VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
23rd April 2026
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Position Title: Specialist, Programs and Partnership – Delhi NCR and UP
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Location: New Delhi with frequent travel to UP and other program areas
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ChildFund office: New Delhi
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Manager/Supervisor title: Regional Lead, Programs and Partnership (North and East)
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Position type: Full-time fixed term
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Work environment: On-site
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About ChildFund
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ChildFund India works towards ensuring that children from the most marginalized sections of the society become able, confident, and responsible adults.
ChildFund’s Values
ChildFund's core values are the principles and beliefs that guide behaviour, decision-making, and culture. Our values of Connection, Honesty, Innovation, Learning, and Diversed Lived Experiences reflect our highest aspirations for how we go about our work every day in the communities we serve and with each other.
ChildFund’s Commitment
ChildFund has a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and all other forms of harm by its staff, partners, and other representatives in the delivery of its mission and services for children. ChildFund is committed to creating a safe environment in the workplace as well as in the communities where it delivers programs and services. ChildFund expects every staff member, partner, and representative to adhere to this commitment and to ensure all organizational policies and standards are followed. This position is subject to a range of vetting checks, including a criminal records check and/or disclosure to ensure program participants are safeguarded.
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Position Role
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The Specialist, Programs and Partnership – Delhi & Uttar Pradesh is a senior state-level leadership position responsible for ensuring high-quality program implementation, building strategic partnerships, and strengthening ChildFund India’s presence and influence in Delhi and UP. The role provides strategic leadership to partners and teams, leads state-level stakeholders and government engagement, and contributes to resource mobilization efforts in alignment with the Country Partnership Strategy.
Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the safeguarding policy and procedures and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with ChildFund’s Safeguarding Policy.
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Primary Responsibilities
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Program Implementation
- Accountable for effective and timely delivery of all programs in assigned states, in line with approved plans, budgets, and quality standards.
- Lead and strengthen the capacity of local partners, field teams, and communities through mentoring, technical support, and supervision.
- Ensure robust monitoring, risk assessment, and adaptive management of programs, incorporating mitigation strategies into planning and implementation.
- Drive innovation and cross-learning to enhance program impact and scalability, in collaboration with technical leads and partners.
External Relations, Government Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead the state-level stakeholder engagement strategy, positioning ChildFund India as a trusted and influential development partner in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
- Build, manage, and sustain strategic relationships with senior government officials, departments, and state institutions to support program scale, convergence, and policy alignment.
- Serve as the primary interface with key external stakeholders, including donors, corporates (CSR), and institutional partners, ensuring effective relationship management and long-term collaboration.
- Strengthen ChildFund India’s visibility and credibility by fostering partnerships with civil society organizations, academia, networks, and thought leaders at the state level.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for strategic collaboration, advocacy, and policy influence through campaigns and engagement with relevant government bodies and policymakers.
- Represent ChildFund India in state-level forums, networks, and policy platforms, contributing to sector dialogue, learning, and thought leadership.
- Support the expansion of the donor base in the state by nurturing partnerships that enable sustained and strategic program interventions.
Strategic leadership and Resource Mobilization
- Lead state-level resource mobilization planning and delivery in alignment with ChildFund India’s Country Partnership Strategy.
- Accountable for achieving quarterly and annual fundraising targets from government, institutions, corporates, and other channels.
- Lead proposal development, donor negotiations, and partnership structuring at the state level, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
Communication, donor positioning and reporting
- Provide strategic direction and oversight to communications and branding efforts supporting fundraising and stakeholder engagement, working closely with the Communications team to ensure alignment with ChildFund India’s brand and messaging.
- Work with communications team in planning and implementing campaigns for fundraising and to enhance the impact and outreach of ChildFund’s work with children.
- Guide communication team on developing relevant content for ChildFund India website to make it fundraising oriented in line with organization’s branding guidelines.
- Ensure optimum utilization of organizational digital channels – website, email and social media accounts – for supporter engagement and to raise resource.
- Responsible for high quality donor servicing and regular communications, such as mailers and newsletters, with individual supporters, corporates and institutions.
Team management
- Be responsible for overseeing team/s at the state level, fostering culture of high performance and capacity development of team/s.
- Work closely with the Child Development team to strengthen program integration.
- Ensure timely completion and delivery of internal and external reporting requirements.
- Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager/Supervisor.
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- Required Experience and Education
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- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Social Work / Social Sciences/ Management/ Rural & Urban development and other relevant disciplines is required. Master’s or Post-graduate qualification in the above-mentioned areas is preferred.
- At least seven (7) years of development experience with minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in managing large programs and partnerships portfolio at the state level.
- Sound knowledge and experience on at least in one thematic programs – health, education, livelihood, child protection and building environmental sustainability and resilience.
- Proven ability to lead, build and manage relationships with donors, stakeholders and partners in the state of operation (Delhi NCR and UP). Experience in both states would be a key advantage.
- Prior experience in engaging with the senior level government officials from ministries and departments and ability to maintain government relationships.
- Knowledge of standards and effective practices across multiple disciplines for children and to set strategic direction.
- Strong project management and communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Adept in using computers, particularly in using Microsoft Office suite applications.
- Organized, team player, self-starter and results-oriented individual.
- Gender sensitive with strong conviction and skills for the empowerment of excluded and disadvantaged children.
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Required Competencies
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- Teamwork: Demonstrates ability to work effectively and to collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences. Demonstrates inclusive leadership skills, with a commitment to fostering a culture of learning and collaboration among teams.
- Communication: Demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate. Demonstrates ability to speak, read, and write fluently in relevant local languages and English. Demonstrates strong verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and deliver compelling presentations.
- Results orientation: Gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
- Stakeholder Leadership: Demonstrates ability to influence, engage, and manage relationships with senior government officials, donors, and strategic partners.
- Decision making: Uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
- Resilience: Thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments. Effectively demonstrates change management skills, with the ability to proactively lead and champion innovation and organizational change.
- Digital literacy: Adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends and embraces technological solutions to business challenges. Demonstrates proficiency with MS Office suite of application
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Disclaimer: This JD is not an exhaustive list of the skills, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the assignment.
How to Apply:
i) Please send your updated CV to recruitment@childfundindia.org (renaming your CV with your name is appreciated). Attaching a cover letter to demonstrate your suitability for the position is highly recommended.
ii) Please include answer to the following question in your email for application –
Do any of your relatives or members of your family/household work for ChildFund or if any child related to you is being currently sponsored/enrolled by ChildFund?? If yes, please provide the following details:
- Name, Relationship, Current Position, and Location
iii) Please mention in the subject line of your email “Application for Specialist, Programs and Partnership – Delhi NCR & UP”
Kindly pay attention to all of the above three points under “How to Apply” section as missing information may result in disqualification of the application.
Application Deadline: May 03, 2026.
Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.