Job Application for Consultant - Partnerships at British Asian Trust

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About British Asian Trust -

The British Asian Trust is a diaspora-led international development organisation, delivering high quality programmes in South Asia. Since our formation, we have impacted the lives of over 13 million people across South Asia with high-impact interventions to address the subcontinent’s critical unmet needs in areas of livelihoods, mental health, education, child protection and conservation. We believe that traditional approaches to development cannot alone defeat poverty and inequality. We are passionate about innovation and disruption, and we are global pioneers in using social finance products to drive positive change. Our focus, at all times, is on outcomes and impact. Our portfolio of work has grown significantly in the past few years, but we still see several opportunities to have even more impact. This position will be key to effectively deliver on some of our existing programmes and ensure we build the capacity to design and deliver future programmes.

Our work spans five areas namely Child Protection, Education, Skilling and Livelihoods, Mental Health and Conservation

Job Purpose:

We are looking for a new member to help us deepen our engagement with the government in India across our work in education, skilling and livelihoods. This includes several new initiatives to institutionalise employment and entrepreneurship initiatives.

Towards this objective, you will work closely with the assigned lead to:

1. Support government partnerships

· At central government level, you will work with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and others as relevant to support the Skills Outcomes Fund. This includes working with the lead to shape content, liaison for meetings, take minutes, action next steps.

· To enable operationalisation of the fund, you will support the lead in drafting MoUs, contracts and other assigned administrative and data management tasks.

· Track MSDE, MoLE and other government announcements including budget, policy, TA projects, tech initiatives, programs, and feed back to the lead

· Work with identified partners to support program design as needed

· Work collaboratively with external stakeholders including funders and other identified consortium partners towards the larger programme management objectives. This includes data management, reporting, actioning learnings, amongst others

· Support identified opportunities with state governments to create customised state level offerings, including liaison for meetings, etc. as guided by the lead.

2. Support communications and knowledge management

· Track latest research and global developments in the field of skilling and livelihoods with a systems lens

· Support content creation as guided by the lead

· Enable dissemination plans of identified knowledge products by providing required administrative support

· Liaison with external agencies for showcasing BAT initiatives, both at national and global platforms

Key Relationships -

Internal: Part of the Partnerships team

External: Government and other stakeholders

Job Related Knowledge and Skills:

We think you will be a successful candidate if you have:

Understanding and/or experience of working with government stakeholders towards policy and programme objectives
Work experience in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating a consistent ability to deliver against project plans on time
Experience and understanding of development issues in India is desirable, especially on skills and livelihoods
Experience of conducting desk research, including data analysis
Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills
Excellent numeracy skills and confident with data collection, analysis and data management
An excellent track record of time management, systems organisation, and follow-up
Excellent communication skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills (listening/empathy)
Agility and flexibility towards evolving responsibilities and project pivots / changes
A collaborative approach and ability to work with global / cross cutting teams
The ability to build and manage strong working relationships with people across teams
Are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment and a good fit with British Asian Trust values and behaviours.

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