Vacancies

Fundraising Officer
Department:
Fundraising & Communication
Reporting to:
Director - Fundraising
Location:
Bangalore
Qualification:
BBA/MBA with specialization in Sales & Marketing/ Mass Communication / MSW with a flair for Marketing / sales /fundraising or any related field
Experience:
A minimum of 5 –7 years in fundraising or direct sales role
Salary:
Annual CTC INR 4.2 - 4.8 Lacs
Other eligibility criteria

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Purpose driven and creative
  • Self-confident and prepared to work hard and to learn
  • Able to raise funds for our cause and meet / exceed our targets
  • Has excellent written, oral and presentation skills in English
  • Possesses superior comprehension and analytical skills to manage MIS and data
  • Excellent in follow-up and has high persuasion skills
  • A good team player able to build and maintain relationships
  • Comfortable with technology and social media to improve fundraising activities

Desirable

  • Spoken Kannada would be desirable but not mandatory
  • Exposure to Government interaction would be value-add 
  • Prior social sector experience in Fund Raising

 

Detailed Job Description

The Role: APD mandate is to create awareness and sensitivity with all stake-holders including Corporates, Civil Society, Government, Academia, Health professionals, Researchers, Lawmakers, Foundations other NGOs, Care-givers and Persons with disability. Towards this end, the Fundraising Officer will be required to:

  • Research and acquire new partnerships and donors for increasing organizations resources.
  • Develop and organize fundraising strategic plans, campaigns and events
  • Spot fundraising opportunities, new initiatives and raise awareness of APD’s work
  • Develop milestones and schedules for all CSR projects, ensuring project team and stakeholder alignment; manage to, and deliver on, agreed-upon deadlines
  • Prepare proposals for CSR Funds and deliver presentations to expand donor base
  • Develop a portfolio of donors including institutional, corporate, HNIs, foundations and trusts to achieve the revenue target set by the organization.
  • Build relationships with major donors or companies
  • Manage information and record the profile and fundraising activity of donors on a database
  • Create high quality utilization reports for the donors
  • Relationship management with existing donors and responding to their requests regularly and keep updating them about the work of the organization
  • Build and manage a network of individual donors
  • Under the guidance of the Director - Fundraising oversee quality, production and distribution of all communication and collaterals to ensure consistent brand positioning.
  • Assist in the Improvement and development of communication & collaterals for APD – Starting with APD Website, Digital assets and other collaterals - brochures, newsletters, annual report, Videos, posters etc.
  • Work closely with other teams internally to strategize based on budget, expenses, and goals for the quarter
  • Work with Operations and Finance teams to prepare project / Annual budgets and convert it to marketing proposals along with Director Fundraising.
  • Work with IT staff/vendors to design and maintain the Donor Relation Management (DRM) database