Dasra
Rebuild India Fund - Funder Outreach & Management, Manager
About Dasra:
Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change. In 1999, Dasra began as a venture philanthropy fund to invest in early-stage non-profit organisations in India. We recognised early that we had the responsibility, the capability, the connections, and the energy to be a notable change agent. Dasra has evolved from being a philanthropy fund to a bridge between NGOs and funders, and now, two decades later, it has cemented its identity as a leading nonprofit systems orchestrator working with diverse stakeholders across the social impact ecosystem. Over the last 24 years, Dasra has gained a depth of knowledge from working with over 1,000 non-profits and having brought over $400 million in funding to organizations.
Dasra embraces diversity across people and communities through multiplicity in composition integrated with structures, culture and policies, enhancing inclusion and belonging for all in letter and spirit. We envision a team that includes people across caste, religion, gender, economic status, geography, disability and other underrepresented communities, supported by organizational structures that enable collective, transparent and fair decision making, guided by policies that facilitate growth and authenticity within an environment of openness and listening.We believe that GEDI in our institutional and programmatic endeavours will enhance, drive and accelerate social impact and social change through an integration of the worldviews of the most marginalized, recognition of their vulnerabilities, rights and potentials and through prioritization of their needs.
About the Rebuild Team:
The Rebuild India Fund aims to support the most vulnerable communities across India, and the NGOs that work with them, by giving them the power to serve meaningfully, and the flexibility to run their organizations as they see fit. We do this by funding 100 locally led, community rooted NGOs every year with 5 -year unrestricted grants, backed by need-based multi-year capacity building support. The fund is working with sector stakeholders to bring to the fore voices of leaders from the community and shift power dynamics in grant-making, keeping in mind the principles of Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We are currently 175 NGOs strong and steadily marching towards our goal of 500 NGOs in 5 years.
Key Responsibilities:
Independently handles fundraising and funder management responsibilities from end to end
- Proactively and independently identifies and pursues new funder leads (HNIs, CSRs, Foundations from Dasra or one's personal sector
network) and begins to shape opportunities for Rebuild and Dasra - End-to-end donor engagement: lead generation, identifying partnership opportunities, lead presenter at donor meetings, putting together detailed proposals and closing opportunities
- Contribute to designing and influencing the fundraising strategy for Rebuild including identifying new and creative fundraising and donor engagement formats based on prior experience and learnings
- Lead the conceptualization and facilitation of roadshows and fundraising events to engage diverse ecosystem actors towards building a momentum around grassroots giving * Manage professional development, supervise and mentor the team with a GEDI (gender, equity, diversity and inclusion) lens; ensure team development towards high quality impactful delivery; and nurture a culture of continuous learning
- Under minimal supervision performs complex assignments and fulfils broad responsibilities where required outcomes are defined, but methods and procedures may vary based on professional judgment /precedent
- Contribute to team- and organization-level management activities such as staffing, reporting, internal taskforces
Skill-Set Required:
- Work Experience: Individuals with 10-15 years of work experience with a focus on fundraising or customer relationship management/ multi-stakeholder engagement including at least 3-4 years of experience managing a team and direct experience in the Indian and/or international development sector
- Fundraising: Deep understanding of different donor groups and their needs/limitations. Ability to lead funder conversations and customize pitch in real time based on funder/partner interest areas.
- Team Management: Prior experience of leading project teams of 4-5 individuals is a must. Strong commitment and ability to develop a team and nurture talent to deliver excellent results. * Written & Communication skills: Brings strong structure and organization to written and verbal content and can frame concepts effectively for different target audiences
- Relationship Management: Proactively works to identify and develop new relationships and experience at deepening existing relationships over time. Engages external stakeholders with trust and confidence and can manage multiple relationships independently towards several goals/ projects/ deliverables. Ability to connect the dots while shaping creative opportunities for donors to strategically influence change within sector.
- Project Management: Independently defines project scope and work-plan and manages project obligations with the team as well as relevant stakeholder, consistently meets deadlines, effectively manages the time, across several complex projects and identifies/resolves conflicts or roadblocks independently; is adaptable, proactive, and operates with a sense of urgency
- Research & Data Analytics: Shapes the strategic direction of the project/workstream by leveraging several internal and external insights and data results
- Soft Skills: Practices attentive and active listening to accurately restate the opinions of others even when they disagree; humility to learn given the diverse skillsets needed in an evolving field; ability to deal with ambiguity and exhibits an entrepreneurial mindset); a passion for the development sector and the communities we serve is a must
