EAII is inviting applications for the position of Senior Associate, Program Management Unit (PMU) in New Delhi. This position is with EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India.
Job Title- Senior Associate Program Management Unit (PMU)
About EAII Advisors
EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports the implementation of the school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day program, as well as iron and folic acid supplementation programs, across 11 states by providing technical assistance to applicable state ministries of health, education, and women and child development. Moving forward, EAII Advisors aims to expand its impact by collaborating with more state governments on these existing programs, as well as supporting new public health, water, & nutrition programming.
About Senior Associate
Evidence Action is looking for someone to join our India Safe Water Expansion team as a Senior Associate, in the Program Management Unit (PMU). Reporting to the Manager PMU, the Senior Associate PMU will be responsible for taking feedback and suggestions from the Manager PMU and implementing them in supporting our rapid programmatic scaling and long-term initiatives and materials development. Their long-term focus will require internal coordination with other Evidence Action teams and externally with other stakeholders. The Senior Associate, PMU must be capable of proactively identifying and addressing challenges and opportunities before they arise in thematic areas such as donor relations and process improvement.
The Senior Associate, PMU will be required to travel to state-based programs for about 20% of the time. Travel is primarily during business days, while occasional weekend engagements may be expected.
Responsibilities
Government Relations
- Occasionally represent Evidence Action and EAII Advisors Private Limited in engagements with central and state Jal Jeevan Mission representatives, state departments of water, NGO partners, suppliers, manufacturers, and others;
- Draft talking points as needed for India Safe Water senior leadership for key government engagements
Systems Development & Maintenance
- Review programmatic systems to ensure they are replicable, scalable, and prepared for the next stage of growth ultimately providing recommendations to program team leadership. Projects may include scaling models, cross-cutting team support, procurement plans, community engagement plans, and others;
- Support a centralized workflow – including work planning, collecting modeling inputs, and project coordination – across the Cost Effectiveness and India Safe Water teams;
Program Support
- Support the Manager PMU in ensuring the smooth functioning of the day-to-day operations of the program and strategic initiatives;
- Take feedback from the Manager PMU and complete the actionable;
- Develop standardized materials and processes for onboarding and training new hires.
- Ensure standardization of systems and processes, e.g. performance management, data collection, and management, working closely with India Safe Water and EAII Team.
- Develop internal team materials as needed, e.g. PPTs to give updates to program senior leadership.
- Manage communications and coordination with other Evidence Action teams within India and globally, ensuring correct stakeholders are involved at the appropriate level for various workstreams.
- Coordinate communications with Central and State JJM representatives, external partners, and internal team members Examples include drafting emails or memos to provide updates to partners, attending and taking notes during meetings to capture follow-up items, drafting agendas for meetings, etc.
- Support communication with established and potential funders, including the development of donor materials, preparation of talking points for meetings, etc.
- Oversee internal knowledge and information management systems and processes.
Flex Capacity
- This position will serve as flex capacity across topics and requirements as the India Safe Water program undergoes massive scale and new requirements may arise to include strategic planning, program transition, learning management, procurement, contracting, monitoring, learning, & evaluation, and others;
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with relevant 3-5 years of strategy consulting, management consulting, program design, or operations planning experience;
- Strong project management and organizational skills; proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously requiring inputs from various stakeholders;
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Ability to synthesize information clearly and draft high-quality written documents keeping to tight deadlines,
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders within India and globally;
- Proactively communicate relevant progress updates and bottlenecks requiring attention or support from leadership;
- Ability to develop recommendations based on qualitative and quantitative analysis;
- Able to work within a matrixed, complex organizational structure;
- Passion for the mission and values of Evidence Action and for creating value in international development;
- Prepared to travel to India to support government engagements, programs, and other requirements as necessary, up to 20% international travel.
- Experience in technical and advisory services to Governments or working with Governments in the development sector (preferably the Water/WASH sector) at any level will be a bonus.
Salary
Competitive and commensurate with the individual’s credentials, experience, and previous pay scale.
Location
New Delhi
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