Position: Associate Director

Organization: CSBC

Location: Delhi

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• External Engagement: Shadow and support the Director in all external engagements especially with government and key partners. Lead these engagements as and when entrusted/assigned by the Director. 

• Strategic anchor: Oversee and manage the strategic priorities of the Director, senior leadership teams, and the organisation, by serving as a trusted advisor to the Director and senior leadership. Take internal and external meetings on behalf of the Director.
• Business Development & Sustainability: Engage with potential donors and key stakeholders, identify opportunities for growing the funding base of the organisations through responding to relevant RFPs, making relevant connections in the sector and presenting CSBC’s work to generate interest amongst donors (private philanthropy, multi-lateral and bilateral organisations and corporate sector. 
• Establish and manage partnerships: Identify core partners relevant to CSBC’s work, establish relationships, oversee and manage any work that CSBC is undertaking in collaboration with partners/outsourced to the partners.
• Executive-level presentations: Create materials for key donor discussions, board meetings, and organisation-wide conversations
• Team coordination: Build trusted relationships within the organisation and lead a rhythm of internal communication to enable effective collaboration across the organisation.
• Overall support: Dynamically provide cross-functional support, gap-filling and process management to ensure the operational rhythms of the organisation are running smoothly.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Economics. PhD preferred.
• Minimum 10 years in management consulting (or similar roles), preferably with a focus on strategy and operations management
• Extraordinary attention to detail with an ability to track and execute multiple work streams at once
• Demonstrated ability to self-start, work cross-functionally, and manage multiple stakeholders
• Excellent people skills with an ability to quickly earn trust and credibility with senior leaders / board members as well as team members
• Strong project reporting skills, with a focus on interdepartmental communication
• High degree of comfort with change and ambiguity
• Superior written and verbal communication skills

The position will be located in New Delhi, with work from home till the COVID-situation persists. The candidate should have work authorisation in India (preferably Indian citizenship or Overseas Citizenship of India). The candidate should be available for travel, with and without the Director.

COMPENSATION:

Remuneration is competitive with the sector, but may vary subject to the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. 

HOW TO APPLY:
 

• The position title (Associate Director/Chief of Staff) in the subject line of the email 
• A two-page CV
• A one-page cover letter highlighting your experience relevant to the job requirements

Closing date:

Within 15 days from the date of publishing.  

We encourage early application as applications will be processed as they are received. Thus, the recruiting process may end earlier than the closing date.

We are an equal opportunity organisation and encourage diversity. Women, differently abled persons, SC/ST/OBC candidates are especially encouraged to apply.