Assistant Manager, Partnerships and Fundraising – S M Sehgal Foundation

Application Deadline December 30, 2022

S M Sehgal Foundation (“Sehgal Foundation”) is a public, charitable trust registered in India since 1999. Every person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life. With that vision in mind, our mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to achieve positive social, economic, and environmental change across rural India. With support from donors and partners, Sehgal Foundation designs and promotes rural development interventions that create opportunities, build resilience, and provide solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in India’s poorest communities. The foundation team works together with rural communities to create sustainable programs for managing water resources, increasing agricultural productivity, and strengthening rural governance. The team’s emphasis on gender equality and women’s empowerment is driven by the realization that human rights are central to developing every person’s potential. As an emerging knowledge leader on rural development issues in India, the foundation team engages in participatory research, impact assessment, interactive dialogue, and community media to take informed actions and achieve sustainable results. The team collects, assesses, and reports qualitative and quantitative data across an array of development outcomes, building an archive of evidence-based research that incorporates the voices and views of rural communities and demonstrates the results.

Every person across rural India deserves to lead a more secure, prosperous, and dignified life. With that vision in mind, Sehgal Foundation’s mission is to strengthen community-led development initiatives to achieve positive social, economic, and environmental change across rural India. With support from donors and partners, Sehgal Foundation designs and promotes rural development interventions that create opportunities, build resilience, and provide solutions to some of the most pressing challenges in India’s poorest communities.

Sehgal Foundation invites applications for Assistant Manager, Partnerships and Fundraising

Reporting: Manager, Partnerships and Fundraising

Experience: Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience

Position Requirements:

• Postgraduate in Management from a reputed institute
• Good writing and communication skills in English, Hindi, and other regional languages
• Project Management and implementation skills
• Basic knowledge of computers, MS Office and Internet

Job Description:

• Identify prospective partners and establish linkages to explore fundraising possibilities
• Assist in the preparation of project proposals, concept notes, and project briefs
• Assist in the preparation and submission of project reports in coordination with the Project Leaders.
• Ensure that the project reports are in line with the stated outcomes and achievements in the project proposals, and correspond with the partner’s requirement
• Participate in external events, workshops, and meetings to explore fundraising possibilities
• Facilitate field visits of donors or general visitors
• Keep track of call for proposal by government agencies/ministries and other funding organizations
• Assist in the preparation of promotional material for fundraising.

Compensation: Salaries at Sehgal Foundation are highly competitive. Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

How to apply: Please email your statement of purpose along with the resume, contact information of two references, notice period, and current/expected CTC to jobs@smsfoundation.org with the subject line – ‘Application for Assistant Manager, Partnerships and Fundraising (Gurugram)’.

Deadline for applying: December 30, 2022