About Senior Manager, Outreach and Fundraising:
The Senior Manager – Outreach and Fundraising will lead the organization’s fundraising and strategic partnership efforts to ensure a sustainable growth. This role requires a results-driven professional who can drive high-value partnerships, donor relationships, and grant opportunities to secure funding in alignment with the organization's strategic goals.
Roles and responsibilities:
Fundraising Strategy and Execution
- Design and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned with organizational objectives.
- Lead and manage donor acquisition, retention, and engagement.
- Research and identify new funding sources – corporates, foundations, HNIs, and CSR initiatives.
- Develop compelling grant proposals, donor decks, concept notes, and fundraising communication materials.
- Track, report, and evaluate fundraising performance metrics regularly.
Partnerships Development:
- Cultivate and manage long-term relationships with institutional donors, CSR leads, and other key stakeholders.
- Design and execute partnership strategies for programmatic funding and impact amplification.
- Represent the organization at networking events, conferences, and meetings to build visibility and outreach.
Donor Engagement and Reporting:
- Manage donor reporting, both narrative and financial thereby, ensuring timely and high-quality submissions.
- Create donor stewardship plans to ensure a consistent communication calendar.
- Coordinate with program and finance teams to gather impact data and reporting inputs.
Team Leadership and Collaboration:
- Lead and mentor the fundraising and partnerships team (if applicable).
- Work cross-functionally with Communications, Programs, and Finance teams for integrated efforts.
- Ensure knowledge sharing and capacity building on fundraising best practices within the organization
Compliance and Documentation:
- Maintain a CRM or donor database to track interactions, funding cycles, and engagement.
- Ensure all fundraising activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelors or preferably a master’s in Management, or Finance or related fields.
- At least 7 years of progressive experience in fundraising, partnerships, or business development, preferably in the development sector.
- A proven track record of securing and fostering partnerships with high net worth individual, corporate and institutions
- Highly proactive and entrepreneurial in communication, story-telling with relationship building skills being at the core functioning
- Excellent proposal writing and presentation abilities.
Skills and Mindset:
- A solid understanding of the funding landscape in India (CSR, foundations, international donors, etc.).
- Deep interest around Arts, social-emotional learning and mental health is preferred.
- Should be able to confidently lead conversations with corporate and non-profit leaders thereby, enabling them to envision success
- Be able to lead and mentor a team and delegate responsibilities effectively
- Be proficient in MS Office and fundraising/CRM toolkits such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Salesforce
Other Details
Location: Mumbai, India (non-negotiable)
Compensation: 8.5-10 LPA
Reporting Manager: Manasi Mehan [CEO, Co-Founder]
How to apply: Apply on the link before 6th July 2025. If shortlisted, you will be contacted on the next steps over an email.