The Role: As our CSR Fundraising & Partnerships Manager, your primary responsibility is fundraising, raising multi-year funds and grants from CSR leaders, foundations, and government bodies to scale Mentorias career guidance + employability initiatives for underprivileged students.
This is a role that combines sales, strategy, and nation-building.
You will:
- Own the fundraising pipeline (Y1: 3Cr/6,000 lives transformed, Y2: 6Cr/12,000 lives transformed, Y3: 10CR+/20,000 lives transformed)
- Build high-value partnerships
- Secure funding to deliver real impact across India
What You'll Own:
1. Fundraising & Grant Acquisition:
- Raise funds from CSR heads, foundation directors, CHROs, and government stakeholders
- Develop proposals, decks, RFP responses, and grant applications
- Own and deliver on fundraising targets
2. Partnership Development:
- Build multi-year partnerships with corporates, NGOs, foundations, and government departments
- Align programs with SDGs, NEP priorities, and CSR mandates
- Represent Mentoria at CSR forums and education roundtables
3. Impact Delivery & Reporting: -
- Ensure programs funded are delivered with excellence and scale
- Track outcomes through data dashboards, field visits, and human stories
- Share clear reports with partners on impact and ROI
4. Strategic Scale:
- Build the playbook to scale client's impact to 2 crore students
- Position our client as the leader in career guidance + AI literacy for education
- Drive ecosystem conversations around employability and future of work for underprivileged youth
Who You Need to Be:
- 5-10 years in CSR fundraising, foundation partnerships, or education-focused grantmaking - Proven fundraiser, youve closed 20L+ deals, not just managed reporting
- Strong at proposal writing, pitching, and relationship-building
- Experience working with education, employability, or youth development projects
- Entrepreneurial: you thrive in fast-paced, ownership-driven environments