Position: Ethical Recruitment Program Manager

Organization: Seefar

Location: Mumbai

We are looking for someone with:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in entrepreneurship, innovation, or service development.
• Leadership skills; you have a knack for leading diverse teams to solve complex problems;
• A social impact orientation, with experience working on issues of migration, forced labor, modern slavery or related themes preferrred;
• Skills and experience in the following areas: business development (commercial and non-profit), service development & delivery, project management, research, finance, operations.
• Exceptional written and spoken English communication skills, with the ability to write and speak to a variety of audiences.
• Effective prioritisation, organisation, and self-management skills; the ideal candidate acts like the CEO of their responsibilities.

Job Responsibilities

The following are the primary responsibilities of the role, with estimated allocations of time and attention.

Lead: Program and Service Development

Approximately 40% of your time and attention:

• Develop and grow Seefar’s suite of ethical recruitment services, including;
• End-to-end overseas recruitment in accordance with international standards;
• Worker monitoring, screening, engagement and training;
• Safe migration awareness-raising in communities of origin;
• Expert consulting for commercial, nonprofit and government clients
• Streamline TERA’s current business processes to increase quality and efficiency while cutting costs;
• Travel to meet with donors, research opportunities, and visit program locations;
• Secure new business opportunities for TERA from nonprofit, government and commercial partners by:
• Networking, forming new relationships, and sourcing opportunities;
• Developing proposals, liaising with partners, and negotiating agreements;
• Representing TERA and Seefar externally and to diverse audiences.
• Work collaboratively across the Enterprise to identify and support opportunities to expand Seefar’s ethical recruitment program into new geographies and sectors;
• Serve as Seefar’s senior expert on migrant worker recruitment.

Deliver: Project and Service Management

Approximately 40% of your time and attention:

• Responsible for end-to-end management of Seefar’s portfolio of ethical recruitment grants and projects, including:
• People management: Supervise 3-5 direct reports and remotely manage local teams, including TERA’s recruitment agency in India, to deliver projects and services. Hire and direct personnel as needed to achieve project objectives.
• Delivery: Ensuring key project, research, and ethical recruitment deliverables are completed to specification and on time;
• Quality: Being the final quality assurance for all services and project deliverables;
• Finance & compliance: Accurate financial reporting and adherence to client due diligence and compliance requirements;
• Other grant management tasks, including work planning, reporting, monitoring & evaluation, presentations, attending trainings, and similar.
• Seeking and implementing advice and feedback from advisors at Seefar to ensure robust project performance
• Manage donors and client relationships.
• Other tasks as required.

Deliver: Business Operations

Approximately 20% of your time and attention:

• In close coordination with Seefar’s Entity Management Team, ensure legal compliance in countries where TERA is operational, including;
• Accounting, taxes, and filings;
• Banking and financial compliance;
• Business registration, office requirements, and legal formalities;
• Recruitment licensing and formalities;
• Other compliance, including managing local Directors
• Hire and/or manage consultants as needed to ensure effective business operations.
• Ensure appropriate risk management in line with Seefar’s corporate policies;
• Adhere to finance, operations, safety, and HR procedures.
• Other tasks as required