State Lead

• Provided comprehensive support to over 23,000 survivors of violence.
• Offered mental health care to over 10,000 individuals.
• Driven significant community transformation by challenging harmful social norms and increasing help-seeking behavior across 50 districts, with partnerships in 25 districts across eight states.

• Lead the overall DFI portfolio in the state, ensuring effective implementation of SSP and AEP interventions across districts.
• Translate organisational and programme strategies into state-level action plans with clear priorities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Ensure programme quality, consistency, and alignment with DFI frameworks, approaches, and standards.
• Drive integration between survivor support, prevention, adolescent engagement, and community-based interventions.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, learning, and strengthening programme approaches based on field realities.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and direction to state-level programme teams including district and field teams.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen team capacities through regular mentoring, coaching, review mechanisms, and structured feedback processes.
• Ensure effective planning, monitoring, and execution of programme activities across locations.
• Support talent development and succession planning within the state team.

• Build and sustain strategic relationships with relevant government departments and institutions including Police, Women & Child Development, Education, Health, Legal Services Authorities, District Administration, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Strengthen government convergence models to improve survivor response, prevention mechanisms, and institutional adoption of DFI approaches.
• Represent Jan Sahas/DFI in relevant state-level forums, consultations, and coordination platforms.
• Facilitate policy and programme alignment by bringing field evidence and learnings into government systems.
• Develop partnerships that enable long-term institutionalisation and scale.

• Build inroads with like-minded organisations, civil society actors, networks, academic institutions, and ecosystem partners working on gender justice, child protection, safety, and empowerment.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and collective action.
• Strengthen Jan Sahas’ positioning and credibility within the state ecosystem.

• Establish, strengthen, and institutionalise organisational processes at the state level in
• alignment with organisational standards.
• Ensure effective implementation of systems related to: programme planning, monitoring and review, documentation, reporting, compliance, team processes.
• Work closely with national teams to ensure smooth adoption of organisational priorities and improvements.
• Identify operational gaps and drive corrective actions.

• Ensure effective tracking of programme progress, outcomes, and quality indicators.
• Use data and field insights to guide decision-making and programme improvements. • Collaborate with MEL teams to strengthen learning, evidence generation, and documentation of state-level impact.
• Capture innovations, challenges, and good practices for replication.

• Serve as the key state-level anchor between state teams and National DFI Leadership.
• Provide strategic inputs on programme direction, risks, opportunities, and resource requirements.
• Support organisational priorities and contribute to cross-state learning.

• Strong understanding of gender justice, violence prevention, survivor support, adolescent empowerment, and community-based programming.
• Demonstrated experience in managing large multi-location programmes.
• Strong government relationship management and convergence-building skills.
• Ability to translate strategy into operational plans and measurable results.
• Strong people leadership, mentoring, and team-building abilities.
• Experience in institutional partnerships and ecosystem engagement.
• Strong understanding of NGO systems, processes, compliance, and programme management.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

• 10-12+ years of relevant experience in development sector programmes, preferably in gender, women’s rights, child protection, violence prevention, or social justice.
• Experience of managing state-level portfolios and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience engaging with government departments and public systems is essential.
• Postgraduate qualification in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Gender Studies, Public Policy, or related fields preferred.

• At Jan Sahas, we prioritize the growth and development of our team by offering tailored support.
• You’ll have access to professional development, leadership training, and mentorship opportunities during your time with us. Additionally, we foster a supportive and inclusive environment through the following initiatives:

1. Employee Wellbeing: We offer mental health and wellness programs, including physical and virtual meetups, to promote inclusivity and connection.
2. Employee Voice: Launching this year, we are committed to reshaping our employee policies to ensure they remain balanced and centered on the needs of our team.
3. Goal-Setting and Reviews: We support your career growth through clear goal-setting and regular performance reviews to help you reflect on your progress.
4. Competitive Compensation: We believe in fair and competitive salaries that align with your responsibilities and contributions.
5. Menstrual Leave: Women employees are entitled to up to 6 days of menstrual leave annually.
6. Comprehensive Leave Policy: Our leave policy combines public holidays, sick leave, and casual leave, encouraging a healthy work-life balance.
7. Gratuity & PF: As part of our employee benefits framework, eligible employees are covered under provident fund and gratuity benefits.  
8. Expertise and Diversity: You’ll collaborate with leading experts tackling some of India’s most complex issues. Our diverse team and comprehensive approach offer ample personal and professional growth opportunities.

Interested candidates can apply for the job here