Madhi Foundation working to bridge the gap in education is hiring for the role of Manager, Fundraising, and Resource Development. It is a remote job.
About Madhi
Madhi Foundation was established in 2016 as a non-profit organization committed to the cause of bridging the equity gap in education for children across India. The Foundation draws its inspiration from the Tamil proverb, “Destiny can be conquered with intellect (Madhi)”. Madhi Foundation specifically works to solve the foundational learning crisis in India. Our vision, “Foundational Learning First, so every child is set up for success”, guides our every action and gives our work the purpose and direction it needs.
About the Role
The Manager, Partnerships and Resource Development will be responsible to identify, nurture and expand Madhi’s ties with potential donor partners. They will play an instrumental role in ensuring that the organisation’s funding target is met on time. They will also engage in purposeful and meaningful partnerships with organisations in the sector. It is a role that provides an exciting opportunity to build purposeful collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders.
Job Description
The Manager, Partnerships and Resource Development will be responsible to identify, nurture and expand Madhi’s ties with potential donor partners. They will play an instrumental role in ensuring that the organisation’s funding target is met on time. They will also engage in purposeful and meaningful partnerships with organisations in the sector. It is a role that provides an exciting opportunity to build purposeful collaboration across a wide range of stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Strategy and team management
● Support the team to align with their work by providing them an understanding of
organisational initiatives & goals
● Set the goals for their subvertical and anchor it while being supported by the CEO
● Contribute towards strategizing and reinventing when needed to achieve the fundraising
● Ensure seamless project and communication management across different verticals
● Manage and monitor partnerships (fundraising) goals and metrics through well-defined systems
● Diagnose problems/gaps in team/project performance and solve for it using effective
problem solving tools and methodologies and help the team learn from the experience
● Gather, analyse and feed back learnings from the field to the management and leadership team to improve design and delivery of programmes iteratively
Fundraising
● Support the CEO in building dedicated and committed network of donors and institutional partners
● Implement the FR strategy and actively network and increase access to potential funders
● Analyse and utilise information from the robust knowledge bank of potential funding
partners in the ecosystem and increase the number of potential funders in the pipeline
establishing first level of contact with leads generated
● Deliver pitches to potential small-mid sized ticket funders in the absence of the CEO
● Manage outreach activities to draft compelling grant applications and proposals to secure funding
Requirements
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Have worked in the development sector and understand what it takes for nonprofits to collaborate purposefully
- Have outstanding communication skills in English (written and verbal)
- Have proven planning skills and take pride in seeing projects to completion
- Have the ability to adapt and work in a small and dynamic team
- Have strong interpersonal skills
- Have a keen eye for detail and can produce different types of reports with a short turnaround time
- Have the ability to deliver compelling donor pitches
Prerequisites include:
● At least 4 – 6 years of work experience with a minimum of 2 years of people management and project management experience
● A bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject; qualifications in Education would be an added advantage
● At least 2 years of managerial experience with a team span of minimum 3 members
● Experience in the education/development sector is mandatory
● Excellent knowledge of MS Office, G Suite, Digital Survey Tools and Data Visualisation Tools
● Excellent written communication and report writing skills in English
● Ability and willingness to work in a startup non-profit environment
Role will report to: CEO
Note: Expected to bring your own laptop with updated software (MS Office 2016).
Remuneration
The salary at Madhi Foundation will going to be 8 LPA to 10 LPA
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu