Director Institutional Advancement - Tenders Global

Director Institutional Advancement

A New University

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Organization:           A NEW UNIVERSITY
Job Title:                   ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR /DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Location:                   DELHI / MUMBAI / BANGALORE
Introduction:
The academic institution is a 21st Century University anchored in technology with an aim to help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges through transformational education.
The founding team of the University is made up of CEOs, entrepreneurs, and companies. This is a unique collective philanthropy initiative and is driven by a full-time academic and executive team fuelled by the passion of the founders to bring the finest technology education to India.
Reason for the hire:  

The University is looking for purpose driven individuals to join them on this exciting journey and translate the ambitious vision into reality by building lifelong champions of the cause and acquiring financial support for the university. The Associate Director / Director will be part of the Institutional Advancement team. This role is a great opportunity for an individual who thrives in a dynamic environment and has relevant fund-raising expertise. The University is open to considering your application if you have the passion to make a difference, the appetite to take on the tall task of fundraising with transferable skills from previous experience such as private banking, wealth management, management consulting, business development etc; and are keen to explore the impact sector to reset your career.

Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Build and Manage the Portfolio: Manage, cultivate, and expand a portfolio of individuals, foundations, and corporations by identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors to support the university’s goals.
  • Develop Strategic Plans: Collaborate with leadership, founders, and donors to devise long- and short-term fundraising strategies aligned with the university objectives and fundraising best practices and ethical standards.
  • Proposal Development: Create compelling proposals aligning university needs with donor objectives, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and timely reporting.
  • Cultivate Donor Relationships: Proactively build and nurture an effective network of partnerships and relationships with prospective donors through customised communications, and donor stewardship efforts in the region.
  • Promote University’s Mission: Represent the university at events and increase awareness of the university’s vision to inspire prospective donors to participate in collective philanthropy efforts.
  • Relationship Management: Work effectively with team members across various teams and levels internally and externally to drive highest levels of donor engagement and relationship maintenance.
  • Event Coordination: Organize campus visits and city events for both prospective and existing donors, ensuring engaging content, effective communication and follow up.
Note: The roles and responsibilities outlined above are not meant to be an exhaustive list of tasks.
The need for flexibility is required and the job holder is expected to carry out any other related duties that are within the employee’s skills and abilities whenever reasonably instructed.
Must Haves:                                                                                                         
  • Graduate/Postgraduate in any field with 12+ years of work experience in fundraising or in transferable skills such as private banking / wealth management / management consulting / business development.
  • Understanding of philanthropy networks, grant and proposal process.
  • Proven track record of meeting fundraising goals and securing major gifts.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.
  • Commitment to excellence, accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Flexibility in a start-up environment with dynamically changing scope of work and needs.
  • Self-driven, proactive, keen learner and motivated to go above and beyond what is asked, to deliver exceptional outcomes.
Competencies & Skills:
  • The incumbent should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills; must be able to effectively interact with all stakeholders – Founders, international and domestic institutional funders, UHNI and HNI donors, etc
  • Must be self-motivated and inspire the same in others, have a positive can-do attitude, excellent time-management skills and have exceptional problem-solving skills.
  • Must be able to embrace the mission and values of the institution
  • Able and willing to travel on short notice to locations for meetings with external stakeholders
Third Sector Partners is a pioneering cause-connected executive search firm and has been retained for this position. Interested candidates can send in their CVs along with three references and a cover note to [email protected]
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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