Overview about 2AI India and the role

2AI India is being incubated as a project within EAII, but is projected to spin-off into an independent entity in the near term. 2AI is building its AI big bets strategy in India, and this role will be at the forefront of designing the strategy and execution plan. This role will entail working closely with the Country Director (CD) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) by driving strategic initiatives, standing-up new programs, coordinating across teams, and providing management support across multiple workstreams. The Chief of Staff will be responsible for initiating and building relationships with governments and partners in the non-profit, private and global sectors across healthcare, agriculture and additional domains.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Chief of Staff:

Strategic Initiatives:

- Leads strategy design and development for 2AIs India work across health, agriculture, and other domains; Translates high-level direction into plans, milestones, and owners
- Brings structure to ambiguous problems: scope the question, gather the inputs, frame the options, and drive to a decision.
- Oversees and manages mission critical strategic projects involving cross-functional stakeholders, including growth planning, scaling of new programs, evaluation, grant reporting, and decision making

Executive Support and Communication:

- Develops internal and external communication materials and drive decision making across the Senior Leadership Team, ensuring that leaders are able to remain focused on top priorities
- Acts as an extension of the India Director: prepare for and follow up on key meetings, draft talking points and briefing materials,



and carry priorities forward so the Director can stay focused on the highest-value work
- Drives decisions to closure across the India team, making sure the right people are involved and that decisions are documented and acted on

Organizational Coordination:

- Coordinates between the India team and 2AI global team in the US, planning and overseeing shared workstreams and keeping both sides aligned across time zones
- Manages relationships with government stakeholders, NGO implementation partners, and other external partners, anticipating their needs and representing 2AI credibly
- Champions the use of AI tools across the organization and conducts regular, high-quality trainings and showcases for India staff and SLT on AI

Analysis Recommendations:

- Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis and provide clear, calibrated recommendations to support decisions, distinguishing what the evidence supports from what is still uncertain.
- Build the analysis that informs prioritization across the India portfolio: where to invest, what to scale, and what to stop.

Deadlines and sensitivity:

- Assists with program and goals development, tracking, and keeping the leadership team apprised of critical internal deadlines and external areas of interest that impact 2AI.




- Exercises the utmost discretion when dealing with sensitive and confidential material and safeguards all information

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.

Essentials :

- Relevant professional background: 5-6 years of experience in management consulting, international development, or a comparable role, ideally with exposure to both
- Passion for the mission: commitment to scaling evidence-based, cost-effective interventions that improve lives in LMICs
- Proficiency with AI development: working familiarity with how AI and ML systems are built and deployed, enough to engage credibly with technical teams and evaluate tradeoffs, without necessarily being a hands-on ML engineer
- Comfort with ambiguity: a track record of doing well in early-stage, resource-constrained environments where the path is not defined and you build it as you go
- Robust analytical skills: ability to run qualitative and quantitative analysis and turn it into a clear recommendation
- Project management: proven ability to manage complex projects with diverse stakeholders and competing demands, and to meet timelines in a fast-paced setting
- Communication: ability to communicate and present clearly to varied audiences, technical and non-technical, in writing and verbally

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