Team Leader

Job Description

About the Organization

Swaniti Initiative aims to strengthen public service delivery by working with state and local governments across South Asia with a strong focus on India. Our interventions have included strengthening scheme implementation by identifying current gaps and limitations, providing research support to Hon’ble Members of Parliament about best practices in moving forward, and developing data-technology tools that can back decision-making processes. At present, along with working with 200+ Hon'ble Members of Parliamentarians for policy making, are working as advisors to state governments to ensure the delivery of schemes to the last mile. Major verticals of our work are climate and sustainability, social protection, and livelihood.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall functioning of the Planning and Monitoring Unit (PMU).
• Build and maintain a high performing team in the PMU.
• Provide effective program management, managing human and financial resources to effectively achieve the objectives.
• Ensure that deliverables are satisfied in a timely manner.
• Conceptualize a wide range of innovation projects for improved public service delivery.
• Act as a formal channel of communication between the organization.
• Carry out diagnostic study to understand the socio-economic conditions and analyze the impact (or deficit) of existing government schemes.
• Conduct participatory planning and need assessment exercise in all mining affected villages.
• Facilitate Gram Sabhas and organize discussions on development issues in the village / Panchayat.
• Arrange the village wise - list of projects into Annual Action Plans, based on the immediate and long term priorities, as determined by the people.
• Evaluate projects submitted by different stakeholders to be taken.
• Facilitate the approval of the Annual Action Plans.
• Oversee the implementation of the approved projects, through regular field visits and raise flags at appropriate levels in case of potential delays or cost overruns.
• Promote community based monitoring tools like Social Audit of projects.
• Undertake action-research to discover more appropriate ways of doing things.
• Demonstrate the effectiveness of various projects taken through various communication mediums.
• Prepare documentation of success stories, lessons learned and impact at periodic intervals.
• Any other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications Required

Skills and Attributes

Requirements

At Least 2 years of work experience with a minimum 1 year of prior working experience in integrated projects of mitigating issues of climate change / fossil energy etc. Excellent communication skills and writing abilities to draft policy memos, proposals project reports, etc. Demonstrated ability to work in teams. Critical thinking ability. Or Fellow - Ph.D. or Master in relevant fields with at least 3-5 years of experience. Ability to work well independently and collaboratively as needed. Must possess a self-starting and entrepreneurial outlook for leading research. Must be fluent in writing and speaking English, demonstrated through prior research reports or academic publications; knowledge of additional languages is an asset. Previous experience of working with the public sector companies (Preferred) Must have the skill of stakeholder management Previous experience of organizing the workshop / roundtable conference A passion for making a positive impact in the world. Skills and Attributes Required Experience in Business and Finance sector Ability to read and analyze corporate documents and annual reports Proficient in using quantitative skills with R or any other coding languages Ability to learn about the new sector and quickly adapt to changes Skilled in policy analysis Prior experience conducting literature reviews Excellent English writing skills.