Role Description

As the Strategy Associate at India Autism Center, you will own the financial tracking and budget processes that keep our programs on course, while also supporting policy refinement, monitoring and evaluation, and risk management across departments.

Core Responsibilities

• Support development and tracking of organizational goals and strategic initiatives, with a strong emphasis on budget forecasting, financial modeling, and cost‐benefit analyses.
• Ensure departmental priorities align not only with overall strategy but also with financial targets and compliance requirements.
• Prepare internal reports and presentations—incorporating financial dashboards and variance analyses—for strategy reviews and senior leadership updates.
• Collaborate with departments to design and carry out M&E frameworks
• Track program progress, document findings, and ensure timely closure of action items
• Maintain and update financial dashboards and program records
•  Review and streamline policies, SOPs across departments to ensure clarity, consistency, and internal audit readiness.
• Work with departmental leads and legal/compliance advisors to revise policies based on operational needs and regulatory best practices.
• Maintain a centralized, regularly updated digital repository of all policies, SOPs, and compliance documentation
• Support development and implementation of a structured risk management framework that incorporates financial, legal, and operational risks.
• Maintain the organizational risk register and track mitigation plans across departments—ensuring legal/compliance gaps (e.g., NGO regulations, labor laws) are identified and escalated.
• Coordinate periodic risk reviews and assist in escalating any critical financial or regulatory risks
•  Plan, execute, and monitor time‐bound special projects initiated by the CEO’s Office—especially those requiring financial feasibility analysis, contract negotiations, or internal control design.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project timelines, financial compliance, and deliverables are met.
•  Identify requirements for new systems or process tools; coordinate vendor evaluations, implementation timelines, and user‐training sessions.
• Conduct background research and prepare briefing materials
• Provide high‐level administrative and coordination support for strategy‐related initiatives and meetings, including preparing detailed minutes, following up on action points, and tracking approvals.
• Manage scheduling, meeting documentation, and action tracking for cross‐functional reviews
• Proactively identify opportunities to streamline internal systems and improve cross-functional information flow.

Requirements

Key Qualities

• At least 1 year experience in a finance‐ or strategy‐focused role (preferably within the development/social sector, NGO, or impact‐driven organization).
• Demonstrated experience in budget forecasting, financial modeling, and cost–benefit analysis—ideally having owned or co‐owned annual budgeting cycles and variance analyses.
• Exposure to designing and implementing M&E frameworks, including tracking key performance indicators, drafting progress reports, and ensuring timely closure of action items.
• Hands‐on involvement in policy or SOP development—from initial research and stakeholder consultation through to final sign‐off.
•  Familiarity with risk management practices, including maintaining a risk register, coordinating risk review meetings, and escalating financial or compliance-related risks to leadership.
• Proven track record supporting or leading special projects—especially those with a strong financial component (e.g., feasibility analyses, vendor negotiations, or system implementations).

Qualifications

• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with a specialization in Finance or a closely related field (e.g., Finance & Strategy).
• Additional certification or coursework in monitoring & evaluation, risk management, or nonprofit governance is a plus.
• Willing to be located at our Shirakol Campus.

Benefits

Careers are made to last at the India Autism Center. We make you an incomprehensible promise: With benefits created to support you at all stages of life, our employees grow professionally and personally while making a difference in society.

Our benefits are built on core categories of health, financial security, learning, personal & professional development.