Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Job Overview: This position is a leadership role and is responsible for positioning United Way Mumbai as a philanthropy partner of choice, attracting new partnerships and build lasting relationships with investors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Achieve the organization's fundraising targets (~INR 200 cr annually) in conjunction with other departments and teams within the organization.
• Develop a robust resource mobilization strategy, leveraging existing relationships and establishing new partnerships.
• Track and list funding opportunities and maintain a pipeline of potential donors.
• Expand and diversify current resource mobilization strategies to include corporate donors, institutional funders, HNIs, and individual giving campaigns. - Train and lead a lean and high-performing team, ensuring quick turnaround time and quality of interaction with external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to develop programs and write proposals
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and current donors
• Represent UWM at public forums, engage with and make presentations to potential donors
• Contribute to the development of new communication material and documentation
• Work towards positioning of United Way Mumbai as a philanthropy partner of choice

• 10 – 15 years of experience in the development sector in a fundraising role
• Expertise in business development, building and fostering strong relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating teams to achieve collective goals
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Highly organized with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively influence decision-making with current and prospective donors, lead conceptualization of funding proposals, RFPs, and presentations to prospective donors.

Reports to: Director - Resource Mobilisation & Donor Relations

Job Overview: The position is part of the Investor Relations team responsible for positioning United Way Mumbai as the philanthropy partner of choice, attracting new partnerships and building lasting relationships with investors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Achieve the organization's fundraising targets and develop a resource mobilization strategy with quarterly implementation plans
• To track and list CSR opportunities and potential partnerships and maintain a pipeline of potential donors
• To collaborate with internal and external teams to develop programmes and proposals
• To build and maintain ongoing relationships with prospective and current donors
• To represent UWM, engage and make presentations to potential donors
• To prepare new communication material and documentation for United Way Mumbai
• To work towards the positioning of United Way Mumbai as philanthropy partner of choice
• To develop and work on fundraising campaigns and initiate new avenues of funding for the organization

Profile Requisites:

• Minimum 6-8 years of work experience
• Experience in the development sector in a fundraising role
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

Reporting to: Manager - Community Investment

Job Overview: Manage activities, and deliverables of United Way Mumbai’s livelihood-related projects.

Job Responsibilities:

• Create a specific plan for the execution of projects on weekly basis in alignment with the overall project timelines
• Identify sector expert organizations/ agencies and firm up partnerships with relevant stakeholders (from government, private agencies, NGOs, etc.) for the execution of the project components
• Manage the project team in terms of division of responsibilities, development and monitoring of their Key Result/ Performance Areas
• Liaise, communicate, interact effectively and manage partnerships with the internal and external stakeholders of the project such as; Government agencies, private Players (various expert agencies working on the project), civil society groups (NGOs, citizens groups, etc.)
• Develop/ possess detailed knowledge on the project causes and be able to guide the project team and give inputs to all the project partners
• Document the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submit the project status reports to the donor as per the committed timelines
• Financial reconciliation and reporting of the project activities

• Masters’ degree in Social Sciences/ Management (specialization in livelihood will be preferred)
• Minimum of five years of work experience- especially in project design, on-ground implementation of the project, etc. Any background or experience of working in the field of livelihood will be preferred.
• A dynamic and versatile person who can easily connect and effectively work with internal and external stakeholders of the project
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and presentation skills
• Efficient in community outreach and mobilization
• Must be efficient in communicating in English and Hindi and efficiency in Marathi will be an added advantage.
• The candidate must be a team player and should be willing to travel for implementing program activities

Reporting to: Manager - Community Investment

Job Overview: The Deputy Manager will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of United Way Mumbai’s education projects for school-aged children. The role involves working with schools and varied stakeholders, strengthening processes, monitoring and evaluation to improve the quality of learning among children. We are looking for a team member who is passionate about enhancing education opportunities for children in low-income communities.

• Manage activities, deliverables of United Way Mumbai’s education-related projects
• Create a specific plan for the execution of projects on weekly basis in alignment with the overall project timelines
• Identify sector expert organizations/ agencies and firm up partnerships with relevant stakeholders (from government, private agencies, NGOs, etc.) for the execution of the project components
• Manage the project team in terms of division of responsibilities, development, and monitoring of their Key Result/ Performance Areas
• Liaise, communicate, interact effectively and manage partnerships with the internal and external stakeholders of the project such as; Government agencies (MCGM, School authorities etc.), private Players (various expert agencies working on the project), civil society groups (NGOs, citizens groups, etc.)
• Develop/ possess detailed knowledge on the project causes and be able to guide the project team and give inputs to all the project partners
• Document the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submit the project status reports to the donor as per the committed timelines
• Financial reconciliation and reporting of the project activities

Reports to: Director - Resource Mobilisation & Donor Relations

Job Overview: The position is part of the Investor Relations team responsible for positioning United Way Mumbai as the philanthropy partner of choice, attracting new partnerships and building lasting relationships with investors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Achieve the organization's fundraising targets and assist in developing a resource mobilization strategy with quarterly implementation plans
• To track and list CSR opportunities and potential partnerships and maintain a pipeline of potential donors
• To collaborate with internal and external teams to develop programs and proposals
• To build and maintain ongoing relationships with prospective and current donors
• To represent UWM, engage and make presentations to potential donors
• To prepare new communication material and documentation for United Way Mumbai
• To work towards the positioning of United Way Mumbai as a philanthropy partner of choice
• To develop and work on fundraising campaigns and initiate new avenues of funding for the organization

Profile Requisites:

• Minimum 4-6 years of work experience
• Experience in the development sector in a fundraising role
• Excellent written and spoken English skills

Reports to: Manager - Corporate Grants

Job Overview: Assisting a senior team to manage partnership portfolio and assist with specific tasks assigned.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting a senior team to manage partnership portfolio and assist with specific tasks assigned.
• Assist in developing annual implementation plans and actively undertake field-based monitoring of projects on a regular basis
• Work collaboratively with the project implementation teams
• Collect data from the field and prepare reports/ presentation decks and as per templates
• Ensure corporate partners are aware of the impact of their community investments through field visits and other document reporting means.
• Assist in the development of proposals for ongoing partnerships, enhance the existing scale of impact through insights and impactful program design
• Responsible for project utilisation within the scheduled project timelines
• Should be able to design proposals and work in teams for problem-solving
• Manage deadlines and documentation of each project assigned
• Track project milestones and utilisation.
• Work conditions will be Office-based with active field visits

Reports to: Manager - Community Investment

Job Overview: The Executive will be responsible for the implementation of United Way Mumbai’s education projects. The role is responsible for strengthening processes, preparing budgets, financial reconciliation, monitoring and evaluation to improve the quality of learning among children. We are looking for a team member who is passionate about enhancing education opportunities for children in low-income communities. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Stakeholder Management for efficient implementation of project activities especially with relevant government authorities for education projects
• Monitoring and evaluation visits to the partners where project activities have been conducted
• Documenting the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submit the project status reports to the donor as per the committed timelines
• Due diligence and capacity building of partners for the implementation of project activities
• Regular financial reporting, budgeting
• Any other responsibility as and when assigned

• Post-Graduation in development studies (Majors in Education will be preferred)
• At least one year of experience in the development sector (Preferred, but not a must)
• Passionate about working in and for improving quality of education among children from the low socio-economic background
• Self-starter who can lead project implementation independently
• Organized and able to multitask
• Excellent Communication skills - written as well as oral
• Proficient with MS office
• Languages: Proficient in English and Hindi (proficiency in Marathi will be an added advantage)
• Location: Mumbai, Willingness to travel extensively on the field

Reporting to: Manager - Community Investment

Job Overview:
Project Ankur works on improving learning outcomes for children aged 3 to 6 and parentability skills amongst parents and caregivers. We are looking for a team member who is passionate about working with varied stakeholders & communities to improve ECCE services. The role involves implementing learning activities, creating a robust monitoring & evaluation framework that will enable children to reach their developmental milestones, increase knowledge, attitudes, and practices of parents and caregivers who can contribute to the child's holistic development.

Job Responsibilities:

• Efficient implementation of ECCD projects related to improving learning outcomes among school going children
• Stakeholder management for efficient implementation of project activities especially with relevant government authorities for ECCD projects
• Monitoring and evaluation visits to the partners where project activities have been conducted
• Documenting the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submitting the project status reports to the donor as per the committed timelines
• Due diligence and capacity building of partners for implementation of project activities
• Regular financial reporting, budgeting
• Any other responsibility as and when assigned

Profile Requisites:

• Post-Graduation in development studies (Majors in Education and ECCD will be preferred)
• At least one year of experience in development sector (Preferred, but not a must)
• Passionate about working in and for improving quality of education among children from the low socio-economic background
• Self-starter who can lead project implementation independently
• Organized and able to multitask
• Excellent Communication skills - written as well as oral
• Proficient with MS office
• Languages: Proficient in English and Hindi (proficiency in Marathi will be an added advantage)
• Location: Mumbai, Willingness to travel extensively on the field

Remuneration: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit; the salary range is INR 3.9 - 5.8 LPA

If you think you might be suitable, apply now and we'll reach out to you soon.

Reporting to: Manager - Community Investment

Job Overview: The role is responsible for the execution of public and community health projects related to nutrition. We're looking for a dynamic team member who is keen to work for and with the low socio-economic communities

Job Responsibilities:

• Self-starter and can lead project implementation independently
• Organised and an excellent communicator- written as well as oral
• Able to multi-task
• A people person with a natural flair and passion for addressing community health issues in low socio-economic communities
• Proficient in communicating in English and Hindi (proficiency in Marathi will be an added preference)
• Proficient with MS office
• An excellent team player
• Willing to travel extensively in the field and work in challenging situations

Position: Various positions from Executive level to Assistant Manager are open in the team and will be determined as per the candidate’s background and experience.

Reports to: Senior Manager Campaigns

Job Overview:

These positions are a part of the team responsible for ideating, managing, and executing various fundraising platforms and event partnerships at United Way Mumbai. The predominant event is the Tata Mumbai Marathon (TMM). TMM is India’s biggest philanthropic sporting event, annually raising more than INR 46 crores for nearly 300 nonprofits through numerous corporate partners and individuals supporting them.

As the official philanthropy partner of the TMM, we serve as the philanthropic exchange connecting donors to nonprofits by creating and implementing an organized and structured charity platform. UWM also operates the Monthly Giving platform, allowing users to donate funds to various causes seamlessly every month using a variety of digital payment options.

The Executive/Assistant Manager will be closely working with existing nonprofits & developing relationships with new, enabling them to raise funds by crafting fundraising opportunities and building capacities. For the TMM, the team member will be required to build rapport with nonprofits, corporates, key individuals and maintain a consistent engagement and help them deepen their philanthropic involvement. For Monthly Giving, the key metric for success would be to acquire new users and convert existing donors to pledge their funding on a more continuous basis.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop in-depth, end-to-end knowledge of the Monthly Giving platform and the Philanthropy Structure of the TMM and constantly strive to improve it. This includes research, on competing platforms both in India as well internationally
• Building an understanding of digital marketing and developing strategies to boost new signups and engagement.
• Understanding how, when, and why crowdfunding works and developing strategies around the art and science of crowdfunding and then further sharing the information with nonprofits
• Managing the end to end individual fund cycle – raising, receiving, accounting, reconciling, disbursing, and reporting
• Developing and maintaining an excellent business relationship with the partnered nonprofit’s staff, HNIs, and corporate point of contact from handholding and providing constant motivation to problem-solving any issues that they may face in their campaign
• Contributing to all activities of the campaigns team including working on new event collaborations
• Research, recommend, and incorporate best practices to improve team efficiency

Profile Requisites:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a focus on humanities, marketing, communication, or business administration preferred
• Any experience up to a maximum of seven years in client-facing roles in the partnerships, operations, and fundraising team at an NGO or a crowdfunding site would be highly valued. Additional digital marketing experience will be an added advantage. Recent graduates are also invited to apply for starting roles.
• Building connections, relationships, and networking
• Good listening skills 
• Ability to connect with people and gain trust quickly
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented. Taking initiative and the ability to think out of the box is a required skill for the job
• Great command of MS Office
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Being of a curious mind is a bonus to the position

 
Remuneration: Subject to relevant qualification, experience & merit; the salary range is INR 3.6 - 7.2 LPA

Don't see a position you want to apply for? Apply now to let us know if we can consider you for future openings in United Way Mumbai, and we will get in touch with you once we have a relevant position for you. 

About the team: Our team reflects the broader collaborative spirit of United Way. Only by bringing together people from diverse backgrounds can we create innovative solutions that address the most complex challenges of our time. We strive to create a culture in which our employees grow through each other’s experiences and knowledge, and are constantly striving to develop themselves. The work that we do is challenging, but our teamwork and camaraderie lay the groundwork for it, earning us the Great Place to Work Certification for the second year in a row. 

About United Way Mumbai: United Way Mumbai is a non-profit organization working in urban and rural communities across India to identify and implement the most impactful solutions to community problems. As a leader in the Indian development sector, UWM works closely with a network of 500+ NGOs and a large number of corporates for their CSR programmes, employee giving campaigns and community impact projects. Over the past 20 years, the organization has partnered with 300+ companies and 100,000+ individual donors for community development projects. UWM’s expertise lies in identifying, designing & implementing high impact projects in the areas of Education, Health, Income, Environment, Public Safety & Social Inclusion. We are part of a 130+ year old international network spread across 41 countries.

• Students get to work directly with experts in the field and innovative community development program.
• Students will learn and develop key skills required for a successful career in the development sector including communication, fundraising, project implementation, project monitoring etc.
• United Way Mumbai certificate of internship completion.