About Us:

Good Business Lab is an independent, non-profit labor innovation and research company. We use rigorous academic research to prove that worker wellbeing programs have business impacts. Additionally, we develop market-ready, scalable products capable of providing dual benefits to workers and businesses. Our goal is to disrupt the traditional notion of business and show that worker well-being can be a part of core business strategy, or in other words, a good business practice.

The founders of the GBL are Ach Adhvaryu – Professor of Economics, Director of 21st Century India Center, School of Global Policy and Strategy at UC San Diego, Anant Ahuja – Head of Organization Development at Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd. (India’s largest Ready Made Garment firm), and Anant Nyshadham – Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan.

Length of Commitment: 1 year minimum

Location: Delhi/ Bengaluru/ Remote

Salary: 5 - 6 lacs per annum (depending on experience)

Role Summary

The role will work with the Grants Management Team to maintain central control and support all post award and funder contract management at GBL. This will involve maintaining financial and administrative records, details of reporting needs and coordinating to ensure that all funder requirements and deadlines are adhered to. This role will coordinate across verticals to ensure that all the right information is brought together to meet all reporting requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

(The areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role):

• Interest in GBL’s vision and mission, belief in GBL’s values.
• Good communication skills (written, verbal, and interpersonal).
• Self-motivated, detail oriented and organized.
• Able to understand and execute complex instructions and problem-solve.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines and work independently.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Flexibility to work within different time zones.
• Proficiency in computer skills, excellent MS office & Google Suite knowledge.
• 1-2 years of experience with compliance, project management, finance, or business administration

Roles & Responsibilities

(Areas that will play to your strength and all the responsibilities we will trust you with)?:

• Supporting the Funding & Finance team to oversee a large and diverse portfolio of grants and funding contracts for a range of funding bodies ensuring that all funder requirements and deadlines are adhered to and that GBL policies and procedures are complied with.
• Support to develop systems and procedures to manage our grants portfolio; utilising creative and technological solutions to monitor the end-to-end grant management process Collate all necessary data to support the relevant teams on the post-award financial and activity administration of grants and contracts.
• Working with the finance team to support monitoring of expenses and preparing claims.
• Support the team to provide timely financial and activity monitoring reports for all funding grants and contracts in line with requirements.
• Support the maintenance and review of post-award protocols and procedures to ensure they continue to meet both GBL and funders’ requirements.
• Support the completion of the monitoring reports for funders in terms of collating information from relevant team members and ensure they are checked by the relevant Research Manager and Head of Research before submission.
• Provide guidance on post-award matters to other members of GBL.
• Assist the post award team with analysing financial activity and validating eligibility of expenditure across various grants.
• Maintain monitoring trackers and folders for recording information.
• Provide administrative assistance to the Funding & Finance teams.
• Support with scheduling, setting agenda and taking notes at meetings as well as following up on action points and deadlines.
• Perform other related work as needed.

What should you be comfortable with?

• A dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Working independently in a team with shared responsibilities.
• Coordinating autonomously with coworkers to accomplish goals.
• Being resourceful in new environments and scenarios.
• Problem-solving in high-pressure environments.
• Frequent travel to attend events, meet with potential donors etc. (including occasional international travel)
• Adapting your approach, focusing on the problem rather than being rigidly attached to one solution.

Why work with us

As a Post Award Assistant within the Funding vertical, you will be a part of a small team of smart, purpose-driven, and motivated people, which will give you a chance to try new things, take initiative, make mistakes, and grow. Be prepared to try and work on multiple things at a time. Each employee at GBL, if willing, gets to work across verticals and different aspects of the organization.

Perks of working with us

There are plenty of benefits at GBL, here are some examples:

• Flexible leave policy: Time away from work can be extremely helpful for maintaining a healthy work/life balance. GBL encourages managers and leadership to set the example by taking time off when needed and ensuring their team members do the same. We don't have a strict limit on paid leaves, only suggested ( extremely liberal) averages.
• Flexible working hours: We recognize that a better work-life balance can improve employee motivation, performance, and productivity, and reduce stress. The basis of our norms pertaining to this is a system of trust in each other and our common goals.
• Training and Development: GBL team members can set aside 10% of their work time / around 4 hours a week, to improve their skills/knowledge on a subject that they think will help them perform their job better. We encourage all employees to focus both on technical and soft skills. We also facilitate employee mentorship programs.
• GBL Care Systems: As an organization, we are committed to ensuring the well-being of our team members and creating a thriving work environment- because that gives us, together, the best chance at achieving our shared mission and sparking joy at work. We do this by partnering with organizations such as The Mindclan, Therapize, among others, for workshops and other wellbeing-related initiatives.
• Growth-oriented review policy: To foster collaboration, we have adopted regular reviews and check-ins among team members. We see a manager's role beyond what is expected from them by conventional management thinkers. Apart from delivering high-quality work, managers are responsible for the holistic development of their team members. This can be achieved through practices inspired from coaching philosophy.

Recent projects and blog posts

To acclimatize yourself with some of our work, you can read our blog posts on Medium, and also go through our LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

The process

We are glad you’re interested in applying for this role!

After each step, we decide whether to invite you to the next one. Our interview process for this role has the following steps:

1. CV screening
2. Introductory call
3. Take Home Assignment
4. Final Interview

Our commitment to diversity:

GBL is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, physical disability, or length of time spent unemployed. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer traditional monetary workplace benefits such as insurance and travel allowance. We are a young and growing company making us the ideal ground for team members to experiment, take on dynamic roles, and grow with us. We focus on happiness, output, and quality of work.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

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