Resource Mobilization

**WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMEONE WHO CAN MOBILISE RESOURCES AND THUS DRIVE REVENUE VIA PARTNERSHIPS.**

**ABOUT EDUFRONT**:
Edufront Technologies aims to empower everyone in school from administration to teachers to students and the parents too Our mission is to transform school systems across India and revolutionize teaching and learning, in way solving Bloom's two sigma problem in education and thereby helping students and schools in the across globe.

We have leveraged technology and have created EDUFRONT a digital learning ecosystem - integrated along the lines of hardware, software, and content - that piques children’s curiosity, nurtures creativity, lets them explore their passions, and offers them a 360- degree view of their educational material supporting every child move their understanding beyond rote facts, and bring out their true potential.

Edufront is a comprehensive solution for Schools and Students alike leveraging on technology to remove the challenges and barriers in learning and monitoring thereby solving Benjamin Bloom’s two sigma problem in education, enhancing the way students learn and broaden their knowledge finally aggrandizing our lives.

As a purpose-driven company, we are dedicated to not educating but inspiring. Our team is committed to bring technology and process with a human touch that inspires and enlightens all our stakeholders. But our work doesn’t stop there. We are committed to making the world a better place by leveraging our market-leading global platform, and by extending the reach and influence of like-minded organizations and causes. We also are dedicated to employee volunteerism across the globe.

**YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME**:
When you read this consider yourself to be in the right place at the right time and if you have the grit and urge to work for a start-up nothing can be better than a start-up in ED Tech space.

The Indian EdTech industry is expected to be more policy friendly in the upcoming years due to rising government interest. The National Education Policy 2020 emphasised the importance of leveraging technology in education solutions and supported creation of leaning content in regional languages, calling it a high priority.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
The Resource Mobilization Officer will be responsible for building an increasingly, diversified network of resource partners including development partners, corporates, academia, policy-makers, philanthropists and foundations. The officer will target partners who share in the vision of Edufront and provide funds and other forms of collaboration to meet the current and future needs.

The post holder will also be responsible for establishing and promoting the brand Edufront regionally and internationally, raising awareness about the organization’s work at various forums and ensuring transparency and regular information sharing with the public. He/she will be a strategic thinker with strong understanding of various media sources and the development sector. This role is responsible for providing leadership in the resource mobilization strategy in response to the emerging opportunities and challenges.

**POSITION KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Strategy Development**
- Facilitate the development of a Edufront Resource Mobilization Strategy that includes securing new, diverse and additional resources. The strategy should respond to Edufront’s funding needs.
- Conduct and develop a 1 / 3 an d 5 year funding needs assessment
- Develop a Resource Mobilization Manual that includes standard operating procedures and processes; and define the direction of resource acquisition and utilization, approvals and follow up.
- Conducting research on potential donors/partners such as trusts, foundations, companies and high net worth individuals. This includes proactively identifying funding opportunities, as soon as or ideally before they become public knowledge and constantly scan the horizon, network and solicit donor intelligence and share information on donor profiles (policies, preferences, geographical focus).
- The incumbent will research, identify and connect with the decision makers of the prospective donor organizations.
- To develop the annual fundraising strategy from corporate donors & meet targets in consultation with the Head - Revenue
- To strategize the annual fund-raising plan for ensuring sustainable processes for corporate fundraising in consultation.
- To operationalize and implement the strategy to meet the fundraising targets

**Donor Prospecting & Acquisition**
- Draft appealing proposals and concepts to diverse sources, including development partners, corporate, academia, policy-makers, philanthropists, and foundations.
- Produce Resource Mobilization Plans and Reports as per stipulated periods and requirements. Includes close working relation with the Finance team in development of appropriate budgets.
- Developing, managing and updating Edufront’s databases to record their contacts