Associate for Gender Equity Communications

Department

YPAGE

Job posted on

Sep 08, 2025

Employee Type

Full Time

Experience range (Years)

3 years - 5 years

Dasra | Associate for Gender Equity Communications & Collaborative Action

About Dasra: Dasra's bold aspiration is a transformed India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. Established in 1999, Dasra is India's leading strategic philanthropy foundation, working with philanthropists and high impact social entrepreneurs to bring together knowledge, funding and talent as a catalyst for social change. Dasra nurtures strategic philanthropy for India and focuses on impactful programs such as empowering adolescent girls, urban sanitation, inclusive economies and child protection and care. With 21 years of experience in the sector, a depth of knowledge gained from working with over 1,000 non-profits and having brought $100 million in funding to organizations - Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change in India.

About the team:

The YPAGE (Young People and Gender Equity) team works to advance leadership and equity across two key focus areas – youth and women. We believe that enabling both young people and women to lead is critical to building a thriving, just India.

Our work includes:

1. Advancing Women in Leadership: Partnering with private sector companies, DEI experts, and lighthouse organizations to identify and scale evidence-based models that enable women's advancement into leadership roles, with a particular focus on India's healthcare sector.

2. Evidence-Based Advocacy and Narrative Change: Conducting sectoral research, consultations, and campaigns to spotlight promising practices, address systemic barriers, and make the investment case for gender equity as a driver of social impact

3. Collaborative Action and Influence: Building and nurturing multi-stakeholder platforms, communities of practice, and networks to co-create lasting solutions and influence policy and practice.

4. Youth-Centric Programming: Strengthening the voice, agency, and leadership of adolescents and young people, especially those most marginalized.

We partner with NGOs, community leaders, philanthropists, government agencies, and multilaterals to design impactful programs, co-create knowledge, and place gender equity at the center of development efforts.

We are hiring for an Associate position that will focus on communications for gender equity, women's leadership and collaborative action.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Execution Support: Support the day-to-day execution of one or more projects or workstreams. Assist in creating work plans, tracking progress against deliverables, and ensuring timely and high-quality output.

2. Grant & Program Delivery: Assist in managing deliverables tied to grants, including tracking timelines, gathering data, supporting reporting, and ensuring documentation aligns with funder requirements.

3. Communication campaigns: Supports the development and delivery of a communication strategy for specific grant/s including initiatives for narrative change through mainstream media engagement, social media, events, knowledge products, influencer engagement etc. Helps manage media partnerships and agency relationships. Monitors analytics and engagement to optimize strategy.

4. Business communication: Manages day-to-day online presence for specific grant/s (website, Instagram, X, LinkedIn etc.) including content calendars and scheduling. Monitors analytics and engagement to optimize strategy.

5. Partner Coordination: Liaise with external partners such as non-profits, companies, government entities, and vendors. Support in organizing partner meetings, capturing notes, tracking follow-ups, and maintaining strong partner communication, while building long-term relationships.

6. Research & Analysis: Conduct background research, benchmarking, and stakeholder mapping as required. Synthesize findings into actionable insights to support decision-making and strategic planning.

7. Knowledge & Documentation: Assist in drafting reports, case studies, presentations, toolkits, and other knowledge outputs. Ensure project documentation is organized and up-to-date.

8. Ecosystem Engagement Support: Support ecosystem engagement efforts including event coordination, outreach to stakeholders, and tracking engagement activities. Represent the team in external convenings when needed.

9. Team Coordination & Logistics: Help coordinate internal team meetings, take meeting notes, manage calendars, and support logistical needs related to consultants, events, and other operational requirements.

Skills & Experience

1. 3-5 or more years in the Indian and/or international development sector with experience in a communications portfolio

2. Entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to work independently, build systems and processes, and navigate a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.

3. Exceptional storytelling, written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to craft compelling narratives and translate insights into actionable strategies.

4. Ability to manage complex project deliverables with agility and adaptability

5. Budget management

6. Proven experience in managing multi-stakeholder initiatives, engaging with senior stakeholders, and fostering partnerships. Nuanced and mature management of external partnerships.

7. Excellent strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills

8. Impact-first and outcome-focused approach

9. Familiarity with both public and private sectors and the donor/philanthropy space.

10. Background or interest in gender, women's studies, healthcare, or related fields preferred.

Location: Mumbai

Duration: Full-time