Organization: TechnoServe
Position: Deputy Director ( Reporting to : Country Director )
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Eligibility Requirements:
Educational Qualification: Post Graduation in Business, Agriculture or Rural Development
Experience: 25+ years of experience with at least 15 years of senior management
— Experience in organizations of repute with an excellent track record of leadership in such organizations.
— Experience of managing as counterparts senior functionaries in Governments, bi-lateral/multi-lateral organizations such as ADB, World bank, DFID, USAID, IFC etc and/or the corporate sector.
— Experience of working with and intimate understanding of the functioning of multi-lateral organizations would be an added plus.
Skills required:
—Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated ability to undertake field research, synthesize data and lead problem solving and program design
— Excellent written and oral communication skills
— Flexibility to travel extensively
— Strong exposure to inclusive business/Consulting /Social enterprise/Impact investing spaces
Skills in-person:
— An intellectual leader with strategic thinking, fine communication, strong analytical and influencing skills.
— Skills in mentoring and advising a wide variety of teams
— Ability to set goals and device means to achieve them
— Strong business acumen and an ability to quickly grasp complex issues across the agriculture and livelihoods space.
— Good understanding of business practices in firms consulting to corporations and/or multilaterals and/or government
— Domestic travel upto 60 %; International Travel – as per requirement
Responsibilities & Results:
The Deputy Director would directly report to the country director and work closely with the TechnoServe India office and the Development division at TechnoServe’s headquarters in the U.S. Specific tasks would include (but not limited to):
— Leading strategy development for TechnoServe programs in specific geographies and thematic areas
— Providing mentorship and leadership support on large-scale development programs within India as well as those that have an international interface.
— Ensuring overall timeliness and quality of deliverables across TechnoServe’s portfolio of projects.
— Ensuring robust monitoring, evaluation and learning systems for all projects reporting to this position.
— Conducting diligence and gap analysis and leading program design for emerging opportunities
— Cultivating and supporting relationships with domestic and international donors and partners
Interested candidates can send in their CVs along with three references and a cover note to dchatterjee@tns.org with the subject line indicating “Deputy Director – TechnoServe”. Last date to apply: 29 September 2016
About TechnoServe:
TechnoServe is a leader in harnessing the power of the private sector to help people lift themselves out of poverty. A non-profit organization operating in 29 countries, we work with enterprising men and women in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. By linking people to information, capital and markets, we have helped millions to create lasting prosperity for their families and communities. TechnoServe has earned a 4-star rating from independent evaluator Charity Navigator for the last 10 years, placing us in the top 1 percent of all its rated non-profits.
With nearly 50 years of proven results, TechnoServe believes in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
In the near future, TechnoServe sees itself primarily growing across four practice areas – (i) Work around Farmer Producer Organizations, (ii) Work around the NRLM platform of the Central Government and associated platforms at state levels, (iii) Urban slum youth employability and women entrepreneurship and (iv) Arid zone agricultural interventions. As the organization grows in scale and scope, TechnoServe feels the need to further augment its senior team so as to be able to provide sufficient leadership support to program teams as well as lead development of the above practice areas.