Position: Manager – Partnerships and Advocacy

Organization: Foundation for Reproductive Health Services India (FRHS India)

Location: Delhi

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Corporate Communication & Representation 

• Collate, develop reports, presentations relating to FRHS India work and impact and  disseminate the same internally and externally 
• Ensure that all relevant data related to donor requirements is collected, donor reports  are prepared and submitted on time 
• Represent FRHS India and its work at external events like workshops, consultations,  partners meet, etc. 
• Develop, manage and update FRHS India website and social media presence 
• Develop and implement a corporate partnership strategy to attract CSR funds  
• Manage media relationship 
• Works on newsletters, social media with the help of a team and independently 
• Host events and showcase FRHS India’s work 

2. Advocacy and Strategic Support 

• Manage existing advocacy initiatives of FRHS India – Pratigya Secretariat and all advocacy  projects, including managing website and social media presence; sub-contracts with state  leads and organizing events 
• Explore opportunities to grow advocacy portfolio including writing concept notes and  proposals 
• Provide strategic and operations support to Operations team and CEO in developing,  monitoring and implementing annual business plan and long term strategic plan 
• Supervise, support and manage team members  

3. Lead the Pratigya Campaign 

• Find Media opportunities for Campaign Advisory Group members for increasing visibility 
• Manage coalition for social media events 
• Manage Advance advocacy with legal fraternity 
• Maintain government relations,  

4. Donor Relations 

• Maintain relationships with existing donors and respond to their requests regularly and  keep updating them about the work of the organization 
• Lead in writing proposals, concept notes, relevant communication and impact material. 
• Set up and participate in donor meetings 

5. CSR and Domestic Fundraising  

• Lead in Identifying CSR opportunities for representing FRHS India’s work 
• Suggest other innovative ideas for effective resource mobilization. 
• Raise upto INR 50 lakhs under fundraising with ET 

6. Team Management  

• Provide strong leadership to Unit Team Members  
• Ensure timely and effective performance management of direct reports 
• Build and maintain a high-performance culture across staff teams. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Master’s Degree – MSW / MA Social Sciences / Demography/Public Health. 
• 8-10 years’ experience in leading Partnerships/Advocacy/Corporate communications portfolio, preferably in social development, health management/reproductive health or social business. 
• Good understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health situation in India especially Family  Planning and Safe Abortions. 
• Sound understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methodology and design. 
• Experience of commissioning and working with external agencies for research, advocacy and  communication including designing, developing terms of reference, selecting external  agencies, overseeing implementation, analysis, report writing and development of  communication materials 
• Strong understanding and experience working with qualitative and quantitative software  packages 
• Experience of working in the reproductive justice and/or international development sector 

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES: 

• Relationship Building 
• Results-oriented 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Collaboration and Teamwork 
• Innovative and strategic thinking 
• Supervision and team mentoring skills 
• Excellent people and networking skills. 
• Excellent writing and presentation skills in English and Hindi 
• Good Computer Skills 
• Team player and willing to travel 35-40%