Fundraising Associate

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Deep commitment to work towards wellbeing and SEL of students and other stakeholders in the education system
• Ability to adapt and respond to difficult and uncertain circumstances
• Spirit of collaboration and trust in working with and supporting a team
• Inclination and openness to continuous learning, feedback and growth
• Ability to engage with and solve for inequity and exclusion with compassion
• Commitment to one’s own social emotional development and healing
• Inclination and willingness to explore and design innovative ideas and rigor to put them into action for fundraising and partnerships
• Ability and willingness to step in for responsibilities above and beyond the assigned role

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

● Partnership Building and Management

• Strategize, strengthen and work with Apni Shala teams to build paid partnerships for the organisation
• Manage stakeholder by coordinating meetings, relaying important information, and facilitating feedback meetings
• Identify and build partnerships with organizations and schools inside and outside Mumbai
• Conduct surveys and interviews as required by the monitoring & evaluation process
• Manage public relations including engaging press and media

● Fundraising

• Work with CEO to develop and execute Apni Shala’s Fundraising Strategy
• Actively research and identify CSRs/Grant organizations
• Manage donor reports (create and collaborate with team members for data, review and get reports reviewed and send to donors)
• Co-design and lead Apni Shala’s Annual Crowdfunding Campaigns
• Set up visits and maintain regular communication with donors
• Actively find and partner with print/online media to promote Apni Shala's work
• Develop and organize existing and new fundraising campaigns, initiatives and events
• Identify and work in partnership with CEO to acquire grants and major donations from philanthropic bodies, government departments, individual donors and the corporate sector
• Maintain all funds, accounts, budget, financial bills and donor-related information in coordination with the accounts team
• Create all communications collateral required for fundraising, including presentations, project proposals, donor reports and annual reports
• Widen Apni Shala’s visibility within potential donor segments in partnership with other team members
• Liaison with photographers/videographers/writers for documenting activities and creating content for fundraising-related communications collateral

● Coordination & Supervision

• Create monthly/periodic progress reports, collate data from partners and present to team
• Coordinate visits for donors, volunteers, and supporters at partner organizations
• Facilitate and assist in implementing fundraising-related capacity-building sessions using internal and external resources for the team.
• Participate in the performance management processes for all staff that you have worked with

● Self and Peer Professional Development

• Work towards personal and professional development (PD) goals by attending organizational
• PDs and other relevant workshops/courses or reading and researching relevant themes 
• Participate in supervision meetings facilitated by your supervisor aimed at building a practice of reflection, personal and professional development
• Contribute towards the team’s development by engaging actively in professional development opportunities, co-planning and collective work
• Support Apni Shala’s fellowship programme and facilitate fellows’ professional development on entrepreneurship, fundraising and resource building
• Volunteer in Apni Shala classrooms to develop a practice informed understanding of Apni Shala’s work

● Organisational Development

• Work towards expanding organisational visibility in larger ecosystem
• Organise and facilitate Fundraising and Organizational awareness events / desks
• Participate in resource mobilisation, fundraising, advocacy, communications, culture building and other related activities as guided by the organisation

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• ● 1+ years of experience of partnership development and resource building / fundraising
• ● 1+ years of experience of field work in facilitation or teaching with students (preferred)
• ● Well developed oral and written communication skills in English and fluency in conversational Hindi
• ● Well developed project management skills
• ● Well developed report writing, data analysis skills and ability to represent data and articulate ideas effectively
• ● Fluency in using Microsoft office, Google Apps (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides)
• ● Experience leading, managing or supporting teams
• ● Ability to analyse finances, draw insights and trends to inform decision making
• ● Ability to problem solve, recommend and implement solutions