Fund Raising Officer

Education - Graduate / Postgraduate

Functional Area – Fundraising, Business Development, Partnership, Resource Mobilisation

Industry – NGO, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Not-for-Profit

Compensation - As per experience & qualification

Roles and Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and develop a business development strategy based on knowledge of organisational objectives and work, industry, market, and community needs.
• Research and be updated regarding the CSR needs, opportunities, grants, funding, etc., from corporates and PSUs in India.
• Build a business development pipeline based on calls, meetings and emails to potential partners.
• Develop customised business development proposals, documentation, presentations, etc., based on partner and community requirements. Emphasise innovative methods, strategies, and processes for drafting impactful and sustainable project proposals, documentation, and presentations.
• Develop new business opportunities through a focused approach and innovative ideas.
• Develop and maintain business relations with partner/s and work towards partner servicing and management.
• Seek out and target new clients and opportunities, initiate action plans to approach and secure new business/projects for the organisation.
• Develop and work towards a business development cycle and methodology, analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of business development methods, approaches, and cost optimisation in achieving business development targets.
• Involvement in the end-to-end business development cycle from identifying potential partners to target, reaching out for discussion, drafting proposals and presentations, further follow-ups, negotiations, and signing project agreements.
• Coordinates with other departments/divisions and management of the organisation towards business development, delivery, and achieving targets.
• Maintain and share records, MIS, database, etc., regarding the day-to-day business development work undertaken.

Qualification and Experience

• An ideal candidate should be an MBA/MSW or PG in Social Development
• Must have 1-3 years of similar experience in partnerships, fundraising, business development and resource mobilisation in the NGO / CSR sector.
• Knowledge of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) guidelines as per Schedule VII of Section 135, Companies Act 2013 (mandatory).
• Experience in CSR proposals and grant writing (mandatory).
• Passionate about the sector, ready to take the initiative, self-driven, and persuasive.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Good team player and able to drive projects with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to build strong working relationships across organisational levels.

About Third Planet Foundation

We are a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation organisation registered as a Section 8 (not-for-profit) in the year 2012. We are working on diverse thematic areas aligned to Schedule VII, Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 guidelines.

We provide Table to Field customised CSR services that cover the complete lifecycle of CSR, including planning, execution and reporting. Our services include CSR Policy Formulation, Advisory & Advocacy, Need Assessment / Baseline Study, In-house Project Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation & CSR Reporting and Recommendation, Social Audit and Social Impact Assessment. Our focus is on the Development, Impact and Sustainability of the communities.

Third Planet Foundation specialises in the field-level implementation of a wide range of socioeconomic development Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  projects in the areas of Community & Rural Development, Social Infrastructure Development, Poverty Alleviation, Quality Education, Skill & Livelihood Development, Quality Healthcare, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Women Empowerment, Agriculture Development, Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation and Environment Sustainability including Promotion of Renewable Energy. We work closely with companies and communities to plan and execute impactful interventions across geography.

Our activities and interventions are aligned with Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) guidelines and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

For more information, you may visit our website at www.3planet.org.