CSR Fundraising Consultant

CSR Fundraising Consultant

Solar Village Social Services Project Foundation (SVSSPF)

About us

SVSSPF provides reliable, affordable solar power for underserved schools, clinics, street-lighting, and community resiliency hubs. We operate primarily in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Puerto Rico, with over 110 completed projects and a strong O&M backbone.

Role snapshot

We’re seeking an experienced CSR Fundraising Consultant to run a focused 8–12 week push to source, engage, and convert Indian corporate CSR partners. You’ll own the prospecting engine end-to-end, open doors with CSR decision-makers, align projects to Schedule VII priorities, and drive proposals to signed MoUs/grants.

Key responsibilities

Prospecting & Pipeline

• Build a curated list of 40–60 CSR prospects aligned to education, healthcare, climate resilience, energy access, and disaster mitigation.
• Map decision-makers (CSR heads, ESG leads, foundation managers) and develop contact strategies.

Positioning & Outreach

• Craft crisp outreach copy, capability decks, and one-pagers tailored to each prospect.
• Secure discovery calls and site-visit opportunities; manage meeting cadence and next steps.

Proposal & Conversion

• Translate needs assessments into CSR-fit concepts and budgets; draft proposals and MoUs.
• Align to India CSR policy (

  Companies Act Section 135, CSR Rules 2014

  ,

  Schedule VII

  ) and corporate compliance needs.
• Advise on structures that reduce frictions (e.g.,

  Grant-in-Aid

  , AUCs, basic GST considerations).

Compliance-aware Delivery Support

• Coordinate with our India ops team for CA certificates, utilization reports, and impact reporting plans.
• Set simple KPI frameworks (beneficiaries served, uptime, kWh, O&M plan, carbon mitigation).

Reporting & Targets

• Maintain a live pipeline with weekly summaries (reach-outs, meetings, proposals, approvals).
• Hit clear deliverables (see below).

Success metrics / deliverables (for the 8–12 week engagement)

• 40–60 qualified corporate targets identified and prioritized.
• 20–30 warm introductions / first meetings secured.
• 8–12 proposals submitted with prospect-specific budgets and timelines.
• 3–5 advanced opportunities (legal/finance review or site due diligence).

• ≥2 signed MoUs / grant commitments

  (or equivalent, depending on deal size and cycle).

You’ll thrive here if you have

• 5–8+ years in

  CSR fundraising / corporate partnerships

  for nonprofits or social enterprises in India.
• Demonstrated wins with Indian corporates (CSR Heads/Committees) and a strong network.
• Hands-on experience aligning projects to

  Schedule VII

  ; fluency with common CSR diligence asks (company policies, CA certificates, utilization tracking, reporting calendars).
• Sharp proposal writing, budget sense, and stakeholder management.
• Organized, data-driven workflow (CRM/pipeline hygiene, weekly reporting).
• Comfortable collaborating with a lean, field-heavy team; willingness to travel for key meetings/site visits.

Nice to have

• Sector familiarity: solar/clean energy, healthcare, education, disaster resilience.
• Experience with large-cap CSR programs, employee engagement add-ons, or multi-year MoUs.
• Impact measurement know-how (simple baseline/midline/endline or focus-group frameworks).

Engagement details

• Contract:

  2–3 months, extendable based on results.

• Location:

  India (remote/hybrid); travel for priority meetings as needed.

• Compensation:

  Competitive

  monthly retainer + performance-based bonus

  tied to signed MoUs/grants, aligned with our fundraising incentive policy.

• Start:

  ASAP.

How to apply

Easy Apply

1. Your CV/LinkedIn PDF, and
2. A

   1-page cover note

   including 2–3 anonymized

   deal snapshots

   (your role, size, timeline, outcome) + your

   first-30-days plan

   .