Head – State Program

Follow us@ngobox

About the Organization

Janaagraha began as a movement to promote participatory democracy at the neighbourhood level. We soon discovered, however, that citizen participation alone was not enough.

Governments must also be equipped to deliver infrastructure and services, build their own capacity through training and technology, fully empower elected leaders, and ensure high standards of accountability and transparency.

Job Description

As Head – 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.

Job Responsibilities

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

Education Qualification/Required Skills & 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

For more information please check the Link

Tags Jobs in Uttar Pradesh Jobs in Lucknow Jobs in Public Policy