When you work with Pravah you walk the thin line between…
Work and Fun
Sacrifice and Social Responsibility
Indiscipline and creativity
Black and White
Right and Left
Me and We
ABOUT PRAVAH
Pravah (https://www.pravahindia.org/) was formed in 1993 with the mission to work on the ‘prevention’ of social conflicts by developing social responsibility and personal leadership among young people (adolescents and youth). We believe that social change is effected through a deep mindset change of individuals and along with the empowerment of the socially excluded it is imperative to hugely shift the attitudes of individuals in powerful decision-making positions, in order to change the social structures that marginalise communities.
It is kept alive by an active and engaged Governing Board and a strong and professional executive team and is being fulfilled through the design and delivery of innovative experiential learning and action programs with diverse groups of young people across the country. We also train teachers, support youth-led initiatives, incubate new organizations, and partner with other organizations to mainstream youth development and active citizenship by providing organizational development and programmatic support. We are also engaged in influencing public policy in the field of youth.
More often than not, young people have preoccupied with four spaces that society legitimizes them to inhabit. These are 1) Family 2) Livelihood/Education 3) Friends and 4) Leisure (which includes entertainment, worship, and sports among others). There is one very vibrant space although quite marginalized that young people also occupy, which we call the 5th Space - a concept to inspire and facilitate young people to expand beyond the typical 4 spaces of career education, family, friends, andleisure by creating this space in the mentioned four spaces through exploring a journey from self to society and back. This is where young people understand themselves and engage in social action. It focuses on the self-transformation of youth as much as on transforming society through them. The 5th space is co-owned and co-led by young people and adults, provides deep cross-border experiences (including across borders of caste, class, gender, and religion), and is a space for ‘refl-action’ (wherein the best traditions of experiential learning, action is taken to learn about the self and reflection precedes and succeeds this action).
Annually, our total outreach is approx. 30,000+ young people, support/mentor 100 social entrepreneurs/youth organizations, and work with around 100 partners.
So when you work (we prefer to call it ‘walk’ with us), you actually work with many others - young people, teachers, other organizations, and the larger civil society – all from as diverse worlds as you can imagine.
Pravah is currently on a new curve of expansion – both in size and the scope of its interventions. To support it, a number of exciting opportunities have arisen for the engagement of inspired and committed people with diverse levels of skills and experience in Pravah.
In the current phase of our journey, we are looking for an inspired and committed Ecosystem Capacity Building Lead to work with us. Read on to know if it could be you!
Job Description – Team Lead, Ecosystem Capacity Building
Location: New Delhi
Type: Full time
Reporting to: COO
Specific responsibilities include:
1. Narrative building and sectoral presence
- Closely work with the COO to Co-design and Co-lead Pravah’s organizational ecosystem capacity building narrative to translate programme evidence into compelling stories for all stakeholders
- Draft and review thought leadership content
- Position Pravah as a visible and credible voice in the youth leadership ecosystem
- Support the COO in building and managing strategic partnerships with peer organizations, institutions and others.
2. Supporting organizational vision and narrative
- Ensure systematic collection, analysis, and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative psychosocial data.
- Embed structured learning and reflection processes so evidence is actively used for programme adaptation and strategic decision-making.
- Prevent underutilisation of data by translating insights into clear, actionable learning outputs for internal and external use.
3. Digital Systems Integration
- Work closely with digital partners to align technological and evaluation requirements with organisational digital systems and dashboards.
- Guide the development and adoption of mobile-first, ethical, and user-friendly data collection tools.
- Oversee the use of technology (including selective AI-supported analysis) to improve data quality, synthesis, and operational ease—without increasing burden on teams.
4. Organisational MEL Leadership
- Lead the design and institutionalisation of a unified organisational framework aligned with Pravah’s Theory of Change.
- Define and steward common organisational outcomes and core indicators across programmes, while enabling contextual flexibility.
- Establish learning governance structures, roles, and processes across teams.
5. Knowledge Products and dissemination
- Lead the translation of insights into high-quality impact narratives, reports, dashboards, and knowledge products for funders, partners, and the field.
- Collaborate with designers and communications teams to ensure evidence is accessible, credible, and strategically positioned.
- Strengthen Pravah’s visibility and influence through evidence-backed storytelling.
6. Team Enablement and Capacity Building
- Build data literacy across programme and operations teams.
- Support teams to engage meaningfully with tools and processes, balancing rigour with participatory practice.
- Mentor internal learning and evaluation team, staff and coordinate part-time MEL responsibilities across teams.
7. External Engagement and Learning
- Engage with sectoral learning spaces, communities of practice, and institutions focused on MEL, digital transformation, and psychosocial measurement.
- Represent Pravah in relevant forums on impact, evidence, and youth development.
Organisational Leadership Roles
8. HR Processes
- Build leadership within the team to effectively manage HR processes.
- Hold and oversee key HR processes for the function.
9. Organizational Contribution & Representation
- Attending organizational meetings and contributing to cross-functional spaces.
- Support and anchor team and program processes such as reviews, finance, mobilization, database management, logistics, documentation, and reporting.
- Be present in the Delhi office to support the team and travel as required.
- Represent Pravah in external forums and networks.
10. Relationship & Culture Building
- Develop, promote, and manage processes that strengthen interpersonal relationships and personal connections within Pravah.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, trust, and mutual support within the organization.
11. Personal & Professional Development
- Continuously equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values related to citizenship action and youth development.
Reporting and Collaboration
- Reports directly to the CEO/COO.
- Works closely with Programme Leads, Fundraising, Communications, Operations, and the Partnerships Lead.
- Manages external MEL consultants and vendors as required.
We are looking for a person with:
- 8+ years of relevant experience with a graduate/postgraduate degree with an interest and experience in impact, research, roles preferably in youth development, social impact, or program management.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing organisation-wide MEL systems (not only project-level MEL).
- Strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative methods, especially for behavioural or psychosocial change.
- Proven ability to translate data into learning, decisions, and compelling impact communication.
- Strong ability to design, lead, and manage capacity-building programs, including planning, facilitation, reviews, logistics, and documentation.
- Experience in partnership building with organizations, institutions, donors, and ecosystem actors; confident external representation.
- Demonstrated skill in team leadership, mentoring, supervision, and building the capacity of staff to independently hold programs.
- Proven experience in fundraising and business development, including proposal writing, pitching, donor communication, and relationship management.
- Strong interpersonal, communication (English & Hindi), and relationship-building skills, with the ability to hold team culture and collaboration.
- Ability to manage multiple programs and processes simultaneously, including finance tracking, reporting, databases, and operations.
- Commitment to youth leadership, social justice, and self-to-society interventions; openness to learning and reflective practice.
- Comfortable working under pressure, taking initiative, solving problems, and strengthening systems and processes.
- Willingness to work from the Delhi office and travel to partner locations as required.
Desirable
- Experience working with digital MEL systems, dashboards, or data platforms.
- Experience working with third-party research institutions
- Familiarity with participatory, community-based, or youth-led methodologies.
- Experience engaging with funders and partners on evidence and learning.
**We are looking for people who are willing to make a minimum of a 2-year commitment to Pravah. We offer an enriching learning environment and the opportunity to work with a team of dedicated and passionate professionals who share a common vision.
If you are interested in working towards nurturing youth and adolescent leadership and think you will be a good fit for the position, please send your CV along with a cover letter to jobs@pravah.org with the subject line: Application for Team Lead – Ecosystem Capacity Building
We will be interviewing shortlisted candidates on a rolling basis. You will hear from us if your CV is shortlisted for the position.