Atrios Consulting Looking For Domain Lead – Policy and Planning (Associate Vice President) at Delhi, Delhi, Full Time

Position :- Domain Lead – Policy and Planning (Associate Vice President)

Org: A Leading NGO

Qualification : Master’s in public policy/ Environmental Management / Other relevant background

Location : New Delhi (HQ)

Experience : 15 – 18 years’ experience

CTC: 28 – 30 LPA

Job Description

• Demonstrating Leadership
• As a Domain Lead, you have the responsibility to lead the public policy research and planning support mandate of the organisation. You will lead your team in the strategic design and implementation of the Domain’s programmatic portfolio to achieve the planned substantive and financial targets.
• As an Associate Vice President, you will take active part in the design and management of the Group’s mandates, strategies relevant policies and key institutional issues including reporting when required to the Governing Body of the Society. You will represent the organisation in external local, national, and international events and programmes, share the responsibility of overseeing the Group management functions and build partnerships for the Organization contributing to the positioning and fundraising efforts through your writings, networking, and thought leadership.
• Ensuring Team Performance:
• You will carry an overall responsibility to ensure quality and timely delivery of project outputs to the satisfaction of funders and clients and ensure outcomes because of policy shifts and stakeholder capacity development as per planned mandate of the organization and the domain.
• You will oversee, track, and monitor the progress of programme development and project implementation ensuring regularity of reporting and effective client management across all projects and programmes of the Domain. In consultation with the senior managers of your team, you will decide, plan and ensure course correcting action when results are not delivering as expected.
• You will be responsible to ensure the professional performance and growth of each member of your team, individually and as a group
• Effective and Diligent Financial Management:
• You will hold the responsibility of managing the finances of the Domain. This will include designing the Domain portfolio, planning project budgets and expenditure and ensuring timely invoicing and receipt of funds.
• You will ensure adequate cash flows for smooth implementation of project activities and due diligence in project procurements and expenditures to maintain integrity, client reporting and audit compliance.
• Building and Nurturing Partnerships:
• You will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong partnerships for programmatic positioning and growth and act as a knowledgeable resource
• At the programmatic level, you will ensure quality partnership support and constructive challenge to the existing partners and networks and identify and cultivate new partnerships to enhance strategic objectives.
• Raising Programmatic Funds, Building Financial Resilience:
• With an overall responsibility to build and manage the financial portfolio of the Domain, you will develop an active pipeline of potential opportunities in accordance with the programmatic priorities to meet and achieve the target of the domain as per the current annual plan and lead the design and management of the financial and business development targets for the subsequent years.
• You will design new projects and develop businesses under the three impact areas viz., Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy, Green and Inclusive Development and Climate Change Resilience & Ecosystem Restoration. To give shape to innovative ideas for desirable system change, you will lead the engagement with new and existing funders to build confidence and develop strategies in the relevant areas, resulting in programmatic growth and increased funding.
• You will build and monetize the knowledge resources and products emerging from the Domain portfolio to build financial surplus and resilience

Requirements

• Role requires someone who has worked in areas related to climate change action, climate / green finance, circular economy strategies.
• You may be a PhD or a Master’s in public policy, economics, statistics, natural sciences, development and environmental studies, engineering or architecture.
• You should be fluent in writing, reading and comprehension in the English and Hindi languages with any additional language skills as a bonus.
• You have experience on ground action and research and have engaged with / worked for or supported public policy at sub-national and national levels engaging with ministries, officials of state and district government and international and national programmes. You have in your portfolio association with bilateral and multilateral funding agencies