Chalo - City Head

Role Summary

We are looking for a Project Manager who will play a critical role across Government Business Development, project execution, and operations. This role requires strong on-ground execution, stakeholder management with government bodies, and the ability to translate contracts and proposals into smoothly run operations.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working across government stakeholders, internal teams, and field operations.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work closely with government bodies, PSUs, and public-sector stakeholders

- Support end-to-end government BD activities including RFP/RFQ tracking, proposal coordination, and submissions

- Create project plans, timelines, milestones, and track execution rigorously

- Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Operations, Tech, Finance, Legal, Vendors)

- Identify risks, dependencies, and operational challenges early and drive solutions

- Ensure timely delivery as per contractual and operational commitments

- Oversee on-ground operational readiness and ongoing execution

- Handle escalations, issue resolution, and coordination with stakeholders

Stakeholder Management

- Act as the primary point of contact for government counterparts during execution

- Manage internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment and accountability

- Prepare and share regular project and operational status updates

What We're Looking For

- 5-10 years of experience in Project Management / Government BD / Operations

- Prior experience preferred working with government bodies, tenders, or public-sector projects

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills

- Ability to work in ambiguous, fast-paced, execution-heavy environments

- High ownership, strong follow-up, and problem-solving mindset

- Willingness to travel and work on-ground as required

Why Join Us

- Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact projects

- High visibility role with exposure across BD, execution, and operations

- Chance to shape and scale projects from scratch

- Work in a fast-growing, mission-driven organization