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 philanthropy for India and focuses on impactful programs such as empowering adolescent girls, urban sanitation, inclusive economies and child protection and care. With 23 years of experience in the sector, a depth of knowledge gained from working with over 1,000 non-profits and having brought $100 million in funding to organizations – Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change in India.

About OneDasra Team:

Dasra achieves its ambitious mission with a collaborative 100-member OneDasra team. This team works on various programs and supports audacious impact-first goals and strategic objectives by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. The OneDasra organization structure has enhanced agility, learning and enables pushing professional boundaries, which ensures that talent grows and develops, for greater systems change. The recruitment process is unique in that you will be selected to join OneDasra, with a role that best leverages your strengths and be involved in programs that align with your current interests. You will not be joining a siloed-functional team, therefore please consider these outlined responsibilities and skill sets required with an opportunistic role that will build cross functionality and be well poised for individual learning, growth and development across sectors and stakeholders.

Dasra embraces diversity across people and communities through multiplicity in composition integrated with structures, culture and policies, enhancing inclusion and belonging for all in letter and spirit. We envision a team that includes people across caste, religion, gender, economic status, geography, disability and other underrepresented communities, supported by organizational structures that enable collective, transparent and fair decision making, guided by policies that facilitate growth and authenticity within an environment of openness and listening. We believe that GEDI in our institutional and programmatic endeavours will enhance, drive and accelerate social impact and social change through an integration of the worldviews of the most marginalized, recognition of their vulnerabilities, rights and potentials and through prioritization of their needs.

About the ClimateRISE Alliance:

ClimateRISE Alliance is a collaborative platform anchored by Dasra, that aims to build knowledge, consensus, and common outcomes with more than 100 civil society organizations working at the intersections of climate action and resilience for the most vulnerable communities. The Alliance’s objective is to shape an India view, a common vocabulary, and enable a multi-stakeholder engagement approach on climate action in the country.

About the Role:

The Dasra ClimateRISE Team plays the role of the field catalyser to bring together funders, think tanks, CSOs and sector experts. The Associate will provide support in driving Dasra’s communication efforts in ClimateRISE work stream. S/he will be directly involved in the implementation of campaign plans and communication strategies under the guidance of the manager and team lead driving respective initiatives. The Associate will also work with partners and creative agencies to further Dasra’s campaign and communications goals.

•Knowledge Codification: Codifying sectoral knowledge in simplistic language which is accessible to a wider audience and creating content for blogs, social media, media, newsletter, reports etc.

•Communication Strategies and Implementation: End to end implementation of communication campaigns and other deliverables aligned to ClimateRISE Alliance’s goals and objectives. Implementing creative strategies and curating materials for op-eds content, social media posts, videos, documentaries, podcasts, and graphics to build ClimateRISE Alliance as a thought leader in the sector and handle social media of the alliance for building credibility.

• Research: Conduct research to understand latest events and relevant sector movements in India to then translate into building effective strategies. Research and analyze a wide range of specialized material on campaign issues and strategies.

•Stakeholder Management: Build and nurture relationships with key stakeholders including the ClimateRISE CSO partners, funder and creative agencies for timely deliveries and meaningful collaboration.

•Project Management Support: Support with creating project reports and proposals as well as monitor budgets and grants with all stakeholders

Skill-Set Required:

• Graduate with 3-6 years of work experience in the development space, advisory, research & communication domain.

• Written & Communication skills: Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as the ability to develop concise and effective communications tailored to specific audiences

• Project Management: Achieves project deliverables within deadlines, effectively manages own time and identifies conflicts/roadblocks with some support and guidance.

• Stakeholder Management: Understands the expectations of internal and external stakeholders and works to develop relationships towards a single goal/ project/ deliverable.

• Understanding and basic knowledge of designing on platforms such as Photoshop and Illustrator is good to have.

• Passion for the development sector and the communities we serve is a must.

To apply for this job please visit dasra.darwinbox.in.