Position: Relationship Manager

Organization: Medha

Location: Lucknow & Kanpur

Apply: https://medha.zohorecruit.com/careers

What you will do:  

This position will involve a mix of: 

This position requires you to excel in several different domains. Some of the main areas of work include: 

Build & nurture government relationship

• Work closely with key government officials to align with the project goals and assist them with paperwork, presentations, and documentation from their office required for effective project implementation. 
• Ensure their inputs are taken into consideration or influenced by the project team's plan.
• Single communication travels throughout the hierarchy. 
• Ensure that project governance meetings are happening and government officials are actively participating.

Help promote and maintain positive Medha image 

• Ensure all meetings are pre-planned and have pre-meeting, during the meeting, and post-meeting tasks identified and well-executed. 
• Quality of presentation, documents, and reports are as per Medha's brand guidelines. 
• Project governance meetings on government officials' calendar (the most challenging task) 
• Always ready with project data, impact, field stories, and project challenges.

Create opportunities for new interventions and create buy-in 

• Proactively engage with government officials to identify the upcoming challenges, new schemes, government orders, and any changes that will impact the project positively or negatively in the future. 
• Work closely with the project team to have a solid plan to mitigate the risk or devise a new intervention.
• Be open to new ideas and suggestions for designing new projects/programs aligned with Medha's vision.

Effectively coordinate with Internal project teams and senior leadership  

• Seamless communication with the Project manager is essential
• Any red flags need to be raised immediately with the senior leadership. 

What your day might look like: 

While no two days are the same, some may look like this:

• Review the presentation sent by the Project Manager regarding a state-level competition proposed under a large project.
• Meet the key government official to seek his permission to rollout this competition to promote youth innovation in collaboration with his department. 
• Assist Sectreotory's staff in drafting a government order in Hindi, instructing all ITIs and Polytechnics to support our team on the ground for reaching out to maximum students and get it issued and sent across. 
• Talk to the Director, Joint Directors, and other vital officials informing about the government orders and seek their support. 
• Meet the Project Manager to hand over the copy of the government order for initiating the project on the ground. 

Things we are looking for:

Someone who identifies with our mission and vision and has the knack for pulling off large-scale events, media relationship management, and passion for impact writing! 

The ideal candidate has the following capabilities:

• Strong communication & negotiation skills and ability to engage with senior, middle level, and junior government officials
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong writing, making presentations, and social media management skills 
• Ability to work with multiple teams and functions to ensure all the relevant information is available at all times. 
• Excellent organizational skills

And some prior experience:

We believe in diversity of thought and experiences and are open to candidates with varied backgrounds. If you believe the skills you have built from the experiences you have had in the past can be applied to this work, please communicate how and why in your application. 

Why should you work for Medha? 

• A passionate team that is committed to a shared mission. 
• Grassroots ethos is connected to its student community (no ivory towers here). 
• Audacious goals and vision to impact millions of young people and India's growth story. 
• New initiatives and exciting projects to get involved in and learn from. 
• An informal and fun work environment that doesn't compromise on performance.
• Space to explore and find your solutions and path (no micromanaging).