EAII Advisors Senior Officer Strategy

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About the Organization

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.

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Officer, Strategy with excellent organizational, project management and with strong initiative to join our India Safe Water team. As a Senior Officer, Strategy, you will provide operational assistance to the Strategy Team regarding the planning, internal coordination and mainstreaming of different work streams within the program.

The Senior Officer, Strategy will support overall program strategic planning, assist with internal team coordination, support the Strategy team with work planning, communicate with relevant team members, and maintain and update accurate Strategy program records and data. Furthermore, the Senior Officer, Strategy will also perform analytical duties, such as elaborating materials, providing recommendations for decision-making, writing policy memos, etc.

Our ideal candidate should have outstanding communication, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills. This position will have considerable exposure to most programmatic workstreams, strategic planning, and leadership decision-making, so it is a great opportunity for professionals looking into a career around program implementation and project management in global health and water.

Job Responsibilities

Strategy Development & Implementation (40%)

• Support the revision of programmatic systems to ensure they are replicable, scalable, and prepared for the next stage of growth ultimately providing recommendations to program team leadership;
• Support program recruitment planning and recruitment to include drafting job descriptions, drafting and grading case studies. This also includes working closely with the People & Culture team to support the sourcing of candidates, screening and interview scheduling, and onboarding support;
• Oversee the Strategy team’s internal information management processes, organize and maintain team materials;
• Create tools and processes that support a centralized workflow – including work planning, collecting modeling inputs, and project coordination - across the Cost Effectiveness and India Safe Water teams;

Materials and Report Drafting for Internal and External Stakeholders  (40%)

• Draft internal team materials in preparation for meetings with senior leadership and ISW team members, and ensure programmatic follow through with requirements;
• Analyze and synthesize information from internal and external sources to inform work planning and products;
• Support the Strategy team with quantitative and qualitative analysis for programmatic decision-making.

Flex Capacity (20%)

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

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Essentials

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, project management, or a related field;
• Prior working experience in program management or assistance is advantageous;
• Strong project management and organizational skills; proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously requiring inputs from various stakeholders;
• 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;
• Willingness to take initiative, being a self-starter, and showing proactiveness.
• Flexibility to take late calls with the India Safe Water team based in the US.

Desirable

• Experience providing technical and advisory services to Governments in the development sector (preferably Water/WASH).
• Experience in program delivery.

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