About Dasra:
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 was founded on the simple premise that supporting non-profits in their growth will scale their impact on the vulnerable lives they serve. Beginning with incubating NGOs like Magic Bus and Villgro and enabling them to scale, two decades later this theory of change continues to thrive at Dasra. It now encompasses strengthening leading NGOs, magnifying philanthropists’ impact, and enabling government to better serve communities.
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.
About GivingPi:
GivingPi, is India’s first and exclusive, invite-only family philanthropy network of its kind, for leading philanthropic families to learn, share and collaborate with each other. GivingPi, incubated under the aegis of Dasra, aims to be a one-stop hub to support families within the network on all their philanthropy focussed needs, while also providing access to bespoke advisory, events, peer networking and knowledge & insights that aims to accelerate their giving journeys.
Experience Required: 2-5 years
Type of Role: Associate, Full-time
Location: Dasra Office, Mumbai, India
About the role:
The Associate will be responsible for end-to-end execution of the various projects under minimal supervision. They will be accountable for the team project management, defining and tracking project outcomes, data and analytics of said outcomes, financial management, and streamlining the activities of the team.
With 1-3 years of experience, and strong data and financial management skills, the Associate will be responsible for bringing efficiency to the processes, operations, and quality of deliverables.
Some of the responsibilities of the Associate are:
- Maintaining the team’s fund and financial management including:
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o Track and manage expenses for each project, including invoices and payments.
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o Maintain and update financial trackers to ensure MIS reporting
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o Ensure timely and smooth processing of grant payments in coordination with the Finance team.
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o Maintain and update financial trackers for all grants and team expenses.
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o Monitor grants by tracking disbursements, timelines, and reporting requirements.
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o Play a role of a Finance connect supporting data requests from both the Finance team and the Program team
- Conceptualize thoughts, with strong writing and communication skills to generate insights and powerful perspectives
- Create compelling written/presentation materials that cater to the needs of funders, internal and external stakeholders
- Perform qualitative and quantitative research and analysis, linking insights and data across sectoral themes
- Communicate effectively and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Drive excellence in delivery of multiple project tasks including leadership and team reporting
- Design robust and effective processes for management within the team
Skills Required:
- Is a graduate or postgraduate with a minimum of 2 year of work experience; with a focus on research and analysis, data management and analysis, financial management, knowledge management, multi-stakeholder engagement and Microsoft office skills. Experience in the development sector will be an advantage.
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage repetitive tasks accurately.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; comfortable working with data and reports.
- Good communication and coordination skills; organized, self-motivated, and eager to learn new tools.
- Consistently meets deadlines, effectively manages own time across several complex projects and identifies/resolves conflicts or roadblocks independently.
- Prioritizes, structures, and organizes information effectively, using spreadsheets or simple data analysis tools where needed, and ensuring adequate depth and breadth of perspectives. Draws accurate insights from gathered information.
- Engages external stakeholders including funders with trust and confidence and is able to manage relationships towards multiple goals/ projects/ deliverables.
- Has the ability to work with great agility in an environment with massive ambiguity
Remuneration: Competitive as per development sector benchmarks in India
Think you have what it takes but not sure you check every box? Apply to the role anyway. We'd love the opportunity to determine whether you could be a great fit.
Dasra is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
