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 Rebuild Team:

The Rebuild India Fund aims to support the most vulnerable communities across India, and the NGOs that work with them, by giving them the power to serve meaningfully, and the flexibility to run their organizations as they see fit. We will do this by funding 100 locally led, community rooted NGOs every year with 5 -year unrestricted grants, backed by need-based multi-year capacity building support. The fund is working with NGOs, philanthropists, and sector intermediaries to bring to the fore voices of leaders from the community and shift power dynamics in grant-making, keeping in mind the principles of Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. With Year 1 of the fund having made commitments of over 10M USD to 150+ NGOs for COVID relief, we are excited to move into this new and unique chapter of our work and build the team who will enable this. We are at a stage where we are looking for driven, passionate and empathetic individuals who are committed to supporting locally led, small, community rooted NGOs across India, are excited by the thought of creating a path-breaking movement towards challenging the status quo, and have a burning desire to see an equitable India.

About the role:

Managers are responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the design and execution of multiple projects. With over 8 years of experience and strong management skills, the Portfolio Manager in the Rebuild team is responsible for driving impactful decision-making and nurturing talent within the organization, and will have the below responsibilities

Programmatic Responsibilities:

· Build robust, strategic plans for the Rebuild India Fund, creating alignment between the long-term vision and opportunities within the space

· In a supervisory role, with an in-depth understanding of the grassroots development landscape, oversee end-to-end processes including building partnerships, sourcing NGOs for granting and building capacity of partners

· Translate and apply key sectoral trends and insights towards team learning, project strategies, multi-stakeholder communications materials and opportunities

· Nurture and deepen existing relationships and build new relationships and strategic partnerships with key local and global stakeholders including funders, NGOs and intermediaries

· Translate complex ideas and trends into compelling narratives to support the Rebuild India Fund

Management Responsibilities:

· Contribute to team and organization-level management and growth activities such as team management, staffing, hiring, reporting, team culture and engagement, financial planning, and compliance

· Build, facilitate, and manage relationships with non-profits and knowledge partners, to support better learning and engagement

· Support a peer-group through ideation, brainstorming, strategic planning, risk assessment, prioritization and problem-solving, related to program activities of Rebuild

Duration: Full time

Requirements:

· Has 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 and knowledge of philanthropy and grassroots issues.

· Independently connects complex ideas to the foresight and demonstrates strong story-telling ability in written/verbal presentation style

· Independently defines project scope and workplans and manages project with the team and with clients and other relevant stakeholders, while establishing a strong link between people, ideas, and information throughout the project

· Shapes the strategic direction of the program by leveraging several internal and external insights and data results

· Has prior experience managing and supporting the development of new funder relationships and opportunities for impact-oriented funding

· Experience handling multistakeholder initiatives and proactively identifying, developing, and nurturing new, multipronged relationships. Has independently deepened existing relationships over time, while shaping creative opportunities to strategically influence change within the sector

· Has a strong commitment to team-building and the ability to develop and nurture talent to deliver excellence

· Has an 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 fast-paced environment.

· Has experience handling robust budgets and creating effective financial models.

Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Apply to the role anyway. We’d love the opportunity to determine whether you could be a great fit.

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