Lead- Women's Equity

Position Title: Lead, Women's Equity
Location: Mohali
Position Type: Regular, Full-Time

Who we are:

At our partner organization, our primary goal is to make a positive impact on people's lives worldwide.We are constantly seeking individuals who share our passion for meaningful work and are driven by a sense of purpose. If you care about making a difference and want to be part of a team that values impactful work, we invite you to join us. We have established our partner organizations Giving initiative, which encompasses various social impact programs dedicated to promoting wellbeing for communities and the planet.

Our partner organizations Foundation is pursuing a bold vision to bring abundance and prosperity back to the state of Punjab in India through philanthropic initiatives supporting under-served rural and urban communities. Since our founding in 2018, we have been engaged in a wide range of far-reaching projects, directly involving village communities in building opportunity and sustainable development in the region. Our Model Village and Model City initiatives have impacted the lives of over 1,724,000 local people in over 1,724 unique villages across 23 districts in the state through projects in pillars of: Sustain Punjab, Learn Punjab (Education and Sports), Her Punjab (Womens Initiatives), and Relief.

About the role:

We are seeking a passionate and strategic leader to drive our women's equity program. The Lead, Women's Equity Program will develop and implement programs that empower women, advocate for gender-inclusive policies, and foster partnerships that amplify our impact. This role requires a visionary leader with expertise in gender equity, program development, and community engagement.

In this position with our partner organization's Foundation, you will be responsible for strategizing, directing, and developing the women's equity, livelihood, and health programs 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.

What you'll do:

• Create the roadmap and strategy for our partner organizations 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 programs to implement the strategy, leading to measurable change in the status of women in Punjab, with emphasis on their financial self-reliance, health and hygiene issues, and access to pertinent social schemes.\
• Community Engagement: Build strong relationships with grassroots organizations, community leaders, and beneficiaries to ensure programs align with real needs.
• Project Management: Structure, plan, coordinate, and monitor the implementation of project activities in line with the roadmap and AOP, including building teams, managing 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 the 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, incorporating this knowledge into project proposals and the evolution of new programs/initiatives.
• Assess the impact of programs and initiatives to continuously improve processes and outcomes based on feedback and learning. Establish impact measurement frameworks to assess program effectiveness and make data-driven improvements.
• Work with the development team to secure funding through grants, corporate sponsorships, and donor engagement.

Skills and 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 Gender Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI) mainstreaming in the social impact and development sector
• Knowledge of the development landscape in India and globally, including an in-depth awareness of the roles of various stakeholders (government, academia, institutions, foundations, non-profits, and corporate organizations).
• Strong background in program design, implementation, and impact assessment.
• 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, interpersonal, and leadership skills with the ability to quickly establish credibility.
• Able to think of the Big Picture while paying close attention to details and synthesizing information into a global context.
• Ability to work autonomously to investigate and present solutions that solve complex problems quickly and effectively in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
• Proven ability to build programs and teams from scratch and take them to scale.
• Outstanding leadership capabilities, with the ability to communicate a compelling vision and drive results while developing a strong team.
• Able to collaborate with and adapt to a multi-cultural working environment and engage with diverse national and international partners.
• Willing and able to travel to villages.

Why Join Our Partner Organization?

Our partner organization was built on the vision that wellbeing should be at the center of our life journey. We are not only reimagining how the world experiences wellbeing but also how companies support the wellbeing of their people.

We are a group of talented, socially conscious, gritty innovators using technology and human energy to create a vibrant wellness ecosystem. Together, we have built an amazing community, and we are always looking for people who share our passion.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities who need assistance applying for a job.

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