Position: Executive Director

Organization: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability

Location: New Delhi

Apply: Applicants are requested to email their C.V. alongside a Cover Letter (maximum 500 words) with “Application for the position of Executive Director” as the subject line

Position Description:

Responsibilities:

The Executive Director will –

• Be based out of New Delhi;
• Report to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of CBGA;
• Provide strategic leadership for all programmes and activities of CBGA in accordance with the general philosophy and guidelines provided by the BoT;
• Represent CBGA at various national and international forums;
• Set the organisation’s medium to longer term policy research agenda, and a strategic plan for the capacity building of CSOs on budget issues;
• Develop a 5-year strategic plan for CBGA in consultation with the team and members of the BoT;
• Direct the organisation’s administrative work and manage the team and the operations of the organisation in accordance with CBGA’s vision and objectives;
• Develop proposals and raise financial resources from appropriate funding partners and donor organisations;
• Ensure that the organisation delivers strongly on all commitments made under the ongoing and the future research and capacity building projects;
• Ensure that the organisation fulfils all statutory compliance requirements, and manage all programmes and activities of CBGA
• Develop and manage CBGA’s partnerships with government as well as multilateral institutions; 
• Develop CBGA’s collaborations with key actors in the academia and civil society, including the State level thematic groups and those engaged in budget transparency and accountability work;
• Engage proactively with the important actors in the fiscal governance ecosystem in India; and
• Enhance the credibility, policy relevance and sustainability of the organisation.  

Eligibility:

The applicant should be a qualified, experienced, and highly motivated professional with –

• A Master’s degree or higher in economics, political science, development studies, other social sciences, management, or any other field of study relevant for the position;
• At least 15 years of work experience;
• Deep understanding of issues relating to budgets and fiscal governance in India;
• Strong grasp over the social, cultural, and political context of India;
• Experience of leading an organisation or a reasonably large team;
• Adequate familiarity with and ability to collaborate with grassroots organisations, CSOs, think tanks, multilateral institutions, and governmental institutions;
• Demonstrated experience as a convenor of a diverse group of organisations or actors towards achieving a shared objective;
• Experience of managing large, multi-year, multi-stakeholder projects related to policy issues;
• Experience of supervising the management of financial resources for an organisation and its projects;
• Demonstrated ability to apply gender analysis to work and a gender sensitive lens to the management of the organisation and the team;
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills; and
• Strong ability for multi-tasking.

Remuneration:

It will be commensurate with qualification and experience, in line with the prevailing salary structure and employee benefits at CBGA.