Breakthrough is seeking a senior programme professional for the role of Assistant Manager – Programme Implementation (RNP Project). This position will lead and oversee implementation of an intensive community-based intervention across four states and 118 villages, working closely with adolescents, youth (especially boys and young men), parents, and wider community stakeholders.

The role is rooted in deep field engagement and requires strong experience in working with men and boys on gender equality, positive masculinity, and prevention of violence. The Assistant Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the programme achieves the behavioural and social change outcomes committed to donors, while mentoring field teams and maintaining implementation quality.

The specific job responsibilities are mentioned below:

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Implementation & Quality Oversight:

• Lead implementation of the RNP project across 4 states and 118 villages, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and donor commitments
• Ensure high-quality delivery of community-based interventions with adolescents, youth, parents, and community stakeholders
• Strengthen processes that enable participants to critically question harmful gender norms, reduce discrimination, and prevent violence
• Ensure fidelity to Breakthrough’s approaches, including sustained engagement with boys and young men on positive masculinity and behaviour change.

Team Management, Mentoring & Capacity Building:

• Provide ongoing mentoring, guidance, and performance support to 17 team members across states
• Build the capacity of Coordinators and field staff to work confidently with boys, men, adolescents, parents, and community groups
• Support teams to address resistance, backlash, and social barriers during implementation
• Conduct regular field visits, reviews, and learning sessions with teams.

Community & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Guide teams in forming and sustaining adolescent, youth, and men’s groups for structured engagement
• Support dialogue and engagement with parents, community leaders, PRI members, frontline workers, teachers, and local influencers
• Strengthen partnerships with government departments and local institutions to support programme outcomes
• Ensure community mobilisation efforts lead to collective ownership and action.

Monitoring, Learning & Documentation:

• Track programme progress against defined indicators and behavioural outcomes
• Review MIS data, session plans, reports, and change stories on a regular basis
• Support teams in documenting qualitative change, learning, and field insights
• Use monitoring findings to strengthen implementation strategies.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Oversee project implementation plan (PIP) and budgets across all four states
• Coordinate with finance teams to ensure timely expense tracking and reporting
• Ensure efficient use and management of IEC materials and programme resources.

Reporting & Coordination:

• Consolidate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports from state teams
• Act as a key coordination link between state teams, Delhi head office, and internal support functions (M&E, Training & Curriculum, RM, Communications, Finance etc)
• Support donor reviews, audits, and programme reporting requirements.

Travel & Field Engagement:

• Undertake regular travel to all project states to monitor quality and mentor teams
• Maintain strong understanding of ground realities and community dynamics.

Skills, Competencies & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Social Work, Gender Studies, Development Studies, or a related field;
• 5 – 7 years of experience in community-based social sector programmes;
• Demonstrated experience working with boys and men on gender equality, positive masculinity, or violence prevention;
• Strong experience working with adolescents, youth, parents, and community stakeholders;
• Proven ability to manage multi-location or multi-state programmes and teams;
• Ability to mentor teams working in complex community settings
• Experience handling resistance and social barriers during behaviour change work;
• Strong documentation, reporting, and MIS skills;
• Clear communication in Hindi and/or English;
• Willingness to travel extensively and remain field-connected.

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 the last 25 years, we have reached nearly 2.3 million adolescents in schools and communities. With more agency, better negotiation skills and aspiration young people are calling out norms that hold them back and taking action, in the communities that Breakthrough works in. In this process, we also support them with media tools that shape public narratives and inspire people to build a world of equality, dignity and justice. 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

Eligible candidates interested in this position may apply through the following link:  https://www.btconnect.org.in/Applicant/CreateJobApplicant

You can also submit your resume by email to jobs@inbreakthrough.org