Chief Executive Officer

**Organization Profile
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The Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, established in 2004 under the leadership of Nobel Peace Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi to achieve a child-friendly world, operates with an integrated approach towards the problems of the children. A diverse team of experts with a keen interest in issues of child rights, internal expertise, and strong stakeholder collaboration are the strengths and drivers of the organization

KSCF envisions a world where every child can live freely with dignity and have the fundamental right to be free, safe, healthy, and educated thereby realizing their potential. KSCF’s mission is to

- Preserve “child rights” through historically tackling violence against children
- abuse, lack of education, and lack of health

- Be recognized as a “global voice for violence against children” through movement creation and research

- Enable the global and national policy and its implementation to protect children

- Build capacity of all stakeholders-government, businesses/corporates, grassroots organizations/civil society to full potential

- Become a global platform to recommend best practices in implementation, and policy/regulatory frameworks and remove the trust deficit between various stakeholders

**Purpose of the Role
The CEO shall be responsible for the overall functioning of the organization, its growth and development and the implementation of the vision, mission and strategic plan as laid by the Board.

The CEO shall be responsible to run the organization, ensuring programmatic delivery, and outcomes, and working for the development of the organization.

**Key Result Area
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**I. **Ensure Resource Mobilisation and Organisational Promotion
a. In his/her capacity as an ambassador to the organization, the CEO shall be responsible for establishing relationships with all relevant Government agencies to promote the organization and its cause to ensure the continuity of legacy and leadership of the Organization and all its functions through the evidence-based researches insightful position paper, policy papers, and programmatic interventions and innovations.

b. He/ She shall ensure raising funds for effective implementation of the Strategic Plan as laid down by the Board.

c. He/ She shall ensure effective resource allocation and planning both Human Resource allocation as well as financial.

d. He/ She shall be responsible for ensuring all Donor relations, including communication relating to reports, and other important developments in the organization.

**II. **Good Governance:
a. He/ She shall ensure the implementation of all policies laid down by the Board.

b. He/ She shall ensure good governance and management practices including:
**i. **Coordination and communication between the Board of Trustees and Board of Advisors.

**ii. **Strategic plans including Annual Action Plan and budget for the entire Organization.

iii. System for monthly, quarterly and yearly planning of activities.

iv. System for monthly, quarterly, and yearly MIS reports and programmatic reports to the Funders.

v. System for ensuring donor reports and other mandatory communication.

c. He/ She shall be ensuring that the organization follows its policies in consultation with the Management.

**III. **Ensure leadership
a. He/ She shall be responsible to act as the voice and an ambassador of the organization.

b. He/ She shall be responsible for ensuring, driving and communicating the organization’s vision, mission and values throughout the Organization

c. He/ She shall be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to all associates

d. He/ She shall be responsible to guide institutional and non-institutional fundraising efforts in consultation with Management and other team leads for the smooth functioning of the organization.

**IV. **Organizational management:
a. He/ She shall be responsible for leading, developing and motivating the staff.

b. He/ She shall be responsible for providing guidance and feedback on the performance of individuals and teams.

c. He/ She shall be responsible for ensuring that the Organization has a diverse staff with skills appropriate to the position through people management

d. He/ She shall be responsible for ensuring excellence in program execution through constant innovation rigorous oversight, robust planning and regular reviews.

e. He/ She shall be responsible for refining upgrading and quality of systems and processes.

f. He/ She shall be responsible for actively engaging with all staff teams regularly.

g. He/ She shall be responsible to serve as a member of each committee of the Board, and ensuring the meetings of various committees of the organization, leading and coordinating.

h. He/ She shall be responsible for leading, coaching and developing the senior management team and planning for ‘succession planning’ at each level.

**V. **Communication:
a. He/ She shall be responsible for creating a list of communicatio