Associate Director - Program Management
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Role: Associate Director Program Management
Location: Mumbai
Experience: 15 years
Salary: 2026 LPA
Organisation Overview (Samhita.org)
SamhitaCGF is an impact catalyst we are pioneers and innovators in the social space and are passionate about bringing together stakeholders from the private public philanthropy social and financial sectors and collaborating to bring about unprecedented catalytic change. In alignment with the UNSGDs we are on a mission to positively impact 10 million lives by 2030 50% of which will be women by cocreating measurable scalable and sustainable solutions that are CSR and FCRA compliant.
Over the past 14 years since our establishment we have already impacted over 16 million lives while partnering with 350 social organisations 250 corporate and individual donors and 30 government foundations and international aid agencies. We aim to drive holistic social development for our participants by ensuring they are given access to multiple interventions including providing access to social security financial literacy and inclusion access to credit business formalisation healthcare entrepreneurship development skilling job creation digital empowerment and market linkages.
Role Overview
The incumbent will be responsible for managing the complete implementation and execution of multiple programs mapped to the role. The incumbent will be accountable for end to end project management which will include but not restricted to program management on the ground execution stakeholder engagement budgeting donor management compliance profit analysis systems integration and operations. One critical aspect of the role will be to partner with various stakeholders like government semi government clients implementation partners internal stakeholders and ensure effective and efficient execution of programs across various thematic areas.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic alignment direction and implementation of various projects and programs across regions and build and implement the operational roadmap in alignment with the 1 to 3 year strategic plan.
- Bring together multiple stakeholders especially the government companies implementation partners and international aid agencies.
- Lead the development adaptation testing and mainstreaming of best/good practices in needs assessment project design implementation monitoring & evaluation and research.
- Work with implementation partners and understand the on ground challenges operational bottlenecks and help them with strategies and solutions to executive the project smoothly.
- Ensure optimal coordination and collaboration of team members with relevant teams and contribution to relevant organisational initiatives.
- Provide regular valueadded reports that identifies & tracks the status of programs projects milestones and deliverables. Ensure effective and efficient program monitoring; reporting processes are in place and implemented for all program activities.
- Ensure that lessons learning and research around program quality is carried out and used for program quality improvement. Have and institute the highest standards of client impact and client service be a role model and mentor on these dimensions.
- Drive a culture of coaching and mentorship to facilitate capacity building of teams
Skills required:
- 15 years of experience in onground implementation in the social sector. Consulting experience will be helpful
- Comfortable with ambiguity and rapid change. Should be able to work in a fast paced environment.
- Stellar planning with the ability to prioritise amidst various / sometimes conflicting priorities. Adept at scoping out length and difficulty of tasks and projects and an ability to break down process steps
- Ability to bridge the gap between the nonprofit and forprofit worlds. Exposure to strategy CSR and private foundations would be a definite advantage. Passion for the development sector and the communities we serve is a must.
- Strong project management and operations experience is a must ability to manage complex multifaceted projects with diverse stakeholders is a need.
- Demonstrated success of developing and evaluating program models and selecting and operationalizing programs with focus on efficiency and efficacy of the programs.
- Strong knowledge of the development landscape in India and around the world including an indepth understanding of the roles of various stakeholders (government academia international institutions foundations nonprofit and corporate organisations).
Why Samhita
Make a big difference: Take Own and implement.
- Leadership: This is the perfect opportunity to go beyond traditional roles and lead cutting edge Management and Research strategies. The candidate shall work alongside the brightest minds in an environment that fosters growth and creativity
- Impact: Working with Samhita will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive change in the lives of millions
- Work Culture: Samhita has a team of young hardworking and dynamic individuals who strive for excellence while maintaining a humble outlook. Our work has been strengthened and supported by international and domestic donor agencies and foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation Tata Trusts GIZ DFID the World Bank International Finance Corporation UNDP and the Power of Nutrition.
- Learning: Increase your problemsolving capabilities by delving into complex challenges.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type
Full Time
