About Dasra:
Dasra’s bold aspiration is a transformed India where a billion thrive with dignity and equity. Established in 1999, Dasra is India’s leading strategic philanthropy foundation, working with philanthropists and high-impact social entrepreneurs to bring together knowledge, funding, and talent as a catalyst for social change. Dasra nurtures strategic philanthropy for India and focuses on impactful programs such as empowering adolescent girls, urban sanitation, inclusive economies, and child protection and care. With 21 years of experience in the sector, a depth of knowledge gained from working with over 1,000 non-profits, and having brought $100 million in funding to organizations - Dasra drives collaborative action to accelerate social change in India.Dasra embraces diversity across people and communities through multiplicity in composition integrated with structures, culture and policies, enhancing inclusion and belonging for all in letter and spirit. We envision a team that includes people across caste, religion, gender, economic status, geography, disability and other underrepresented communities, supported by organizational structures that enable collective, transparent and fair decision making, guided by policies that facilitate growth and authenticity within an environment of openness and listening.We believe that GEDI in our institutional and programmatic endeavours will enhance, drive and accelerate social impact and social change through an integration of the worldviews of the most marginalized, recognition of their vulnerabilities, rights and potentials and through prioritization of their needsAbout the Rebuild Team:The Rebuild India Fund aims to support the most vulnerable communities across India, and the NGOs that work with them, by giving them the power to serve meaningfully, and the flexibility to run their organizations as they see fit. We will do this by funding 100 locally led, community-rooted NGOs every year with 5-year unrestricted grants, backed by need-based multi-year capacity building support. The fund is working with NGOs, philanthropists, and sector intermediaries to mainstream leaders from the community and shift power dynamics in grant-making, keeping in mind the principles of Gender, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.We are at a stage where we are looking for driven, passionate, and empathetic individuals who are committed to supporting locally-led, small, community-rooted NGOs across India, are excited by the thought of creating a path-breaking movement towards challenging the status quo, and have a burning desire to see an equitable India.About the role:We are looking for a dynamic, driven, and empathetic individual to lead Dasra's communications efforts for the Rebuild India Fund. S/he/they/them will be directly involved in the conceptualization, designing, writing, and overall management of communications-focused deliverables. They shall exhibit the ability to collaborate and aggregate information across work streams to drive narrative change about supporting grassroots NGOs with flexible funds and influencing relevant stakeholders in the ecosystem thereby furthering the fund’s communication goals. The candidate’s responsibilities shall include, but won’t be restricted to:
- Communication Strategy and Implementation: End-to-end strategy design and implementation of communications plan and other deliverables aligned with Rebuild’s goals and objectives.
- Project Management: Plan and achieve project deliverables within the set deadline, with attention to detail, and effective time management with minimal supervision.
- Stakeholder Management: Actively liaison with all key communications stakeholders, such as NGOs, media, sector experts, vendors, and internal stakeholders.
- Knowledge products: Design knowledge products with nuanced content and compelling design that capture insights in simplistic language that is accessible to a wider audience.
- Research: Conduct secondary research to strategically position the Rebuild India Fund in the sector.
- Duration: Full-time Requirements:
- Graduate/Postgraduate with 5-7 years of work experience in communications advisory & planning, research & analytics, and branding.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a track record of developing nuanced and compelling narratives.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; familiarity with design platforms like Photoshop, Canva, and Illustrator is a plus.
- Excellent project management skills with demonstrated time management, adept conflict resolution skills and demonstrated ability to execute large-scale communications plans.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills- the ability to nurture relationships and align diverse stakeholders towards a common objective.
- Passion for the development sector and the communities we serve.
Think you have what it takes but are not sure you check every box? Apply to the role anyway. We'd love the opportunity to determine whether you could be a great fit.
