Role Purpose:
The Senior Manager, Fundraising will be responsible for leading strategic fundraising initiatives, cultivating high-value partnerships, and driving revenue growth to support the organisation’s mission. Building on our existing portfolio, this role will focus on donor scouting and stewardship - leading to multi-year funding relationships with institutional donors, corporates, high-net-worth individuals, and philanthropic foundations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Fundraising
Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy aligned to organisational priorities
Identify new revenue streams, diversify funding sources and focus on generating new funds for the organisation
Lead the development and submission of critical grant proposals, ensuring alignment with funder priorities and internal strategy
2. Donor Cultivation & Relationship Management
Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional donors, corporate CSR teams and philanthropic foundations.
Represent the organisation at donor meetings, networking events, and sector forums.
Oversee timely and high-quality donor stewardship activities.
3. Donor Communications:
Work with the communications team to design communication strategies to position Quest as a thought leader with existing and potential donors
Enable visibility and celebration of grants and their impact effectively through internal and external channels
Anchor events and spaces that enable network activation and engage with Funding partners
3. Collaboration and Leadership:
Work closely with the Executive team, and other staff members to align fundraising efforts with the overall organizational and program strategy.
Build connections, networks with potential donors
Pitch Quest’s work to potential donors and be able to have strategic conversations in line with Quest priority areas
Represent Quest in forums, events, networking conferences and be a spokesperson for Quest’s work
4. Practice Continuous Learning and Collaboration
Use data, feedback, field insights, and reflection to improve the quality and impact of work.
Actively engage in self-learning, knowledge sharing, and capability building for self and others.
Document learnings, surface emerging opportunities or risks, and contribute to a culture of experimentation, adaptation, and continuous improvement.
5. Operational Excellence, Compliance & Professional Growth
Ensure adherence to organisational policies, financial procedures, systems, and reporting requirements.
Participate actively in team reviews, planning processes, staff engagement activities, and performance management processes.
Take ownership of personal learning goals and continuously build capabilities to improve programme effectiveness and professional growth.
Required Experiences & Skills:
10+ years of experience, min 5 years in Fundraising and Business Development within Indian Non-profit and social impact organizations
Strong portfolio of work with Institutional donors and other categories of revene sources
Ability to have strategic and big picture conversations with funders
Can work independently and is a go-getter and enjoys interacting with Indian and overseas philanthropy
Salary:
The pay band for the position starts at Rs. 1,25,000 /- per month (cost to company) (The salary offered will be commensurate with the experience and expertise of the candidate)
Benefits:
In addition to your compensation, you are also eligible for a suite of benefits designed to support your well-being and growth:
Comprehensive Personal Accident Insurance covering up to ₹10,00,000 annually
Mediclaim Insurance covering up to ₹3,00,000 annually, supported through our insurance partner, who also offer additional wellness benefits
Reach for the Stars (RFS) amount of up to ₹5,000 to support your self-learning and knowledge-building efforts
Internet allowance of up to ₹750/month, reimbursable based on actual usage to support flexible and hybrid working arrangements
For employees with children under the age of 6 years, Quest offers childcare or day care fee support through a monthly matching contribution of up to ₹3,000, helping you create a supportive work-life balance
Offering Menstrual Leave, 1 day per month across the country
Access to emotional health and wellbeing programs such as:
Group sessions worth ₹8,000 per session fully covered by the organisation
1:1 counselling sessions (worth ₹2,000 per session), fully covered by the organisation
To Apply:
Interested candidates are requested to apply for the role by filling up the application form via the ATS (Zoho Recruit) platform:
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About Quest Alliance:
Quest Alliance prepares young learners in India with the skills, mindsets, and support systems they need to thrive in life, learning, and work.
A social impact organization with close to two decades of experience, Quest Alliance works at the intersection of technology and future skills to make learning more equitable and relevant, especially for socially and economically vulnerable learners.
The organization influences systems to empower young learners in government high schools and trade and vocational institutes to holistically navigate their education to career transitions.
Quest Alliance works across 12 Indian states and is partnered with nine state governments, over 80 CSOs, national ministries, and funders. It has impacted 1.8 million young lives to date.
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At Quest Alliance, we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities employer, embracing applications from all segments of the community. We are committed to ensuring that every applicant and employee is treated with fairness and respect, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, religious belief, age, or any other factor that is irrelevant to performance. Your individuality is valued and respected within our organization.
