Assistant Manager Fundraising

Context and Role
The Assistant Manager Fundraising will play a key role in new donor acquisition and retention, nurturing relationships and supporting fundraising activities at The George Institute. This role will work closely with the Head of Fundraising to help deliver the Grant/Sponsorship/service fees pipeline and develop key strategic relationships with the potential philanthropic funders. We are looking for an individual with experience in fundraising, sponsorships and commissioned work in the philanthropy sector. The Assistant Manager will be an enabler to support The George Institute’s strategic goals by building on existing funder relationships and driving new partnerships across all funding streams.
The Assistant Manager will collaborate with research and project teams to understand the fundraising needs, position TGI to win new philanthropic funding and support development of the proposals/applications for submission to large philanthropic foundation, corporate foundations, corporates and multi partnership bids.
The Fundraising team is responsible for developing, delivering and managing the philanthropic grants, sponsorships and commisoned work that support The George Institute in delivering on its mission to improve the health outcomes of millions of people. The role is based in New Delhi and will work across the regional offices of the Institute.

Duties and Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Manager Fundraising would be expected to:
1.Actively scan, connect and identify opportunities across national and international Philanthropic or Corporate foundations, trusts, corporates, multi lateral agencies and high net worth individuals to build a pipeline of new funding leads and strategic partnerships.
2.Prospect new funding and partnership opportunities and conduct a baseline due diligence of the opportunities in alignment of TGI policies, priorities and strategic plans.
3.Review potential opportunities, gather intelligence and information to make specific proposal including internal and external resource needs.
4.With Head of Fundraising, proactively explore, engage and build relationships with stakeholders to uncover partnership opportunities.
5.Maintain relationships with new/existing donors and respond to their requests regularly and keep updating them about the work of the organization to improve their satisfaction level with the Institute.
6.Assist Head of Fundraising in coordination with research, finance and communications teams to develop funding proposals and concept notes to engage funder interest and convert to grant, sponsorship or service fees.
7.Support Head of Fundraising in strengthening and maintaining the fundraising portfolio and process flows of TGI including database.
8.Assist Head of Fundraising and Communications Manager in the development of communications material to support fundraising activities  such as pitch deck, leaflets, appeals, campaign materials etc.
9.Support Head of Fundraising and Project lead in completing the due diligence visits and processes pre approval of award.
10.Support Head of Fundraising in  exploring other innovative ideas or funding mechanism to achieve fundraising goals.

 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

1 At least 5-7 years of experience in the business development in Health sector.
2.Have a demonstrable list of previously successful funding awards from Corporates, Corporates Foundations, Philanthropic Foundations, High net-worth individuals and/or multilateral agencies.

3.Significant experience and demonstrable examples in proposal writing and developing proposal costs/budgets, resourcefulness, 

 with ability to influence others to achieve common goals.

4.Be able to work within tight timeline conditions with extreme professionalism and high standard of quality.
5.Have a master’s degree in public health and allied health field, business administration, global health, public policy or business

development.

6.Excellent interpersonal skills with written and verbal communication skills, fluency in spoken and written English is required.
7.Excellent attention to detail and ability to work across regional offices and global teams.
8.Be able to prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and work proactively.
 

How to apply:
Interested candidates should send their resume with full contact details, clearly mentioning the job title <Assistant Manager Fundraising> in the subject line to hrindia@georgeinstitute.org.in by the 15 April 2021

Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it.  So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.
 
Everyone is encouraged to apply, including people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability, people of all gender identities and sexual orientations, and mature-aged adults.