Job Opportunity For Chief of Programs At Aangan Trust In New Delhi

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategic direction of Aangan programs, working
  with the COO to set overall programmatic plans and priorities for the
  organisation, including developing new donor relationships and
  partnerships.
• Supervise and support Program Heads in developing their
  intervention strategies, managing their teams and budgets, and
  operational troubleshooting.
• Provide thought leadership on key issue areas relevant to child
  protection and evolving concepts such as systems thinking and
  impact measurement.
• Represent Aangan at external meetings and public events, donor
  visits, and Board meetings.
• Working with the COO to allocate and provide sound fiduciary
  oversight of the Program budget
  Oversee the consistent application of Aangan’s program quality
  standards and approaches for reporting, safeguarding and capacity
  building (with support from colleagues in other teams, including
  Knowledge and Impact, Content, Communication, and donor
  reporting teams).
• Contribute to team building of dispersed and diverse staff by
  leading regular team meetings and video calls and identifying
  opportunities to foster connections and a culture of consultation and
  inclusion among staff.
  What We Offer
• An opportunity to work closely with the leadership team to drive
  strategic direction focused on program delivery with multiple
  stakeholders.
• A chance to significantly increase the impact of the organisation’s
  programs on ground, and be an ecosystem thought leader.
• The opportunity to be a critical voice in the overall leadership and
  governance of the organization.
• A competitive remuneration package.

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Qualifications and Experience

• Strategic thinker and program implementer with significant
  experience in child rights and/or human rights and/or gender,
  including significant experience in strategy and program
  development
• Significant experience working with program development in
  different states.
• Experience managing and developing diverse teams.
  Demonstrated track record of partnership-building with a wide
  range of stakeholders and successful personal engagement with
  funders.
• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree desirable.
  Personal Attributes
• Team player committed to Aangan’s values and passionate about
  human rights issues.
• Commitment to excellence with an exceptional work ethic, strong
  organisational skills, a knack for multi-tasking and a can-do
  attitude.
• Ability to motivate and support direct reports and build a high
  functioning team incorporating diverse viewpoints.

Outstanding verbal and written English communication skills with
ability to communicate with passion to a variety of stakeholders;
other languages (especially Hindi) is a desirable plus.  

How To Apply:

Interested applicants should send a CV a writing sample and Cover
Letter (in a single file), including details on how their experience and
qualifications are relevant to the position, to
aangan.careers@gmail.com with the subject line: Application_COP