Manager - Strategy & Operations - Consulting Firm

- You will be expected to work with the leadership team to help identify the focus areas and develop an operational plan to achieve the desired impact.

- You will be involved in strategic planning, business development, organizational development and several internal as well as external functions for the foundation.

- We are looking for an individual who is inspired and excited by the prospect of designing, piloting and scaling a holistic on-ground and tech-driven intervention, aimed at significantly improving the quality of life for 10 million+ individuals, by providing them with access to information and treatment for depression and anxiety. The individual should be confident in leading an organization that will resemble an early stage start-up. We hope to on-board someone who is a quick learner, empathetic towards the sensitivities of this sector, and driven by the impact potential of this project.

Primary Responsibilities :

- Build alliances and enable end to end engagements with strategic partners (non-profit or for-profit) and capability vendors to help achieve the goals of this vertical within the organization

- Accountable for end-to-end implementation of the intervention, ensuring coherence between all stakeholders for timely delivery of goals and achieving the impact outcomes

- Mentor and lead a team of personnel to execute on strategy and operational plans, with or without a formal reporting relationship

- Recruit, train, support and develop team members

- Engage deeply with the Advisory Board for seamless narrative across all intervention delivery engines

- Monitor and evaluate the success of the pilot and develop the plan and approach to scale it basis the results

- Engage with sector experts on an on-going basis, maintaining and building a direct relationship with them

- Build relationships and keep abreast of new and current trends within the mental health and social impact space, approaches to enable scalable impact

Requirements :

- 7-10 years of professional experience across business and social domains

- Start-up mindset, having the ability to drive a project from design to pilot phase to rapid scale

- Understanding of general finance, budgeting and legal contracts

- Experience in management, operations, and leadership

- Ability to build partnerships

- Stakeholder management skills and ability to build consensus and relationships amongst the stakeholders

- Strong and effective communication skills

- Humility, willingness to listen and an active and quick learner

- Displays empathy in thought and conduct