Position: Country Director

Organization: AIF

Location: Mumbai

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategy, Vision & Operations

• Aligned with Americares global vision and Indian CSR landscape, will develop the strategic plan for Americares India
• Build robust operational plan to achieve the strategic objectives through effective implementation

New Business Development & Donor Engagement

• Engage existing and new donors for multiyear funding for program partnerships
• Diversify sources of funding for the India operations

Program Implementation

• Directly manage effective implementation, administrative and operational lines of business to ensure proper program implementation in a manner consistent with program design and Indian law, Americares policies, procedures, and program vision
• Anticipate administrative and operational gaps in program implementation, issues, risks and based on evolving needs, priorities, opportunities conduct needs analyses and make recommendations
• Facilitate close coordination with HQ teams in regional programs, Emergency Programs and technical advisors

Financial Management and Compliance

• Overall responsibility for fiscal soundness of country operation and maintenance of effective internal controls, including but not limited to effective cash management, and oversight of financial reporting and budgeting
• Ensure India office compliance with HQ and local policies and statutory regulations and requirements, including timely financial reporting to HQ as required

Field Office Operations/Human Resource Management

Manage full India team and supervise direct reports

Provide leadership, promote professionalism and teamwork, build working relationships, and mentor all Americares India staff members to work effectively and as representatives of Americares

Partner with HQ Human Resources team to adapt and implement global policies for field office operations, ensuring that policies are in line with local regulations and link to organizational policies and procedures

Ensure compliance with all labor laws and laws governing operation as a registered NGO in India

In coordination with Americares HQ, identify human resource needs and recruit and retain staff to meet those needs

Oversee employee and overall team performance and annual performance review process

Lead diversity, equity, and inclusion practices with employees

Collaborate with mental health staff and HR to actively promote the well-being of staff

Communications

• Report to HQ and India board in a timely and thorough way
• Secure submission of regular reports to HQ of country and program activities
• Coordinate with Americares HQ, including Operations, Programs, Finance, Development, and Communications as appropriate
• Lead external communications in country in coordination with Marketing and Communications at HQ and the India Communications Coordinator
• Represent the organization at national, regional, and global conferences, coordination meetings, working groups, public events and with the press

Representation and Coordination

• Serve as legal representative for Americares India – executing all corresponding communications and functions in an effective, professional, and timely manner
• Serve as official representative of Americares in all government and community affairs, actively engage local stakeholders and pursue collaboration and partnerships with other NGOs, INGOs, relevant Ministries, and private sector

Security, Health, and Safety

• Update, adapt, implement and secure full adherence of all India staff to global safety and security policies
• Coordinate security planning, monitoring, and systems with peer organizations, the UN system, and local authorities
• Conduct discussions to identify and determine approaches to address staff’s stress levels and sense of security

Core Americares Responsibilities:

• Foster Americares values of responsiveness, results orientation, collaboration, efficiency and integrity
• Coach, support and develop staff to increase individual and team effectiveness
• Develop and manage implementation of plans to increase team operating performance, including SOPs and other efficiency initiatives

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• 15+ distinguished years in a leadership position in a multinational nonprofit organization, foundation, or strategic/operational role in the Pharma/Healthcare industry or CSR Consulting or Business Consulting
• Postgraduate with business administration, public administration, public health, or related field
• Previous work experience in health domain will be preferred or an added advantage
• Experience overseeing implementation of large-scale health or development sector programs
• Proven track record of developing budgets, supervising financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with donor rules and regulations
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to interface with high level government, donors, NGO, and INGO officials and authorities.
• Proven experience mentoring and overseeing staff professional development.
• Strong organizational skills, capacity to think strategically, and attention to detail.
• Track record delivering superior results, commanding respect, and assuming leadership roles
• Success in roles requiring execution of multiple tasks while responding to multiple priorities
• Proven ability to work with efficiency, flexibility, and good humor
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide array of people – junior and senior, for-profit and nonprofit, and from diverse backgrounds/identities/locations
• Operates with excellence in mind in all matters, with the confidence to defend/debate ideas without ego interfering

Key Requirements, Languages, and Competencies:

• Indian Nationality, Passport
• Excellent communication skills in Hindi and English, including high proficiency in written English
• Proficiency in Office 365 including Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint and SharePoint
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed

Compensation:          

Our compensation philosophy is grounded in being competitive, equitable, and transparent.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In India, the benefits are:

Medical insurance up to INR 500,000 for employee and his immediate family

Personal accident insurance cover of INR 30,00,000

Special Pandemic term insurance cover of INR 10,00,000

Provident fund @ 12% of basic salary matched at the same rate by Americares

Gratuity benefits on completion of five years of service as per the government regulations

Festival bonus up to maximum of INR 100,000 per year, subject to India board approval

Annual leave @ 21 days a year

Sick leave @ 8 days a year

12 calendar holidays for festivals or national days

Cellular phone reimbursement INR 1200/- per month

Leave balance encashment (basic +HRA) as per government regulations