Deputy Head - Governance Reforms - Government Consulting

We are looking for a Deputy Head - Governance Reforms, reporting to Head - Reforms to lead implementation of urban governance reforms in partnership with Central, State and Municipal Governments.

S/he would possess:

1. Unlimited passion for transforming our cities over the long-term, particularly in the broad area of city governance reforms

2. Postgraduate professional with at least eight to ten years of work experience preferably with governments in consulting, project financing and management roles

3. Excellent quantitative, presentation and communication skills

4. Detail-orientation across the board

5. Ability and willingness to get hands dirty with a bias towards practice and action

6. Ability and willingness to work individually and lead a high-performance team for all activities and tasks required to accomplish job objectives

7. Systematic and responsive work approach to project management

8. Professionalism and experience to engage with a wide variety of government and non-government stakeholders at senior levels

9. Ability and willingness to work across multi-disciplinary teams

What will s/he really do?

S/he would:

Reforms implementation:

1. Lead implementation of governance projects in partnership with governments the area of municipal finance, staffing, transparency

2. Engage with senior government stakeholders to advocate and create opportunities for partnership on urban governance reforms

Sustainability:

3. Manage donor deliverables including drafting proposals, fulfill reporting requirements, maintain regular engagement with donor representatives

4. Explore opportunities for paid engagements in the area of urban governance reforms with governments and other agencies such as foundations, multilateral agencies (World Bank, UN)

Advocacy:

5. Closely track contemporary developments in urban policy, and communicate and engage with senior leaders of non-profits, governments and donors through different modes to identify and explore synergies

6. Represent the organization in various forums - government and non-government.

7. Organise convenings and workshops on specific topics to engage specific target stakeholders, with the objective of laying the foundation for further policy reforms in city-systems reforms

8. Write opinion pieces on contemporary and emerging issues on urban policy