Location : DELHI, 7+ days of outstation travel in a month Nature of Role: Full time , Mon-Sat with 1-2 hours occasionally on Sundays. Availability based on people's available times is important, and may need to do work calls late in the evenings. Please read the first few paras at https://www.indiawelfaretrust.in/work-with-us, to understand our work culture properly. All our roles are " work from home " roles. Job Description: A key initiative of India Welfare Trust is our #EveryIndianVolunteering effort. Read about it here- https://www.indiawelfaretrust.in/everyindianvolunteering. Also read this blog on why volunteering matters- https://hungryfoolishbutnotstarving.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-why-of-volunteering.html And this one on how to be effective and efficient in volunteering- https://hungryfoolishbutnotstarving.blogspot.com/2024/11/, and this one on where we are in our efforts and where we want to go- https://hungryfoolishbutnotstarving.blogspot.com/2025/ To help drive this work, as well as to support our other initiatives, we're looking for a Head of Strategic Initiatives, based out of Delhi. The primary role of this person is to bring strategic capabilities to help scale up all our initiatives. In particular, this person will- Work with the "funder ecosystem" to get them to create a separate vertical to fund/support "volunteer driven initiatives", and/or to consider such initiatives for support across their other verticals, based on demonstrated impact. [Note this is NOT fundraising, as IWT doesn't seek external funding]. Build partnerships with top University and Institute faculty across India to encourage and initiate research on volunteering and its impact on volunteer behaviour, the beneficiaries they serve and on society at large Network with global thought leaders in volunteering to build new knowledge and upgrade the visibility and profile of "volunteering" as a cause. Build partnerships with Governments, autonomous govt bodies (UGC, CBSE, ICSE, MCA), industry associations to scale up volunteering initiatives, and help Governments set up "volunteering cells" Build large scale volunteer partnerships with media houses, brands, platforms to unlock the full potential of volunteering in India Support and monitor the 15-odd grantees that we support with approx Rs3-4cr in annual grants, analyze their performance, help them improve and build capacity. Create economic and social cost-benefit models around volunteering. Help other initiatives we support be more strategic in their work. Competencies required Proven strategic thinking and quantitative skills, ability to think through value propositions, design pitch decks Thrives on building and deepening relationships. Mature professional, with at least 8-10 years' prior work experience and significant exposure to engaging with external stakeholders (clients, partners, investors, etc.- anyone other than vendors and internal employees). MBA from a leading institution is a strong preference but not essential. High energy levels Compensation: Slightly better than many nonprofit salaries, significantly discounted to corporate salaries. Fill in this form to apply: https://forms.gle/d32cF67boyCJuFdH9 Show more Show less
About Us India Welfare Trust (IWT www.indiawelfaretrust.in) is dedicated to fostering citizenship, philanthropy, and volunteering across India. The organization supports impactful initiatives such as #LivingMyPromise, #DaanUtsav, and #EveryIndianVolunteering. Our work centres around the core belief that some of us are born lucky, and those of us who won the ovarian lottery should be grateful and eager to give back, so that we have a poverty-free, harmonious, sustainable and equitable society within 1 generation. Our trustees have been entrepreneurs themselves and involved in setting up- GiveIndia, which raises > Rs500cr a year for nonprofits Educational Initiatives, arguably India's most impactful edtech business LivingMyPromise- which will see 170 Indians donate >$1 billion in their lifetimes #DaanUtsav - India's festival of giving that more than 1 crore Indians celebrate giving every year ICVA- India's first association of corporates focused exclusively on corporate volunteerism IWT's EIV initiative focuses on empowering volunteer-involving organizations to scale their efforts and deepen engagement, reaching more than 2 million volunteering hours every year. Our current spend is >Rs5cr p.a., which we intend to accelerate in the next 4 years. Role Description This is a full-time remote role for an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) located in any major Indian city (population >50 lacs). The EiR will work on current initiatives that promote volunteering and philanthropic activities for 6-9 months. come up with their own idea, start fleshing it out, run pilots and have a full-fledged business plan in place by the end of year 1 During the first 6-9 months, responsibilities will be very diverse- as one would expect from an entrepreneur, and include designing and launching new initiatives, supporting existing partner orgs with business development, operations management, financial planning and strategy. Once your business plan is in place and worthy of support, if it is within the philanthropy/volunteerism space, we will fund you for 3 years (60% of the budget in Y1, 40% in Y2, 25% in Y3). If your plan is a for-profit entity, our Trustees will invest in your startup. If your business plan is within the social impact space but not in philanthropy or volunteerism, we will provide you Rs12 lacs in funding for the first year. If at the end of a year, you don't have a plan, we will mutually discuss the best way to continue. At most, we'll extend the arrangement for 6 more months, but we expect the real entrepreneurs to get going before that and want to have their own orgs. Qualifications Full time MBA from a top institution (IIMs, XLRI, ISB or top international bus schools), with least 3-10 years' work experience. Fire in the belly, strong desire to be an entrepreneur, willing to work 16*6.5*350 on your idea. And seeing year1 as an opportunity to really maximise learning by stretching yourself. Those seeking work-life balance are NOT suitable for this role. Eager to make your mark in the social impact space. Compensation For year1, you'll be paid a fixed salary that will be at a 30-40% discount to your corporate salary. If there's an extension, the same fixed salary may continue till you're on your own. Apply here- https://forms.gle/HdQURFgd7tVLvHMg6
About Us India Welfare Trust (IWT www.indiawelfaretrust.in) is dedicated to fostering citizenship, philanthropy, and volunteering across India. The organization supports impactful initiatives such as #LivingMyPromise, #DaanUtsav, and #EveryIndianVolunteering. Our work centres around the core belief that some of us are born lucky, and those of us who won the ovarian lottery should be grateful and eager to give back, so that we have a poverty-free, harmonious, sustainable and equitable society within 1 generation. Our trustees have been entrepreneurs themselves and involved in setting up- GiveIndia, which raises > Rs500cr a year for nonprofits Educational Initiatives, arguably India's most impactful edtech business LivingMyPromise- which will see 170 Indians donate >$1 billion in their lifetimes #DaanUtsav - India's festival of giving that more than 1 crore Indians celebrate giving every year ICVA- India's first association of corporates focused exclusively on corporate volunteerism IWT's EIV initiative focuses on empowering volunteer-involving organizations to scale their efforts and deepen engagement, reaching more than 2 million volunteering hours every year. Our current spend is >Rs5cr p.a., which we intend to accelerate in the next 4 years. Role Description This is a full-time remote role for an Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) located in any major Indian city (population >50 lacs). The EiR will work on current initiatives that promote volunteering and philanthropic activities for 6-9 months. come up with their own idea, start fleshing it out, run pilots and have a full-fledged business plan in place by the end of year 1 During the first 6-9 months, responsibilities will be very diverse- as one would expect from an entrepreneur, and include designing and launching new initiatives, supporting existing partner orgs with business development, operations management, financial planning and strategy. Once your business plan is in place and worthy of support, if it is within the philanthropy/volunteerism space, we will fund you for 3 years (60% of the budget in Y1, 40% in Y2, 25% in Y3). If your plan is a for-profit entity, our Trustees will invest in your startup. If your business plan is within the social impact space but not in philanthropy or volunteerism, we will provide you Rs12 lacs in funding for the first year. If at the end of a year, you don't have a plan, we will mutually discuss the best way to continue. At most, we'll extend the arrangement for 6 more months, but we expect the real entrepreneurs to get going before that and want to have their own orgs. Qualifications Full time MBA from a top institution (IIMs, XLRI, ISB or top international bus schools), with least 3-10 years work experience. Fire in the belly, strong desire to be an entrepreneur, willing to work 16*6.5*350 on your idea. And seeing year1 as an opportunity to really maximise learning by stretching yourself. Those seeking work-life balance are NOT suitable for this role. Eager to make your mark in the social impact space. Compensation For year1, you'll be paid a fixed salary that will be at a 30-40% discount to your corporate salary. If there's an extension, the same fixed salary may continue till you're on your own. Apply here- https://forms.gle/HdQURFgd7tVLvHMg6