Senior Manager – State Project Office

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Save the Children is the world’s first and leading independent children’s organisation – transforming lives and the future we share. We’re proud to work with children, their communities, and our partners worldwide, discovering new solutions to help ensure that the world's most vulnerable children survive, learn and are protected.

Job Description

The Senior Manager – State Project Office will provide strategic leadership, management oversight, and capacity-building support to the state project office team to ensure effective and high-quality implementation of Bal Raksha Bharat’s programmes. This role is responsible for translating national strategies into actionable plans at the state level, ensuring that programme goals, objectives, and policies are achieved in line with organisational standards and donor expectations. The position serves as a critical interface between the National Office and the State Office, facilitating coordination with key stakeholders, particularly government departments, civil society partners, and donors at the state and district levels.

As a senior member of the Programme Implementation Team, the Senior Manager – State Project Office will work collaboratively and in a coordinated manner with the Head – Programme Implementation, Director – Program Implementation, Deputy Program Director, and Heads of cross-functional units including Finance, Procurement and Admin, MEAL, Resource Mobilisation (RM), Communications & Campaigns (C&C), Thematic Leads and Human Resource. The incumbent will contribute to expanding the programme portfolio, enhancing quality assurance, strengthening human resources, and leading advocacy and systems-change initiatives driven from the state level.

Job Responsibilities

Budget Responsibilities:

• Yes. Responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing the state office budget, including multiple donor-funded project budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness and compliance with internal and donor guidelines.

Role Dimensions:

• Operates in a dynamic multi-stakeholder environment involving coordination with government departments, civil society organisations, donors, and internal cross-functional teams.
• Leads programme implementation across a range of thematic areas including child protection, education, health & nutrition, resilience, and gender.
• Engages in emergency preparedness and response, advocacy initiatives, and strategic partnerships at the state and district levels.
• Plays a key role in expanding programme reach, strengthening quality, ensuring compliance, and building the capacity of state teams.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree or higher in Social Work, Social Sciences, Public Policy, Rural Development, or Management from a reputed institute.

Experience and skills

Minimum 7-10 years of experience

• 3-5 years of middle to senior management experience 

Key competencies

Technical Competencies

• Programme Planning & Execution: Demonstrated expertise in planning, managing, and executing multi-state, multi-sectoral programmes with strong alignment to strategic objectives.
• Budgeting & Financial Oversight: Proven ability in budget design, financial tracking, variance analysis, and cost-effective financial management of large-scale programmes.
• Team Leadership & Supervision: Capacity to effectively lead and mentor a diverse team across multiple thematic areas, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
• Programme Design & Proposal Development: Strong writing skills and experience in leading the development of program strategies, work plans, and donor proposals in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL): Expertise in developing, implementing, or overseeing M&E systems to assess programme effectiveness and impact.
• Stakeholder Engagement: A strong track record of working with and building partnerships with state and national government agencies, donors, technical institutions, and civil society organisations.

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