Manager - CSR Fundraising & Partnerships

The Role: As our CSR Fundraising & Partnerships Manager, your primary responsibility is fundraising, raising multi-year funds and grants from CSR leaders, foundations, and government bodies to scale Mentorias career guidance + employability initiatives for underprivileged students.

This is a role that combines sales, strategy, and nation-building. You will:

- Own the fundraising pipeline (Y1: 3Cr/6,000 lives transformed, Y2: 6Cr/12,000 lives transformed, Y3: 10CR+/20,000 lives transformed)

- Build high-value partnerships

- Secure funding to deliver real impact across India

What You'll Own:

Fundraising & Grant Acquisition:

• Raise funds from CSR heads, foundation directors, CHROs, and government stakeholders
• Develop proposals, decks, RFP responses, and grant applications
• Own and deliver on fundraising targets

Partnership Development:

• Build multi-year partnerships with corporates, NGOs, foundations, and government departments
• Align programs with SDGs, NEP priorities, and CSR mandates
• Represent Mentoria at CSR forums and education roundtables

Impact Delivery & Reporting:

• Ensure programs funded are delivered with excellence and scale
• Track outcomes through data dashboards, field visits, and human stories
• Share clear reports with partners on impact and ROI

Strategic Scale

- Build the playbook to scale client's impact to 2 crore students

- Position our client as the leader in career guidance + AI literacy for education

- Drive ecosystem conversations around employability and future of work for underprivileged youth

Who You Need to Be:

- 5-10 years in CSR fundraising, foundation partnerships, or education-focused grantmaking - Proven fundraiser, youve closed 20L+ deals, not just managed reporting

- Strong at proposal writing, pitching, and relationship-building

- Experience working with education, employability, or youth development projects

- Entrepreneurial: you thrive in fast-paced, ownership-driven environments