Senior Consultant - Government Partnerships

Title: Senior Consultant - Government Partnerships

No. of Positions: 1

Tenure of Consultancy: 1 year

Location: Delhi

Breakthrough is looking for a Senior Consultant – Government Partnerships at Delhi. The role involves leading and strengthening Breakthrough's work on gender transformative education by closely collaborating with the Chief Thematic Officer and aligning internal teams for effective execution and accountability. It includes building and managing strategic partnerships, engaging with key government bodies, and supporting the scale-up of systems change initiatives across states.

The detailed job responsibilities are mentioned below:

Key Responsibilities:

• Build synergies and work directly with Chief Thematic Officer to lead the development and execution of Breakthrough's work on systems strengthening and positioning around Gender Transformative Education, with a focus on key government leaders and organisations in the education space. The Senior Consultant will coordinate internally between teams to ensure accountability, strategic alignment, and results.
• Build and manage partnerships and alliances to advance and refine the system strengthening and positioning strategy.
• Provide strategic inputs and support the systems change scale up with state governments as per the organisational expansion plans
• Connect and establish working relationships between Breakthrough and major government stakeholders (like Niti Ayog, Ministry of Education, NCERT etc.) which works on policies and initiatives related to Education
• As a primary external ambassador of the systems change work, represent Breakthrough to key external constituencies. This includes both formal and informal presentations such as making speeches, and attending conferences and other meetings as necessary.
• Share and leverage evidence, engage directly with key stakeholders, cultivate and leverage champions, deploy strategic communications, speak and publish across influential platforms.
• Track and analyse key global policy developments and trends relevant to gender transformative education system
• Help identify new areas of work that the GoI and state governments would like to seek help on from Breakthrough on issues of education and gender.
• Guide the team of Breakthrough in supporting and identifying potential engagement areas with government that would help BT in its role of an agenda setter in the education discourse in India.

Skills, Competencies & Experience Required:

• At least 15 to 18 years of experience working in government, positioning and/or public affairs.
• Knowledge of gender, education and development issues at the global level.
• Ability to work autonomously combined with experience working remotely
• Experience in developing and managing efforts to guide policymakers, NGOs, and other external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, writing, editing and verbal skills for communicating with broad and diverse stakeholders, including the government.
• Creative, energetic and innovative approach to identifying solutions.
• Effective as a collaborator in complex internal and external organisations.
• Ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy.
• Proven ability to build and cultivate strong relationships with different government departments.

About Breakthrough:

Breakthrough works on culture change by shifting social norms that limit women and girls from reaching their full potential. We work with adolescents and young people aged 11-25 years aiming for an entire generation to shift and push for change. Over time, we have worked with more than 5.4 million adolescents and young people, aged 11 to 25, to encourage aspiration, agency, leadership and negotiation through our work in schools and communities. We also support them with media tools that shape public narratives.

This has resulted in a generation of young people shifting to think and act in confident, intentional ways. Girls are negotiating to stay in school, delaying marriage, exercising choices around life goals, stepping into non-traditional career paths. Boys are stepping up to contribute, support and uphold equal rights for all.

This gives hope that a more equal world is possible for future generations.

Breakthrough's Culture:

Employees at Breakthrough are expected to work in line with organisational values of Dignity, Integrity and Equity.

Breakthrough is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, caste, religion, creed, gender, age, disability, economic status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. We prefer people from marginalised communities, women and other genders. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment towards child safeguarding.

Breakthrough is committed to the well-being of its employees and understands an individual's mental health can impact their ability to work. Breakthrough recognises taking steps to improve mental health and wellbeing of the employees is essential. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes employee wellbeing. We recognise that well-being is not just the absence of illness, but the presence of factors that support a fulfilling life.

To know more about Breakthrough, please visit – www.inbreakthrough.org

you can also submit your resume by email to [Confidential Information] by 30 May 2026