Assistant Director/Senior Manager - Pro VC Office (Development Team)

Ashoka University; New Delhi; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashoka University in Okhla, New Delhi, is seeking an Assistant Director/Senior Manager for the Pro VC Office (Development Team). The role carries ownership over fundraising operations, MIS, and cross-team collaboration, reporting to the Pro Vice Chancellor. Travel will be required as per role needs.

Ideal candidates have 10–12 years in premier organisations, with strong analytics, CRM experience, and a proven ability to manage multi-stakeholder projects in higher education or philanthropy.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of professional experience with demonstrated progression in responsibility.
• Ability to own and deliver complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams independently.
• Strong analytical ability—comfortable with data, dashboards, and MIS design.
• Maturity to work alongside senior leadership and external stakeholders with discretion.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel / Google Sheets and PowerPoint / Google Slides.
• Prior experience in fundraising, development, alumni relations, or donor stewardship.
• Exposure to international philanthropic markets — US, UAE, Singapore, UK.
• Experience in a chief of staff, programme management, or institutional strategy function.
• Familiarity with CRM platforms (Salesforce, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Independently manage the domestic fundraising pipeline, i.e. UHNI prospects, family offices, corporate foundations, and CSR desks.
• Lead coordination of international donor engagement across diaspora networks and philanthropic institutions.
• Drive stewardship operations, including impact reports, acknowledgments, and annual giving communications.
• Lead compliance with Finance for donor transactions and regulatory filings.
• Plan and manage donor events, cultivation dinners, and campus visits end-to-end.
• Own the fundraising CRM - ensure data integrity, pipeline hygiene, and reporting.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Excel/Sheets

PowerPoint/Slides

Fundraising

Alumni relations

CRM familiarity

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Director/Senior Manager - Pro VC Office (Development Team)

Reports To: Pro Vice Chancellor (Fundraising & Development, Alumni Relations, Strategic Communications and the Placements Office).

Location: Okhla, New Delhi (travelling as per role requirement)

Experience (in years): Minimum 10-12 years of experience with premier organisations

Nature of Work: Full-Time

About Ashoka University: https://www.ashoka.edu.in/

Overview: The Pro Vice- Chancellor oversees four important university-wide functions- Fundraising & Development, Alumni Relations, Strategic Communications and the Careers Office.

The position is a senior, embedded role, designed for an experienced professional who can independently own workstreams, manage cross-functional coordination, and operate as a trusted institutional partner to the Pro Vice Chancellor.

At this grade, the role carries genuine ownership and independently manages fundraising operations, leads the reporting and MIS infrastructure, drive cross-team collaboration. They are expected to exercise judgment, take initiative, and build durable institutional systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently manage the domestic fundraising pipeline, i.e. UHNI prospects, family offices, corporate foundations, and CSR desks, from prospect research through cultivation and stewardship


• Lead coordination of international donor engagement across diaspora networks and philanthropic institutions in the US, UAE, Singapore, and UK; prepare briefing materials and support the Pro Vice Chancellor in all external-facing interactions


• Drive stewardship operations, i.e. impact reports, acknowledgements, annual giving communications, and bespoke donor correspondence.


• Lead compliance requirements with the Finance team for all donor transactions and regulatory filings


• Plan and manage donor events, cultivation dinners, and campus visits end-to‑end, coordinating across operations, communications, and academic teams


• Own the fundraising CRM - data integrity, pipeline hygiene, relationship health flags, and reporting

Executive Communications & Content

• Own preparation of all decks for the Pro VC - board presentations, donor pitches, leadership reviews, external conferences, and internal town halls


• Draft, edit, and finalise talking points, executive summaries, concept notes, and pre-read materials for all significant meetings and engagements


• Write high-quality institutional communications, proposals, and speeches on behalf of the Pro Vice Chancellor


• Partner with the Strategic Communications team to ensure narrative consistency, messaging alignment, and a coherent institutional voice across channels and audiences

MIS, Data & Institutional Reporting

• Design, build, and own the MIS - providing a consolidated, accurate, and real-time view of performance across Fundraising, Alumni Relations, Careers, and Communications


• Establish and manage regular reporting cadences: weekly dashboards, monthly performance reviews, quarterly board reports to ensure data is clean, meaningful, and decision-ready


• Work with each vertical head to define KPIs, standardise data inputs, and drive accountability through shared metrics


• Maintain the action tracker, decision log, and risk register; proactively close open loops and elevate blockers


• Prepare analytical briefs and data narratives for proposals, leadership conversations, and strategic planning exercises


• Act as the primary coordination interface to drive alignment, surfacing interdependencies, and enabling smooth execution


• Own the rhythm of cross-team collaboration — design and chair regular syncs, set agendas, capture and circulate minutes, and track follow-through with accountability


• Proactively identify and leverage synergies across verticals — where alumni engagement feeds the fundraising pipeline, or where career placement data strengthens donor-facing impact narratives.


• Coordinate with different departments on university-wide initiatives


• Maintaining process documentation, onboarding new team members, and ensuring continuity across leadership transitions or team changes

Strategic & Institutional Projects

• Lead or co-lead scoping and execution of long-horizon institutional projects - endowment campaigns, alumni engagement frameworks, reputational initiatives, and partnership development


• Represent in internal working groups, external meetings, and partner conversations when delegated


• Contribute to planning for major institutional milestones - capital campaigns, ranking submissions, anniversary initiatives


• Bring structured thinking and project management discipline to unstructured, high-priority asks that cut across verticals

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• 10–12 years of professional experience with demonstrated progression in responsibility


• Demonstrated ability to own and deliver complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams independently


• Strong analytical ability — comfortable with data, dashboards, and MIS design


• Maturity to work alongside senior leadership and external stakeholders with discretion


• Advanced proficiency with Excel / Google Sheets and PowerPoint / Google Slides


• Prior experience in fundraising, development, alumni relations, or donor stewardship


• Background in higher education, social sector, or philanthropy


• Exposure to international philanthropic markets — US, UAE, Singapore, UK


• Experience in a chief of staff, programme management, or institutional strategy function


• Familiarity with CRM platforms (Salesforce, or equivalent)