A) Support in Fundraising

• Work closely with the Head -Development, and senior program leads in conceptualizing multi-year program partnerships with Foundations, Philanthropies, Multilaterals (World Bank, ADB, etc.) and Bi-Laterals (USAID etc.)
• Write and review funding proposals and concept notes to engage funder interest and convert to grant or revenue streams.
• Deep understanding of the philanthropy ecosystem and can stitch coherent and compelling proposals and presentations to aid the medium to long-term financial sustainability of Janaagraha
• Negotiating and finalizing funder requirements and agreements.
• Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with donor institutes

B) Donor/Prospect Management

• Research and identify prospective bilateral, foundation, HNI and corporate funders.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to relationships with major donors and High Net worth Individuals maintaining high degree of confidentiality.
• Develop strong working relationships with staff in all areas. Actively participate in planning and meeting goals as an integral team member
• Collaborate with team members in the organization to understand our diverse programmes and interventions
• Writing, editing, and overseeing the completion and submission of reports on all grants
• Keeping record of all grant reports due during the calendar year

• Master’s degree or equivalent in business administration, public administration, public policy or other directly relevant fields
• More than 10 years of work experience in in the not for Profit sector 
• Prior experience in Fundraising Business Development, constructing funding proposals, RFP’s – A deep knowledge of Climate change/ Gender/ Public health sectors would be considered as a big positive
• A high level of computer literacy required, including familiarity with CRMs or relational database, and proficiency with Microsoft Office Products 
• Possess a solid understanding of budgets as they relate to proposals and grants

• Excellent Researching skills and a deep knowledge of the funding ecosystem 
• Ability to learn quickly on the job; willingness to adapt; excels in working across multi-disciplinary teams and exhibits superior project management skills 
• Able to deal with ambiguity 
• Excellent communication skills- both written and verbal. 
• Ability to manage working relationships with Large Donors 
• Highly Self-Motivated, can take complete ownership and work independently in an unstructured work environment with minimal supervision 

Janaagraha is an equal opportunity employer and offers a highly dynamic and enabling work environment. We provide competitive remuneration commensurate with relevant experience skill-sets and background.

This position is based out of Bengaluru.

Please write to us with your CV and a cover letter, along with a link to your updated LinkedIn profile at work@janaagraha.org with “Manager / Senior Manager – Development” in the subject line