Head - Municipal Finance - Urban Governance

Head - Municipal Finance - Urban Governance

INTRO :

Organization's current engagements in municipal finance include :

1. MoUs with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)

2. 15th Finance Commission and state government of Odisha on a wide range of reforms from accounting and audit to budget and treasury management and urban infrastructure financing.

Expectations from the Job -

1. Deliver strongly on government and donor engagements (advocate for systemic reforms in municipal finance)

2. Lead planning and development of the organization's Municipal Finance programme

- Work closely with the CEO to develop and implement strategic direction of the program

- Prepare medium-term programme plans and the programme funding plans

- Manage adoption of technology for municipal finance advocacy, proof of concept and scale

3. Lead the Municipal Finance team

- Lead the team in the delivery of operational goals; finalize the annual work plan and budgets; oversee the implementation, including providing direction, guidance and technical support;

4. Engage with the urban governance and municipal finance ecosystem

- Establish and maintain relationships with government, partners, stakeholders and donors to achieve active collaboration, cooperation and alliances on programme development and implementation;

Candidate Requirement :

1. Master's degree or equivalent in business administration, finance, public finance, public administration, public policy or other directly relevant fields OR a Membership of a Professional Institute such as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

2. 10+ years of experience in government advisory or public finance or business management/consulting or senior leadership roles in finance; should have held leadership roles in their career, engaging with senior stakeholders in government/industry;

3. Preferred - should have led projects with governments on urban infra financing, municipal revenue optimisation/augmentation, transaction advisory