Government Relations & Coordination

• Represent Evidence Action and EAII Advisors Private Limited in engagements with national Jal Jeevan Mission representatives, state Jal Jeevan Mission representatives, state departments of water, NGO partners, suppliers, manufacturers, and others
• Engage with other teams within Evidence Action as necessary to ensure organizational expertise is optimally leveraged to enable success of pilot, e.g. Monitoring, Learning & Evaluation team, Procurement team, Legal team, Finance Team, Human Resources/Recruiting team, etc.
• Coordinate with program strategy team to effectively transition planning and tasks from the strategy portfolio to the operations portfolio

Strategy planning & execution

• Oversee the PMU team, which will integrate closely with Jal Jeevan Mission’s national office to prepare the government for Safe Water work, including integrating Safe Water plans into relevant national and state policies and building necessary capacities at Evidence Action and in the government
• Refine Evidence Action’s Safe Water strategy based on feedback from government parties, and provide frequent status updates to the Director of the program
• Lead expansion planning, including identifying the most appropriate states to enter based on impact, political willingness, existing Evidence Action presence, and other factors that will be identified through engagement with stakeholders, research, and learnings from the pilot.
• Establish transition plans to move applicable initiatives from strategy to the current operations lead. Ensure appropriate hand off within the Evidence Action team.

Materials development and knowledge oversight

• Lead drafting policy-relevant materials and advocacy initiatives either requested by JJM, State governments, EA leadership, or external partners and academics.
• Analyze and synthesize information from internal and external sources to inform work planning and products.

External engagement

• Serve as the primary point of contact with external academics, soliciting expert input as appropriate and incorporating into work products and planning.
• Lead the groundwork and initial engagements with state teams (internal employees) and state and district-level governments.
   

• Strong project management and organizational skills; proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously requiring inputs from various stakeholders;
• Excellent spoken and written English. Ability to synthesize information clearly and produce high-quality written documents keeping to tight deadlines, including executive-level materials tailored to donors and other internal and external stakeholders;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders within India and globally;
• Exceptional ability to work with minimal supervision, while also proactively communicating relevant progress updates and bottlenecks requiring attention or support from leadership;
• Ability to develop strategic recommendations based on qualitative and quantitative analysis;
• Able to work within a matrixed, complex organizational structure;
• Passion for the mission and values of Evidence Action and for creating value in international development;
• Experience of technical and advisory services to Governments or working with Governments on development sector (preferably Water/WASH sector) at any level will be a bonus.