Microsave Consulting - Assistant Manager/Manager - Government & Social Impact

Responsibilities:

As part of the Government and Social Impact (GSI) team at MSC, you will work with governments, development agencies, donors, and other institutions to

- Define, design, and improve strategy and public policy choices

- Design and manage research/study projects to gather evidence to improve the delivery of social welfare and development programs

- Reengineer and digitize processes to deliver efficient and targeted services and benefits

- Conduct pilots and support implementation

- Monitor and evaluate programs

- You will be expected to manage collection and data analysis, write reports, blogs and articles. You will also be responsible for business development and client relationship management.

Essential Skills:

Should have deep domain expertise of social welfare subsidies including food, fuel, and fertilizer subsidies, should have expertise in new sector or capability that align with our aspirations such as global development, public policy, economics, government advisory, digital technology for governance, etc.

Qualification:

- MBA or Masters in Public Policy, Public Health, Economics, Public Administration, Social Work, Rural Development, Agri-Business or related areas,

- Other relevant professional qualifications as in line with areas of specialization.

Skills and competencies:

- Experience in the development and social sector with a consulting firm, think tank, donor/development agency, research organization, or government

- Excellent communication skills, writing skills, presentation skills, research skills (primary and secondary), intellectual curiosity, and passion for the social and development sector

- Experience in one or more of the following sectors - Food, agriculture, petroleum (LPG, fertilizer), rural development, women and child development, social protection, education, and energy

Experience in one or more of the following functional areas :

- Strategy and public policy design for social welfare programs

- Social welfare program implementation

- Social protection effectiveness evaluation

- Process reengineering and digitization

- Social welfare program design and direct benefit transfer

- Financial inclusion

- Public finance and expenditure

- Monitoring and evaluation

- Human-centered design

- Project management