is for Program Manager / Sr Program Manager to join our team embedded within a government ministry. Were looking for a self-starter with excellent project management skills, and the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders to drive adoption of digital agricultural initiatives at scale, with a focus on designing impactful and inclusive solutions.

The post-holder should have an understanding for and appreciation of digital technology adoption, scaling through government.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of climate-smart digital agricultural strategy within India and make a meaningful impact on farmers livelihoods. If you are passionate about working with the government to scale, leveraging evidence and technology, and committed to driving positive change in the agricultural sector, we encourage you to apply.

As a Project Manager, you will:

• Own end-to-end implementation of projects. Develop project roadmaps, work plans, manage stakeholder communications, and budgets.

• Develop and manage monitoring systems, in consultation with team leadership and PxDs cross-functional teams - including technology, programs and research.

• Manage project contracts, grants and sub-partner monitoring functions.

• Build strong relationships with a variety of partners, including at every level of Government.

• Support the development of operational toolkits, communication materials and other tools that could improve the teams functioning.

• Manage day-to-day operations within a Government setting.

• Support a team culture of continuous improvement.

• Contribute to PxD institutional knowledge management, internal learning efforts and general management and operational activities.

• Supervise and mentor junior team members including associates, technical staff, call center managers, among others.

The ideal candidate will be:

• Extremely organized: You will be managing lots of tasks and relationships. You will need to be organized to stay on top of them.

• A proactive problem solver: You will need to notice when things need to be fixed, and then fix them, pulling in different teams at PxD as needed.

• People management experience: You will be managing a few associates and senior associates directly reporting to you. You should be able to manage and mentor junior staff.

• Personable and great with communication: Youll need to be clear and professional whilst communicating with various stakeholders around the world, both verbally and in writing.

• Excited by work that demands speed, accuracy, and attention to detail.

• A strong negotiator and decision-maker.

• Interested in leveraging technology for impact.

We welcome candidates with an:

• MBA/MPP, Bachelors degree or an industry-relevant equivalent qualification.

• Proven experience at manager-level leading large programs and/or bringing individual projects to scale.

• Experience with developing partnerships, communications and outreach.

• Experience hiring and supporting a high performance team.

• A background in strategic development.

• Experience incorporating evidence gathered via research into user-centric program delivery; driving a culture of continuous innovation;

• A familiarity with AI-powered solutions.