Position: Fundraising & Development

Organization: Alohomora

Location: Delhi

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Broad Areas of Responsibility:

1) Fundraising strategy:

- Putting together a well researched fundraising strategy as per the needs of the organization
- Document learnings through successes and failures to build institutional knowledge and continuously improve our fundraising efforts
 

2) Research and Lead generation:

- Identify and cultivate new ideal prospects through research strategies and connections
- Meaningfully engage with program teams and also build a deep understanding of finance, budgets and cash flows
- Ability to engage with donors to listen & understand their needs and tweak our communication to highlight our mutual fit
 

3) Grant applications and Proposals:
 

- Prepare grant proposals and applications that contextualize our work to specific audiences
- Creating collaterals, reporting formats and structures to effectively communicate our work.

4) Funder partnership management
 

- Meet and present the impact of our programs to prospective funders to convince and build relationships and funding pipelines

- Keep our funders updates through quarterly reports and update meetings and support renewal efforts
- Plan and meaningfully engage partners with our work and get them to experience the impact we are creating
 

Education/Skills/Mindsets:
 

1. Graduate (in any stream) with at least 2 years of full time experience OR post graduation in relevant fields with a track record of excellence in academics and co-curricular activities.
2. Demonstrated excellence in a role that requires fundraising, report/proposal writing, partnership building and/or relationship management.
3. Excited to work in the social sector and create lasting impact
4. Willing to commit at-least 2 years to build the fundraising engine at Alohomora
5. Willingness to engage in a wide range of activities including but not limited to research, short pitches, presentations, documentation, update calls etc
6. Ability to maintain positive energy in face of delay, rejections and rigorous follow ups
7. Ability to communicate effectively within larger Alohomora team to involve everyone in our fundraising efforts

Compensation Range: Rs 5-7 L/ pa.  based on prior relevant experience. Candidates with higher experience/compensation expectations are encouraged to apply as well.