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Consultant – Livelihoods Associate

About the British Asian Trust 

The British Asian Trust (BAT) is an international development organisation founded in 2007 by His Majesty King Charles III (then HRH The Prince of Wales) and a group of British Asian business leaders. BAT works across South Asia to tackle some of the region's most pressing social challenges through innovative, evidence-driven programmes in livelihoods, education, mental health, child protection, and conservation.

BAT is a global leader in outcomes-based financing, designing innovative financing mechanisms that align funding with measurable social outcomes. Over the past decade, we have mobilised more than US$40 million to improve the lives of over four million people through some of the world's most ambitious outcomes-based financing programmes. In India, BAT has worked in partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to pioneer outcomes-based financing for livelihoods, launching the Skill Impact Bond in 2021 and, more recently, the Skills Outcomes Fund—a ₹530 crore national outcomes fund developed with the Government of India.

Role overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Associate to support the establishment and growth of the India Skills Outcomes Platform (ISOP)—a first-of-its-kind partnership between the British Asian Trust (BAT) and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to mainstream outcomes-based financing across India's skilling ecosystem.

Working closely with the ISOP leadership team and external partners, the Senior Associate will support government engagement, programme design, knowledge generation and project management across the Platform. This role is ideal for someone with strong analytical, research and stakeholder management skills who is excited to work at the intersection of public policy, social finance and skilling systems.

Key Deliverables:

Governance, Risk, Compliance & Safeguarding

  • Manage day-to-day coordination and reporting with funders and programme partners.
  • Support training provider contracting and due diligence. 
  • Maintain consistent programme communications and stakeholder messaging.
  • Support resource mobilisation, funder engagement and investment materials.

Stakeholder & Partner Management

  • Manage day-to-day coordination and reporting with funders and programme partners. 
  • Support training provider contracting and due diligence.
  • Maintain consistent programme communications and stakeholder messaging.
  • Support resource mobilisation, funder engagement and investment materials.

MEL & Verification Management

  • Support selection, onboarding and management of the independent verification/MEL partner.
  • Track verification activities, outputs, timelines and service levels.
  • Coordinate resolution of verification issues and support governance reporting.

Learning & Institutionalisation

  •  Capture programme learnings and translate them into practical recommendations. 
  •  Support innovation, systems-strengthening and technology-enabled monitoring initiatives.
  • Coordinate with the Knowledge Partner and contribute to relevant knowledge products.

Programme & Financial Management

  • Review outcome-payment calculations and support processing of outcome-linked payments.
  • Support funder reporting, reconciliations, financial controls and contractual compliance.
  • Monitor fund utilisation, financial performance and exceptions, escalating key issues as required.

Job description 
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How to apply:
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Closing date for applications: 30 September 2026

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. 

Please note that due to the large number of applications we expect to receive we will only be able to contact short-listed candidates and cannot offer feedback on unsuccessful applications.  

Thank you for your interest in working for the British Asian Trust. We look forward to hearing from you.