Position: Portfolio Lead

Organization: Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

Location: Bangalore

More specifically, the Portfolio Lead will be responsible for a few things:   

Portfolio Management: 

• Engage with RNP partners regularly to better understand and support their work.
• Manage internal communication by preparing, reviewing and sharing reports within the team.  
• Participate in field visits and support the building of better evaluations for the purpose of learning. [Read about our approach to “evaluations for learning” here]

Sense-Making: 

• Design and execute parts of any event hosted by RNP: these will include meetups at the portfolio level and gatherings at the philanthropy level.
• Work closely with the philanthropy team to design a steady output of communications collaterals anchored in seeing and learning – these would include opinion pieces, publications, videos, newsletters etc. 

Internal Operations: 

• Maintain grant-related communication and support with timely processing of grants. 
• Create internal systems for better knowledge management. 

You should consider applying if you: 

• Are interested in working on unstructured problems

• Have the ability to manage multiple work streams at the same time

• Have strong spoken and written communication skills

• Possess a Master’s degree (in any discipline) and 5-7 years of work experience

• Looking for a place to build a body of work over the next 3-5 years