Director, Child Protection and Social Resilience

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of CIFF India's Social Protection strategy as a core pillar of the Ending Violence Against Children (EVAC) Mission.
• Shape investment priorities by identifying structural drivers of child vulnerability and opportunities to strengthen household resilience.
• Build and manage a high-quality pipeline of investments and partnerships aligned with CIFF's impact objectives.
• Oversee the design, approval, and implementation of investments, ensuring strategic alignment, value for money, and measurable outcomes.
• Build and maintain senior relationships across government, philanthropy, civil society, and research institutions.
• Support government decision-making through evidence-based technical engagement to enable the scaling of effective approaches.
• Lead, manage, and develop a high-performing team of specialist analysts and managers.

Requirements

• Significant leadership experience in social security programmes, economic resilience, or related fields.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the development sector in India.
• Demonstrated ability to redesign or scale programmes and systems using first-principles thinking and systems analysis.
• Strong strategic leadership skills with the ability to drive delivery with minimal oversight.
• High analytical and problem-solving capability to interrogate complex systems and identify root causes.
• Excellent diplomacy and influencing skills to navigate complex stakeholder landscapes and build trust with government actors.
• High level of financial literacy and experience using cost-benefit or ROI methodologies.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, ambiguous, and evolving environments.

Benefits

• Hybrid work policy allowing for a mix of office and home-based work.
• Competitive salary and a discretionary bonus scheme.
• 25 days of annual leave, increasing with years of service up to 30 days.
• Training and wellbeing allowances.
• Life and medical insurance.

About the Company

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the lives of children. Through strategic investments and ecosystem partnerships, CIFF works to address the root causes of child vulnerability and drive systemic change to protect children and adolescents globally.