About Lend A Hand India
Lend A Hand India (LAHI) is one of India’s leading non-profit organizations dedicated to equipping school students with practical skills through quality skill education. Working across 20+ states and union territories, LAHI partners with governments, educational institutions, and corporate partners to strengthen vocational education, build Centres of Excellence, and create sustainable pathways for youth employability. Through innovation, policy partnerships, and large-scale implementation, LAHI impacts over 15 lakh students across 15,000+ schools.
Job Description
Lend A Hand India is seeking an experienced Senior Manager (Fundraising) to lead the organization’s fundraising strategy and secure sustainable financial resources from CSR partners, institutional donors, philanthropic foundations, trusts, and high-net-worth individuals (HNIs). This leadership role requires strategic thinking, exceptional relationship management, grant development expertise, and the ability to build long-term partnerships that strengthen LAHI’s mission and impact across India.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Fundraising Leadership: Design and execute fundraising strategies to achieve annual and long-term funding goals while identifying and securing high-value funding opportunities from CSR, institutional donors, international agencies, trusts, foundations, and HNIs.
- Grant Writing & Proposal Development: Lead the preparation of compelling grant proposals, concept notes, pitch decks, and funding applications in collaboration with program, finance, M&E, and communications teams.
- Corporate & Institutional Partnerships: Build and manage strategic partnerships with CSR leaders, funding agencies, and institutional donors while developing innovative engagement models and representing LAHI at industry forums and partnership events.
- Major Donor & HNI Engagement: Develop and execute strategies to engage HNIs, philanthropists, and family offices through customized donor engagement initiatives, impact visits, storytelling sessions, legacy giving, and endowment programs.
- Donor Reporting & Compliance: Ensure timely donor reporting, maintain donor relationship management systems, monitor grant compliance, and coordinate with finance teams to ensure transparency and effective fund utilization.
- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and strengthen the fundraising team while fostering collaboration, innovation, high performance, and continuous professional development.
Requirements
- Experience: Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in fundraising, donor relations, or business development, preferably within the social impact or non-profit sector.
- Fundraising Expertise: Proven experience securing large CSR grants, institutional funding, international grants, and managing high-value donor relationships.
- Leadership Experience: Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring fundraising teams while driving organizational fundraising performance.
- Education: Master’s degree in Business Administration, Social Work, Marketing, Communications, or a related field is preferred.
- Preferred Experience: Experience working with vocational education, skilling initiatives, or government partnerships will be an added advantage.
- Core Competencies: Excellent communication, proposal writing, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, integrity, resilience, adaptability, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
- Travel: Willingness to travel across India based on organizational requirements.
Why Join Lend A Hand India?
- Opportunity to shape fundraising strategy for one of India’s leading skill education organizations.
- Work closely with governments, CSR leaders, international donors, and philanthropic organizations.
- Contribute to large-scale systemic change impacting over 15 lakh students across India.
- Competitive compensation, comprehensive employee benefits, and professional development opportunities.
- Collaborative, mission-driven work environment with opportunities for leadership growth.