Fundraising & Finance Associate

Involve Learning Solutions Foundation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Involve Learning Solutions Foundation invites a motivated Fundraising & Finance Associate to strengthen fundraising operations and manage daily financial workflows. You will help identify fundraising opportunities, coordinate donor reporting, and maintain donor relationships while supporting budgets, audits, and compliance.

The role requires detail orientation, proactive collaboration across teams, and a commitment to building robust financial processes to support our mission in transforming

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience handling sensitive financial data with integrity.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a changing nonprofit environment.
• Professionalism and high attention to detail are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support fundraising opportunities and donor reporting.
• Coordinate budgets, invoices, and financial records.
• Assist with audits, compliance, and donor disclosures.
• Strengthen financial controls and documentation across teams.

Skills

Communication

Information synthesis

Accountability

Willingness to learn

Professionalism

Independent & collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in commerce/economics or related field

Relevant fundraising/finance experience

Tools

Excel/Sheets

PowerPoint

CRM/Donor management systems

Job description

About the job Fundraising & Finance Associate

At Involve , we’re on a mission to bring students to the center of their own learning journeys. We believe that when students are trusted, supported, and given space to lead, they don’t just learn better they thrive.We started back in 2018 when our founders, Divanshu and Samyak , both fresh out of IIT Madras, chose to skip placements and instead build something that mattered. They envisioned classrooms where students weren’t just passive listeners, but active participants—teaching, mentoring, leading, and growing together.

Today, that vision is alive and growing, and we are working with government schools in six Indian states. Our core program, Peer Teaching, trains senior students to mentor their juniors in foundational skills like reading and math. But it’s about more than academics—it’s about building confidence, communication, problem-solving, and agency. Because we believe agency is the key to breaking cycles of inequality and helping young people truly own their futures. Over the next 5 years we look forward to creating impact for 10 million children across the length and breadth of India!

We work hand-in-hand with state and district governments in places like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Karnataka. We’ve been lucky to be backed by incredible partners like the Agency Fund, Acumen, Central Square Foundation, and Wells Fargo. And along the way, we’ve been recognized by platforms like HundrED and Reimagine Education for doing things differently—and effectively.

But honestly, what keeps us going is our students. The girl who ran her first peer-led session with shaky hands and a steady voice. The boy who found his voice helping his classmates. The thousands of stories that remind us every day why this work matters.

About the Role

As a Fundraising & Finance Associate, you’ll play a critical role in strengthening Involve’s fundraising and financial operations. You’ll support the identification of new fundraising opportunities, coordinate proposals and donor/grant reporting, maintain donor relationships, and ensure the smooth functioning of our fundraising systems. Alongside this, you’ll manage day-to-day financial operations, maintain accurate records, support audits and compliance, and help strengthen financial processes and systems.

We’re looking for someone who is detail-oriented, proactive, organised, and comfortable working across both fundraising and finance, with a strong commitment to building robust systems that enable Involve to advance its mission.

Key Responsibilities

1. Prospect Research & Pipeline Development

Support research of CSR companies, domestic & international foundations, and grant opportunities aligned with Involve's priorities

Execute structured outreach, including emails, follow-ups, and meeting requests

Support building first drafts of proposals, concept notes, budgets, grant applications and supporting documents

Maintain and regularly update the fundraising pipeline in Zoho CRM

2. Donor Management, Reporting & Engagement

Co-ordinate managing & strengthening donor relationships, visits, field exposure, events, conferences and corporate volunteering engagements.

Coordinate donor/grant reporting, impact decks, one-pagers, annual/quarterly reports and required compliance documentation.

3. Financial Operations, Budgeting & Reporting

Manage day-to-day financial operations including transactions, invoices, reimbursements, payroll coordination, bank reconciliations and cash flow tracking.

Support organisational/project budgets, expenditure monitoring, Management Information Systems, donor financial reporting and donation receipts.

4. Compliance, Audit & Process Improvement

Support statutory and donor compliance, including GST, TDS, PF, Income Tax requirements and statutory/donor audits.

Work with Program, Fundraising, HR, and Operations teams to strengthen financial controls, documentation, systems, and processes while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.

Skills Required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to synthesize information into actionable insights

High sense of accountability

Willingness to learn and continuously improve

High level of professionalism, attention to detail, and personal integrity in managing sensitive financial data.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Technical Skills Required

Strong working knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets, including data cleaning, pivot tables, lookups and basic financial analysis.

Strong PowerPoint and proposal formatting skills.

Basic understanding of Development Sector, CSR, philanthropy, and nonprofit fundraising.

Familiarity with grant portals and online research tools is preferred.

Knowledge of statutory compliances (FCRA, GST, TDS, PF, Income Tax) preferred.

People we are looking for

We always hire for attitude first, smarts next and then your skills. We are looking for individuals who align with our Vision & Values and who have what it takes to solve the most complex of problems, to build the next big education organization!

What we promise to give you is a steep growth and a great learning culture that we have built here (Read about one such experience here).

You Should Have Experiance

0–2 years of experience in fundraising, CSR partnerships, business development, sales, client relationship management, consulting, finance management or the development sector.

Fresh graduates with exceptional internships, a learning attitude and strong communication skills may also be considered.

Education

• Fresh graduates with exceptional internships, a learning attitude and strong communication skills may also be considered.
• Bachelor's degree in B.Com , BBA/BMS/BBM/Economics preferred
• Candidates from other disciplines with relevant experience in fundraising, finance, operations, or data management may also apply.

Location : Bangalore (Fluency in English is essential; Hindi is preferred.)