Job Opportunity for Global Strategic Partnerships Associate at Room to Read in New Delhi, India

## Global Strategic Partnerships Associate

**About Room to Read**

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality through education. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build life skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. Room to Read has benefited more than 39 million children and has worked in 23 countries and in more than 182,000 communities, providing additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to benefit 40 million children by 2025.

**Job Location:** Global Office Asia – Main – New Delhi, India

**Job Summary:**

As the Global Strategic Partnerships Associate, you will play a key role in the implementation of Room to Read’s fundraising strategy. You will be responsible for adding to our pipeline of prospects, stewarding donor relationships, managing the Gifts In-Kind (GINKI) portfolio, and supporting the Strategic Partnerships Director on proposals, Requests for Quotations, and Requests for Applications. 

**Responsibilities:**

* Raise/manage between $500k-750k+ annually from multilateral/bilateral entities, prizes, and/or institutional donors and manage these relationships.

* Manage and steward our $4-6MM+ annual In-Kind Gifts portfolio and serve as a central lead across internal departments.

* Identify donor pipeline prospects, as well as relevant development of related transformational proposals to help scale Room to Read’s global impact.

* Independently, or in collaboration with other team members, write, edit and/or coordinate clear, compelling materials including concept papers, letters of inquiry, proposals, presentations, reports, and additional materials, as needed.

* Steward existing portfolio of donors and negotiate grant renewals, upgrades, or extensions.

* Collaborate with the Director of Strategic Partnerships on opportunity forecasting and proposal pipeline tracking process; report on and update revenue projections.

* Lead or support handover of project from proposal phase to project kick-off in accordance with Project Management Guidelines in coordination with Program Operations team.

* Work closely with Finance Department to ensure budgets for proposals and financial reports are appropriately represented.

* Stay current with organizational strategies and operational plans in order to present accurate funding opportunities to donors.

* Maintain relevant donor data in the organization’s Salesforce-based platform.

**Qualifications:**

* Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience (nonprofit or client relationship management).

* Preference given to someone with a proven track record of obtaining global corporate and foundation funding in the $50,000 to $100,000 gift range.

* Demonstrated ability to cultivate and steward donor relationships.

* Highly developed relationship, interpersonal, and listening skills.

* Excellent writing, editing, verbal and written communication skills in English.

* Adept at using database systems such as Salesforce or other fundraising CRMs.

**We Offer:**

Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education. 

**To be successful at Room to Read, you will also:**

* Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization.

* Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change.

* Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness.

* Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration.

* Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment.