Avis de recrutement : Evidence Action recrute un(e) Directeur(trice) des Opérations-Accélérateur à New Dehli, Inde.

About the Role

Evidence Action is looking for someone to join our India Safe Water Expansion team as Manager, Operations. Reporting to Senior Manager, Safe Water, the Manager, Operations will be responsible for overseeing pilot and programmatic implementation. The Manager, Operations will be responsible for in the immediacy, overseeing the safe water pilot and in the longer term, programmatic scaling across multiple Indian states. Evidence Action is looking for a diversified program manager who can operate and coordinate at scale and in time sensitive environments. Evidence Action is very open to candidates outside of a traditional development background.

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Management
  • Lead pilot and statewide scale-up of deployment of water treatment devices across Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan by:
    • Provide recommendations on team and programmatic structure;
    • Develop necessary systems, structures, and processes for state teams;
    • Oversee procurement and contracting processes to ensure work is delivered on time;
    • Support state governments in the tendering process, e.g. communicating recommendations regarding device specifications, engaging with vendors and contracts, etc.;
    • Analyze and synthesize data received from pilot and program sites to develop meaningful, actionable insights to be communicated to EA and JJM leadership;
    • Proactively identify potential bottlenecks and areas of contingency in implementation of pilot, and develop and execute work plans to mitigate those risks;
• Leadership
  • Oversee the Pilot Lead, who will manage a pilot team of 11 individuals across Delhi, three states, and eighteen locations;
  • Serve as the direct supervisor for multiple Delhi-based team members;
  • Recruit and onboard our Safe Water program team at national and state level;
  • Support state and sub-state programmatic development, expansion prioritization, and identify how plans translate into operations;
  • Develop and engage with other teams at Evidence Action to share expertise and communicate work plans to other Evidence Action teams, and ensure work streams progress on time;
• Government Relations & Coordination
  • Represent Evidence Action and EAII Advisors Private Limited in engagements with national Jal Jeevan Mission representatives, state Jal Jeevan Mission representatives, state departments of water, NGO partners, suppliers, manufacturers, and others;
  • Coordinate with our program strategy team to effectively transition planning and tasks from the strategy portfolio to the operations portfolio.