Dasra is looking to hire candidate for the profile of Associate (Research and Insights). The candidates who are interested in the position can apply for it by clicking on the link given below –after checking the eligibility for the position.
About Dasra
Dasra’s bold aspiration is a transformed India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. Established in 1999, Dasra is India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation, working with philanthropists and high impact social entrepreneurs to bring together knowledge, funding, and talent as a catalyst for social change. Dasra nurtures strategic philanthrophy for India and focuses on impactful programs such as empowering adolscent girls, urban sanitation, inclusive economies and child protection and care. with 21 years of experience in the sector, a depth of knowledge gained from working with over 1000 non-profits and having brought $100 million in funding to organizations- Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change in India.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive a strong understanding of the development-related issues and the non-profit sector in India.
- Undertake research and synthesize data from multiple sources to generate meaningful analysis and insights
- Create content for knowledge products including reports, brochures, articles, presentations and webpages.
- Anchor landscape studies and present recommendations for philanthropic investment to donors
- Build and manage relationships with non-profits and knowledge partners
- Assist with project management of internal and external tasks
- Contribute to team + organization-level activities such as staffing, reporting, internal taskforces
Skills Required
- Graduate & postgraduate with minimum three years of work experience, having a postgraduate degree in interdisciplinary social sciences, including economics, public policy, or international relations with an excellent academic record is a plus.
- Written & Communication skills: Brings strong structure and organization to written and verbal content and effectively leverages existing material from various sources.
- Project Management: Consistently meets deadlines, effectively manages own time across several complex projects and identifies/resolves conflicts or roadblocks independently.
- Research & Data Analytics: Prioritizes structures and organizes the information effectively, using spreadsheets or simple data analysis tools where needed and ensuring adequate depth and breadth of perspectives, draws accurate insights and data results from the information gathered, within the theme.
- Fundraising: Engages funders with trust and confidence and begins to move from only execution to also managing relationships with some support/guidance.
- Relationship Management: Engages external stakeholders with trust and confidence and can manage relationships towards several goals/ projects/ deliverables.
- Practices attentive and active listening and can accurately restate the opinions of others even when they disagree
- passion for the development sector and the communities we serves is a must
The candidates who are interested can apply by sharing their cover letter and CV on the mail recruitment@dasra.org.
