Manager / Senior Manager – Development
We are looking for a highly passionate and competent professional to be part of Janaagraha’s Development and Fundraising team. The role will involve working closely with the Head – Development, CEO, and senior program leads in conceptualizing multi-year program partnerships with Foundations, Philanthropies, Multilaterals like the World Bank, ADB, USAID and so on.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- 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
KEY COMPETENCIES
- 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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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