Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Global Mental Health Consortium

Role Overview

The CEO serves as the Consortiums chief strategist external spokesperson and organisational leader. You will translate a global vision for equitable mental-health systems into a clear strategy; mobilise multisectoral partners and funders; ensure the generation and application of high-quality evidence; and drive the scaling of high-impact programs in partnership with global policy advocates governments and communities.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience of working in the Global South managing multi-stakeholder programs and with strong networks across governments multilaterals donors public health and civil society organisations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy & Vision

• Drive Board alignment on a shared vision anchored on data-backed research ecosystem gaps and a big bet aspiration from a long term planning.
• Transform the vision into an actionable strategic plan to be driven via consortium working groups
• Lead a 3-5-year strategic plan to build a unified movement and expand access to mental-health prevention care and recovery services.
• Prioritise geographies populations and intervention models guided by the principles of evidence inclusivity and equity. Expand GMHCs positioning as a leading alliance for mental health reform

2. Partnerships & Fundraising

• Build and steward partnerships with foundations multilateral agencies governments academic institutions and private-sector actors (including major global initiatives such as the Clinton Health Initiative and PAA).
• Lead high-level fundraising efforts pooled funds and large programmatic partnerships.

3. Program Leadership & Implementation

• Oversee design piloting and scale-up of evidence-based programs and interventions (e.g. ecosystem messaging knowledge and evidence building digital innovation and stakeholder capacity building programs).
• Champion strategic leadership cultural adaptation and sustainability across programs.

4. Research Evaluation & Learning

• Drive rigorous monitoring evaluation and operational research to measure impact and cost-effectiveness.
• Partner with leading research institutions to publish and disseminate findings that inform policy and practice.

5. Policy & Advocacy

• Lead global advocacy to strengthen policy frameworks financing mechanisms and health-system integration for mental health.
• Represent the Consortium at major global forums (UNGA WHO WEF global health summits philanthropic convenings).
• Shape the thought leadership agenda by sharing policy briefs articles and knowledge products (including sessions plenaries podcasts etc.)

6. Organisational Leadership & Operations

• Build an agile global team and governance structure
• Oversee financial management compliance risk systems and transparent reporting.
• Foster a high-performing values-driven organisational culture.

7. External Representation & Communications

• Serve as the principal spokesperson of GMHC.
• Oversee media engagement consortium positioning and communication strategy to share insights and impact to global stakeholders.
• Help in building the consortiums global visibility and credibility

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 15 years of senior leadership in global health international development philanthropy policy or related field and 5 years in a CEO/Executive Director or equivalent senior role preferred.
• Demonstrated success in multi-million-dollar fundraising institutional grant management and partnership development.
• Proven leadership in setting up and scaling large muti-country alliances and programs; preferably in public health mental health or related fields
• Strong understanding of research-to-policy pathways and experience working with academic institutions multilaterals and government stakeholders.
• Experience in global governance multi-stakeholder convening and coalition management.
• Exceptional cross-cultural communication diplomacy and public speaking capabilities.

Preferred Experience

• Professional experience across the Global South; familiarity with funders in North America Europe Africa Middle East and Asia.
• Background leading a global alliance foundation trust or major public-health initiative.
• Experience convening philanthropic alliances and managing pooled funding mechanisms.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic analytical thinker with strong decision-making skills.
• Collaborative convenor and coalition builder.
• Strong financial operational and organisational acumen.
• Team-building and talent development expertise.
• Deep programmatic understanding of global health or mental health systems.

Location: India (with significant travel)

Terms & Remuneration

Competitive market-aligned compensation and benefits commensurate with experience. Fixed-term contract with potential renewal based on performance.