Senior Associate – NGO Partnerships

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Associate, NGO Partnerships who is passionate about social change and enabling better information flow for mobilising funds towards non profits. The candidate will be responsible for managing large donor (corporate/HNI/UHNI/Foundation) deliverables. The candidate will work closely with a large number of non-profits and content (proposals, information for assessment and analysis) to ensure that funding goes to the right place. The lookout is for a determined candidate who possesses good analytical skills, understands the sector and funding models, budgets; understanding of donor deliverables and importance of timelines, and an eye for detail! Taking ownership of tasks focused on holistic development is a key requirement as well as comfort working with data, managing and recording data as well as good written communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Deep understanding of nonprofits, projects and institutional giving
• Collection, analysis and assessment of proposals to build a proposal repository for donor deliverable readiness.
• Identifying the right fit for donor’s requirements
• Communicating with a large number of non profits to close project requirements as and when donor requirements come in.
• Managing and tracking progress of the exercise and playing a pivotal role across different teams e.g. documentation, finance, monitoring and evaluation etc..

Required Skills And Experience

Minimum 3 years of experience in project management and proposal writing Any graduate degree from a a premier institute

Ability to deal with stakeholders patiently and an eye for detail

Strong understanding of the sector and causes/intervention areas A solution-giver to problems and challenges

Ability to handle multiple tasks at once, without compromise on quality of delivery

Strong written and spoken communication skills in English Basic Microsoft Excel skills Comfortable working in a fast paced growing environment, with focus on growth and scale in every task assigned Willingness to learn and grow in the sector