Associate Director - CSR Lead - NGO

Role

Designation: Associate Director (CSR)

Location: This is a work-from-office role, based in Mumbai. The role will need extensive travel across India to visit branch offices and project sites.

Responsibilities

1. Responsible for implementation of the CSR strategy approved by the CSR committee.

2. Complete ownership and accountability for annual financial budget creation, program selection, annual action plan creation, monitoring and evaluation, compliance management, employee engagement, brand engagement and any other aspect related to the CSR func tion

3. Primary point of contact for the leadership team, other business heads, accounting and finance, as well as implementation partners

4. Contribute to formulation of the CSR strategy, and long term impact goals and ensure alignment with the business strat egy

5. Developing impact frameworks and Key Performance Matrix across all projects

6. Managing impact reporting through Non - profits and leading quarterly reporting to the Board

7. Lead internal coordination across HR, Marketing and business teams to engage with emp loyees (volunteering, employee giving, events etc.) and to ensure that CSR contributes effectively to the larger branding objectives

8. Lead a 2 - 4 member team with ownership for hiring, training and career growth

9. Ensure CSR and financial compliance. Engage wi th auditors and compliance teams through the year.

10. Manage project budgets, disbursements and financial utilization tracking-

Profile :

1. An entrepreneurial mindset, with a very high bias for action. Executes effectively and efficiently, with natural comfort to be hands - on and with the willingness to jump in and do what is needed.

2. 12+ years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of prior CSR experience including leadership roles.

3. Prior experience in business consulting firms, CSR consulting firms, NGOs, social enterprises would be an added advantage

4. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with CXOs, board members and senior executives

5. Expert level comfort with data analysis, data visualiza tion, project management and presentation tools

6. Comfortable with a target driven, performance driven environment that can often demand stretch hours