Associate - Programs and Fundraising

 Acumen

Associate - Programs and Fundraising

at Acumen's team

India, Maharashtra,Mumbai

 

Associate (Programs and Fundraising)

Acumen India is seeking as Associate to support the development and operations of our work in India.  We are looking for someone with 4- 6 years of experience in consulting, marketing support, client services, and project management. The right candidate is bold, creative, and can excel in a fast-paced, start-up environment.

About Acumen

Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than $132 million in 136 companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the United States. We are also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive world. In 2015, Acumen was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Companies.

About Acumen India

Acumen’s commitment to India began in 2002 when we deployed capital to Aravind Eye Care Systems and then consequently set up our India office in 2006.The Acumen India team is responsible for finding, vetting, and managing investments in game-changing social enterprises that serve the poor in our portfolio sectors: Healthcare, Education, Agriculture and  Energy.

About the Role –Associate (Strategy & Programs)

The Associate will be joining a team building to design and implement several initiatives/ programs in our two areas of focus – Agriculture and Workforce Development. In addition to our direct investing, we aim to build a platform to support and accelerate the impact of our portfolio. This includes fundraising, communications, partnerships, and other special projects that convene the ecosystem of entrepreneurs, funders, corporations, policymakers, and others addressing these issues. This position is entrepreneurial and preferred candidates will be excited by a start-up environment. This position will report to the Associate Director.

More specifically, you will have the opportunity to be involved in:

Program Management

• Assist the Sector Leads of Agriculture and Workforce Development in developing Acumen’s designing new intervention models/ innovative initiatives in the two sectors.
• Facilitate program implementation for programs such as an early-stage accelerator, and manage aspects such as facilitating virtual workshops, mentor engagement etc.
• Monitor the overall experience and impact of the programs and identify opportunities for improvement and redesign.

Fundraising 

• Manage fundraising operations and process, in close collaboration with the Sector Leads.
• Generate leads for funders that are capable of multi-million dollar gifts in interest areas related to Acumen India’s work.
• Provide research on potential prospects, including strategy, giving history, existing connections to

ANDROID DEVELOPER

 Greenlight Planet

ANDROID DEVELOPER

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

The Android Developer works out of the Mumbai office as part of the technology team to help Greenlight Planet’s Easy Buy business unit design and develop software to improve its field force operations. The Android developer has experience in developing at scale, optimized android applications. 

Technical skill requirements: 

·   Should be very strong at problem solving, data structures and algorithms.

·   Deep knowledge in OOPS concept and programming skills in Core Java

·   Experience with building Apps with Android SDK, Java/Kotlin, RxJava/Coroutine, with Offline first approach (Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management)

·   Knowledge of Android architecture Components (Room, LiveData, ViewModel, LiveData)

·   Experience in integrating RESTful web services

·   Experience with Google play services and Firebase

·   Understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git/SVN .

 

The key accountabilities of the role will be as follows: 

·   Translate designs and wireframes into high quality native code

·   Break down projects into tasks and Build scalable and reliable applications

·   Develop and maintain lightweight applications that can run seamlessly even in low-end android devices under poor bandwidth, and prepaid data connections   

·   Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application

·   Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

·   Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization 

 

Good to have: 

·   Hands on experience in aws storage, redshift, instances creation and deployment

·   Skilled with Rxjava2, Coroutines and Dagger2

·   Experience with Unit Testing or Instrumental testing with Espresso

  

  For more information and online application click here

 

Team Lead

 Palladium

Team Lead

Mumbai, India 

Company Overview:

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits. 

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2,500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35,000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives. 

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status. 

Project Overview and Role:

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Minimum 8 years of experience in fisheries or agriculture and allied sector involving working in value chain, market linkages, value addition projects, quality & productivity management, farmers/fishermen groups, promotion/capacity building/strengthening of FPOs etc. in agri. allied or fisheries sector.

 Acumen

Senior Associate - Post Investment

at Acumen's team

India, Mumbai

Acumen is looking for a Senior Associate - Post Investment to join our India  team in Mumbai.  We’re looking for someone with 5 - 7  years of consulting, private equity, or other investing experience and a proven commitment to tackling global poverty. The right candidate is bold, creative, and can excel in a fast-paced, start up environment.

About Acumen

Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than $132 million in 136 companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia and the United States. We are also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive world. In 2015, Acumen was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Companies.

About Acumen India

Acumen’s commitment to India began in 2002 when we deployed capital to Aravind Eye Care Systems and then consequently set up our India office in 2006.The Acumen India team is responsible for finding, vetting, and managing investments in game-changing social enterprises that serve the poor in our portfolio sectors: Healthcare, Education, Agriculture and  Energy.

About the Role – Senior Associate (Post Investment)

The senior associate will oversee Acumen India ’s post-investment management processes, from assessing the needs of our portfolio companies to designing the most appropriate strategy, leveraging industry best-practices and an understanding of our market, as well as manage our ongoing implementation, including building the necessary team of internal and external resources for direct engagement with critical portfolio companies. The senior associate will be expected to build a successful capability in a fast-changing and entrepreneurial environment, and will be expected to bring exceptional judgment, deep operational expertise and an excellent track record of similar accomplishment. This position will report directly to the India Country Director.

Your responsibilities will include…

The Post Investment Associate will be expected to coordinate the assessment and prioritization of

Project Lead

 World Economic Forum

Project Lead, Food Innovation Hub India

Job category              Temporary/Full-time

Group                         Platform for Global Public Goods

Location                     Mumbai

 

Project Lead, Food Innovation Hub India 

(2 year fixed-duration contract)

 

The World Economic Forum and several partners have joined efforts to catalyze and support regional Food Innovation Hubs that will leverage the role of technology and broader innovation in support of a transformation agenda that leads to more inclusive, efficient, sustainable, nutritious and healthy food systems. In support of this agenda, several regional Food Innovation Hubs are in development in Africa, Latin America, ASEAN, India and Europe which will collectively support the strengthening of local innovation ecosystems that leads to: a) increased investments in inclusive and scalable technology solutions; b) equitable access to innovations for farmers to consumers; c) support the enabling environment through policy incentives, capacity building and knowledge; d) mitigate unintended consequences of technology innovations and improve the resiliency of food systems; and e) unlock institutional bottlenecks to scale impact for systemic change.

 

With support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Economic Forum and other partners, are catalyzing a Food Innovation Hub in India that will aim to leverage technology and broader innovation to build more efficient, inclusive, sustainable, nutritious and healthy food systems. In India, the Hubs will focus on three primary outcomes (i) increase investments in technology innovations and integrated value chains promoting sustainability and nutrition; (ii) improve the policy environment and local innovation ecosystems by strengthening local capacities and evidence-based decision-making processes; and (iii) improve smallholder farmers access to markets and technology innovations.

 

The World Economic Forum is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to lead the development of the Food Innovation Hub in India, based out of the Forum’s Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) office based in Mumbai. The role will involve platform and partnership curation in the development of next generation of multistakeholder partnerships in India and will involve close coordination and interaction with the network of regional Food Innovations Hubs in development in Asia Africa, Europe and Latin America.

 

Reporting Lines & Interactions:

The Project Lead will report to the Head, Food Systems Innovation, at the Food Systems Initiative of the Forum’s Centre for Global Public Goods. The Project Lead will be part of the Forum’s Food Systems Initiative and will work closely with internal colleagues in business and government engagement, C4IR, Centre for Global Public Goods, civil society among others. Externally, the person will work closely with the Global Coordinating Secretariat of the Food Innovations Hub based in The Netherlands and Geneva as well as the global leadership councils supporting the Hubs.

The position will be based out of the Forum’s Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) office in Mumbai and will work closely with the C4IR India to ensure alignment and complementarities.

 

Key responsibilities:

The role will involve leading the development of a Food Innovation Hub in India in close collaboration with local and global stakeholders. The Hub in India will be part of the network of Food Innovation

Project Specialist

 World Economic Forum 

Project Specialist, Food Innovation Hub India

Job category               Regular/Full-Time

Group                         Platform for Global Public Goods

Location                      Mumbai

 

Project Specialist, Food Innovation Hub India

(2 year fixed-duration contract)

 

The World Economic Forum and several partners have joined efforts to catalyze and support regional Food Innovation Hubs that will leverage the role of technology and broader innovation in support of a transformation agenda that leads to more inclusive, efficient, sustainable, nutritious and healthy food systems. In support of this agenda, several regional Food Innovation Hubs are in development in Africa, Latin America, ASEAN, India and Europe which will collectively support the strengthening of local innovation ecosystems that leads to: a) increased investments in inclusive and scalable technology solutions; b) equitable access to innovations for farmers to consumers; c) support the enabling environment through policy incentives, capacity building and knowledge; d) mitigate unintended consequences of technology innovations and improve the resiliency of food systems; and e) unlock institutional bottlenecks to scale impact for systemic change.

 

With support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Economic Forum and other partners, are catalyzing a Food Innovation Hub in India that will aim to leverage technology and broader innovation to build more efficient, inclusive, sustainable, nutritious and healthy food systems. In India, the Hubs will focus on three primary outcomes (i) increase investments in technology innovations and integrated value chains promoting sustainability and nutrition; (ii) improve the policy environment and local innovation ecosystems by strengthening local capacities and evidence-based decision-making processes; and (iii) improve smallholder farmers access to markets and technology innovations.

 

The World Economic Forum is looking for a dynamic and self-motivated individual to support the development of the Food Innovation Hub in India, based out of the Forum’s Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) office based in Mumbai.

 

Reporting Lines & Interactions:

The Project Specialist will report to the Head, Food Systems Innovation, at the Food Systems Initiative of the Forum’s Centre for Global Public Goods. The Project Specialist will be part of the Forum’s Food Systems Initiative and will work closely with internal colleagues in business and government engagement, C4IR, Centre for Global Public Goods, civil society among others. Externally, the person will work closely with the Global Coordinating Secretariat of the Food Innovations Hub based in The Netherlands and Geneva as well as the global leadership councils supporting the Hubs.

The position will be based out of the Forum’s Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) office in Mumbai and will work closely with the C4IR India to ensure alignment and complementarities.

 

Key responsibilities:

The role will involve supporting the development of a Food Innovation Hub in India in close collaboration with local and global stakeholders. The Hub in India will be part of the network of Food

Executive, Donor Servicing

 ChildFund

Executive, Donor Servicing

 

Vacancy Name                                  Executive, Donor Servicing

Employment Type                             Full Time (Fixed Term)

Childfund Work Location               Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Childfund Division                            Fundraising & Engagement (F&E)

ChildFund Department                    Country Management

 

Job Description
Job Title:                                            Executive -Donor Servicing
Division/ Department:                       Individual Fundraising
Location:                                            Mumbai
Reports to:                                         Manager, Individual Resource Mobilization
Matrix Reporting:-                            Officer- Business Analyst & Donor Services

ABOUT

ChildFund is a child development organization representing the voice of deprived, excluded and vulnerable children in India regardless of their race, creed and gender, since 1951. We annually reach out to over 3 million children, youth, and their families, from 3200 communities in 85 districts across 15 states in India, through our long and short-term programs and partnerships.

SUMMARY
Assistant, Fundraising & Donor Servicing will be responsible for carrying out fundraising backend work which includes data entry, Thank You Call and Donor Servicing at Mumbai office. S/ he will be the point of contact for Mumbai region. In line with ChildFund India’s strategic plans and policy guidelines, S/he will work under the leadership of the Manager Individual Resource Mobilization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

·         Maintain all the MIS related to donor acquisition by Face to Face / Tele-Facing Teams. 

·         Coordinate with Bengaluru Donor Servicing team on daily basis regarding acquisition and realization of monthly donation forms and Single donation forms.

·         Verification of Donor Forms acquired by teams on daily basis.

·         Share daily donor details with Bengaluru Donor servicing team on daily basis.

·         Assist the donors with online donations.

·         Keep all the tracks of hard copy donation forms.

·         Provide day to day support to Manager- Resource Mobilization, Officer- Donor Servicing and Business Analyst as and when required.

·         Maintain & manage inventory of fundraising collaterals.

·         Ensure timely opening/ closing of regional office.

·         Coordinate with central procurement team for any procurement.

·         Coordination with all other departments as and when require for FR activities.

·         Maintain attendance of FR staff.

·         Prepare and maintain electronic and hard copy records related to donors and funds.

·         Serve as the primary staff for managing the transactional elements and handling general fund related enquiries via email or the Donor Services line in a timely manner.

·         Support the Donor Services team in addressing specific questions and needs of donors or advisors

Team Leader, Individual FR

 ChildFund India

Vacancy Name                           Team Leader, Individual FR

Employment Type                      Full Time (Fixed Term)

Childfund Work Location         Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Childfund Division                     Fundraising & Engagement (F&E)

ChildFund Department             Country Management

 

Job Title:                                   Team Leader - Face to Face & Tele Calling

Division/ Department:              Individual Fund Raising

Location:                                    Mumbai

Reporting to:                             Officer – Resource Mobilization

 

JOB SUMMARY

Team leader – Face-to-Face Fundraising/ Tele-calling will help ChildFund India’s operations to increase the regular fundraising income within an efficient cost-income ratio, build, and motivate the F2F / Tele Calling fundraising team.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Be responsible for achieving the team’s daily/ weekly targets, in accordance with agreed Key Performance indicators (KPIs). This includes setting targets for individual team members and managing their performance with the support of the Officer - Resource Mobilization, and also achieving personal fundraising targets.

Implement the individual regular giving fundraising strategy in conjunction with the Officer - Resource Mobilization.

Maintain an understanding of ChildFund’ s programs, campaigns and causes, to be able to talk convincingly to potential supporters about the organization’s work and ensure team members do the same.

Monitor the individual fund raisers day-to day performance, give feedback and provide motivational reinforcement to achieve the target.

Reporting to the Officer - Resource Mobilization on a daily/weekly and monthly basis with the progress on agreed targets.

Prioritizing the retention of F2F/ Tele Calling fundraisers by developing their skills and highlighting opportunities for career progression within ChildFund India.

Be responsible to get the outreach permissions.

Facilitate the orientation of new members joining the team and continue training them on the job.

Work closely with the HR department to ensure the right number of fundraisers in the team.

Keep the team motivated and create a positive team environment to grow supporter base.

Develop and apply innovative training concepts, methodologies and strategies for F2F/Tele Calling

Manager, Programs and Partnership

 ChildFund

Vacancy Name                      Manager, Programs and Partnership

Employment Type                 Full Time (Open Ended)

Childfund Work Location   Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Childfund Division                Programs and Partnerships (P&P)

ChildFund Department        Country Management

 

Job Title:                                Manager, Programs and Partnership
Department:                          Programs
Job Location:                         Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Reporting to:                         Senior Manager, Programs and Partnership
Reportees:                              Project support team/s
Travel:                                    Frequent/as per job requirement

 
ROLE SUMMARY
 
The Manager, Programs and Partnership S/he will be responsible to raise funds for long term sustainability of programs in the state, also will be accountable for managing and implementing large program portfolio in the state/s through local partners and donor supported projects. S/he will be responsible to ensure high quality programming, program monitoring, evaluation, and timely reporting as per requirements.
 
Key Responsibilities:

External relations / Networking

Strengthen organisation’s profile in the state/s by collaborating with like-minded civil society organisations, government agencies, donors, individual activists, academics, and intellectuals.

Be responsible for raising resources and donor base for sustained strategic program interventions in the state/s

Generate and lead implementation of innovative ideas for networking for funding and advocacy.

Develop ideas for advocacy and campaigns and reach out to policy makers /government agencies for appropriate influencing and collaborations at the state level.

Represent program operations internally and externally as per organisational requirement.

Program implementation

Be responsible for efficient and effective program delivery of all programs (irrespective of funding sources) in the assigned states

Support, guide, monitor and build capacity of local implementation partners

Explore new solutions and innovations for higher programs impact (in discussion with Technical leads and partners)

Be responsible for timely preparation and submission of annual plans and budgets of all programs in the state/s

Promote cross learning and sharing, thereby building micro-macro linkages to continuously enhance programme quality and impact

Lead on state level funding opportunities, specially government and local CSR, produce content and data for donor acquisition and reporting

Conduct risk assessments of programs, propose actions and incorporate risk mitigation strategies in planning. 

Team management

Be responsible for managing team/s at the state level, fostering culture of high performance and capacity development of team/s.

Work closely with the sponsorship team to strengthen programs-sponsorship integration.

Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Line Manager/Supervisor.

Qualification and competencies

Be a Post-graduate in Social Work /Social Sciences/Management/other relevant discipline.

At least 5 years’ experience in managing large program and partnerships portfolio at the state level.

Experience of Resource Mobilization and External Collaboration will be preferred choice.

Sound knowledge and experience on atleast one theme – health, education, livelihood, and child protection.

Proven ability to cultivate and steward relationships with partners and donors.

Knowledge of standards and effective practices across multiple disciplines for children and to set strategic direction.

Demonstrated experience in capacity building of staff and partners including training, mentoring and

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Community Health Educator (COVID-19 Intervention)

Vacancies:      1

Avaliability:   Until end of March 2021 (Renewable depending upon project needs)

Last date of application:       January 14, 2021

Mumbai, Maharashtra

General

• Position: Community Health Educator
• Location of Job: Mumbai
• Duration: Until end of March 2021 (Renewable depending upon project needs)
• Start date: ASAP
• Closing Date: 14th January 2021
• No. of vacancies: 1 (One)
• Email: msfocb-mumbai-covid19-recruitment@brussels.msf.org

Background

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters and exclusion from healthcare. We have been present in India since 1999 providing free-of-charge essential healthcare to people in remote areas, and specialist care for people affected by HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, hepatitis C, antibiotic resistance, tuberculosis, kala azar and sexual and gender-based violence. MSF was awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development in 1996 and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.

COVID-19 Emergency Intervention

Today we are facing a new global challenge. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are racing to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in over 70 countries, including opening new projects in areas that are becoming pandemic hotspots. In India, Mumbai is as of now considered as one of the biggest hotspot in the country. The rising number of confirmed cases especially in the slum areas requires more focused approaches and interventions. Doctors Without Borders India (DWBI) decided to start an emergency intervention to support and strengthen COVID response in M-East Ward by focusing on:

• Disease prevention in Govandi slum (health promotion, Water and Sanitation);
• Management of COVID-19 ward for mild to moderate cases

Context

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic Doctors Without Borders India (DWBI) is planning to implement a comprehensive COVID-19 intervention in the M/East Ward (MEW), Mumbai and other part of Mumbai (Maharashtra) as needed with the purpose of preventing, diagnosing and treating mild and moderate cases of COVID-19 in a dedicated health facility thereby decongesting the current referral hospitals to be able to focus on the severe cases. The project will also implement OPD/Fever clinic to strengthen screening, diagnosis and testing and WASH and health promotion intervention in the MEW community in close collaboration with the Mumbai Municipal Corporation and other actors.

Main Purpose of The Role

Prepare, provide and present health education sessions to the population/patients according DWBI principles and values in order to promote health information through health measures and hygiene conditions as well as provide information about DWBI activities in order to facilitate access to healthcare

Main Accountabilities

• Conduct health education in the fever clinic about how Covid-19 spreads, and what measures

World Resources Institute (WRI)

 World Resources Institute (WRI) 

DIRECTOR, URBAN EFFICIENCY AND CLIMATE

Program Management  Worldwide

 

Position can be based in the following WRI Ross Center International Offices: Brazil (Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo), China (Beijing), India (New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore), Mexico (Mexico City), Turkey (Istanbul) or United States (Washington-DC).

This position is remote due to Covid-19, but you will be based at one of our above mentioned WRI’s offices once restrictions have lifted.

Job Summary

In this role, you will lead the Urban Efficiency and Climate work stream, which includes managing a team of experts on inclusive climate and energy planning, including technical groups focused on specific solutions such net zero carbon buildings and electric mobility (co-leading with Urban Mobility area). Reporting to the WRI Ross Center Global Director, you will be a core member of the Executive Team of WRI Ross Center.You will be responsible for mentoring program and research staff and coordinating a community of practice across the 6-country global network. You will develop and steer a strategy and work plan for the work stream to deliver inclusive and equitable local, national and international outcomes, raise funds, and develop a coherent and compelling portfolio of projects. You will also responsible for integrating and collaborating with other work streams on urban development and urban mobility, following a cohesive global strategy across multiple solutions. 

In addition to the internal responsibilities, you will serve in an external capacity, collaborating with other Executive Team members, to shape and develop a strategy for how the Center engages with local, subnational, regional and national stakeholders. You will engage at a strategic level to promote the importance of cities to achieving countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through low-carbon, sustainable urban growth, and engage directly with leaders and policy makers in developing countries. You will represent WRI Cities in cities-related partnerships and during high-level events (e.g. Global Covenant of Mayors, Conference of Parties (COP), etc.). Ideally, you will have extensive experience working with city and national public and private stakeholders in a similar capacity as well as an understanding of the global sustainable development agendas (e.g. Paris Agreement/NDCs, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), New Urban Agenda, etc.).

The position includes international travel.

Job Responsibilities

Your work will consist of these three categories with equal emphasis across each:

Strategic Vision and Approach

• In partnership with international office teams, represent the WRI Ross Center approach on urban efficiency and climate through direct engagement and interaction with cities, national governments and other global actors
• Define a strategic approach to integrate net zero carbon buildings, electric mobility, and inclusive climate and energy planning – supported by urban finance and data & tools – in partnership with