Regional Director

Regional Director at American India Foundation Trust (AIFT)
Position: Regional Director
(East / West / North / South)Nature of Employment: Full time staffDuration: Open-endedLocation: Anyone
(North - Lucknow / South - Bangalore / East - Bhubaneshwar / West - Mumbai)Reporting to: Deputy Country Director (Programs)Reportees: Regional representatives of Functions and Project Leads
Organization’s Overview:The American India Foundation Trust (AIFT) is a private, non-profit, nongovernmental organization, dedicated to catalyzing social and economic change in India, and building a lasting bridge between the USA and India. Registered as a Trust in India, with an independent Board of Trustees, AIFT adheres to strict financial and governance standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and responsible management of resources. As per statutorymandates, AIFT is also registered under FCRA, CSR, 80G, and 12A. These registrations and certifications stand as tangible evidence of the organization's existence, credibility, and compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks, while demonstrating a commitment to organization's vision and mission.Led by a strong India Trustee Board, AIFT is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Through its unique value proposition, working closely with local communities, the Foundation partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by then Prime Minister Atal BihariVajpayee Ji and President Bill Clinton, AIFT has impacted the lives of 16.51 million of India’s poor across 36 States and Union Territories of India.AIF works on Education, Livelihoods, Public Health, and Leadership programs in India.Learn more about our work, our key people, and programs at https://aif-india.org/.
The RoleToday, AIF is at an inflection point, seeking to expand its presence across India through a Decentralization and Reorganization of its India Operations. Currently, AIF employs 1700+ people in 36 states & union territories across management, administration, and field operations. The Trust raises about USD 20 million, which is to be scaled upto double in the next five years.
Given its ambitions, AIF is now looking to onboard a passionate, talented, and energetic Regional Director to lead their highly experienced and qualified programs in the region (One each in North, West, South, East). As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), the Regional Director will contribute to developing and executing AIF’s strategy in the region. They will lead & manage AIF’s operations in the region– program execution, fundraising, financial and people management, procurements and related policies, government relations and other stakeholdermanagement.
This position represents AIF in the region and will serve as the representative of the Region at AIF. They will lead AIF’s Regional Teams (across Projects, Finance, Administration, HR, Procurements), work closely with NationalTechnical Directors, National Directors of Functions and will report to AIF’s Deputy Country Director (Programs).
The incumbent must hold specific prior experience of leading & managing large-scale, complex, and multi- stateprojects, P&L for the region, large multi-state teams, portfolio of donors and government partners.The incumbent will be based at the Regional Office ( Lucknow / Bangalore / Bhubaneshwar / Mumbai ) in India andthey will be required to frequently travel to locations across India.
Key Roles & ResponsibilitiesA. Strategic LeadershipB. Program ManagementC. FundraisingD. Donor Engagement and Government PartnershipsE. People managementF. Financial management
Key Skills and Experience· Prior experience of managing multi-sector, multi-million-dollar programs (minimum $3million) in thesocial sector.
· 15+ years of prior relevant work experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.· Strong knowledge and understanding of the social and development issues in India, particularly within the region of operation.· Prior experience at managing large, multi-state projects.· Prior experience of working within India’s development/ social-sector with proven experience in programmingand timely implementation at the ground level.· Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders, includinggovernment agencies, donors, and community leaders.· Proven Fundraising experience from a range of diversified donors including CSR, Foundations and HNIs.· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent the organizationeffectively to various audiences with demonstrated ability in negotiations and networking.· Proven ability to successfully supervise a geographically widespread team and work closely in coordinationwith other cross functional teams to deliver projects on-time.· Ability to manage complex financial control and management systems.
Key Qualifications and Personal attributes:· A Master’s degree preferably in Development / Policy / Management / equivalent. The higher degree ispreferred but can be relaxed for candidates with exceptional track record.· High integrity & ethical conduct.
· Growth-mindset and ability to deliver in a growth-oriented environment.· Proven initiative, flexibility, and enthusiasm in managing complex activities in a changing environment.· Ability to remain calm in a pressurized environment.
Benefits and Perks:· Opportunity to work in a high growth and inclusive work culture.· Opportunity to lead a highly passionate, driven, and talented team of professionals from diverse backgrounds.· Opportunity to contribute directly and at-scale through ground-breaking programs across Education, Public Health and Livelihoods and help impact lives of millions of India’s underprivileged.· Competitive compensation (per the Indian development sector norms).· Competitive Medical Insurance for self and family.· Group Term life insurance.· Personal Accidental Insurance.· Competitive leave benefits.Only applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.
If this role excites you, please apply to resume@socialsynthesis.in