Senior Manager/Lead – Fundraising & Grant-writing

ArtPark - I-Hub for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Innovation Foundation is seeking a Senior Manager/Lead for Fundraising & Grant-writing in Bengaluru, India. The role involves developing fundraising strategies, cultivating relationships with funders, writing grant applications, and coordinating events. Candidates should have over 3 years of fundraising experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for technology's impact on society. This is a full-time position based in Bangalore.
Location: Bangalore

Type: Full-Time

Overview of the role

The Senior Manager - Fundraising plays a leading role in ARTPARK’s fundraising efforts, developing comprehensive strategies to secure funding for innovation, startup and platform initiatives across AI, robotics, and autonomous systems towards impact in the developing world.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of securing funds and a passion for leveraging technology and innovation to drive positive change in industry and society.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute fundraising strategies and targets by mapping various innovation activities to funders – donors, foundations, and corporations (including CSR).

Identify and cultivate relationships with high-potential funders aligned with our goals and strategy. Ideally, shape the strategies of the funders.

Collaborate with internal innovation, startup and platform teams to understand and inform priorities for fundraising. Help structure and communicate activities so that they are more amenable to funding.

Research and write grant applications and fundraising proposals and presentations.

Work with internal teams to formulate and share success stories, methodology and thought leadership through blogs, opinion pieces, and participation in events.

Research, understand and credibly communicate (to funders and external stakeholders) the key trends and opportunities in AI, robotics, autonomous systems, and communications/network technologies.

Coordinate and execute events, conferences, convenings and meetings. Represent the organization in external events.

Requirements and skills

3+ years of experience in fundraising with a proven track record of securing funding, ideally for technology-based solutions.

Familiarity or experience in startup incubation and/or technology innovations for social impact in one or more priority domains: industry 4.0, mobility, agriculture and health.

Understanding and passion for key technology areas (AI, robotics, autonomous systems, and communication/network technologies) and their application potential for industry, economy and society.

Exceptional writing, presentation, and verbal skills to effectively communicate.

Competence with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and equivalent Google products.

Familiarity with using AI assistants, including for video conferencing, is desired.

Disciplined day-to-day execution, including coordinating, calendaring, defining agenda, note taking, articulating next steps and ensuring follow-ups.

Bachelors degree.

ARTPARK at IISc drives impact through innovations in AI & Robotics, by harnessing the best of research/academia, startups/industry, and government/nonprofits.

Our pioneering platform initiatives in language data & AI and health data & AI are driving national-scale impact with stakeholders such as MeitY’s Bhashini, Office of PSA, ICMR, States and Cities. At ARTPARK, you will work with the best researchers in the country and around the world in a strong data-driven environment and have the opportunity to address systemic issues and implement solutions.

These platforms are in pursuit of our vision – AI for All.