Senior Analyst- E-Government
The candidate will work with the Government and Social Impact (GSI) team of MSC on a strategic assignment with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) where MSC will be responsible for providing technical support to select state governments and central government agencies for pilot testing and advocacy of digital tools for improving public financial management in India. As a part of this engagement, the desired candidate will be required to support the overall project implementation focusing on evaluating potential technology solutions (such as micro-services, blockchain, smart contracts, similar frameworks/ tools) which can be implemented and upscale to improve government budget execution and spending efficiency.
Ability to work with senior government officials and CXOs in the private sector, lead assignments involving diverse project teams and to work with minimal supervision, proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point , leadership skills, decision-making skills, problem-solving skills, people-management skills and excellent spoken and written English.
Lead a state level operation and support the core team based out of Delhi in:
- Documenting best practices cases in technology frameworks/tools used for improving
public financial management in India or internationally working alongside the central
technology team (based out of Delhi) - Facilitating process documentation for the existing Public Financial Management (PFM)
systems in the select state(s) (end-to-end) from allocation to expenditure reporting for
select program/schemes/ department alongsige the Process consultant/ PFM expert - Preparing a to-be-scenario based on inputs received from the gap analysis study
conducted by the Process consultant/ PFM expert - Responsible for advising the states on digital tool implementation and integration
during the pilot implementation - Facilitate or conduct of a hackhathon alongside Associate Partner or any other person
deputed by him/her - Collaborating with various government departments, regulators, technology solutions
providers, private sector partners, international organizations and governments - Hosting delegations from governments and planning exposure visits alongside clients
and MSC team - Support GSI team in business development
- Writing/reviewing proposals and pitches
- Preparing related collaterals including case studies
- Support GSI team in planning and executing assignments with Government
- Training and capacity building of team members in MSC
- Publish blogs, articles to promote MSC’s work in national and international media
- Participate in relevant events, conferences to represent MSC
Qualifications:-
- B-Tech (Computer Science)/ B-Tech (information Systems)/M-Tech/BE (computer science)/
MCA/ MBA (IT), any other relevant qualification - Other relevant professional qualifications in line with areas of specialization
Essential Experience:-
- 8-12 years’ experience in working with a big four consulting firm/ strategy consulting firm/
technology consulting firm/ software or IT solutions firm. - Experience working on State level PFMS (Public Financial Management System) or similar ICT systems within finance department is a must
- Experience of ICT in government systems/schemes and large transformation programs with
government/ multi-lateral/bilateral agency,etc. - Experience of developing detailed DPR for ICT system and creation of BOQ and BOM.
Desirable Experience
- Experience of conceiving use-cases of Blockchain such as smart contracts and smart invoices on platforms such as Etherum, Hyperledger etc
- Experience of working in 1 or more states (AP,Telangana, Bihar and Haryana)
- Experience in one or more of the following functional areas –
-Public finance and expenditure (preferred)
-Direct benefit transfer (preferred)
-Social welfare program implementation
-Social protection programs
-Process reengineering and digitization
-Social welfare program implementation
-Project management - Experience of handling a large team
- Existing relationships with government, multilateral agencies, donor agencies, think tanks and industry