Our Vision:

Help in advancement of IIT Bombay's mission by fostering strong relationships with its alumni, corporations and philanthropists.

About us:

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, set up in 1958 as the second IIT, is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of science and engineering education and research. The Institute was granted the status of 'Institution of Eminence' by the Ministry of Education (the then Ministry of Human Resources Development) on July 9, 2018.

IIT Bombay is reputed for the quality of its faculty, cutting-edge research, industry relations, and the outstanding caliber of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Institute has 17 academic departments, 64 other academic entities (Centres/ Programmes/ Academic facilities/ Hubs/ Externally funded centres and Labs), and three schools.

Over the last six decades, more than 75,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the Institute. It is served by 756 faculty members, with 121 women faculty, and about 150 visiting and part-time faculty, considered not only amongst the best within the country but also highly recognised in the world for achievements in the field of education and research. On June 19, 2025, IIT Bombay was ranked 2nd in India and 129th in the world in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for 2026.

The Development and Relations Foundation (DRF), established as a Section 8 not-for-profit entity under the Dean Alumni & Corporate Relations (ACR) office, serves as a strategic arm dedicated to advancing IIT Bombays vision of global leadership. DRF plays a pivotal role in fostering meaningful, long-term partnerships with alumni, corporations, and philanthropic foundations transforming goodwill into sustained philanthropic support It empowers the Dean ACRs mission by driving fundraising initiatives, stewarding donor relationships, and ensuring transparency in managing philanthropic contributions.

From personalized donor engagement to overseeing financial accountability and impact reporting, DRF ensures that every philanthropic effort translates into lasting progress for the Institutes academic, research, and infrastructure growth.

Job Purpose:

Work closely with the team to design fund raise strategy, engage deeply with Donors across Alumni, Corporates, and Philanthropic communities, and closely collaborate with other DRF verticals and internal key stakeholders at IIT Bombay to oversee and ensure effective execution of the strategy. Raise funds for IIT Bombay, manage donors and the team; align with organizations vision statement through end-to-end fundraising process undertake research, identify new donors (national + international), meet potential donors, write proposals & undertake documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

- Developing project baselines; monitoring & controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, milestones of deliverables as per desired levels of execution.

- To collaborate with stakeholders and donors to estimate project efforts, define key milestones, monitor progress, address dependencies, assess risks, and provide regular project updates to stakeholders.

- Manage project lifecycle through vigilantly monitoring, timely donor reporting, provisioning change management and establishing governance & program management structure as per guidelines.

- Identifying project dependencies among various departments of the Institutes and mitigating the risk involving all stakeholders.

- Work with front-line engagement teams to understand and analyze donor feedback and use the insights to create opportunities for fun-raise.

- Build strong relationships with faculty at IIT B and translate ongoing research work at IIT Bombay into meaningful opportunities for donor participation.

- Develop organizational competency for building detailed project plans for different projects being undertaken to deploy the funds coming through various sources.

- Build a culture of execution excellence by building strong internal relationships and influencing key stakeholders.

- Own project delivery and ensure collaboration and synergy amongst internal departments for seamless execution.

Desired Experience/competencies:

- Strong educational pedigree, preference for qualification in science and technology

- 10-15 years' experience in project management roles with track record of getting difficult projects done.

- Strong stakeholder management skills.