Position: Assistant Manager / Manager- Fundraising

Reporting Manager: Head- Fundraising and Strategic Partnerships

Who we are

What you will be doing

Turn donor priorities into compelling, on-brand proposals and close partnerships. Understand donor needs, translate this into pitch decks, concept notes and proposals. Build relationships with internal stakeholders to enrich proposals and pitches.

• Execute fundraising activities including identifying target partners, initiating contact, pitch presentations and proposals, and negotiating partnership agreements

• Develop and maintaining a pipeline of prospects and partners

• Research and understand donor priorities, funding guidelines, budgets, compliance environment and decision process.

• Use consultative conversations to uncover donor goals and match them to the NSRCEL’s programs

• Work with programme, finance, M&E, communications and leadership teams to gather inputs and align with donor’s mission.

• Independently manage a portfolio of small-ticket donors from first contact through renewal.

Requirements

What you will need to bring to the table

You will ideally:

• Be an MBA, CA or post-graduate from a Tier 1 institution with 4+ years of experience

• Understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India, have a passion for the science of entrepreneurship

• Have managed key account relationships

• Excellent attention to detail in writing, numbers and formatting.

• Possess executive-level communication skills

• Bring strong enterprise sales and marketing experience, financial acumen. Have a bias for action