Job Opportunity for Lead – Fundraising at Indus Action in Delhi

Position: Fundraising and Partnerships Lead

About Us

We are a policy ‘do-tank’, we believe in action. Indus Action is a Section 8 company, incorporated in 2013, impacting over x lives by bridging the gap between law and action. We enable vulnerable citizens to access their legislated rights to step out of poverty. 

The current scope of work at Indus Action includes access to education (Right to Education, Section 12(1)(c), access to nutrition (Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna, under national food security act) and access to livelihood (Building and Other Construction Workers Act). Till now we have enabled x children from low income families to access their rightful seats in unaided schools, x pregnant and lactating mothers access maternity entitlements and x construction/ informal sector workers __

Our goal is to improve access and last mile delivery of welfare entitlement to 1 million families by 2025 and bring them on an irreversible pathway out of poverty. We will do this by creating a Portfolio of Welfare Entitlements/Rights that will provide the needed safety net for low-income families and safeguard their progress during any economic/ health/unforeseen crisis.

We are currently working in Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Raipur, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. 

Culture at Indus Action 

At Indus Action, each day, all of us take steps towards being a Deliberately Developmental Organization. We believe that each one of us brings our whole self to work along with our joys, sorrows, anger and happiness. We appreciate the full spectrum of human emotions that are associated with our work and believe that each of these emotions impact our work. Personal life crises and joyous occasions are up for discussion in our tactical work meetings, because it’s all tied to how productive we are at work everyday. Indus Action is a safe space to process your inner challenges and reflect on them along with your growth. We push each other with critical, open and honest feedback and create spaces for questions, both large and small. 

Every employee also has access to various professional development platforms throughout the year including: 

Board Retreats: You will get an opportunity to interact directly with board members and learn with them 

Annual Step-back: An opportunity to step back and learn from the society and the people living in adverse conditions and; 

Mid-year event/Campaign event: This a great platform for learning and interacting with civil servants, policymakers, civil society organizations, and other civil society influencers on various subjects. 

Position Summary 

We are looking for a team member to join the fundraising team to design strategy and lead resource mobilization activities for the fund. The role will require design thinking, innovative messaging and communication around the mission, brand identity and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. We are looking for a team player who is passionate about impact, partnerships and has a penchant for data and evidence to drive policy changes across the board to script the story of change with us. 

​​Requirements

Roles and Responsibilities 

The primary responsibilities will include: 

• Creation of fundraising strategy for zonal project teams and support them with capacity building for raising funds regionally
• Support zones in setting up and creating engagement plans for zonal advisory councils / boards.
• Regularly monitor donor websites and identify investor opportunities matching the work of the organization
• Identify and engage international and local donor organizations, with special focus on domestic CSR donors, (international foundations, bilateral and multilateral agencies and private corporations offering donations/resources through CSR programs and otherwise) for striking monetary partnerships for the PoWER Fund.
• Undertake independent research in finding suitable donors, assessing donor alignment and reaching out to potential donors, following up on leads and arranging for meetings, presentations etc.
• Maintain relationships with existing investors/donors and respond to their requests regularly and keep updating them about the work of the organization
• Develop and monitor the soft and hard pipeline of PoWER proposals. Writing concept notes, project ideas and project proposals and ensuring their timely submission and making presentations on the same.
• Suggest innovative ideas for effective resource mobilization

Knowledge and Technical Skills 

• Strong project and operations management skills
• Strong analytical (data/evidence gathering, analysis and interpretation, hypotheses framing and validation) and research capabilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong excel, communication, storytelling and presentations capabilities
• Comfort with technology usage and products 

Competencies and Values 

• Relationship management
• Capacity building
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders
• Rigor and attention to detail
• Result-driven and outcome focused-approach
• Adaptable and flexible in working style, comfortable with ambiguity 

Education and Experience 

We believe that reaching our vision demands that we have the best and brightest group of leaders working to lead our organization. Here are the minimum qualifications we look for: 

• Bachelor’s Degree from any stream. Masters would be preferred.
• Background in policy implementation, government relations and fundraising is required
• 3+ years of relevant work experience in partnerships, fundraising and project management is preferred
• Travel: We are currently in a hybrid working model, teams are expected to work out of office 2 days a week.

Benefits

Compensation: The designation and compensation of the candidate will depend upon the work experience and the interview evaluation. The designation band for this position would be INR 12 – 15 LPA