Impact Leadership Fellow

Job Title: Wadhwani AI Global Fellowship - Impact Leadership Program (ILP)| Second Cohort

Location: New Delhi (India) + potential assignment in Africa, Asia, or Latin America

Reports to: CEO

Experience: 2 4 years

Duration: 9 months in India

Compensation: ?1.25 lakh/month

Type: Fellowship | In-person

Conversion Pathway: High-performing fellows may be offered full-time employment with Wadhwani AI Global

About Us

Wadhwani AI Global is a mission-driven startup working to bring cutting-edge AI into the hands of governments and public systems across the Global South. Our work spans AI solutions embedded advisory across public health, education, and agriculture. We partner with ministries, multilateral organizations, and donors to transform innovation into significant public Impact.

About the Fellowship

The Wadhwani AI Global Fellowship is a fast-track impact leadership program designed for emerging professionals eager to work at the intersection of AI, strategy, and social impact.

Fellows spend their first 6 months in India working alongside WAIGs leadership, shaping growth and strategy initiatives.

Based on performance, they may then transition to a 36 month international placement embedded with WAIGs partners, governments, multilaterals, and NGOs in Africa, Asia, or Latin America.

Outstanding fellows may be offered a full-time role at the end of the program.

This program is designed not only to build technical and analytical skills, but also to provide frontline leadership experience, from shaping global partnerships to executing campaigns that influence policy and practice.

Role & Responsibilities

1. Growth & Market Expansion

• Support go-to-market strategies in priority geographies.
• Map, engage, and onboard new partners across governments, multilaterals, and NGOs.
• Draft proposals, contribute to RFP responses, and build investment cases.

2. Strategic Communication & Thought Leadership

• Co-develop thought leadership pieces (articles, reports, op-eds), positioning WAIG as a global voice in AI for social impact.
• Work closely with the CEO on high-stakes communications, strategy decks, speeches, and donor briefs.
• Represent WAIG in select events, contributing to both logistics coordination and external representation.

3. Campaigns & Knowledge Platforms

• Lead end-to-end initiatives that resemble marketing campaigns but are rooted in the social impact context.
• Coordinate rollouts of AI solution pilots.
• Awareness-building efforts with governments and global agencies.
• Knowledge-sharing campaigns for the Global South.
• Drive creative packaging of WAIGs impact stories for global stakeholders.

4. Cross-Cutting Strategic Projects

• Take ownership of CEO-led special projects, spanning partnerships, country strategies, and global alliances.
• Ensure cross-functional coordination across technical, policy, and communications teams.
• Contribute to institutionalizing data-driven tracking of pipeline, partnerships, and impact.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business, Development Studies, Public Policy, Economics, or related fields.
• 25 years of experience in consulting, strategy, business development, or program management.
• Familiarity with technology or AI-enabled product ecosystems, ideally in donor-funded/social sector contexts.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Entrepreneurial, agile mindset with a deep interest in impact-driven ventures.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, global, multi-stakeholder environments.

Why Apply

• Cross-sector exposure: Engage directly with governments, multilaterals, and social enterprises in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
• High-impact projects: Contribute to real-world AI deployments while shaping strategy and storytelling at the leadership level.
• Thought leadership: Get published, present at events, and help craft the global narrative on AI for social good.
• Career acceleration: Transition into a global role at the intersection of AI, consulting, and social impact.