Manager – CEO’s Office

Breakthrough is looking for a Manager – CEO’s Office who will be a part of the CEO’s Office and as a strategist, consultant and implementer, the person will ensure streamlined activities within the organisation based on the priorities of the CEO. The candidate will handle day-to-day management of personnel to allow the CEO to focus on organisation’s growth. The right candidate for the job will contribute to the long-term success of the organisation with a clear idea of organisational vision and mission.

Objectives of the Role:

• Assist the CEO in Board and Advisory Board management and communication.
• Assist and communicate with the CEO and C-Suite leaders in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation.
• Improve current processes and optimise organisational procedures for effciency and productivity.
• Review, design improvements to organisational structure; find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Manage the logistics for the CEO while working on various day-to-day tasks, on behalf of the CEO. These include creating presentations, documents, notes, follow-up with various stakeholders, scheduling meetings, travel follow-ups, etc.
• Prioritising and regularly tracking all the major projects across divisions while working closely with planning and review team, and keeping the CEO updated regarding the progress and bottlenecks.
• Assisting the CEO in terms of planning, implementing and managing various projects and the proposed recommendations and projects from the organizational level while making sure the organisational mission alignment is intact. 
• Researching, analysing and drawing valuable conclusions/ insights from the vast amount of data related to social development sector, philanthropic sector, current processes, G trends, and also reporting the same to the C-suite leaders in regular intervals.
• Serve as liaison with staff, executives, senior leaders, and CEO regarding organisational climate, employee well-being and engagement.
• Develop and build on relationships with all employees for increased efficiency and quick responsiveness of existing operations, and help define new operational strategies by working with CEO and other executives on special projects
• Maintain a strong communication focus internally within Breakthrough, with the program team and other teams, with the third-party/external evaluation partners, and with donors and government stakeholders, specifically in terms of discussing monitoring and evaluation priorities or sharing key insights from the monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Any other task as assigned by the supervisor. 

Specific Knowledge, Skill & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in business administration or professional masters’ degree;
• 7-9 years of professional experience, preferably in Consulting, with a focus on operations management/business management or executive role;
• Proven success in a project coordination role;
• Nimble business mind, focused on developing creative solutions;
• Experience in organising and working with multiple teams and departments;
• Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent Data Visualisation and presentation Skills;
• Strong Research and Reporting Skills;
• Excellent Critical Thinking, Data Analysis and Problem Solving Skills.

About Breakthrough:

Breakthrough works on culture change by shifting social norms that limit women and girls from reaching their full potential. We work with adolescents and young people aged 11-24 years aiming for an entire generation to shift and push for change. 

Over the last 25 years, we have reached nearly 2.3 million adolescents in schools and communities. With more agency, better negotiation skills and aspiration, young people are calling out norms that hold them back and taking action, in the communities that Breakthrough works in. This gives hope that a more equal world is possible for future generations.

Breakthrough’s Culture:

Employees at Breakthrough are expected to work in line with organisational values of Dignity, Integrity and Equity.

Breakthrough is an equal opportunity employer.  We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, colour, caste, religion, creed, gender, age, disability, economic status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. We prefer people from marginalised communities, women and other genders. Our policies and procedures reflect our commitment towards child safeguarding.

Breakthrough is committed to the well-being of its employees and understands an individual’s mental health can impact their ability to work. Breakthrough recognizes taking steps to improve mental health and wellbeing of the employees is essential. We are committed to fostering an environment that promotes employee wellbeing. We recognize that well-being is not just the absence of illness, but the presence of factors that support a fulfilling life.

To know more about Breakthrough, please visit – www.inbreakthrough.org

Eligible candidates interested in this position may apply through the following link: https://www.btconnect.org.in/Applicant/CreateJobApplicant 

You can also submit your resume by email to jobs@inbreakthrough.org