Senior Associate - Development

World Resources International; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Term Insurance

Employee Assistance program

Health & Nutrition

Flexible work schedule

Learning culture

Rest and Recharge weeks

Leave policy

Job summary

World Resources Institute seeks a fundraising and development professional to expand donor relations and funding pipelines for its global programs. The role focuses on identifying opportunities, preparing proposals, and coordinating with program teams to align with WRI’s mission in sustainable development.

Responsibilities include donor engagement, proposal development, and maintaining fundraising records, with a focus on building lasting partnerships and impactful collaborations.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in the development sector.
• Proven track record in fundraising or business development.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop relations with donors for WRI.
• Identify funding opportunities for collaboration with donors.
• Develop donor pipeline for corporate donors with directors/managers.
• Support donor cultivation efforts, including meetings and tracking engagement.
• Coordinate outreach with Communications for donor-centric materials.
• Maintain donor records and track fund use in Salesforce.
• Develop management reports on fundraising activities.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relations

Communication

MS Office

Salesforce

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

World Resources Institute works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilise the climate. As an independent research organisation, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyse change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.

Position Overview

You will help promote the WRI work plan, and at the same time deliver both flexible unrestricted and project funding from sources that do not conflict with WRI mission Specifically, you will:

• You will need to have grounding in or knowledge of issues of fundraising, development, and sustainability.
• Communicate and amplify WRI work and main messages
• Manage external connections to cultivate valuable new ideas, opportunities, and outcome, team player, and professional.

What will you do:

• Develop Relations with donor for WRI
• Identify funding opportunities for collaboration with the donors for WRI programs, looking for funding opportunities.
• Together with directors and managers, develop the donor pipeline for corporate donors
• Support in donor cultivation efforts, including developing contacts and relationships with current and potential donors, organising meetings, leading preparatory efforts for important meetings, and tracking donor engagement with an emphasis on improving donor efforts. building relationships.
• Follow WRI values and goals statements, develop an outreach and engagement strategy resulting in joint projects/workshops with companies to build WRI’s profile

Proposal Writing

• Review proposal pre-requisites in Request for Proposals (RFPs) and EOI (Expression of Interests) and guidance documents
• Collaborate with program teams in preparation of technical proposal notes by drafting concept notes and proposals (including project goals, approach and methodology, outcomes, workplan, staffing, budget, MEL and other requirements)
• Develop/Manage and use previous proposal databases to create proposal responses
• Review and obtain approvals for the proposal from decision makers

Administration, logistics and management

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of donors and track use of funds using Salesforce
• Ensure adherence to WRI’s support guidelines and procedures, working with colleagues in WRI and in Washington
• Develop management reports on fundraising activities.

Communications

• Work with program teams to learn the intricacies of our projects, structure, and deepen the focus areas for financial support, become resourceful and contribute to the success of these projects.
• Coordinate with Communications team and Knowledge Manager to collect and produce case studies and program stories for donor-centric communications and marketing materials.

What will you need:

• 5-7 years of experience working in the development sector
• Track record in fundraising or business development
• Manage own workflow after ensuring understanding of expectations.
• Solve range of general problems independently and provide input to complex and sensitive problems.
• Proficiency in MS-Office required, experience with fundraising databases such as Salesforce is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, able to distil important points from large amounts of information, tailor presentations to different audiences, and able to communicate processes with colleagues
• Proficiency in MS-Office required including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• A committed team player and an ability to prioritise and achieve commitments;

Salary and Benefits

14,00,000 INR to 18,00,000 INRCTC Per annum
Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Duration

1 year as term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Start date

As soon as possible

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

WRI values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development.

People-centric to the core

We keep our people at the centre of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.

Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get

• Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs
• Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member
• Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental wellbeing and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance
• Health & Nutrition: Personalised diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle
• Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job

• Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities
• Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.
• Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.

Equal employment

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, or disability.

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WRI is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to promoting a diverse workplace. If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact WRI’s Human Resources department at [phone] or email us at [e-mail].