Chief Operating Officer - Project Management - Consulting Firm

Job Description

About us: Indus Action has a mission to enable the disadvantaged to access legislated rights sustainably in India, with a vision of moving more than a million Indians out of poverty by 2030. We started working towards this vision by employing our model of intervention towards inclusive education under section 12 1 c of the Right to education (RTE) act. In the past one year, we have expanded our intervention to Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) under Nation Food Security Act and Building and Other Construction Workers Act (BoCW).In the six years of our intervention to improve the access and process of accessing private school seats under the RTE, we have supported 300,000 admissions. By saving ~1L in tuition fees, families save 12% of their annual income. We are able to deliver this impact at a marginal cost (Rs 350 per child). Our cost-effective model ensures impact at 0.001% of the annual budget the government spends in implementing this policy.Our interventions in PMMVY are directed towards improving the rate of entitlement delivery to 12 million+ eligible pregnant and lactating mothers annually. We have conducted Rapid M&E surveys, process tracing analysis and state wide tech solutions in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Telangana and Karnataka. Under the BoCW Act, in partnership with the labor ministry in Delhi and Chhattisgarh, we have conducted research and ground surveys to work on process streamlining of the labour registration and entitlement access. We are in the process of enabling a portfolio of entitlements to ~5 million+ workers. We are currently working in Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Raipur, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Impact model: Our impact intervention mechanism involves partnerships with state governments and a network of partners and community entrepreneurs; social science research and M&E; technology products for access and outreach; and ground based community work. We are led by a world-class team and an international board. To know more about our team and work please see the following documentaries:https://www.youtube.com/watch v=o4bGRwrSWQghttps://www.youtube.com/watch v=hfkZDlcrvk4 Organization Culture: At Indus Action, each day, all of us take steps towards being a Deliberately Developmental Organization. We believe that each one of us bring our whole self to work along with our joys, sorrows, anger and happiness. Indus Action is a safe space to process your inner challenges and reflect on them along with your growth. We push each other with critical, open and honest feedback and create spaces for questions, both large and small. Every employee also has access to various professional development platforms throughout the year including: Board Retreats: You will get an opportunity to interact directly with Board members and learn with them. Annual Step-back: An opportunity to step back and learn from the society and the people living in adverse conditions and; Mid-year event/Campaign events: This a great platform for learning and interacting with civil servants, policymakers, civil society organisations, and other civil society influencers on various subjects.We believe that each individual comes in with unique strengths and challenges and there is no need to hide any of them, but to find opportunities to hone all aspects of what one bring to the table. We believe that developing ourselves is developing Indus Action. A. Responsibilities - Driving CMO breakthroughs and partnerships for current and new states- Leading a team of 4-6 State PMU leads and driving outcomes in every state- Managing the Technology horizontal which supports outcome delivery for State PMUs and drives Citizen Engagement.- Developing and maintaining relationships with key influencers within the public (Government, politicians, multilateral organizations like UN) and the private sector (Non-profits, media, funders, civic movements, social science researchers, academicians etc.) in order to drive outcomes B. Reporting - She/he will be directly reporting to the CEO C. Attitude - Listen with a design thinking mindset and for data collection opportunities- Act with a sense of urgency for access of rights of disadvantaged- Change resource usage with radical frugality Requirements: - 8+ years of experience in the development sector with at least 6 years with government stakeholders and delivering projects successfully for them- 5+ years of people management experience having directly managed a team of at least 5 senior personnel- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills- Experience and comfort with working on greenfield projects- Strong project management skills- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills- Experience in managing delivery of technological solutions- Experience with managing budgets worth 10cr+ and strong financial planning skills Education: Preference will be given to Masters in Public Policy/Public Administration/Business Administration/Social sciences Remuneration: The designation and compensation of candidate will depend upon the work experience and the interview evaluation,

Keyskills :
marketingcivil societysocial sciencefinancebusiness developmentsalesdesign thinkingfood securitypeople managementproject managementdata collection