Team Lead, Ecosystem Capacity Building in New Delhi | Pravah India

Pravah India

Pravah was formed in 1993 to prevent social conflict by building social responsibility and personal leadership in young people. It believes real change happens when individuals shift their mindset, especially those in positions of power, so that society becomes more inclusive of excluded communities. Pravah runs learning and action programmes for young people across the country, trains teachers, supports youth led initiatives, helps new organizations grow, and works on youth focused public policy. It reaches over 30,000 young people every year and works with around 100 partner organizations and social entrepreneurs.

Role

The Team Lead, Ecosystem Capacity Building will lead Pravah's monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, turning programme data into clear insights and stories for funders, partners and the field. Reporting to the COO, this role also builds sector partnerships, guides digital data tools, and mentors the internal learning and evaluation team. Pravah encourages a minimum 2-year commitment to this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pravah's ecosystem capacity building narrative with the COO, turning programme evidence into stories and thought leadership content for stakeholders, and help position Pravah as a credible voice in the youth leadership sector.
• Support the COO in building strategic partnerships with peer organizations and institutions.
• Lead the design of a unified monitoring, evaluation and learning framework aligned with Pravah's theory of change, and define common outcomes and indicators across programmes while allowing flexibility for context.
• Ensure systematic collection and analysis of programme data, and build reflection processes so data is used for programme improvement and decisions.
• Work with digital partners to align data tools and dashboards with Pravah's systems, guiding the use of mobile friendly, ethical data collection tools and selective - AI supported analysis, without adding extra work for teams.
• Lead the creation of impact reports, dashboards and knowledge products for funders, partners and the field, working with designers and communications teams to make evidence accessible and well presented.
• Build data literacy across programme and operations teams, and mentor and coordinate the internal learning and evaluation team, including part time MEL responsibilities across teams.
• Represent Pravah in sector forums and communities of practice focused on MEL, digital transformation and youth development.
• Build leadership within the team to manage HR processes for the function.
• Support team and programme processes such as reviews, finance, mobilisation, documentation and reporting, and help build a culture of collaboration and trust within the organization.
• Be present in the Delhi office to support the team, and travel as required.

Requirements

• Graduate or postgraduate degree with 8 or more years of relevant experience in impact, research, youth development, social impact or programme management.
• Demonstrated experience designing and running organization-wide monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, not just project-level MEL, with a strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, especially for behavioural or psychosocial change.
• Proven ability to turn data into learning, decisions and compelling impact communication.
• Strong ability to design and manage capacity-building programmes, including planning, facilitation and documentation.
• Experience building partnerships with organizations, institutions, donors and other sector players, with confidence representing the organization externally.
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring teams, and building staff capacity to run programmes independently.
• Proven experience in fundraising and business development, including proposal writing, pitching and donor communication.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in English and Hindi.
• Ability to manage multiple programmes and processes at once, including finance tracking and reporting.
• Commitment to youth leadership, social justice and reflective practice.
• Comfortable working under pressure, taking initiative and solving problems.
• Willingness to work from the Delhi office and travel to partner locations as required.
• Experience with digital MEL systems, dashboards or data platforms, research institutions, or participatory and youth-led methodologies is a plus.

Benefits

• Lead a critical function with direct reporting to the COO and close involvement in organizational strategy.
• Work with a values driven team with over 30 years of experience in youth development and social change.
• Space to build systems, mentor a team and shape Pravah's evidence and learning practice.
• An enriching learning environment with dedicated, passionate professionals who share a common vision.

Apply

Interested candidates can send your CV and cover letter to the below mail with the subject line "Application for Team Lead – Ecosystem Capacity Building".

Email: [email protected]

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis.

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