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