Associate Director - State Program (UP), Lucknow, India

 
Associate Director - State Program (UP)

Lucknow

Janaagraha has an ongoing strategic partnership with the Urban Development Department (UDD) in UP, covering two flagship programs: the Aspirational Cities Program and the Chief Minister's - Green Roads Infrastructure Development (CM-GRID) Scheme' via Jana Urban Space Foundation. We also advise the UDD on public finance and organisational restructuring reforms covering policy and practice aspects.

As Associate Director - State Program, Uttar Pradesh, you will be responsible for stakeholder engagement, program delivery and leadership development with specific focus on program outcomes and impact in Uttar Pradesh.

KEY RESPONSIBILITES

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Serve as the lead for the programs that Janaagraha and Jana Urban Space Foundation implement in the state of Uttar Pradesh
  • Serve as the principal point of contact from Janaagraha and Jana Urban Space Foundation for senior leadership in Uttar Pradesh
  • Nurture and deepen relationship with senior leadership of Uttar Pradesh (both elected representatives and bureaucrats, across departments and levels) as trusted and credible partners
  • Raise credibility and visibility of Janaagraha and Jana Urban Space Foundation in Uttar Pradesh by identifying, building and nurturing relationships with prominent civil society organizations, media leaders, corporates, philanthropists, citizen groups etc.
  • Provide need-based support to the Development Team for fundraising and donor relationships, bringing in relevant expertise and context

Program delivery

  • Take full ownership of program delivery, program management and project management
  • Put in place program and project reporting systems and processes, convene periodic review meetings (internally and externally) at pre-agreed intervals and communicate around the same as agreed
  • Proactively anticipate and identify risks, evolve mitigants, and communicate around the same
  • Actively ensure convergence in efforts between teams so as to accomplish significantly more than just sum of the parts
  • Coordinate effectively with domain teams in matters of planning, program design, review and reporting, monitoring, evaluation and learning

Leadership development

  • Assume overall leadership of program team including recruitment, induction, review, learning and development, and motivation, guidance and mentoring
  • Live the Janaagraha culture codes to serve as an example for the team
  • Nurture talent through on and off the job learning and development plans and opportunities
  • Identify and nurture high potential team members for leadership development

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

  • A Master's degree preferably in Development / Policy / Management / equivalent. The higher degree is preferred, but can be relaxed for candidates with exceptional track record.
  • 15+ years' experience in the social development sector with at least five years in senior management roles; experience in urban sector will be an advantage
  • Strong systems change knowledge and practice including ability to adapt to differing contexts
  • Candidates with experience in working within or closely with government are particularly welcome
  • Experience in working closely with state and/or union governments in large scale systems change or consulting projects, involving stakeholder relationship and program management would be an advantage

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Systems thinking and practice with respect to large scale public systems
  • Ability to connect the dots between programs and critical reform agendas and achieve synergies in efforts
  • Experience in managing relationships with governments at senior levels
  • Effective budget management skills to work with available funding to deliver maximum impact.
  • Excellent written and oral presentation skills
  • Experience in managing large teams.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Remuneration

Janaagraha is an equal opportunity employer and offers a highly dynamic and enabling work environment. We provide competitive remuneration commensurate with relevant experience skill-sets and background.

This position will be based out of Lucknow, and report to Director - State Programs Please write to us at work@janaagraha.org with a link to your updated LinkedIn profile.

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