Multiple openings at United Way of Mumbai

United Way Mumbai improves lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities to advance the common good. At the heart of our mission is the belief that we rise or fall together. We all have a stake in the betterment of our community and its members. Our goal is to bring people together – NGOs, companies, individuals and government agencies – to work towards improving community conditions.

Based on years of experience and understanding of the Indian development sector, United Way Mumbai has distilled six priority areas for interventions, and created solutions that go beyond short-term charity. These six areas of focus encompass the most pressing social problems of our communities and the solutions are designed to address their root causes.

Vision

United Way Mumbai envisions a nation where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, financial stability and healthy lives.

Work with Us

Help transform communities by working with United Way Mumbai. We believe that our talent is amongst our greatest assets. That is why United Way is committed to attracting, developing, retaining and creating careers for diverse talent and leadership who will work interdependently toward accomplishing our goals in communities worldwide.

At United Way Mumbai, we are a team with diverse backgrounds drawn together by our passion for advancing community change. We have a strong work ethic and professional approach to the sector. Whatever the role, you will find that each member of our team makes an important contribution to each other’s success.

Current Openings

We invite you to explore our current opportunities. United Way Mumbai is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will retain your resume for six months and will contact you if an appropriate position becomes available in the near future.

1. Assistant Manager / Dy. Manager – Resource Mobilisation & Donor Relations

The position is part of the Investor Relations team responsible for positioning United Way Mumbai as the philanthropy partner of choice, attracting new partnerships and building lasting relationships with investors.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve the organization’s fundraising targets and assist in developing a resource mobilization strategy with quarterly implementation plans
• To track and list CSR opportunities and potential partnerships and maintain a pipeline of potential donors
• To collaborate with internal and external teams to develop programmes and proposals
• To build and maintain ongoing relationships with prospective and current donors
• To represent UWM, engage and make presentations to potential donors
• To prepare new communication material and documentation for United Way Mumbai
• To work towards the positioning of United Way Mumbai as philanthropy partner of choice
• To develop and work on fundraising campaigns and initiate new avenues of funding for the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 4-6 years of work experience
• Experience in the development sector in a fundraising role
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

REMUNERATION: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit. The Salary range is INR 6.6 – 8.4 lakh per annum

2. Manager/Senior Manager – Resource Mobilisation and Donor Relations

The position is part of the Investor Relations team responsible for positioning United Way Mumbai as the philanthropy partner of choice, attracting new partnerships and building lasting relationships with investors.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Achieve the organization’s fundraising targets and develop a resource mobilization strategy with quarterly implementation plans
• To track and list CSR opportunities and potential partnerships and maintain a pipeline of potential donors
• To collaborate with internal and external teams to develop programmes and proposals
• To build and maintain ongoing relationships with prospective and current donors
• To represent UWM, engage and make presentations to potential donors
• To prepare new communication material and documentation for United Way Mumbai
• To work towards the positioning of United Way Mumbai as philanthropy partner of choice
• To develop and work on fundraising campaigns and initiate new avenues of funding for the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 6-8 years of work experience
• Experience in the development sector in a fundraising role
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

REMUNERATION: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit. The Salary range is INR 9 – 15 lakh per annum

3. Executive, Community Relations

The position is part of United Way Mumbai’s Community Relations team responsible for mapping the development sector, liaising with our NGO partners, building capacities and identifying high impact projects.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Sector mapping

• To study and map the development sector, identify and highlight best practices and synergies with UWM mandates
• To develop and maintain a pan India database of prospective partners and projects across multiple thematic areas
• To ensure thorough due diligence of prospective partners and guide them through registration and onboarding process

B. Relationship Building

• To be the interface and first point of contact for NGOs partnering with / interested in partnering with United Way Mumbai.
• To develop and maintain relationships with NGO partners.

C. Project Development & Monitoring

• To liaise with NGOs for project identification, design and proposal development
• To visit partner organizations (only after Covid restrictions are eased), review programmes, deliverables and impact
• To identify areas of need and support capacity building efforts for NGO partners

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates with a Masters in Social Work / Development Studies / Social Sciences would be preferred
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hindi (spoken) and in English (written)
• High level of attention to detail is a key skill required for this role.

REMUNERATION: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit. The salary range is INR 3.6 – 4.2 lakh per annum

4. Deputy Manager – Livelihood Projects

Job Title: Deputy Manager, Livelihood Projects
Reporting to: Manager, Community Investment

Job Responsibilities:

• Manageactivities, deliverables of United Way Mumbai’s livelihood related projects
• Create a specific plan for the execution of projects on weekly basis in alignment with the overall project timelines
• Identify sector expert organizations/ agencies and firm up partnerships with relevant stakeholders (from government, private agencies, NGOs, etc.) for execution of the project components
• Manage the project team in terms of division of responsibilities, development and monitoring of their Key Result/ Performance Areas
• Liaise, communicate, interact effectively and manage partnerships with the internal and external stakeholders of the project such as; Government agencies, private Players (various expert agencies working on the project), civil society groups (NGOs, citizens groups, etc.)
• Develop/ possess detailed knowledge on the project causes and be able to guide the project team and give inputs to all the project partners
• Document the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submit the project status reports to the donor as per the committed timelines
• Financial reconciliation and reporting of the project activities

Expected Credentials:

• Masters’ degree in Social Sciences/ Management (specialization in livelihood will be preferred)
• Minimum of five years of work experience- especially in project design, on-ground implementation of the project, etc. Any background or experience of working in the field of livelihood will be preferred.
• A dynamic and versatile person who can easily connect and effectively work with internal and external stakeholders of the project
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and presentation skills
• Efficient in community outreach and mobilization
• Must be efficient in communicating in English and Hindi and efficiency in Marathi will be an added advantage.
• Candidate must be a team player and should be willing to travel for implementing program activities

Remuneration: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit; the salary range is Rs. 6.6 L to Rs 8.4 L p.a

5. Program Coordinator

Desired Experience: 3 years (minimum)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Managing and coordinating the program.
• Engage with local communities by understanding their needs and developing an intervention strategy for community welfare.
• Leading a team of Non Formal Educators across 5 schools
• Conduct health care interventions in local communities based on community needs
• Organize events like sports competitions and summer camps for students in partnership with the Corporate Social Responsibility partner.
• Monitor infrastructure interventions. This also includes conducting vendor due diligence, evaluating vendor quotations and ensuring quality work is delivered.
• Regular monitoring and evaluation of projects. This includes:
  .Recording beneficiary case studies
  .Reporting weekly updates
  .Documenting activity reports, quarterly reports and annual reports.
  .Ensuring all case files and records strictly comply with policies, regulations and procedures.
• Liaising between United Way Mumbai, the community and CSR partner organization.
  Retain and nurture existing partners through effective communication, financial transparency, and accountability. Ensure the corporate partner is of the impact of their community investments.
• Coordinating, planning, and maintaining ongoing projects and analysis for new scope of interventions.
• Designing and coordination of employee engagement events for the corporate volunteers

Academic Qualifications:

• Graduate, preferably from social sciences background.
• Masters in Social Work preferred.

Desired Competencies:

• Community engagement and field work
• Relationship management
• English writing skills
• Proficient in excel
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Organizing skills (events)
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work with and lead a team
• Prior experience in program coordination

Work Conditions:

• Willingness to travel
• Location – Taloja

Remuneration: As per the organization’s policies

6. Executive, Campaigns – Corporate and Employee Fundraising

Position: Executive, Campaigns – Corporate and Employee Fundraising

Reports to: Manager, Campaigns

Job Overview

The position is a part of the team responsible for ideating, managing and executing various campaigns and event partnership at United Way Mumbai. The predominant campaign is the Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM). TMM is India’s biggest philanthropic sporting event, annually raising more than INR 46 crores for nearly 300 NGOs with numerous corporate partners and individuals supporting them. As the official philanthropy partner of the TMM we serve as the philanthropic exchange connecting donors to NGOs by creating and implementing an organized and structured charity platform.

In your role as an executive in the campaigns team, you will be developing relationships with new and existing Corporates enabling them to raise funds for the NGOs partnering with UWM. You will be required to build rapport with them, create a constant engagement and help them deepen their philanthropic involvement.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth, end to end knowledge of the Philanthropy Structure of the TMM and constantly strive to improve it
• Understanding how employee engagement works at UWM and develop strategies to get corporate to sign up for the TMM
• Create and execute a communication plan to onboard past employee fundraisers at the TMM
• Research, ideate and incorporate best practices for onboarding new fundraisers and involving young individuals to raise funds
• Manage the end to end individual fund cycle – raising, receiving, accounting, reconciling, disbursing and reporting
• Develop and maintain an excellent business relationship with the corporate point of contacts and help them with problem solving any issues that they may face in their campaign.
• Contribute to all activities of the campaigns team including working on new event collaborations
• Research, recommend and incorporate best practices to improve team efficiency Research and recommend social media engagement plan for the fundraisers and develop content and human interest stories for digital promotions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a focus on humanities, marketing, communication or business administration preferred
• Your interest in others and your desire to make connection must be authentic
  Have a good listening skill and be of an empathetic nature. Your ability to connect with people and gain trust quickly are essential
• You need to be self-motivated and goal-oriented. Taking initiative and ability to think out of the box is a required skill for the job
• Great command of MS Office and excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Being of curious mind is a bonus to the position

Remuneration: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit; the salary range is ₹ 3.6 L to Rs 4.2 L p.a.

7. Executive, Community Health Projects

Job Title: Executive, Community Health Projects
Reporting to: Manager, Community Investment

Job Description:

• Efficient implementation of public and community health interventions
• Stakeholder management for efficient implementation of project activities especially with relevant government authorities for public health issues
• Monitoring and evaluation visits to the partners where project activities have been conducted
• Document the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submit the project status reports to the donor as per the committed timelines
• Due diligence and capacity building of partners for implementation of project activities
• Regular financial reporting, budgeting
• Any other responsibility assigned

You are the right person if you are:

• Self-starter and can lead project implementation independently
• Organised and an excellent communicator- written as well as oral
• Able to multi-task
• A people’s person with natural flair and passion towards addressing community health issues in underserved communities
• Proficient in communicating in English and Hindi (proficiency in Marathi will be an added preference)
• Proficient in MS Office
• An excellent team player
• Willing to travel extensively in the field and work in challenging situations

Qualification:

• Post-Graduation in development studies (preference to be given with a focus on Public Health background)
• Desired work experience of one year preferably in development sector but not necessary

Remuneration: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit

8. Assistant / Deputy Manager – Monthly Giving – Campaigns

Position: Assistant / Deputy Manager – Monthly Giving – Campaigns

Reports to: Senior Manager Campaigns

Job Overview

The position is a part of the team responsible for ideating, managing and executing various campaigns and event partnership at United Way Mumbai. The predominant campaign that the team manages is the Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM). TMM is India’s biggest philanthropic sporting event, annually raising more than INR 46 crores for nearly 300 NGOs with numerous corporate partners and individuals supporting them. From time to time, the team also works on additional event partnerships and manages platforms that enable fundraising for partner NGOs.

In your role as an Assistant / Deputy Manager in the campaigns team, you will be leading the Monthly Giving platform enabling the partner NGOs to receive monetary support through users. The key metric for success would be to acquire new users and convert existing donors to pledge their funding on more continues basis.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop an in-depth, end to end knowledge of the Monthly Giving platform and constantly strive to improve it. It will include research, on competing platforms both in India as well internationally
• Develop and understanding digital marketing and develop strategies to boost new users signups for MG
• Create and execute a communication plan including but not limited to social media promotions and email campaigns to onboard existing fundraisers and donors to sign up for MG
• Manage the end to end individual fund cycle – raising, receiving, accounting, reconciling, disbursing and reporting
• Contribute to all activities of the campaigns team including working on other event collaborations
• Research, recommend and incorporate best practices to improve team efficiency
• Be the conduit between the NGO relations team within the campaigns team and

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a focus on humanities, marketing, communication or business administration preferred
• Minimum 4 years of overall experience in the partnerships or fundraising team at an NGO or a crowdfunding site is required. Additional digital marketing experience will be highly valued.
• Your interest in others and your desire to make connection must be authentic
• Have a good listening skill and be of an empathetic nature. Your ability to connect with people and gain trust quickly are essential
• You need to be self-motivated and goal-oriented. Taking initiative and ability to think out of the box is a required skill for the job
• Great command of MS Office and excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Being of curious mind is a bonus to the position

Remuneration: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit; the salary range is ₹ 6.6 L to ₹ 8.4 L p.a