Position: Lead: Partnerships and Strategy

Organization: EdIndia Foundation

Location: Mumbai

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Responsibilities:

 Responsible for the development and oversight of all external partnerships for EIF initiatives.

 In addition to strategy development, the position will be responsible for implementation of the strategy, negotiation and on boarding of partners.

 Shape the long term financial strategy and its implementation to ensure financial sustainability of the Foundation through a combination of internal resources and external funders. This would involve identifying and developing relationships for external sources of funding.

 Develop and implement an external relations strategy, responsible for creating a network with other corporate foundations and government programs for joint implementation where there is a geographic and strategic synergy in implementation approaches. The strategy will also include public relations and create greater visibility to EIF initiatives.

 In developing new relationships, this position would closely work with senior managers from each initiative in ensuring a holistic pitch (of all initiatives) to potential partners.

 The Lead: Strategy and Partnership would be part of senior leadership group of EIF and as such would be mentoring interns from leading management institutes as well as program heads. Consequently, the role would also require flexibility to take on new initiatives and opportunities.

You could be a good match if you have:

 Excellent communication (written, oral and presentation) and networking skills.

 Demonstrated ability to practicing Innovation and Change. Develop new and innovative ways to improve delivery, optimize costs, improve strategy and engagement.

 A drive to building Collaborative Relationships: Work cooperatively and effectively with others in a non-hierarchical setting to establish goals, resolves problems and makes decisions that enhance Project Delivery. Manages complexity and drive for results

Qualifications & Experience:

 The potential applicant should have demonstrated skills for engaging government and foundation leaders in strategic partnerships.

 Proven experience in building and managing strong relationships with senior government officials and/or corporate and foundation leadership, nongovernmental organization leadership and/or donors.

 Successful track record of identifying, cultivating, soliciting and closing national/International partnerships is highly desirable.

 Minimum 5 – 8 years of relevant management experience is required.

 Masters in relevant field of Management/Social Development/Technology for premier management school

Remuneration: -

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels