Manager: CSR Fundraising

Role: CSR Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

Location: Mumbai | Full-time | On-site (Andheri West)

Subject:
Application – CSR Fundraising & Partnerships – Mentoria

Include: Your resume + 2–3 lines on why this mission excites you

Why Mentoria Exists:

India is home to the world's largest student population, yet most children, especially the underprivileged, grow up without access to career guidance, mentorship, or role models. The consequences? Dropouts. Underemployment. Lost potential.

For first-generation learners in underserved schools and NGO programs, the problem is even deeper:

• No one to guide them on career pathways
• Parents without the exposure to advise them
• Schools focused on academics, not employability outcomes

This is why UN SDG 4 (Quality Education) is not just about classrooms, it's about enabling young people to transition into meaningful futures. That's the gap Mentoria is filling.

What Mentoria Does:

Mentoria is India's leading career discovery and mentorship platform. Our 4-step guidance model — psychometric assessments → counselling → mentorship → continuous access — has already impacted 3.5+ lakh lives.

In the CSR ecosystem, we work with 17+ NGOs, multiple state governments, and international foundations to:

• Deliver structured career guidance programs in government and NGO-run schools
• Provide 1:1 counselling and mentorship for underprivileged youth
• Track real outcomes through impact dashboards and reports
• Build systemic adoption of career guidance in education ecosystems

The Next Step: AI-Powered Employability

Career guidance is the foundation. But guidance alone isn't enough in a world being reshaped by AI.

Through Arya: Mentoria's Job Discovery AI Agent stack, we are building solutions that:

• Help students discover and apply for real jobs suited to their skills and aspirations
• Provide AI-powered career navigation so underprivileged youth are not left behind
• Spread AI literacy and readiness to ensure today's students are tomorrow's employable workforce

CSR, foundation, and government partnerships will enable us to take this AI + guidance ecosystem to scale, moving from advisory → employability outcomes.

The Role

As our CSR Fundraising & Partnerships Manager, your primary responsibility is fundraising, raising multi-year funds and grants from CSR leaders, foundations, and government bodies to scale Mentoria's career guidance + employability initiatives for underprivileged students.

This is a role that combines sales, strategy, and nation-building. You will:

• Own the fundraising pipeline (Y1: 3Cr/6,000 lives transformed, Y2: 6Cr/12,000 lives transformed, Y3: 10CR+/20,000 lives transformed)
• Build high-value partnerships
• Secure funding to deliver real impact across India

What You'll Own:

1. Fundraising & Grant Acquisition

2. Raise funds from CSR heads, foundation directors, CHROs, and government stakeholders

3. Develop proposals, decks, RFP responses, and grant applications

4. Own and deliver on fundraising targets

5. Partnership Development

6. Build multi-year partnerships with corporates, NGOs, foundations, and government departments

7. Align programs with SDGs, NEP priorities, and CSR mandates

8. Represent Mentoria at CSR forums and education roundtables

9. Impact Delivery & Reporting

10. Ensure programs funded are delivered with excellence and scale

11. Track outcomes through data dashboards, field visits, and human stories

12. Share clear reports with partners on impact and ROI

13. Strategic Scale

14. Build the playbook to scale Mentoria's impact to 2 crore students

15. Position Mentoria as the leader in career guidance + AI literacy for education
16. Drive ecosystem conversations around employability and future of work for underprivileged youth

Who You Need to Be

• 5–10 years in CSR fundraising, foundation partnerships, or education-focused grantmaking
• Proven fundraiser, you've closed ₹20L+ deals, not just managed reporting
• Strong at proposal writing, pitching, and relationship-building
• Experience working with education, employability, or youth development projects
• Entrepreneurial: you thrive in fast-paced, ownership-driven environments
• Mission-driven: you care about equity, employability, and systemic change
• Power-AI user, recognising how AI can help in your day-to-day work optimisation and scale

Why This Role Matters

Every partnership you close will help:

• A first-generation student find clarity in their career path
• An NGO school equip its children with future-ready guidance
• A community gain access to AI literacy and employability tools

You're not just raising funds.

You're unlocking career clarity + employment readiness at scale for India's next generation.

Why Join Mentoria

• Nation-building scale: from 3.5 lakh lives to 2 crore
• Cross-sector impact: corporates, NGOs, foundations, and governments
• Startup speed: founder-led, outcome-focused culture
• AI + Education leadership: Be part of taking Arya and career guidance to underserved youth
• Recognition & Growth: Own a revenue vertical and grow it like a business line