Partnership Development Officer – Oxfam India

Deadline for application 06th Mar 2022

Oxfam India is a movement of people working to end discrimination and create a free and just society.

We work to ensure that Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims, and Women & Girls have violence free lives with freedom to speak their mind, equal opportunities to realize their rights, and a discrimination free future. We research to find lasting solutions to end rising inequalities and exclusion of marginalized communities from getting decent jobs, quality free education and healthcare. We campaign with the public to demand policy changes from governments for creating a just and inclusive country as envisioned in the Indian Constitution. We mobilize support to save, protect and rebuild lives of the poorest of poor affected by crisis and humanitarian disasters.

By putting the rights of marginalized at the heart of everything we do, we work to create a discrimination free India where everyone lives a life of dignity, free from injustice and inequality. Over the last year, we have changed the lives of over three million people in our six focus states—Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Assam. We are also part of the Oxfam global confederation with affiliates in 20 countries fighting together build a better world.

Oxfam has been in India since 1951. It first came to India to respond to Bihar famine. In 2008, Oxfam India became an independent affiliate and an Indian NGO. Oxfam India is an autonomous Indian organization and has staff and board members from within India. Oxfam India is a member of the global confederation of 20 Oxfams across the world. Government of India has registered Oxfam India as a non-profit organization under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act, 2013.

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

All our work is led by three core values: Empowerment, Accountability, Inclusiveness.

• Accountability – Our purpose-driven, results-focused approach means we take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves accountable. We believe that others should also be held accountable for their actions.
• Empowerment – Our approach means that everyone involved with Oxfam, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can make change happen.
• Inclusiveness – We are open to everyone and embrace diversity. We believe everyone has a contribution to make, regardless of visible and invisible differences.

Oxfam Trailwalker

Oxfam India is an equal opportunity employer. Women candidates and Candidates from marginalised backgrounds are encouraged to apply. To know more about Oxfam India please visit: www.oxfamindia.org

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

Oxfam Trailwalker is a signature fundraising event for Oxfam worldwide. Teams of four walk (or run) the 100km trail together within 48 hours, whilst making a pledge as a team to raise a minimum amount of money to contribute to Oxfam’s program and advocacy work.Oxfam India conducted 16 Trailwalkers, 9 in Bangalore and 7 in Mumbai until now. Due to Pandemic, currently Trailwalker in the Virtual mode

Industry NGO sector

Work Experience 4-5 years

City  Bangalore, New Delhi

Job Title Partnership Development Officer

Cell Individual Fund Raising

Location Bangalore, Delhi

Level / Pay Band A7/Officer

Contract 3 Years

Reports To Lead Corporate Fundraising

Scope of Position
To promote and support Oxfam India’s work and its Fundraising events such as ‘Trailwalker’ among Corporates and Individuals across the country and thereby raising unrestricted revenue for its programs across the country from these corporates and individuals.

To network and bring in new and more corporate donors and raise unrestricted income through innovative, economical and sustainable fundraising techniques

To sustain existing corporate donors with good donor servicing

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire new corporate Donors and build relationships who will support Oxfam India’s work through their employee participation in Oxfam India’s fundraising events such Trailwalker, workshops, crowd fundraiser year after year to raise unrestricted income for Oxfam India’s work
• Sustain and maintain existing corporate relationships and ensure continuity of their support to the organization.
• Revive relationships with dormant corporates
• Build and manage internal and external networks to assist in identification, cultivation and solicitation of new corporate donors and support for Oxfam India’s work
• Create opportunities to engage with Individuals who participated in Oxfam India’s Trailwalker event and convert them as Oxfam Ambassadors
• Create other fundraising opportunities with all the assigned corporates to raise unrestricted income for Oxfam India’s work
• Coordinate with other Oxfam teams for developing opportunities of engagement with new corporate donors such as volunteering opportunities
• Raise financial support for Oxfam humanitarian work through newly acquired corporate partners

Monitoring and reporting:

• Weekly work plan to line manager
• MIS through monthly report on monthly basis to line manager

Other Fundraising activities:

• Participate in new fundraising strategies, overall annual plans, taking up other fundraising activities wherever and whenever needed.

Skill and Competence

• Minimum Qualification Bachelor’s degree in any stream
• At least 3-4 years’ experience required in Sales and Marketing
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in a relationship management role
• Prior experience directly dealing with corporates fundraising would be desirable.
• Self-Motivated, enthusiastic and constant learner.
• High performance oriented/ target oriented, and self-driven to reach ambitious growth.
• Excellent team player with the ability to work in a collaborative and consultative manner.
• Innovative, Aggressive & Persistent.
• Assumes responsibility and accountability for performance.
• Confident, pleasing personality.
• Good Communication Skill in English (both verbal and written).
• Should have willingness to do any task without any inhabitations to achieve the said goals
• Previous experience in managing relationships and making asks.

Relocation
During the course of employment, the post holder may be required to move base on a temporary or permanent basis to any workplace controlled by Oxfam India.

Travel
Willingness to travel and undertake sustained fieldwork as per requirement of the particular position