Manager- Government Advisory

MSC (MicroSave Consulting); New Delhi; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

MSC (MicroSave Consulting) in India seeks an experienced consultant to shape and deliver next‑generation public finance reforms at scale, partnering with government ministries to transform planning, allocation, tracking, and management of public resources.

The role combines public finance expertise, digital innovation, and hands‑on implementation to improve transparency, efficiency, accountability, and evidence‑based decision‑making, with climate- and gender-responsive budgeting as emerging

Qualifications

• Experience with budgeting and public financial management.
• Experience in public sector or development context preferred.
• Ability to design and implement digital public finance/gov solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as main liaison between MSC and client ministries/departments for Digital PFM initiatives.
• Collaborate with government teams, tech partners, and MSC consultants to implement reforms.
• Lead ideation, digitisation, and implementation of Digital PFM solutions including process reengineering.
• Conduct diagnostics and analytical research to identify system gaps for solution design.
• Lead budget diagnostics and reform design, support formation, execution tracking, and expenditure.
• Design and implement budget tagging systems (climate, gender, SDG-linked budgeting).
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations and cross-functional coordination across government and partners.
• Engage with central/state governments, development partners, donors, think tanks, and private sector actors.
• Develop project deliverables: concept notes, strategy papers, analytical reports, presentations.
• Support business development by identifying opportunities and drafting proposals.
• Contribute to knowledge management through blogs, briefing notes, policy papers.

Skills

Budgeting & PFM

Public policy

Stakeholder mgmt

Digital governance

Process reengineering

Data analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in tech/economics/public policy

MBA or master’s in public finance/policy/dev studies

Job description

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

• Act as the primary liaison between MSC and client 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 implement technology-enabled public finance reforms
• Lead and support the ideation, design, digitisation, and implementation of Digital PFM solutions, including process reengineering, system strengthening, and data-driven decision support tools
• Conduct diagnostics, analytical research, and assessments to identify system gaps and inform solution design and implementation strategies
• Lead budget diagnostics and reform design (budget credibility, classification systems, PEFA-type assessments), and support budget 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-based budgeting, and fiscal decentralisation processes
• Facilitate stakeholder consultations, workshops, and cross-functional coordination to drive alignment across government and partner institutions
• Engage with key stakeholders, including central/state governments, NITI Aayog, development partners, donors, think tanks, and private-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 by identifying opportunities within ongoing engagements and supporting proposal development and solution articulation
• Support knowledge management and dissemination through the development of blogs, briefing notes, policy papers, and other knowledge products.

Requirements

Academic/ professional qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in technology, computer science, 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 strong demonstrated PFM or budgeting experience are preferred)

Experience:

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