Avanti Fellows - Specialist - Fundraising & Donor Management

Avanti Fellows is seeking a Development Lead for Fundraising & Donor Management, responsible for outreach, grant management, and donor relations. The role requires 8-12 years of experience in fundraising, especially in the non-profit sector. Key tasks include developing proposals for partnerships, overseeing grants, and collaborating with internal teams. This position is fully remote based in India, with flexible working conditions and periodic domestic travel.
Job Description:

Development Lead (India and International)

Position Summary:

The incumbent will lead outreach, fundraising, grant management and reporting for Foundations (India based and international). They will be an integral part of the fundraising team and be responsible for a full-cycle of donor management to help forge new long-term partnerships.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Prospect relevant domestic and international foundations and other relevant organizations aligned with our mission and develop strategic proposals for long-term partnership.

- Oversee current and new grant management including field visits, due diligence and reporting.

- Work with internal program teams to collate, validate data and prepare various formats of communication for funding partners and potential donors.

An ideal candidate qualifications:

- Graduate with at least 8-12 years of demonstrated fundraising, donor prospecting and management experience in the non-profit sector. Prior experience in the education sector is desirable.

- Proficient in grant writing, fund development and strategic planning for organizational priorities.

- Specializes in developing grant proposals and leverages partnerships for resource optimization.

- Demonstrated experience in establishing robust partnerships with philanthropic entities contributing to sustainable development of grant portfolios.

- Experienced in executing fundraising campaigns for strategic organizational initiatives via unrestricted funding streams.

- Proficient in curating programmatic documents such as impact reports and proposals with an exceptional eye for detail.

- Able to work with minimal supervision, biased towards action, and has succinct verbal and written communications skills.

- An individual with a high emotional quotient skilled in in-person interactions with various stakeholders including funding partners, government partners and student beneficiaries.

- Considered an expert in MS Office and presentations.

- An individual with a high degree of ownership, reliable, adaptable, agile, a fast-learner, and is skilled at sharing/taking constructive feedback.

The incumbent would gain access to:

- An empathetic, highly informed and supportive team/leadership.

- Flexible remote working environment with calendar/agenda autonomy.

- One of the country's best leave policies.

- A safe, non-discriminatory work environment with employees well-being as our priority.

REGISTERED ADDRESS: A-2/73, SECOND FLOOR, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI - 110029

WWW.AVANTIFELLOWS.ORG

Salary: Details would be discussed during 1-1 interactions.

Location: India based fully remote with periodic domestic travel.

Reporting structure: They will report into the Director of Fundraising and Communications and work very closely with the co-CEOs. There will also be extensive cross-functional interaction for donor reporting.

Application: Please share your resume via this Application Form. Ideal resume would be a one pager and only shortlisted candidates would be contacted.

REGISTERED ADDRESS: A-2/73, SECOND FLOOR, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI - 110029

WWW.AVANTIFELLOWS.ORG

About Avanti Fellows

Avanti Fellows is a 14 year-old not-for-profit organization founded by IIT Bombay Alum, Akshay Saxena. Avanti's mission is to help students lift themselves & their families out of poverty in a single generation through access to quality careers in STEM. Avanti works with large government school systems (Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti) to create system-wide test-preparation programs for national entrance exams for engineering, medical and other technical education in STEM.

Avanti's programs serve over 30,000 high-school students (Grades 9-12), across 20 states and 6 union territories. More than 50% of Avanti's students are girls. Once enrolled, students receive rigorous academic tutoring for 12-20 hours per week in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. In addition to academic tutoring, our programs focus on career guidance and building critical life skills like agency and self-efficacy. We run additional programming for Girl students that focuses on overcoming gender-stereotypes and increasing participation in STEM careers (specially technical courses).

Organizational Culture:

Avanti Fellows has a team of just over 300+ professionals. The leadership team has a 50:50 gender split with professionals from diverse educational and professional backgrounds. In addition, the organization offers a plethora of personal and professional development opportunities, including participation in international events in the education space and connecting with experts in the industry.

Our Values:

Agility We are flexible. We keep it simple. When circumstances change, we respond quickly and effectively.

Accountability We think and make decisions by asking ourselves, "What would I do if this was my organization?". We take full ownership of our actions and our results.

Ambition We have the courage to set audacious goals for students' life outcomes.

Impact for the Child Achieving meaningful life outcomes for students is at the center of what we do. We do this by seeing life through their perspective, working relentlessly to help them achieve progress and financial security.

Learning Orientation We believe we can improve ourselves continuously. We learn by seeking feedback from students, teachers and other stakeholders, analyzing data and reflecting on our own experiences. We learn from our successes and failures. We reach out to others for help when needed.