Associate Director Digital Transformation

Associate Director Digital Transformation

The Associate Director Digital Transformation (Social Protection) will manage the transformational projects undertaken by Karandaaz Digital in the social protection sector. The incumbent will be responsible for managing multiple projects by developing and maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship with key stakeholders, managing the end-to-end technical assistance support including procurement of vendor/services, and overseeing and steering all partners/consultants and other resources allocated for successful execution for the assigned projects. Job Responsibilities Design, plan, manage and steer digitalization and conditional cash transfer programs within the social protection sector. Work very closely with the Head of Payments Infrastructure to find opportunities within social protection programs for enabling social disbursements via Raast. Develop funding proposals, secure approvals, develop requisite partnerships with relevant social protection entities and other stakeholders, and execute the program. Provide leadership and guidance to partners and other resources for successful execution. Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders and leverage them for decision-making, smooth execution, and resolution of issues. Develop and execute an efficient communication strategy for ensuring communication with all relevant stakeholders. Coordinate with the Procurement team for the timely availability of resources as per the needs. Develop requisite project documentation including RFPs, project progress reports, presentations, etc. Any other task necessary to ensure smooth execution of all running projects Eligibility Education & Experience Bachelors/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or Project Management from a reputable Institution. Minimum 10 years of work experience in delivering projects and at least 4 years of experience in delivering large-scale digital transformation projects Should have led at least one (01) large-scale digital transformation project preferably for a public sector entity Experience of working for a social protection program in a similar role will be highly advantageous Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Understanding of a not-for-profit organization Knowledge of donor-funded programs Proficient skill in MS Office Suite and Google Suite Excellent oral and written communication skills in English Sound ability to understand and evaluate technology solutions Commands skill of work planning, budgeting and forecasting. Driven and able to work independently as well as a part of a diverse team Ability to manage multiple and competing demands, and establish priorities. Driven and passionate for the mission and alignment with the core values of the organization #J-18808-Ljbffr