Overview
Senior Manager – Donor Management & Fund Raising Jobs in San Diego, California, USA at Theconvergencefoundation
Position:
Program Manager, Donor Management and Fund Raising
Location:
Preference for Mumbai but anywhere in India acceptable
About CEGIS
Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS pronounced See-Jis) aims to improve lives by helping Indian state governments deliver better development outcomes.
The four key characteristics of any high-performing organisation are (a) measuring outcomes through reliable, high quality data that enables goal setting and monitoring progress towards these goals; (b) strategic use of personnel competency based hiring and training, skilling, and performance appraisals to determine job assignments, pay, and promotions to achieve the goals above; (c) strategic budgeting whereresource allocationis based on evidence and cost-effectiveness;
(d) and creating efficient systems to leverage external actors (including for-profit and nonprofit organisations). The Indian State needs to perform better on all four fronts above, by enhancing its capacity. CEGIS partners with states to improve this capacity by focusing on these four pillars of the State.
Informed by cutting-edge research and evidence as well as a practical orientation toward implementable ideas, CEGIS works with State Governments in India to enable a transformative improvement in their functioning.
Position Summary
The Program Manager:
Donor Management and Fund Raisingis a senior resource expected to take significant ownership of both fund raising and donor stewardship. Reporting to the Head of Communications and Fund Raising, this role needs to be able to expand the donor base with significant focus on domestic fund raising, as well as maintain and grow existing donor relationships. The role requires extensive experience in fund raising, an intimate awareness of the Indian donor ecosystem as well as excellentcommunication skills.
Role and Responsibilities
Own end to end adynamicand well-researched database of potential Indian donors – trusts, corporate houses, HNIs etc. These to be obtained via a combination of desk research and industry knowledge and to be maintained and up to date with the help of the Associate:
Fund Raising.
Create and refine with the Head
– Communications and Fund Raising the narrative for fund raising leveraging insights from Prof Karthik’s book and the work CEGIS does. Disseminate this amongst key internal stakeholders and ensure there is resonance of the CEGIS fundraising narrative across the organisation.
Lead multiple pitches on fund raising and expand by 25X the potential funders entering the funnel.
Own the CRM piece and funnel management of funders with the help of the Associate:
Fundraising.
Manage all documentation needed for existing global funders including reporting as needed for domestic and international donors.
Refine by experimentation newer donor groups like HNIs in the key states that CEGIS works in.
Be the owner of the evolving donor strategy for CEGIS which needs to be continually refined based on learnings.
Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities
At least 5-10 years of experience leading fund raising for an Indian NGO with proven experience of liaising across corporations, trusts and CSR funds.
Expertise in proposal writing and donor reporting.
Excellent oral and writtencommunication skillsas well as a top-class salesperson.
Demonstrated expertise in relationship building and management.
Graduate degree in any discipline, would gi…
Title: Senior Manager – Donor Management & Fund Raising
Company: Theconvergencefoundation
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Category: Non-Profit & Social Impact, Management
