About the Role
GAIN is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to drive its digital, data, and technology function. The Head of Digital, Data and Technology will be responsible for ensuring value for money, and overseeing high standards of system integrity, whilst shaping a strategic, AI and data-enabled operation.
This senior leadership role will lead on governance, projects, suppliers, and risk management, whilst leading a small internal team and overseeing digital, data, and technology systems across our 16 country offices.
Working closely with country management teams and technology partners, the role is responsible for delivering both transformational change and day-to-day operational excellence, while holding organisation-wide accountability for digital, data, and technol…
About the Role
GAIN is seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to drive its digital, data, and technology function. The Head of Digital, Data and Technology will be responsible for ensuring value for money, and overseeing high standards of system integrity, whilst shaping a strategic, AI and data-enabled operation.
This senior leadership role will lead on governance, projects, suppliers, and risk management, whilst leading a small internal team and overseeing digital, data, and technology systems across our 16 country offices.
Working closely with country management teams and technology partners, the role is responsible for delivering both transformational change and day-to-day operational excellence, while holding organisation-wide accountability for digital, data, and technology governance and advising senior leadership on risk, investment decisions, and operational resilience across GAIN’s country offices.
This full-time role will be based out of New Delhi, India and will be offered on a 2.5 year fixed-term contract basis.
Key Responsibilities include
- Lead the strategic vision for GAIN’s digital, data, and technology environment, ensuring systems are secure, efficient, and cost-effective.
- Advise senior leadership on technology strategy, investment, innovation, and opportunities to leverage AI.
- Drive digital transformation by delivering scalable, value-for-money solutions across geographically dispersed teams.
- Oversee the technology stack, budgets, project delivery, and standardised processes for systems development and implementation.
- Manage outsourced service providers to ensure high-quality, secure, 24/7 infrastructure across 16 countries aligned with SLAs.
- Ensure strong cybersecurity, GDPR compliance, and business continuity while managing technology and data-related risks.
- Provide reliable, timely data to support organisational planning, decision-making, and reporting, ensuring strong data governance and AI readiness.
- Lead and develop the digital, data, and technology team, ensuring effective project management, stakeholder engagement, and staff training.
About You
The ideal candidate will be a strategic and forward-thinking technology leader with strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly. You will have experience managing IT or digital functions in international or geographically dispersed organisations with the NGO sector with proven strengths in cost, risk, security, value for money and delivering effective technology strategies. You will be an experienced people manager who can lead diverse teams, drive innovation, and balance operational and transformational priorities.
You will bring solid technical expertise across software development, network infrastructure, data, cloud technologies, and emerging tools such as AI, along with hands-on experience in tools like Dynamics NAV, SharePoint, SQL, Salesforce, and Tableau.
A minimum education background with Master’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, or a related field, you understand how digital and data systems underpin organisational performance and are committed to delivering secure, reliable, and cost-effective technology solutions.
About our Offer
The starting annual gross salary on offer for this role is as follows, depending on experience.
- India: INR 3,830,988– INR 4,380,804
GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure and offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance. We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible and hybrid working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments, and promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative environment.
About GAIN
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with governments, businesses and civil society, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver healthier diets for all people, especially the most vulnerable.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
At GAIN, we believe that everyone in the world should have access to nutritious, safe, and affordable food. Today, one in three people - drawn from nearly every country on the planet - are unable to consume enough nutritious food. We work to develop and deliver solutions to this daily challenge.
Our Working Culture and Environment
We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
Applicants must have the right to work and be currently based in the advertised country location, to be eligible to apply for this position.
For more detailed information please see the attached job description. To apply, follow the "Apply Now" link.
This advert closes on 12th January 2026. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.
Our core values
GAIN is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination. All staff are expected to follow GAIN Values
Our commitment to safeguarding
GAIN is committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment where all staff, volunteers, and job applicants are treated with dignity and respect. We are also committed to safeguarding the communities we work with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, exploitation and abuse of power or trust.
Safeguarding is integral to our recruitment practices, and we have robust procedures in place to prevent any form of harm, abuse, or discrimination. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, all successful candidates will undergo thorough background checks and vetting procedures, which can include references, criminal records and terrorist finance checks where applicable, in accordance with our Safeguarding Policy.
We provide comprehensive training and support to our staff and volunteers and associates to raise awareness of safeguarding issues and ensure they are equipped to recognise and respond to concerns effectively.
By applying for a position with GAIN, you agree to uphold our safeguarding principles and contribute to maintaining a safe and supportive environment for all individuals.