Director - Fund Raising

About the job

Organisation: Satyarthi Movement for Global Compassion (SMGC)

Location: New Delhi, India

Reports to: CEO

Type: Full-time

Application deadline: 30th September 2025

About SMGC

Founded by Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, SMGC is a global movement advancing compassion as a practical force for justice, equality, peace, and sustainability. We build compassionate leaders and communities and mobilize multi-sector partnerships to translate compassion into transformation at scale. For us, Compassion is mindful problem-solving.

Our Verticals:

Ignite: Learning and leadership programs anchored in the Satyarthi Compassion Quotient (SCQ) with a focus on systemic problem-solving.

Impact: Catalysing grassroots transformation by empowering children, youth, and women with a focus on democratic participation and sustainable impact.

Inspire: Building meaningful discourse through Nobel Laureates, change makers, thought leaders, and community voices to drive urgent, collective action

Role Overview

Lead SMGCs fundraising efforts across HNIs/Family Offices, Corporate/CSR, Foundations (India & international), and digital/community giving delivering predictable, diversified funding and lifetime donor value while strengthening SMGCs brand as a thought leader.

What Youll Lead

1.Strategy & implementation

- Build a 3-year fundraising strategy with targets by segment (HNI, Corporate/CSR, PSU, Foundation, Multilateral, Digital) and by program (Ignite/Impact/Inspire).

- Own the full donor lifecycle: research - qualification - cultivation - solicitation - stewardship - renewal/upgrade.

- Design multi-year giving vehicles (anchor gifts, challenge funds, catalytic grants, cause marketing, events, peer-to-peer).

- Create a balanced pipeline (early/mid/late stage)

2.Partnerships & External Relations

- Represent SMGC with credibility; walk into any room and build trust with diverse stakeholders.

- Secure strategic MOUs with corporations (CSR & brand), foundations, and high-influence networks in India and abroad.

- Co-create bespoke propositions (naming opportunities, programmatic investments, research/endowment funds).

3.Brand & Communications (for Fundraising Outcomes)

- Partner with Comms to run an integrated brand + fundraising calendar (reports, campaigns etc.).

- Oversee investment-grade proposals, decks, impact reports; ensure crisp narratives and strong evidence.

- Build crisis-ready messaging and success-story pipelines that convert interest to commitments.

4.Team, Systems & Governance

- Lead fundraising efforts across the organization

- Collaborate with the global teams

- Implement a CRM or DMS (Salesforce/Zoho or equivalent)

- Establish clear SOPs, approval matrices, and data hygiene.

- Ensure compliance with Indian and international requirements (e.g., FCRA, CSR-1, 12A/80G, anti-bribery, privacy).

- Uphold child safeguarding and ethical fundraising standards.

5.Budgeting, Reporting & KPIs

- Own the fund development budget; track ROI by channel.

- Provide monthly board-ready dashboards: funds raised vs target, pipeline health, donor retention/upgrade

What Success Looks Like

By Day 90

- Board-approved 3-year strategy and year-1 operating plan with segment-wise targets.

- Live CRM with X number of qualified prospects (target to be set with leadership).

By Day 180

- X crore in signed or near-close commitments (target to be set with leadership); at least one anchor

gift or equivalent multi-year grant.

- Two corporate/CSR partnerships with multi-year potential; one international foundation

- Create a clear donor reporting plan with personalized journeys

Annual KPIs

- Total funds raised vs plan

- Renewal rate (70% by value for renewable donors); upgrade rate (20%).

- Others as discussed with leadership

Youll Thrive Here If You

- Convert meaningful conversations into concrete commitments.

- Navigate HNI, CSR, foundation, and public ecosystems with ease.

- Are fluent in budgets and unit economics; tell compelling stories with data.

- Can live by our core values- excellence, humility, compassion, honesty and Masters in Marketing/Business/Communications or related; fundraising certifications a plus.

- 8-10+ years of direct fundraising with a proven major-gifts and institutional track record (India & international).

- Experience launching or scaling new initiatives (research, education, skill development, community empowerment preferred).

- Strong grasp of donor management, digital marketing, brand positioning, and campaign/event orchestration.

- Regulatory fluency and governance sensibility (FCRA, CSR, 12A/80G; safeguarding; data privacy).

- Excellent written/oral communication; G-Suite & CRM will be commensurate with the candidates experience and expertise.