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 21 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 the 10to19: Dasra Adolescents Collaborative

10to19: Dasra Adolescents Collaborative is a high-impact, outcome-driven, multi-stakeholder platform that seeks to move the needle on the field of adolescent health and well-being in India. The Collaborative works to address the scale and breadth of issues facing adolescents by bringing together civil society organizations, experts, funders, and the government to ensure that adolescents are safe, healthy, educated, and empowered to make positive life choices as they transition into adulthood.

About the Role: Managers at Dasra will be responsible for performing complex assignments and fulfill broad responsibilities where required outcomes are defined, but methods and procedures may vary based on professional judgment /precedent planning. Managers should be able to independently handle one or more projects / work stream/ sub-functional area from end to end. A manager should demonstrate strong written, project management, research and fundraising skills. They will also drive impactful decision-making and nurture talent within the organization.

Duration: Full time Role

Key Responsibilities:

Under minimal supervision performs complex assignments and fulfills broad responsibilities where required outcomes are defined, but methods and procedures may vary based on professional judgment /precedent.
Translate insights into team level learnings and efficiencies
Independently handles one or more projects / work stream/ sub-functional area from end to end.
In a supervisory role, the individual usually handles work assignments, responsible for quality, motivation, training and problem solving.
Contribute to team- and organization-level management activities such as staffing, reporting, internal taskforces
Build and manage relationships with non-profits and knowledge partners

Skill-Set Required:

Minimum 8 years of experience in the Indian and/or international development sector with a focus on research, consulting, writing, knowledge management and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Written & Communication skills: Independently connects complex ideas to foresight and demonstrates strong story-telling ability in written/verbal presentation style.
Project Management: Independently defines project scope and work-plan and manages project obligations with the team as well as client and other relevant stakeholders while establishing a strong link between people, ideas and information throughout the project, and engaging other team members (up, down, across) at relevant points
Research & Data Analytics: Shapes the strategic direction of the project/work stream by leveraging several internal and external insights and data results
Fundraising: Proactively identifies and pursues new funder leads and begins to shape opportunities for Dasra
Relationship Management: Proactively works to identify and develop new relationships and independently deepens existing relationships over time, while shaping creative opportunities for them to strategically influence change within the sector
Strong commitment and ability to develop a team and nurture talent to deliver excellent results
Entrepreneurial attitude with a willingness and ability to build systems and processes, work independently, bring structure, as well as think and act creatively in a resource-constrained environment.

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