Job Opportunity for EAII Advisors Manager Strategy and Operations at Evidence Action in New Delhi

Description

This position is with EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India.

Job Title: Manager, Strategy & Operations

Employment Status: Full Time

Position Location:  New Delhi

About EAII Advisors

EAII Advisors, Evidence Action’s technical partner in India, supports the implementation of the school and Anganwadi-based National Deworming Day program, as well as iron and folic acid supplementation programs, across 11 states by providing technical assistance to applicable state ministries of health, education, and women and child development. Moving forward, EAII Advisors aims to expand its impact by collaborating with more state governments on these existing programs, as well as supporting new public health, water, & nutrition programming.

EAII invites applications for the position of Manager, Strategy & Operations in New Delhi.

About Evidence Action

Evidence Action is a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development – we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized by GiveWell, The Life You Can Save, and Charity Navigator.

We do development differently. We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. Our Deworm the World Program has helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes. Safe Water Now provides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths.

We drive innovation. Our Accelerator builds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless in exiting programs which do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.

We are global. Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background – with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused.

We have big ambitions. Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globally to fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action – because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.

We need great people. Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.

About the India Safe Water Team

Evidence Action’s Safe Water Now program provides safe drinking water to over 10 million people across rural Uganda, Malawi, and Kenya. Recent evidence highlights that water treatment may be among the most cost-effective interventions available to save young children’s lives, reducing all-cause child mortality by about 25%. The Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) program – based on research by a Nobel-winning economist – utilizes an innovative and human-centric design to deliver clean water at the source in rural settings, achieving usage rates which are 5x that of comparable interventions. Evidence Action recently launched a next generation technology, In-Line Chlorination (ILC) in Uganda and Malawi, targeting rural, peri-urban, and urban communities, which has the potential to be even more cost-effective. Over the past year, we’ve more than double our footprint  in East Africa and are actively exploring opportunities for expansion into new countries.

In addition to its longstanding work in East Africa, Evidence Action, through its technical partner in India, EAII Advisors, is launching a major technical assistance program to help the government of India reach 17.5 million people with safe water. This complements the Indian government’s effort to bring water access to every household in the country.

About the Role

Evidence Action is looking for a Manager, Strategy & Operations to join our India Safe Water Expansion team to support our rapid programmatic scaling and reports to the Associate Director. In this role, the Manager, Strategy & Operations will support both short and long-term initiatives, materials development, and other requirements as needed. This position will solve ambiguous problems ranging from government support, systems development, team capacity building. Candidates who enjoy tackling complex problems and flexibility in their role will excel. The position will frequently fill a project management capacity, leading workstreams that will require internal coordination with other Evidence Action teams and with external stakeholders. The Manager, Strategy & Operations must be capable of proactively identifying and addressing challenges and opportunities. The successful candidate does not need to come from a traditional development background.

Roles & Responsibilities of the position

Project Management (40%)

• Serve as project management or workstream lead across the India Safe Water program.
• Be prepared to establish timelines and milestones, delegate tasks, and hold individuals accountable to deliverables;
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders;
• Build strong relationships and establish trust while also able to hold teammates accountable to objectives or timeline;
• Create and maintain structures for internal information management that support an organized and efficient growth of the project. 

Materials and Report Drafting (30%)

• Draft internal team materials in preparation for meetings with senior leadership to include the CEO, Evidence Action board of directors, and ensure programmatic follow through with requirements;
• Analyze and synthesize information from internal and external sources to inform work planning and products;
• Provide strategic support to other India Safe Water team members at the national and state level; 

Systems Development & Maintenance (15%)

• Review programmatic systems to ensure they are replicable, scalable, and prepared for the next stage of growth ultimately providing recommendations to program team leadership. Projects may include scaling models, cross-cutting team support, procurement plans, community engagement plans, and others;
• Support program recruitment to include drafting job descriptions, drafting and grading case studies, support the sourcing of candidates, screening and interviewing, and onboarding; 

Flex Capacity (15%)

• This position will serve as flex capacity as the India Safe Water program undergoes rapid scale and new requirements may arise to include strategic planning, program transition, learning management, procurement, contracting, monitoring, learning, & evaluation, and others;

Requirements

Essentials

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in strategy consulting, management consulting, or project management experience;
• Strong project management and organizational skills; proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously requiring inputs from various stakeholders;
• Excellent spoken and written English and Hindi;
• Ability to synthesize information clearly and draft high-quality written documents keeping to tight deadlines;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders within India and globally;
• Proactively communicate relevant updates and bottlenecks requiring attention or support from leadership;
• Ability to develop recommendations based on qualitative and quantitative analysis;
• Able to work within a matrixed, complex organizational structure;
• Passion for the mission and values of Evidence Action and for creating value in international development;
• Prepared to travel in India to support government engagements, programs, and other requirements as necessary, up to 20% international travel.