Manager Fundraising (Corporate Partnerships) - Oxfam India (Apply by: 13 April 2014)

Job Title: MANAGER FUNDRAISING – CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS

Organization: OXFAM INDIA

Reporting to: DIRECTOR- FUNDRAISING

Location: BANGALORE

INTRODUCTION:

Oxfam International was founded in 1995 and today it is a confederation of 17 individual affiliates working together under the Oxfam International umbrella with over 3,000 partners in over a 100 countries with the aim of finding lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

The organization’s mission is a just world without poverty and its goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. Oxfam is marking its 61st year in India this year. Oxfam India, a fully independent Indian organization (with Indian staff and an Indian Board) is a member of a global confederation of 17 Oxfams.

The Oxfams are rights-based organizations that fight poverty and injustice by linking grassroots programming (through partner NGOs) to local, national and global advocacy and policy-making. All of Oxfam’s work is framed by our commitment to five broad rights-based aims: the right to a sustainable livelihood, the right to basic social services, the right to life and security, the right to be heard and the right to equality: gender and diversity.

Oxfam India's vision is to create a more equal, just, and sustainable world. The overarching vision of Oxfam India is “right to life with dignity for all”. Oxfam India will fulfill its vision by empowering the poor and marginalized to demand their rights, engaging the non poor to become active and supportive citizens, advocating for an effective and accountable state and making markets work for poor and marginalized people.

Oxfam India aims to be a role model for promoting gender equality and diversity. It works in 7 focus states, which have been identified as the most lagging states, economically and socially. Oxfam India has a staff complement of around 179 people. Oxfam India works with around 130 partners to implement its strategy on ground to empower communities to demand their rights.

Oxfam India is an equal opportunities employer.

For more information on Oxfam, please visit their website: www.oxfamindia.org

REASON FOR HIRE:

Oxfam attaches great importance to an efficient and effective delivery of program and in diversifying its donor base. The Manager Fundraising – Corporate Partnerships is a key position that will support the team members in India, in raising resources. The role focuses on developing the partnerships and strategic engagement with corporates in assigned geographies & sectors.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop, write and implement the Oxfam India Corporate fundraising strategy in collaboration with the Regional offices.
• Meet defined fundraising targets and lead the team to meet organisation’s fundraising targets.
• Initiate and build strategic relationships with Corporates.
• Develop and lead the process of conceptualizing and writing proposals and following it up with respective corporate.
• Building fund-raising capacity with programme teams and inducting new staff on funding issues.
• Analyze and provide advice to programme staff on the funding policies.
• Monitor corporate donor servicing & ensure quality outputs.
• Identify, assess and approach new potential corporate partnerships.
• Ensure that contract management meets donor requirements while ensuring compliance to Oxfam procedures and system & ethical guidelines issues.
• Represent Oxfam in relevant forums and events.

COMPETENCIES & SOFT SKILLS

• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
• Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work well and flexibly in hard-working, multi disciplinary teams based at different locations.
• Ability to work on own initiative, manage complex workloads and deliver outputs to agreed deadlines

CANDIDATE PROFILE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Must Haves:

• A post graduate or MBA with minimum 5 - 7 years experience in raising funds from Corporate & Institutions (Trust & Foundations).
• Post Graduation Qualification.
• Experience of writing proposals and reports for the specific purpose of fundraising.
• Proven analytical skills and the ability to think strategically in relation to fundraising.
• An in depth understanding of funding issues in relation to NGOs work in emergencies, development & campaigns.
• Substantial project management experience, including the management of teams and people.
• Experience of capacity building of team.
• Organisational awareness – understanding of organisation’s vision & values and use them in everyday working.

Interested candidates can send in their CVs with three references with the subject line indicating ‘Manager Fundraising – Corporate Partnerships’ at managercorporatepartnerships@gmail.com . Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted. Last date for application is 13th April, 2014.

1. All applications should be sent to managercorporatepartnerships@gmail.com.
2. All applicants to put “Ref.MANAGER FUNDRAISING – CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS ” as the subject line
3. All applications should have the covering letter and the CV as a single document, in a word format.
4. The deadline for receiving applications is 13 April 2014
5. Applications without the exact reference code will not be considered.
6. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
7. Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified