Position: Senior Program Manager – Global SDG7 Hub

Organization: SELCO Foundation 

Location: New Delhi

Apply: https://selcofoundation.org/apply-now/?con=4711

The Role

A Program Manager leading the global hubs team, should have a good sectoral understanding, as well as proven experience in program design and strategy, managing a cross-cultural team, developing and monitoring partnerships, coordinating between multiple stakeholders. The role requires an approach which challenges the set paradigms and comes up with end to end solutions- employing resourcefulness in program design, implementation and monitoring problems. We seek individuals who are able to work very hands-on and understand grassroots realities while also being able to extract key learnings for the sector at the global level.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for anchoring SELCO’s Global SDG7 Hubs platform and managing the team, designing, building and executing programs and partnerships aligned to the Global SDG 7 Hubs Vision and Mission.
• Setting up processes for innovation and implementation of SDG driven solutions for livelihoods/health in the chosen hubs with the teams.(East,West and Horn of Africa).
• Anchoring and analyzing energy+livelihood and energy+health solutions for multi-country programs.
• Ensuring identification, strong relationship building and support systems for all end users, partners and stakeholders within the hubs network.
• Supporting ecosystem building activities and needs in areas across strategy, technology, unlocking finance, skill building, linkages, converging with local schemes and policies etc.
• Running incubation and training programs for local clean energy and energy efficiency technology enterprises.
• Understanding requirements of the team, bringing in experts etc to design and implement solutions across various stages of innovation and scale.
• Understanding requirements of the team, bringing in experts etc to design and implement solutions across various stages of innovation and scale.

Who Can Apply

• Minimum 8 years of experience is preferred, in leadership and management experience. Work experience in the Sub Saharan Africa region will be preferred.
• Good understanding and aptitude to understand national and global ecosystems and their convergences. Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong management skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
• Should have experience in budgeting and forecasting of the projects.
• Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Willingness to travel.