Position: Officer - Fundraising

Organization: Sense International

Location: Ahmedabad

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Researching for potential Companies and creating a database of prospects. 
• Identifying the right point of contact at the company and approaching the prospects through cold calls/emails 
• Follow up with Companies for setting up meetings and taking it forward to the proposal submission stage. 
• Regular follow ups post proposal submission.
• Support in finalizing proposals and concept notes.
• Devise and present innovative fundraising ideas of mutual benefit to a corporate and Sense India.
• Attend networking events to develop new relationships 
• Develop opportunities for corporate sponsorship, corporate membership schemes, payroll-giving, employee fundraising and other forms of corporate engagement 
• Review the quality of all corporate led events within the parameters of responsible financial management and positive PR and media coverage
• Ensure volunteers are used as often as possible to support and expand corporate engagement activities 
• Ensure all corporate supporters receive relevant and timely communication resulting in the development of long-term relationships
• Produce monthly reports that outline progress and achievements within the period including number of Corporate approached, meetings set etc. 
• Keep informed on market trends and developments in the corporate sector
• Ensure that, via corporate relations, all opportunities are maximized to generate awareness and understanding of the work that we do.
• Represent Sense India to corporate audiences and at corporate events

Candidate Specification: 
• Graduation and above in any discipline. For example, MBA marketing/customer relations 
• At least 1-3 year of Fundraising/Business Development related experience.
• Experience of Cold Calling/Email Marketing and Fundraising
• An understanding of the corporate sector and CSR responsibilities 

Salary: Negotiable, depending on the experience of candidate