Regional Director South

1. POSITION VACANT:

2. ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND:

About American India Foundation

American India Foundation (AIF)

This role is to provide technical and leadership guidance in the Education Portfolio (LAMP and DE) for AIF-funded managed by our partner, The TeamLease Foundation (TLF). The role will be contracted by TLF in India.

About TeamLease Foundation

TeamLease Foundation

TLF

AIF

About LAMP Program:

Education

Livelihoods

Public Health

community-focused health intervention program that addresses the inequities in accessing quality and affordable health care for mothers and newborns among the vulnerable population in India.

Leadership

AIF

Regional Director (RD)

AIF

The incumbent must hold specific prior experience of leading and managing large-scale, complex, and multistate projects, P&L for the region, large multi-state teams, portfolio of donors and government partners.

The incumbent will be based at the Regional Office Bangalore in India and will be required to frequently travel to locations across India.

Key Job Responsibilities:

(A)

(1) Work closely with Country Leadership to establish strategic priorities and translate them into actionable plans for the region;
(2) Identify emerging opportunities and challenges within the region and develop strategies to address them effectively;(3) Prepare and administer annual operating budgets, compliance controls, regulatory compliances in the region across all regulatory norms and organizational SOPs and SLAs (HR, Finance, Procurements, Administration and any other).

(B)

TLF

(3) Expand regional capacity to implement projects;
(4) Ensure all reporting is of the highest standard;(5) Ensure all program activities in the region are sensitive to and responsive to changes at the organizational level;(6) Develop and optimize program management, monitoring & assessment protocols for donors and internal program teams in the region;(7) Execute Institutional-level communication and Behaviour change communication that are part of donor mandates along with donor stewardship in the region.

(C) Fundraising

(2) Achieve annual fundraising goals for the region as per annual fundraising strategy;

(3) Collaborate with the central Strategic Partnerships team to hone critical donor partnerships in the region;

(4) Support Technical Directors to strategize, design & implement new program initiatives that adhere to organizations overall vision and donor priorities in the areas of Education, Livelihoods and Public Health including, but not limited to, new proposal and concept note development, execution planning and more.

(D)

(2) Meet regularly with the donors and government stakeholders to provide as well as receive feedback on project progress, address any roadblocks or escalations on a priority basis and identify new opportunities;

(3) Represent the organization in external forums, events, and meetings, participate in industry dialogues at the regional level;

(4) Strengthen and deepen organizations government relations as well as build new relations to further organizations mission in the region.

(E)

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(5) Work with the organizations Country Leadership to create a vibrant work culture in the teams in the region that aligns with the organization's values, visions, and goals:
(i) Collaborate with other regions and Country Leadership (Technical and Functional Directors) to contribute to organizations success; review outputs and share learnings;(ii) Provide inspiring and motivational leadership that role models organizations values and behaviors, empowers and enables regional teams to deliver excellence;(iii) Guide and mentor, the regional teams, foster a collaborative and supportive work environment in the region and with the national office.

(6) Ensure adherence of HR practices and protocols as per organizations HR Policies, SOPs, and practices. Administer these in accordance with the National Offices plans and goals. This includes, but is not limited to, practices and processes of Recruitments, Contracting, Onboarding, Training & development, Performance management, Promotions & Transfers, Retention, Engagement, Exits and more;
(7) Work with internal stakeholders to identify learning and development requirements for the team and deliver on the same in partnership with the national HR team;(8) Work with the national HR team in accordance with the HR SOPs, Policies and SLAs.

(F)Financial Management

(2) Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability;

(3) Ensure that the control of expenditure and the disbursement of resources in the region are in accordance with the established procedures. Regularly monitor and ensure project finances are as per budgets, in the region;

(4) Maintain the financial and legal integrity of the organization in the region;

(5) Provide progress and financial reports as required by the government, the national Finance Team, Auditors and organizations accountability procedures on a periodic basis;

(6) Maintain an efficient internal control framework and good practice with regards to the identification and management of risk;

(7) Ensure adherence to financial laws and guidelines.

(G)Other Functional Responsibilities For The Region

(2) Work with the National Communications Team to execute communication events, donor events & knowledge events, collaterals, creatives, and media-related activities in the region;

(3) Work with the National MERL team to execute monitoring & evaluation frameworks and support timely completion of studies across projects in the region;

(4) Work with the National Procurements team in accordance with the organization Procurements SOPs.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualification and Experience

(2) Minimum 15+ years of relevant work experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role;
(3) Prior experience of managing multi-sector, multi-million-dollar programs (minimum USD 3 million) in the social sector;(4) Strong knowledge and understanding of the social and development issues in India, particularly within the region of operation;(5) Prior experience at managing large, multi-state projects;(6) Prior experience in disaster relief work and humanitarian response at scale will be strongly preferred;(7) Prior experience of working within Indias development/ social-sector with proven experience in programming and timely implementation at the ground level;(8) Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including government agencies, donors, and community leaders;(9) Proven fundraising experience from a range of diversified donors including CSR, Foundations and HNIs.

Skills and Competencies:

5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Gross compensation budgeted for the position is attractive and in alignment with salaries paid by leading I/NGOs for leadership roles. The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.

Benefits and Perks:

6. DURATION OF CONTRACT:

This is a full-time position, and the initial contract will be offered till September 2025, which shall be renewable based on performance.

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