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The/Nudge Institute Looking For Associate Director – Government Alliances, Partnerships at Bengaluru, Karnataka, Full Time
Associate Director/Director – Government Alliances, Partnerships
About The/Nudge
The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners.
Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more.
Set up support from 100+ eminent philanthropists, 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including the Gates Foundation, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC Bank, Mphasis, KPMG and L’Oreal, we are contributing towards a “poverty-free India, within our lifetime”.
About The Team
The alliances team at The/Nudge is responsible for driving meaningful strategic partnerships with central and state governments to scale livelihood opportunities for the poor.
What will you do?
- learn our programs well to represent our work to various stakeholders in the government
- own the overall strategy & goals for the Government Alliances team
- identify, create and manage networks and relationships within the government to support identification and scaling of livelihood opportunities
- develop targeted and compelling messaging tailored to each category of government stakeholders across different platforms (website, whatsapp etc)
- balance short term results while enabling long term goals
- collaborate extensively with internal stakeholders to drive results
- build and manage a lean high-performance team
- represent The/Nudge in ecosystem events, as needed
What are we looking for in this role?
- high energy, passion and hunger for doing impactful work
- hands-on, intrapreneurial leadership style, with a growth and learning mindset
- natural comfort with a high-intensity, fast-paced environment
- is intellectually curious, well read and willing to learn by doing
- willingness to travel extensively within India
- prior experience in working with government preferred
Who are we looking for?
- Master’s in Public Policy/Economics/Public Administration/International Relations
- 15+ yrs of experience with significant part in external facing roles
We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply