Lead - Proposal Development

2 weeks ago


Delhi, Delhi, India HelpAge India Full time

HelpAge India is a reputed charity known for its pioneering work in support of the disadvantaged elderly. Our work has benefited over 8 million elderly and our programmes cater to more than 1.5 million older people every year. For 45 years, HelpAge has been serving disadvantaged elders through interventions like health care, livelihood support, agecare, disaster mitigation, social security and rights/entitlements. The funding for these programmes is largely raised from individual, institutional and corporate donors. We also advocate elder friendly policies and age friendly environment. We have been awarded highest CRISIL VO 1A grading for excellence in operations and high credibility and have also been rated as one of the top ten NGOs to work for by Great Place to Work

We are looking for Lead – Proposal Development, based at HelpAge India's Head Office at New Delhi and reporting to the Chief Operating Officer.

The position will work as part of HelpAge India's core team and will support & create opportunities with foundations, corporates, grant-making institutions within India and globally. The purpose of the position is to support growth in programs and projects by helping secure funding opportunities aligned with our mission and priorities, to create sustainable impacts in the elder lives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Research & identify potential funding opportunities (grants, awards etc.) with institutional donors (including bilateral and multi-laterals), foundations, philanthropy, and others.
  • Ability to study & comprehend alignments across key strategic themes that HelpAge India focusses. Build a strong understanding of programs, initiatives and priorities and use it effectively for development of grant proposals
  • Write/Develop persuasive grant proposals and accompanying documents including budgets keeping in view the grant purpose, funding guidelines and related requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams & internal stakeholders (program, finance, admin, etc) to coordinate & gather relevant information and data for grant applications.
  • Work with external funders/nodal points, build partnership and relationships, and join/attend networking meetings/events as may be required
  • Maintain a system of tracking pipeline of grant opportunities/proposals, monitoring progress on specific proposals' development and ensuring adherence to deadlines
  • Periodically, evaluate the effectiveness of proposal development process, capture learnings and suggest improvement areas
  • Undertake other responsibilities not outlined above which are commensurate with a role of this nature in the charitable sector and which have been discussed and agreed between line manager and incumbent.

Desirable qualities/experience/skills:

  • Prior experience preferred in fundraising operations activities (grant writing/proposal development) in the development sector and/or experience in marketing/business development
  • Effective interpersonal skills and presentation skills
  • Understanding of social sector, human rights and health issues
  • Proactive to develop relationships with community/stakeholders
  • Ability to lead a team

Essential requirements:

  • Demonstrated ability in excellent writing and verbal communication skills in English with experience of proposal and report writing
  • Graduation in fields like communication, journalism, social work or non-profit/social enterprise management will be preferred, from a reputed university. Advance degree is desirable.
  • Minimum 5-7 years' experience of which at least 2 years have been in a leading role
  • Strong research and analytical skills to identify funding opportunities, organise information and able to use technology/tools relevant for the role
  • Ability to work effectively between teams as well as independently,
  • Proficiency in using technology platforms and tools (MS Office mainly WORD, EXCEL, PPT).
  • Open to travel within city and outstation
  • Ability to work in demanding and result-oriented environment
  • Self-motivated and solution/result oriented

Compensation package will commensurate with qualification and experience. Interested candidates meeting the above criteria are requested to submit their application along with a covering note to before the closing date. Please indicate the title of the post applied for on the subject line of your e-mail. HelpAge India is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity.

Closing date for receipt of complete applications: 16th June 2024

Due to the urgency of the position, interviews may be scheduled even before the closure of advertisement. Hence, interested candidates are encouraged to apply at the earliest. Please note that we will not be able to notify all applicants. Only short-listed candidates will be notified about the interview date.



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