Manager- Government Advisory

MSC (MicroSave Consulting); India; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MSC (MicroSave Consulting) in India seeks a senior professional to shape and deliver next‑generation public finance reforms at scale, partnering with government ministries to modernize how resources are planned, allocated, tracked, and managed.

You will lead diagnostics, design digital PFM solutions, coordinate with government teams and MSC consultants, and contribute to policy papers and knowledge products, with exposure to senior stakeholders and development partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technology, economics, public finance, accounting or public policy is required.
• MBA or master’s in public finance, policy, economics, or development studies is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between MSC and client ministries/departments to ensure seamless implementation, coordination, and reporting of Digital PFM initiatives.
• Lead and support ideation, design, digitisation, and implementation of Digital PFM solutions, including process reengineering, system strengthening, and data-driven decision support tools.
• Lead budget diagnostics and reform design (budget credibility, classification systems, PEFA-type assessments), and support budget formulation, execution tracking, and expenditure.

Skills

Budgeting

Public finance

Policy research

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology/economics/public policy

MBA or Master’s in public finance/public policy/economics

Job description

Job Description:

This is an opportunity toshape and deliver next-generation public finance reforms at scale, workingdirectly with government ministries and departments to transform how publicresources are planned, allocated, tracked, and managed. The role offers the chanceto combine public finance expertise, digital innovation, and hands-onimplementation to build solutions that improve transparency, efficiency,accountability, and evidence-based decision-making, while contributing toemerging areas such as climate- and gender-responsive budgeting. With exposureto senior government stakeholders, development partners, and diverse publicsector challenges, the role also provides a strong platform to shape newengagements, build scalable solutions, and influence the public sector transformation across India.

• Act as the primary liaison between MSC andclient ministries/departments to ensure seamless implementation, coordination,and reporting of Digital PFM initiatives
• Work collaboratively with government teams,technology partners, and MSC consultants to design and implementtechnology-enabled public finance reforms
• Lead and support the ideation, design,digitisation, and implementation of Digital PFM solutions, including processreengineering, system strengthening, and data-driven decision support tools
• Conduct diagnostics, analytical research, andassessments to identify system gaps and inform solution design andimplementation strategies
• Lead budget diagnostics and reform design(budget credibility, classification systems, PEFA-type assessments), and supportbudget formulation, execution tracking, and expenditure.
• Design and implement budget tagging systems (e.g.,climate, gender, child, SDG-linked budgeting) and strengthen budget calendars, output/outcome-basedbudgeting, and fiscal decentralisation processes
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations,workshops, and cross-functional coordination to drive alignment acrossgovernment and partner institutions
• Engage with key stakeholders, including central/stategovernments, NITI Aayog, development partners, donors, think tanks, andprivate-sector actors, to support implementation and collaboration
• Lead the development of project deliverables,including concept notes, strategy papers, analytical reports, and presentations
• Contribute to business development byidentifying opportunities within ongoing engagements and supporting proposaldevelopment and solution articulation
• Supportknowledge management and dissemination through the development of blogs, briefingnotes, policy papers, and other knowledge products.

Requirements

Academic/ professional qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in technology, computerscience, economics, public finance, accounting, or public policy is required
• MBA or master’s in public finance, policy,economics, or development studies is required. (Candidates with strongdemonstrated PFM or budgeting experience are preferred)

Experience:

• Minimum 7+ years of relevant professional experiencein the development or public sector ecosystem, including consulting firms,think tanks, donor agencies, research organisations, technology firms, orgovernment (This is the minimum experience and is mandatory for the position).
• Demonstrated experience in budgeting and public financialmanagement is required, including budget formulation and execution, expendituretracking, and budget classification/coding; experience in climate-responsive orgender-responsive budgeting and MTEF (Medium-Term Expenditure Framework)processes is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in ideating,designing, and implementing digital public finance or digital governancesolutions is required.