Dasra’s bold aspiration is a transformed India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. Established in 1999, Dasra is India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation, working with philanthropists and high impact social entrepreneurs to bring together knowledge, funding and talent as a catalyst for social change. Dasra nurtures strategic philanthropy for India and focuses on impactful programs such as empowering adolescent girls, urban sanitation, inclusive economies and child protection and care. With 21 years of experience in the sector, a depth of knowledge gained from working with over 1,000 non-profits and having brought $100 million in funding to organizations - Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change in India.
Dasra embraces diversity across people and communities through multiplicity in composition integrated with structures, culture and policies, enhancing inclusion and belonging for all in letter and spirit. We envision a team that includes people across caste, religion, gender, economic status, geography, disability and other underrepresented communities, supported by organizational structures that enable collective, transparent and fair decision making, guided by policies that facilitate growth and authenticity within an environment of openness and listening.
We believe that GEDI in our institutional and programmatic endeavours will enhance, drive and accelerate social impact and social change through an integration of the worldviews of the most marginalized, recognition of their vulnerabilities, rights and potentials and through prioritization of their needs.
Dasra achieves its ambitious mission with a collaborative 100-member OneDasra team. This team works on various programs and supports audacious impact-first goals and strategic objectives by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. The OneDasra organization structure has enhanced agility, learning and enables pushing professional boundaries, which ensures that talent grows and develops, for greater systems change. The recruitment process is unique in that you will be selected to join OneDasra, with a role that best leverages your strengths and be involved in programs that align with your current interests. You will not be joining a siloed-functional team, therefore – please consider these outlined responsibilities and skill setsrequired with an opportunistic role that will build cross functionality and be well poised for individual learning, growth and development across sectors and stakeholders. Dasra is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
ClimateRISE Alliance is a collaborative platform anchored by Dasra that aims to build knowledge, consensus, and common outcomes with more than 100 civil society organizations working at the intersections of climate action and resilience for the most vulnerable communities. The Alliance’s objective is to shape an India view, a common vocabulary, and enable a multi-stakeholder engagement approach on climate action in the country.
The Dasra ClimateRISE Team plays the role of the field catalyzer to bring together funders, think tanks, CSOs and sector experts. The Associate will provide support in driving Dasra’s communication efforts in ClimateRISE work stream and the Climate Narrative Hub. They will be directly involved in the implementation of campaign plans and communication strategies under the guidance of the manager and team lead driving respective initiatives. The Associate will also work with partners and creative agencies to further Dasra’s campaign and communications goals.