AddressExecutive Director
Kolkata
ABOUT SAHAY
SAHAYs Child Sponsorship Program started with 2000 children in rural pockets of West Bengal in 1989. Today it serves, over 15,000 vulnerable children and youth (aged between 2-24 years) from poverty-stricken families, through its three community centres in Kolkata and two clusters, with a holistic development approach. SAHAY offers a menu of programs and benefits available to these sponsored children and youth that includeshealth, education, employment and empowerment programs.
THE CAREER OPPORTUNITY:
SAHAY is seeking to hire a dynamic and result oriented leader as Executive Director (ED). As EDyou are expected to spearhead strategic initiatives, enhance operational effectiveness, develop, and augment organizational funds and funding sources as well as forge and nurture strategic partnerships with a diverse group of stakeholders.
As an innovative leader, you will cultivate a high-performance culture aligned with the organizations values, champion staff development, accountability, collaboration, efficiency and adherence to our policies, including child safeguarding.
Your role involves fundraising, problem-solving and promoting continuous improvement. This challenging yet rewarding position is crucial for SAHAYs future. If this excites you, you might just be who were looking for.
THE PERSONA:
TheED is expected from day one to be apassionate advocate forthe cause of the marginalized children and youth of SAHAY, families as well as possessoperational expertise and a deep understanding of child and community development.
We are looking for aself-motivated and proactive individual with a high level of compassion, empathy, and integrity. The aspirant should be an advocate of change, resilient, champion collaboration and be a believer as well as practitioner of diversity, equity and inclusivity principles.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS ROLE:
a.Governance and Risk Management
Engage directly with the Executive Board on all governance and compliance matters effectively. Conduct official correspondence with Statutory authorities on behalf of the Executive Board as well as jointly with the Executive Board as appropriate.
Coordinate meetings with the Executive Board in accordance with policies established in the Articles of Incorporation and CI guidelines; maintain minutes and statutory records.
Work closely with the Executive Board and other staff to identify, evaluate, and mitigate the risks to the organization's people (clients, staff, management, volunteers), property, finances, goodwill, and reputation.
Supervise and manage design and implement appropriate systems and controls to minimize potential business, financial, compliance, reputational and other significant risks face.
Ensure all office bearers and other senior members are in the loop of all major decisions.
b.Planning, execution, and reporting
In consultation with the Executive Board, staff and other relevant stakeholders, define the overall strategic vision and plan.
Lead development of short-term, medium-term, and long-term implementations plans and budgets aligned to the overall strategic direction and ensure adherence of the same.
Oversee daily operations of the agency, drive performance and productivity aligned to agreed organizational annual goals and results.
Actively identify, analyze, and optimize existing business processes to improve services to constituents.
Ensure financial stewardship, key performance metrics, impact results and outcomes.
Drive growth in programs, partnerships, and budget outlay.
Contribute to thought leadership, including managing self-reflection efforts to ensure that the organization is continuously iterating, learning and improving in program delivery.
Develop and implement systems for impact measurement and timely reporting.
Provide timely and accurate analysis and routine reporting on the impact and performance of the programmes/ projects supported by different donors.
Proactively lead change within a complex, ever-changing work environment. Look ahead for change opportunities and generate innovative ideas to advance programs and presence in the sector.
c.Policy oversight, Financial Management and Compliance
Ensure SAHAYs organizational structure, operational policies and other processes are in place. Undertake periodic reviews, recommend updates as well as oversee implementation of approved changes as needed.
Drive adherence to all organizational policies, business ethics, code of conduct, statutory regulatory guidelines, local laws, and regulations. This includes key financial controls, auditing, purchasing and the segregation of duties.
Supervise that the funds of the organization are administered according to the approved budget and plan.
Assure the accuracy and integrity of the Organizations financial reporting and disclosure requirements.
Oversee internal controls and ensure sound bookkeeping and accounting procedure.
d.Fundraising, Partnerships and Stakeholder Management
Oversee and advance the development of new funding streams for the organization, broadening the donor base with corporates, CSRs, international and national funding organizations.
Network and build alliances with external partners, government and other NGOs.
Represent the organization effectively. Ensure the mission, programs and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders including volunteers, beneficiaries, and sponsors to enhance the organization's community profile.
Deepen and refine all aspects of communicationsfrom web and social media presence to external relations with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
Handle donor visits, accompany donors on visits and promote adequate execution and timely quality focused reporting to donors.
e.People Management
Identify, Hire, lead, develop, coach and retain a high-performing team that is best fit for the organization in terms of skills, competencies and leadership behaviors.
Promote a results-oriented learning culture characterized by alignment to values, ethics, diversity, equity, inclusivity, and integrity that addresses challenges and solves problems.
Proactively lead the team, through change by championing improvement initiatives and other organization originated change projects.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
A bachelors or Post Graduate degree, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant leadership, management, operations experience, having built, inspired and managed cross-functional teams leading them to succeed.
A proven track record in raising and managing funds, working with multi-disciplinary teams, information systems, financial management, networking with external agencies and working with an Executive Board.
Demonstrated results orientation. Ability to execute strategic objectives and implementation of work plans and outcomes within available resources and work effectively in a flat organization.
Excellent interpersonal skills with a history of inspiring collaboration across various functions and ability to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders -ExecutiveBoard Members, beneficiaries, funders and donors, media, government etc.
Excellent verbal communication and advance report writing skills in both English and Hindi.
Tech savy with high level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
ATTRIBUTES
Ability to adapt critically and strategicallyto addressan ever-changing work environment.
Self-motivated and proactive with a high level of compassion, empathy, and passion to work on complex social causes specially the cause of SAHAY and youth, a commitment to making a difference in the world.
Comfort working in multiple environments from our community centers to the neighborhoods where our SAHAY and youth live, to theExecutiveBoard Room.
Actively pursues learning and self-development. Willingness to constantly update themselves with the latest development in their field of expertise; seeks feedback; modifies behavior considering right feedback.
Believes in collaboration and teamwork.
Promotes diversity and inclusion, values other cultures, and demonstrate respect while relating with all organizational constituents, irrespective of their race, color, faiths, gender, sexual orientation, age, caste, disabilities, experiences, beliefs, and ethnicity.
Ability to project and maintain a calm work atmosphere while concurrently operating in a time and deadline intensive, customer-driven environment.
Exhibit the highest standards of honesty and integrity reflective of a leader within an outstanding organization.
Ability to articulate information in a comprehensible manner especially for reports and proposals.
DESIRABLE:
An advanced degree and previous experience working with the non-profit sector is a plus.
Past experience of working with a development organization.
Coaching and mentoring knowledge and experience.
Fluency in other regional languages specifically Bengali.
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