Lead, Her Punjab

In this position with RoundGlass Foundation (RGF), you will be responsible for strategizing,
directing, and developing RGF s initiatives in the thematic areas of women empowerment,
livelihood, and health in line with the organization s vision. This is an exciting role wherein
you will design and deploy programs to enable a healthy, self-reliant, and progressive rural
ecosystem that supports enables, and empowers women & adolescent girls in Punjab.
This role is key to the development of the organization s Her Punjab vertical and will require
a combination of high-level technical expertise and a keen understanding of the
development landscape in India with a focus on the wellbeing and empowerment of women.

What you ll do:

Create the roadmap and strategy for RGF s Her Punjab pillar that enables high
social impact on the ground with clear objectives based on a shared vision of
desired outcomes in the domains of women s economic empowerment, health, and
other related areas
Create and design programmes to implement the strategy, leading to measurable
change in the status of women in the state of Punjab, with emphasis on their
financial self-reliance, health and hygiene issues and access to pertinent social
schemes
Project Management - structure, plan, coordinate, and monitor the implementation of
project activities in line with the roadmap and AOP including building teams,
management of people, budgets, and contracts
Facilitate an ecosystem to equip, enable and upskill rural women to support
themselves by creating sustainable livelihoods. Deploy end-to-end sustainable and
scalable business model(s), run by women as individuals and/or collectives
Collaborate and create synergies with pertinent private, corporate and government
organizations as well as internal/external stakeholders to augment scope and impact
of programs and initiatives
Ensure capacity building and growth of teams through guidance, mentoring and
enabling a supportive work environment
Contribute towards the organizations overall thought leadership by strengthening
systems & processes
Leverage subject matter expertise to provide supervision, guidance, and technical
leadership to team members on leading practices and trends to incorporate this
knowledge into project proposals and the evolution of new programs/initiatives
Assess the impact of programs and initiative to incessantly improve process and
outcomes based on feedback and learning. Work with Marketing and Fundraising teams to showcase the program and
milestones to raise funds for the initiative

Skills & Qualifications -

Professional degree in Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Public Policy, Business or
equivalent with 12 - 15 years of relevant experience in the social impact sector or in
leading consulting / advisory engagements, with at least 3 - 5 years in a leadership
role
In-depth knowledge of gender and social inclusion issues with demonstrated
expertise in GESI (gender equality & social inclusion) mainstreaming in the social
impact and development sector
Knowledge of the development landscape in India and the world, including an indepth awareness of the roles of various stakeholders (government, academia,
institutions, foundations, non-profit and corporate organizations).
Experience in consulting, problem-solving, managing teams, creating knowledge
products, ecosystem engagement, and policy
Ability to work at and navigate all levels of an organization, driving decisions and
direction through influence, including executive and senior business stakeholders
Highly organized with strong project management skills, interpersonal skills, and a
professional presence with the ability to quickly establish personal credibility
Able to think of the Big Picture while you pay close attention to the details and
synthesize them to put them into a more global context
Ability to work autonomously to investigate and present solutions that solve complex
problems quickly and effectively in a fast-paced, result-driven environment
Proven ability to build programs and teams from scratch and taking them to scale
Outstanding leadership capabilities, ability to communicate a compelling vision and
drive results while developing a strong team
Able to collaborate with and adapt to the multi-cultural working environment and with
diverse national and international partners
Able and ready to commute to villages