Position: Senior Manager – Fundraising

Organization: Janaagraha 

What will the Senior Manager – Fundraising do?

The key responsibilities of this individual would include but not be limited to:

1. Map and plan outreach to Foundations, UHNIs, Multilaterals and their offices to explore long term funding partnerships
2. Identifying grant funding opportunities.
3. Prepare proposals by determining concepts, gathering information, coordinating with relevant program leads, writing drafts and obtaining approvals.
4. Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposal (RFPs), and attending strategy meetings.
5. Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
6. Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information, coordinating submissions and collections, and identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
7. Accomplishes Janaagraha’s goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
8. Work with the CEO/COO/Head of Development on mapping and identifying synergies with large Foundations and Philanthropies to create potential long-term partnerships opportunities
9. Apply your knowledge of fundraising methods and plans to reach the income goals of Janaagraha.

What are we looking for?

• 12-15 years of work experience in Fund Raising/Grant Writing/Allied roles in the “Not for Profit” sector
• 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 multidisciplinary
  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
• Prior experience in constructing funding proposals, RFP’s; a deep knowledge
  of Climate change/ Gender/ Public health sectors would be considered as a big positive.

What does Janaagraha have to offer?

At Janaagraha, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and passionate
citizens who are driven towards strengthening India’s cities. We have a work culture where
timeliness, quality, initiative, ownership, and ideation are emphasized over work schedules, plans
and hierarchy. At work, you will be exposed to a unique combination of policy, practice and
platforms and will have abundant opportunities to learn from the industry’s best and apply
professional skills to complex social challenges.

Remuneration:

Commensurate to experience