Sr Manager / Associate Director - Govt Relations & Partnerships

The incumbent shall identify, develop, nurture and manage relationships with government departments and entities, to meet the business and outreach goals of the Foundation.

REPORTING: Senior Director - Outreach at Edunet Foundation

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for the following:

• National Government and institutional relationship management
• Developing and managing relationship with key central and state government ministries and departments on behalf of the Foundation. Key ministries and departments relevant to Edunet Foundation are those dealing with education, skilling, sustainability, rural affairs, health/family welfare, gender related issues. Examples Ministry of Education, AICTE, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Women & Child Development, NITTTRs
• Establishing and managing collaborations with relevant stakeholders by doing the following:
• Contacting potential stakeholders via email or phone to pitch programs and identify synergies with their initiatives.
• Conducting meetings on phone, online or face to face - to develop and nurture relationships.
• Formalizing partnerships/collaborations and ensuring that collaborations are meaningful and win-win.
• Building and strengthening these relationships
• Working with these partners and internal stakeholders to ensure that goals are met
• Maintaining a structured log of all outreach activities.
• Conducting periodic reviews with external stakeholders
• Sending regular reports and providing feedback to management about what is and is not working on timely basis

LOCATION & TRAVEL:

This position is based in Delhi/NCR. Local/regional/Pan India travel may be required.

EDUCATION & WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum Bachelors degree from a good institution/university
• Preferably MBA
• Must have 5-10 years of relevant work experience

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Proficiency (written and spoken) in English and Hindi
• Presentation skills must be top notch
• Proposal writing in good and high-quality English is a requirement

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES:

The incumbent shall have the following skills

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Commitment to work with aligned timelines
• Strong client-facing and teamwork skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Outcome/Goal oriented
• We also expect the incumbent to be highly ethical with highest levels of integrity.

WHAT THE ORGANISATION PROVIDES:

• Balanced work environment to ensure work-life balance
• Measurable short term and long terms goals to ensure career growth
• Opportunities /exposure to contribute to distinct innovative academic programs offered by the organization through varied corporate sponsors
• We offer all eligible employees the option to work from home, other than when it is necessary to go meet a client and/or have an internal meeting.