Program and Grant Manager

The University of Chicago Trust is looking to hire a Program Manager. This is a full-time position based in New Delhi.

About the IIC:

The International Innovation Corps (IIC) is a social impact program that operates out of the University of Chicago Trust in India. The IIC, founded in 2013, recruits and places high-performing young professionals with up to five years of experience and top-tier academic backgrounds from India, on teams that work on-site with governments and foundations to implement large-scale projects to address India’s most critical development challenges.  The program aims at creating scalable, sustainable, and long-term social impact. IIC teams design interventions, pilot solutions, implement and iterate, and record and scale best practices by engaging stakeholders. Through direct impact on the ground in complex multi-stakeholder environments, the IIC Fellowship ultimately seeks to cultivate future policy and international development leaders.

Position Summary

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

The IIC is seeking to hire a Program Manager (PM) to head the Talent and Grant Management, and Operations vertical for the fellowship. The PM will play a key role in defining and the driving the HR and talent management policies of the Fellowship. The position will be based in New Delhi and will report to India Program Head, IIC.

Define and drive the Talent Acquisition Strategy

  • Create an acquisition strategy for outreach for the fellowship applications

  • Manage the application, interviewing and onboarding processes for the fellowship

  • Assist the India Program Head in recruitment activities such as interviewing and contracting

  • Assist organisational recruitment and design

Develop a Professional and Personal Development strategy

  • Devise regular training programs for the professional and personal growth of the fellowship

  • Create a performance evaluation structure for feedback and promotions

Contracting and Invoicing

  • Manage to contract with new government partners, foundations and other partners

  • Manage all external invoicing with vendors

  • Manage all reimbursements for the fellowship

Communications and Advocacy

  • Support IIC marketing and communications strategy and provide on-the-ground content for the IIC to share with stakeholders

  • Assist the India Program Head in delivering messaging to appropriate audiences regarding project outcomes and the impacts of the IIC’s efforts

  • Actively support the IIC’s event programming in India, including but not limited to Roundtables, Conferences, Seminars, Recruitment Informational Sessions, and Lectures

  • Proactively seek avenues to increase the IIC’s visibility in India

Grants Management Responsibilities:

  • Designing grant processes such as preparing budget sheets

  • Determining funding needs in the ongoing and future projects

  • Researching funding opportunities in collaboration with the India Program Head, IIC and Engagement Managers.

  • Reporting and preparing utilisation reports of the existing grants as and when requested by the donor and other stakeholders.

  • Coordinating and engaging with Trust, Global and Chicago based staff on grant reporting timelines.

  • Optimizing the grant administration process such as budget realignment, grant expansion and extension on a dynamic basis

  • Managing budget timelines effectively and deliverables such as preparing financial reports.

  • Preparing and monitoring budgets by forecasting the burn rate of each existing grant.

  • Tracking grant applications.

 
Position Details

 Start Date: 1st July 2022

 Location: This position is located in New Delhi, India

 Compensation: Competetive

 How to Apply: To apply, please click on the “APPLY” button below.

 Qualifications:

The ideal candidate is a creative problem-solver who is motivated, passionate, entrepreneurial, self-sustaining, driven by a desire to make the world a better place, and excited to help build and shape the IIC initiative into a platform for matching human resources with social and development problems being tackled by the Indian government.

Other qualifications include:

  • Minimum 6 years of total work experience, with a preference for experience in Talent Management

  • A graduate degree or equivalent is desirable

  • Experience in Grant management is a must.

  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and the ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously

  • Thrives in high-stress situations with multiple stakeholders, and a consistently changing, ambiguous environment

  • Professional demeanour, including tact, discretion, and a sensitivity to working in a cross-cultural context

 

APPENDIX

The University of Chicago Trust is registered as a “Charitable Trust” under Section 12A(a) of the Income Tax Act 1961, w.e.f. April 1, 2008. The registered address for the Trust is L-9, East Wing, Raheja Towers, MG Road, Bangalore 560001, Karnataka, India. The Trust also conducts activities in Delhi at DLF Capitol Point, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, India 11001. The University of Chicago Trust, together with the University of Chicago, which has long-standing ties to India, is committed to supporting dialogue among scholars and researchers from the University, India, and around the world and to building upon the rich history of intellectual collaboration between Chicago and India.

The International Innovation Corps (IIC) is a Fellowship program that runs as a part of the University of Chicago Trust and the Harris School of Public Policy. The IIC, founded in 2013, recruits and places high-performing young professionals with up to five years of experience and top-tier academic backgrounds from Indian and U.S. universities, on teams that work on-site with governments and foundations to implement large-scale projects to address India’s most critical development challenges. The program aims at creating scalable, sustainable, and long-term social impact. IIC teams design interventions, pilot solutions, implement and iterate, and record and scale best practices by engaging stakeholders. Through direct impact on the ground in complex multi-stakeholder environments, the IIC Fellowship ultimately seeks to cultivate future policy and international development leaders.

Since its inception in 2013, the IIC has worked on 22 projects, with governments and foundations across India. Our teams have worked in a range of critical development areas, including education, skilling, health, and water and sanitation. Our implementation partners have included the Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan; the Department of Health, Government of Karnataka; the Swachh Andhra Corporation, Andhra Pradesh; the Administrative Staff College of India; the National Skills Development Council; SEWA; The Rural Electrification Corporation; and The Department of Irrigation and Desilting, Government of Maharashtra. Our projects have been supported by the Tata Trusts, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EdelGive Foundation, and Yes Bank.

Please visit iic.uchicago.edu for more detailed information on the IIC. For any specific questions about the position, please contact Pranay Reddy at tpreddy@uchicagotrust.org