About ISDM

ISDM is an institution founded to create, strengthen and establish Development Management, a domain that transcends the exclusive silos of ‘development perspectives’ and ‘management principles’. ISDM recognises the need to ‘professionalise’ the Leading and Managing of Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs). The institution sees the development space as requiring the application of management disciplines that are unique and tailored to the scale of the sector. Management that doesn’t merely retrofit Business Management to development projects, but one that is born specifically from the coming together of the two crucial domains.

By 2025, ISDM aims to become the go-to management institute for top professionals wanting to transform the development sector for a greater impact on people’s lives. In order to achieve this aim, ISDM has identified three broad focus areas-:

Continuously building the one-year-long Post-Graduate Program in Development Management (PGP-DM);
Creating a strong research function that will lay the foundations for Development Management and leadership as a unique domain and discipline;
Launching Strategic Capacity Building Programs aimed at influencing and upskilling middle to senior leaders in the social sector through special workshops, short-term courses, and customized convenings.

ISDM has audacious ambitions to build a world-class institution, become a global fountainhead of development management knowledge, and define the domain of development management for the Social Sectors. The belief is that Management for the Social Sectors (or Development Management) will significantly scale up the positive impacts on the lives of people in sustained ways. ISDM is entering a new phase of growth with a revamped program and renewed focus on establishing itself firmly as a preeminent institution in its domain. This requires strategic and energetic institutional leadership.

Job Description

ISDM has an extremely vibrant and engaging donor community, some of the most reputed philanthropists, corporate and institutional funders support ISDM. The role is to nurture these partnerships through effective communication, engagement and reporting. There is ample liberty and scope for contributing to strategy, sharpening relationship management acumen in a non-profit setup, honing qualitative writing and reporting skills. Beyond your regular job ISDM is an ideal place to learn about a variety of subjects and deep insights into the non-profit sector.

Key Responsibility Areas

Project related communication – emails, briefs, data, requests from donors
Support in writing Quarterly//Monthly/Annual report for donors
Owning and driving engagement plan for donors – that includes events, social media and more related stuff
Proposal writing
Support in content writing for various documents both internal and external as decks, briefs etc
Support in compliance related work as – drafting, finalizing, MoUs, sending out receipts and other legal documents that may be required
Managing relationships with high profile donors
Research on institutional and corporate funding opportunity

Educational Qualifications and Experience Required

The candidate should preferably have a Master’s degree in Humanities, Mass Communication, or Managements
Minimum 2 – 5 years of work experience with a strong focus on writing
Highly motivated individual with an ability to take initiative and work independently
Ability to provide strategic inputs
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation making skills
Strong attention to detail

ISDM is an equal opportunity organization with a particular emphasis on affirmative action. The culture of the organization is one of professionalism while also one that greatly values relationships.

To apply for this job please visit isdm.keka.com.