Program Manager – Axis Bank Foundation (ABF)

Apply by 15th Jun 23

Axis Bank Foundation (ABF) was set up in 2006 to provide a strategic approach for the Corporate Social Responsibility of Axis Bank Ltd. (ABL) and its subsidiaries. It is registered as a Public Charitable Trust under the Bombay Public Trust Act.

Strategic Intent
Established in 2006, Axis Bank Foundation (ABF) has constantly evolved to remain responsive to the needs of marginalized communities. The Foundation has adopted a research and consultation linked approach to inform its strategy and implementation approaches for development. This included creating an issue map of challenges associated with rural livelihoods which resulted in the understanding that economic empowerment of societies is the solution to multi-faceted development issues. Subsequently, through multi stakeholder dialogue and deliberations, ABF supported strong grass-root level organizations in building localized interventions with potential to translate into sustainable livelihood solutions. Economic empowerment resulting from the contextualized livelihoods options would nurture higher aspirations in terms of better quality of life, access to health services and education among participants. To take ahead the development mandate, ABF partners with grassroots NGOs with demonstrated experience. ABF intends to create long term projects in partnership with organizations which bring in technical and social expertise to enable sustainable livelihoods. ABF strongly advocates collaboration and leveraging funds from various other donors with the aim of impacting a larger population and enabling linkages with formal financial institutions and markets as a means to sustainability. ABF’s strength lies in designing and supporting projects of scale, assuring key funding that further enables raising – resources from multiple sources.

Responsibilities:

• Project management for the allocated portfolio.
• Generating proposals in alignment to ABF’s strategy, evaluation, due diligence, monitoring & evaluation.
• Relationship management with NGO partners and build strong networks within the development sector for programmatic engagement
• Project implementation in alignment with the objectives and annual plans through field visits, utilization analysis and regular interactions with the NGO’s field teams
• Build and manage co-funded project/programmes with donors, network of organizations and Governments
• Proactively engage, interpret and assess the gaps for the projects and provide technical assistance to address the issues
• Ensure programmatic and grant making system related compliances through the entire lifecycle of the grant
• Project implementation in alignment with the objectives and annual plans through field visits, utilization analysis and regular interactions with the NGO’s field teams
• Produce top-quality M&E and grant reports for all projects in a timely manner
• Work with relevant team members to ensure a timely, efficient, and transparent process for the projects
• Documentation, MIS data and compliance management of projects under management
• Budget & utilization management of the project
• Risk management

Requirements

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of working experience in project management (preferably in rural development)
• Graduate or Postgraduate in Social Work/Rural Development/related fields
• Experience in implementing robust grant making systems and projects in geographically diverse locations, desire to work in and with non-profit sector is essential
• Deep understanding of development issues in the local context and know-how on industry best practices
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with people at all levels, both internally and externally
• Strong Systems Thinking skills for proactive actions
• Proficient communication skills in English and Hindi (both verbal and written)
• Ability to manage budgets and analysis
• Demonstrated managing multiple stakeholder relationships
• Experience in working with livelihoods issues (preferable)
• Ability to synthesize, engage with cross-sectoral people, organizations and Govt. Departments
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Empathy towards people
• Ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and procedures
• Strong negotiation, analytical skills and logical thinking

Interested candidates can submit their CVs to Bruno.Fernandes@axisbank.com by 15 th June 2023