Yuva Parivartan - Associate Director (3-5 yrs)

Associate Director

Job Description:

- Communication and Persuasion: Exceptional verbal, written, and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas and emotionally connect with an audience, especially in a social sector context.

- Innovative and Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop creative fundraising ideas and social media strategies, adapting to changing circumstances to achieve fundraising goals.

- Relationship Building: Strong interpersonal skills for cultivating and maintaining long-term relationships with donors, stakeholders, and partners, essential for the social sector.

- Resilience and Positivity: Capacity to handle rejection, stay motivated, and bounce back from setbacks while maintaining a focus on achieving fundraising targets.

- Empathy and Adaptability: Deep understanding of social sector dynamics, with empathy.

- Lead annual fundraising planning and strategy development in coordination with senior management to meet targets.

- Identify and develop new income streams while maintaining strong relationships with current and prospective donors.

- Prepare grant proposals, track fundraising efforts, and ensure compliance with donor requirements, including timely reporting.

- Manage donor databases, monitor donor-funded projects, and ensure quality reporting to stakeholders.

- Plan and execute fundraising events, develop strategies to enhance donor engagement, and manage fundraising budgets.

- Strong leadership skills.

- Track record of bringing innovative creative thinking and fresh ideas to an organisation and/ or its services.

- Knowledge of the fundraising environment and of a range techniques and disciplines which will support the cost-effective generation of income for KSWA.

- Exceptionally convincing and persuasive written and oral skills with the ability to present and convey complex ideas and issues clearly and coherently.

- Proficiency in MS office.

- Ability to secure Senior Management and Board approval for strategy.

- Demonstrable ability to evaluate the type of initiatives and programmes within the scope of the post and initiate, develop and deliver new initiatives that build on their successes.

- Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously, take initiative and make decisions.

- Innovative management style.

- Ability to work flexible hours.

- High work ethic and commitment to excellence, accuracy and attention to detail.

- At least two years' experience in a similar role or "nontraditional" fundraising backgrounds.

- Professions such as advertising/ account management/banking/ sales and marketing have transferable skills that apply well to relationship building in fundraising.