Fund Raising Manager - NGO

Muktangan, founded in 2003 as the sole project of Paragon Charitable Trust, currently runs seven municipal schools, beginning at the preschool level, and a Teacher Education Centre. It trains local low-income, community members (mainly women) to implement its educational model within these mainstream schools. All the schools add a higher standard every year with its pilot school reaching standard X (final year Board Examination) in 2014. Its unique pedagogical philosophy, which is incorporated into both its school and teacher education programmes, is now ready for replication.

Muktangan researches and develops, through its community-based government schools, a pedagogical approach which operationalizes national policies. Its Resource Centre incorporates a Teacher Education Centre integrated into a School System, each strengthening the other, using a “Hub and Spokes” approach.

Muktangan is now consolidating and offering the larger teacher and school educational system their expertise, capacity and materials to support further educational development (both government and non-government). For more details, view the 10 minute Muktangan documentary film on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYp5-wA08HE. You may also refer to our website www.muktanganedu.org.

Muktangan requires a passionate fundraising manager to lead the efforts in gaining and maintaining long-term, institutional funding for the organization, ensuring its long-term sustainability. This will help Muktangan develop further into an Educational Resource Centre reaching out to the mainstream Teacher / School Education system. From the beginning the goal of the Muktangan project was to develop an alternative model of inclusive child-centred education within the mainstream system and then to seek out partnerships for the replication of its most successful components.

The person selected will, after a period of induction, having internalized the vision, mission and underlying beliefs of Muktangan, take the lead in institutional fundraising at Paragon Charitable Trust.

Key Areas of Responsibility

1. Business Development: Create and implement a robust fundraising strategy for long-term, institutional funding, and build partnerships for Muktangan across India and globally

2. Relationship Management: Develop and carry out a relationship management strategy, which includes gathering essential information from the field and developing appropriate collateral for philanthropists and other stakeholders to increase the generation of funds and for reporting on the progress of funds received

Specific Responsibilities

1. Create and implement Muktangan’s fundraising strategy

a) Develop a separate strategy for attracting long-term institutional funding for Muktangan Education Resource Center

b) Ensure that this strategy is implemented and carried out successfully

2. Manage the development of proposals and other collateral for potential donors

a) Oversee that the proposals portray Muktangan Education Resource Center accurately and that they are
tailored towards the individual interests and needs of the donors

b) Oversee the development of other fundraising materials and ensure they are updated regularly

3. Manage donor database and ensure timely and effective reporting to donors

a) Develop a strategy to effectively keep track of institutional donor information

b) Ensure that donor money is received and that this is communicated to the donor

c) Manage all reports that are sent to institutional donors

4. Create and implement a donor retention strategy

a) Develop a strategy to retain institutional donors to ensure long-term commitment of key stakeholders and renewal of funding

b) Manage relationships by ensuring there is ongoing quality communications with key stakeholders

Education and Work Experience

- Post graduate degree/ diploma in Social Sciences

- At least 5-10 years of experience in fundraising/ investor relations and management

- Expertise in fundraising strategy development and implementation

- Experience with managing a team of 2-3 people in a direct reporting relationship

Required Skills, Abilities and Attitude

- Outstanding communications and inter-personal skills

- Outstanding writing skills

- Experience of working for NGO’s or international organizations and knowledge of the development sector

- Proven ability to work with senior management and lead projects

- Excellent organizational, time management and project management skills

- Entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Muktangan’s mission of providing inclusive, child-centric education
to underprivileged children

- Must be flexible working with a professional, demanding work schedule and environment

- Commitment to accuracy, attention to detail, and follow through

- Keen learning attitude and participatory approach

Contact - sumandg@gmail.com