CSR Consultant

About STAIRS Foundation

STAIRS Foundation

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

Role Overview

CSR Consultant

The consultant will play a key role in strengthening STAIRS’ ability to scale its grassroots programs nationally while building long-term, high-impact partnerships across sectors.

Key Responsibilities

CSR Outreach & Partnership Development

• Initiate proactive conversations with corporates, PSUs, foundations, and philanthropic institutions to introduce STAIRS' vision and explore avenues for collaboration.
• Position STAIRS as a high-impact CSR partner with a pan-India footprint and proven delivery capacity.

Opportunity Identification & Need Alignment

• Research and track relevant CSR mandates, open calls, and upcoming partnerships aligned with STAIRS’ focus areas: sports for development, youth empowerment, anti-drug campaigns, fitness, skill development, and school-college partnerships.
• Understand the social development goals of partner organisations and match them with STAIRS’ programmatic strengths.

Proposal Development & Pitching

• Create compelling concept notes, decks, and custom proposals that reflect CSR priorities of prospective partners.
• Identify how STAIRS offerings can address real community needs in measurable and scalable ways.

Government Alignment & Policy Literacy

• Stay informed of relevant

  government schemes, policies

  , and frameworks related to CSR,

  sports development, education, health

  , and

  youth affairs

  .
• Ensure that STAIRS proposals align with central and state-level government priorities.

Strategic Communication & Positioning

• Support the creation of case studies, donor reports, and media content that showcase STAIRS’ impact and relevance in the CSR ecosystem.
• Contribute to building thought leadership and visibility through curated presentations, roundtables, and stakeholder outreach.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with CSR heads, public affairs professionals, media influencers, and ecosystem enablers.
• Ensure long-term engagement and satisfaction of CSR partners through regular updates and collaborative planning.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 5+ years of experience in CSR, fundraising, partnerships, corporate communications, or social impact consulting.
• Demonstrated ability to convert leads into partnerships and manage end-to-end donor relationship cycles.
• Strong understanding of India’s CSR Act, SDGs, ESG trends, and thematic focus areas in the CSR space.
• Familiarity with

  sports, education, youth development, or public health

  sectors will be a

  significant advantage

  .
• Prior exposure to

  government schemes

  ,

  public-private partnerships

  , or policy implementation frameworks is highly desirable.
• Excellent writing, pitching, and interpersonal communication skills, with a confident, engaging presence in meetings.
• Self-driven, persuasive, and outcome-oriented individual capable of operating independently with accountability.

Application Process

Send your updated CV, a short cover note, and samples of proposals or partnership work (if any) to:

info@stairs.org.in

Application – CSR Consultant