Program Associate Job in Egov Foundation

About the Role Program Associate

Program Associate will be responsible for coordinating the successful implementation of various missions and adoption in Odisha. S/he will be the face of eGov in the state and will be the first point of contact for Govt stakeholders and implementation partners. This position will be based in Bhubaneswar and with frequent travel to various locations within the State. The position will be reporting to the Program Manager/Account manager

Job Responsibilities:

Your role would involve:

• Program Coordination: S/he will be responsible for coordinating the support and the implementation activities for seamless delivery of the mission or program level objectives.
• State Engagement: Ensure that a cadence of meetings and interactions are maintainedbetween eGov and state leadership, state implementation team and key partners
• Training and enablement of the stakeholders at all levels for various citizen centric applications.
• Work towards driving adoption of the eGov platforms by way of training and enablement of the stakeholders at the ULB level and following up on the account levels targets set by the account manager/program manager

Ideal Candidate:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Good interpersonal skills. Good analytical skills.
• Keenness and/or experience of working with the government is desirable. Prior exposure to the public sector, development sector, or consulting is desirable.
• Being Diligent and self-motivated, with a desire to go the extra mile and make a difference.
• Proficiency in Odiya is a must.

Work Location:This role will be based in Bhubaneshwar. Regular travel to Bengaluru and to other field locations may also be expected.

Work Experience:2-5 Years

Education Qualification:Graduate degree in engineering or related fields or a Masters degree in any of the following : Business or Public policy or Rural/urban management.MBA will be a plus.

Employment:Full time Consultant

About eGov Foundation

eGov Foundation (www.egov.org.in) was established in 2003 by Nandan Nilekani and Srikanth Nadhamuni to partner with city administrators in order to leverage the transformative power of technology for better quality of life in cities and to make them sustainable. The foundation is supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Nilekani Philanthropies, Omidyar Network India and Tata Trusts as long term benefactors.

To ensure that every citizen in every city of India should be able to access all services they need with ease and transparency, eGov has built the DIGIT (www.digit.org) platform a Public Digital Good. This platform can be used by Governments, Enterprises and civil society to co-create and deploy locally relevant solutions. Over the last 17 years, the foundation has partnered with more than 2000+ towns and cities across India and more than 16 crore citizens have benefited from its platform.

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