Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
NOTABLE STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTIONS
LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE & PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT
SELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
BOARD-LEVEL VALUE PROPOSITION
Timeline
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BOBY BABY

Senior Non-Profit Finance & Operations Leader | 19 Years Of Experience In Grantmaking, Financial Strategy, Governance & Organizational Development
Bangalore

Summary

Strategic development sector executive with 19 years of leadership across foundations, international NGOs, and government institutions. Specializes in financial stewardship, organizational strategy, governance, and risk management. Delivers impactful advice to senior leadership, fosters high-performing teams, and enhances organizational systems within complex stakeholder environments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Program Finance Lead

Azim Premji Foundation
Bangalore
01.2021 - Current
  • Provide strategic financial leadership for grantmaking portfolios across India. Lead financial due diligence, risk assessment, budget reviews, compliance evaluations, grant structuring, monitoring, renewals and closures. Advise leadership on governance, institutional risks, partner sustainability and financial stewardship. Mentor finance professionals, support organizational planning, and drive process improvements, dashboards and grant management frameworks.

Senior Grants Manager

Evidence Action
New Delhi
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Led budgeting, financial planning, forecasting, grant administration and donor compliance. Partnered with country and global leadership to strengthen financial controls, reporting systems, resource allocation and organizational performance management.

Manager – Award Management

Save the Children India
New Delhi
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Managed multi-million-dollar donor portfolios and organization-wide award management processes. Led risk management, donor compliance, budget forecasting, partner capacity building and process transformation initiatives.

Grants Coordinator

Rotary International
New Delhi
01.2010 - 01.2015
  • Managed grant governance and compliance across South Asia. Strengthened reporting systems, stakeholder engagement, knowledge management and grant stewardship processes.

Young Professional / Consultant

CAPART, Ministry of Rural Development
New Delhi
01.2007 - 01.2010
  • Facilitated project appraisal, policy implementation, monitoring, and evaluation for government-funded development programs, contributing to institutional reforms and business process re-engineering initiatives.

Education

MBA - Master's in Business Administration

IGNOU
New Delhi
04.2011

MSW - Master's in Social Work

Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala
05.2007

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Mahatma Gandhi University
Kerala
05.2005

Skills

 Organizational Leadership

 Financial Stewardship

 Growth & Scale

 Governance & Board Relations

Budget management

 Partnerships & Collaborations

 People Leadership

 Transformation Initiatives

NOTABLE STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTIONS

  • Member of organizational process improvement and transformation initiatives.
  • Developed grant management guidelines, SOPs, templates and reporting frameworks.
  • Contributed to risk management and implementation frameworks with cross-functional teams.
  • Supported leadership decision-making through financial analysis and strategic recommendations.
  • Led capacity building initiatives for staff and partner organizations.

LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE & PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

Built and mentored teams, supported onboarding of new professionals, and fostered collaborative work cultures. Extensive experience coaching partners and staff on governance, compliance, financial management, budgeting and institutional strengthening.

SELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Nearly two decades of leadership across Government, International NGOs and Philanthropic Foundations.
  • Managed large grant portfolios, donor-funded programs and complex partner ecosystems.
  • Led budgeting, financial planning, compliance, due diligence, and grant governance functions.
  • Designed processes, frameworks, dashboards and systems that strengthened institutional effectiveness.
  • Mentored teams and built partner capacities across finance, governance and compliance.

BOARD-LEVEL VALUE PROPOSITION

  • Financial Strategy & Stewardship
  • Organizational Growth & Transformation
  • Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
  • Grantmaking & Philanthropy Leadership
  • Team Building, Coaching & Succession Planning
  • Strategic Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Budgeting, FP&A and Resource Optimization

Timeline

Program Finance Lead

Azim Premji Foundation
01.2021 - Current

Senior Grants Manager

Evidence Action
01.2019 - 01.2020

Manager – Award Management

Save the Children India
01.2015 - 01.2019

Grants Coordinator

Rotary International
01.2010 - 01.2015

Young Professional / Consultant

CAPART, Ministry of Rural Development
01.2007 - 01.2010

MBA - Master's in Business Administration

IGNOU

MSW - Master's in Social Work

Mahatma Gandhi University

Bachelor of Science - Physics

Mahatma Gandhi University

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