ABOUT THE VARTALEAP COALITION AND COMMUTINY – THE YOUTH COLLECTIVE
ComMutiny stands for the first 'mutiny' within as a young person that comes from working in communities which are ‘different’ from oneself. We are a collective of more than 113 youth led and youth engaging organisations and youth development practitioners who work directly with adolescents and young people. To leap beyond the demographic dividend, an enhanced systemic view to youth work and youth leadership is critical to address young peoples’ wellbeing and growth as well as current issues of inequality, conflict and ecological decline. With Ashoka Innovators for the Public, we initiated a series of strategic conversations, which have led to the formation of the vartaLeap Coalition - a cross sectoral grouping of 170 (and growing) of youth engaging organizations from the development sector, government, media, educational institutions, and UN agencies, who seek to create a movement towards a new norm – Every Youth A Jagrik and Every Space Nurturing Jagriks. We define Jagrik as a self-awakened
citizen not only making change but also being the change. The purpose of the coalition is to design, pilot and scale youth–centric innovations and enable appropriate narrative shifts.
Specific Responsibilities include:
• Co-develop the FR strategy for 2021-2024 and implementation plan of the same with vartaLeap and ComMutiny board members to develop the
• Write proposals, concept notes, relevant communication and impact materials including presentations,deck creation documents in partnership with program teams
• Set up and participate in strategic partner and donor meetings
• Develop and maintain deep external and internal relationships with individuals, organizations, funding institutions as well as tracking fundraising relationship health across the organisation
• Anchor the individual donation portfolio - manage existing donor relationships and expand donor pool,supporting crowdfunding campaigns in vartaLeap and ComMutiny
• Support and supervise registrations and due diligence processes, participation in conferences and meetings if required, and donor management with the relevant function head
• Work closely with the Convener to adhere to internal organizational and learning processes and execute operational systems in partnership with finance other relevant to programme teams
We are looking for a person with:
• A postgraduate/ graduate degree with 8-10 years of work experience, with demonstrated experience of fundraising
• Very good communication, writing and presentation skills (written and verbal) and the ability to work under pressure
• The ability to inspire and be inspired, keep commitments, go getter and chasing co-created targets, think out of the box, build relationships and be open to learning
• The capacity to strengthen fund raising systems and processes within the organization including databases and computer-based communications and effectively coordinate meetings and events
• The ability to think creatively with good story-telling skills
• Good design (software like canva, powerpoint, mindmap) and computer skills (microsoft office) will be an advantage
• Strong commitment to youth leadership and social justice issues
• A willingness to travel
• Fluency in English and Hindi

 The last date of application is 25th March 2021

Please APPLY with the following:
· Cover letter (maximum 1 page) highlighting your experience related to the post you have applied for, and
your CV (not more than 3-4 pages)
· Your current emoluments and expected salary
· Kindly indicate the position you are applying for in the subject line of your email/letter
· A writing sample indicative of your writing style and field of interest