Position: Program Director

Organization: UBS Optimus Foundation

Location: Mumbai

The role includes responsibility for:

– Shaping and growing UBS Optimus Foundation’s social finance footprint in South Asia, working closely with the global UBS Optimus Program team, the India Philanthropy Services team and UBS’s impact and sustainable investing teams
– Creating a pipeline of innovative, best practice grants and social impact investments
– Performance management of South Asia (and some global) programs to the full impact potential, work closely with partners to build capacity and disseminate successes and learnings.
– Active member of a team shaping the strategy and portfolio management including focused programs in education, health, child protection and the environment. The portfolio may include both social finance and grant-funded programs.
– Representing the UBS Optimus Foundation in India and maintaining expertise on key sector developments and best practices

Your expertise

You have:
– At least 10 years’ work experience. Significant portion of work experience in grantmaking, innovative finance and international development in Asia
– Significant experience and networks in the area of innovative finance for global development or impact investing
– Track record of successfully delivering a multi-partner initiative in area of innovative finance and international development
– Previous experience working with private philanthropists or private investors, or in management consulting
– Grant-making and/or program management experience (preferably in Education, Health or the Environment)
– Good understanding of innovations and best practices in financing for development

You are:
– Entrepreneurial and excited to work in a start-up phase of an organization, comfortable with uncertainty
– A strong analytical and qualitative problem-solver; able to quickly get up to speed on a new area, identify issues and key focus areas
– Comfortable working with a wide range of partners including UBS Optimus colleagues, UBS bank colleagues, clients, investees and other development stakeholders
– Team-oriented, flexible working style, able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
– Desirous to work in a dynamic, cooperative environment in which there is an emphasis on teamwork, adaptability, and continuous learning and improvement
– Possessing a superior work ethic; willing to work in a high demand environment both proactively and independently
– Willing to travel up to 25%
– Fluent in English and Hindi. Other languages would be a plus.