Lead Collaboration

1. POSITION VACANT: Lead – Collaboration, Smile Foundation, New Delhi

2. ORGANISATION BACKGROUND:

Smile Foundation (SF)

, SF

SF

Smile Foundation

Chief Resource Officer

The role will focus on diversifying funding streams with a strong emphasis on institutional donors, both domestic and international, multilateral agencies, corporate and family foundations, UHNIs, and emerging models such as blended finance and innovative funding.

The role involves close collaboration with thematic leads to co-create compelling pitches, proposals, and donor-aligned program designs, while ensuring stewardship, compliance, and high-impact reporting.

Key Job Responsibilities:

(1) Responsible for business development and fundraising for programs from a diverse range of donors. This stream will be continuously evolving and may include, but is not limited to, institutional agencies, multilateral organizations, consulting firms, ESG donors, high-net-worth individuals (HNIs), philanthropists, corporate and family foundations;

(2) Develop and manage relationships with potential funders, including establishing Smile Foundation's presence with large international funders and primary recipients of multilateral organizations. Attend localization seminars and other industry events to position Smile Foundation as a partner of choice;

(3) Identify and track funding prospects as they arise, using appropriate tracking tools such as Salesforce;

(4) Play a key role in developing and maintaining databases of potential funders and partners for business development;

(5) Develop and support both new and existing partnership engagements, including identifying and building relationships with prospective collaborative partners for RFPs;

(6) Oversee and support the development of concept notes and proposals in coordination with program teams;

(7) Develop and maintain key resources to support proposals, including standard documents, databases of activity costs, and other relevant policies;

(8) Represent Smile Foundation at various events and networking forums;

(9) Maintain and update knowledge of programs and service offerings, with well-documented evidence. Prepare periodic project briefs for broader dissemination;

(10) Oversee grant management by ensuring donor due diligence, ongoing engagement, and submission of high-quality reports;

(11) Develop the Annual Business Plan and ensure its effective implementation and achievement.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualification and Experience:

(1) Post-graduate qualification in Business Development/Management with demonstrable experience of fundraising;

(2)

(3) Experience of submitting proposals/ pitches to USAID/ European Union/ Co-Impact/ ADB/ SIDA or similar donors shall be an advantage;

(4) Established industry connections with institutional donors, corporate foundations, family foundations and other new and innovative sources of funding.

Skills and Competencies:

Persuasive Communication

Creates External Strategic Alliances

Contributes to Team Performance

Negotiation

Creates Internal Partnerships

Effective Presentations

Decision Making

Proposal Development

Strategic Writing

Willingness to Travel

5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Gross compensation for the position is competitive and aligned with the compensation structures of leading Indian and international development organizations. The offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.

6. LOCATION: New Delhi.

7. REFERENCE: LC-RM-SF

8. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Team SAMS

Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.

1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar

New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025

Phone Nos.: 011- 4081 9900; 4165 3612

9. APPLICATION PROCESS:

Eligible candidates interested in this position are requested to apply online at https://samsstc.com/Jobs/job-description/lead-collaboration-smile-foundation-new-delhi/112 at the earliest

Smile Foundation (SF)