Janaagraha
The PFM team at Janaagraha strongly believes that improved public finance and accountability systems are critical for India’s Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to improve governance, ensure better planning and spending of resources, and consequently provide improved urban infrastructure and services. Our work includes both advisory to the Government and action-oriented research to inform the public finance discourse in the urban governance context. The team works with central government, state governments as well as city governments to support policy and implementation reforms.
The team, comprising of passionate and eclectic mix of young professionals, is working with the central government as well as multiple state governments on policy and implementation reforms. Our interventions are designed for own revenue augmentation, efficiency in expenditure, financial transparency & reporting. We also work on digital PFM solutions for improving the systems and processes.
To this end, we are looking to hire a highly motivated, passionate and committed professional as Manager – Public Finance Management to lead our work with various government stakeholders to drive systemic reforms in Municipal Finance and PFM.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES
A) Lead government engagement with Union & State governments for designing and implementing PFM reforms
- Lead implementation team with an objective of achieving systemic policy reforms in strengthening fiscal decentralization and facilitating overall improvement in financial sustainability and accountability of urban local governments
- Support in engagement with and persuasion of government functionaries for administering robust reforms in driving large-scale reforms in revenue mobilization, expenditure processes, monitoring of projects
- Support in actively working with Union, State and Local governments with an objective of achieving Accounting & Audit reforms, and Standardization in Financial Reporting of Urban Local Bodies
- Lead the team in ensuring smooth running of day-to-day operations, troubleshooting and managing relationships with all stakeholders in the state
B) Build thought leadership, undertake analytics, engage with stakeholders to transform the Public Finance ecosystem and narrative
- Continuously strive to transform municipal finance in India at scale and with speed and agility, through a whole of systems approach
- Building and nurturing relationships with senior government functionaries as well as urban governance sector experts
- Manage Government stakeholders as well as internal team of Associates to ensure timely delivery on commitments and client satisfaction
- Oversee implementation of program work plans and monitor compliance of grant/MoU conditions
- Support in communicating effectively and regularly with internal and external stakeholders, including Janaagraha senior management, government clients, donors etc.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Chartered Accountant or Master’s degree or equivalent in economics, business administration, public administration, public policy or other directly relevant fields;
- 8+ years of experience in government advisory, public finance, business consulting or in a non-profit;
- Field based experience working with multi-cultural and geographically diverse and spread teams;
- Prior knowledge to the public finance sector is desired
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Excellent project management and leadership
- Effective communication
- Creative problem solving
- Proactive stakeholder engagement
- Ability to operate with minimal instructions & supervision
- Ability to advocate and provide policy advice and interact with high level decision makers
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Janaagraha is an equal opportunity employer and offers a highly dynamic and enabling work environment. We provide competitive remuneration commensurate with relevant experience, skill-sets and background.
