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Job Description

India Leaders for Social Sector (ILSS) is a nonprofit that aims to be India's preeminent leadership development organization for the social sector. We aim to strengthen the social sector through talent infusion and upskilling programs, in order to create catalytic impact at scale.



Overview:

In order to achieve the mission, ILSS has a 2 pronged approach:

- Bringing talent from across sectors into leadership and board positions in the social sector

- Running research-backed skill building programs in key domains for the social sector leaders

- Since 2017, ILSS has run successful programs like:



17 hybrid (in-person and online) Leadership Programs, designed to enable senior leaders from various sectors to make informed transitions into the social sector. The program currently has 350+ Alumni out of which 100+ have already transitioned to the social sector.

• The Fundraising Program with over 200+ Alumni, and growing
• The Board Program for CXOs in the corporate sector to serve as board members for social impact organizations
• The Emerging Women Leaders Program that focuses on catalyzing the impact of women leaders in mid-to-senior level social sector positions.
• Social purpose organization(SPO) Governance program focused on empowering SPO leaders to help them build or strengthen effective boards.



ILSS is aiming to launch 12 new programs in the next 6 years.

Position Summary:

ILSS is looking to hire a Director to lead the Sales & Outreach vertical. The role would be responsible for building relationships within corporates as well as leading social sector organizations and achieving target intake of high quality candidates for various programs.

• Develop and execute strategic plan to achieve targets for trained numbers across programs and expand our customer base
• Sensitize senior corporate leaders about social sector awareness. Position Own and hit/exceed annual targets for all training programs
• Partner with customers (Corporates and Social Sector Organizations) to understand their business needs and objectives
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with target organizations
• Effectively communicate the value proposition of ILSS programs through proposals and presentations to the leadership of target organizations (Top CSRs, top 1000 NGOs) and position as their partner of choice for capacity building

We are looking for a committed and collaborative individual, who will work in a highly dynamic environment with a closely-knit, highly motivated and entrepreneurial team. Hence, it is an amazing opportunity for individuals who are passionate about working in the social impact space.

Job Location - Delhi-NCR



Required qualifications, skills and experience

- 15+ years of experience in sales and outreach in a B2B environment, preferably in higher education

- Previous experience as a sales director or in a similar role

- Ability to communicate, present and influence all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level

- Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close

- Proven ability to articulate the distinct aspects of products and services

- Proven ability to position products against competitors

- Demonstrable experience as head of sales, developing client-focused, differentiated solutions

- Excellent listening, negotiation and presentation skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Strong project management skills managing complex, multifaceted projects resulting in measurable successes.

- Experience in building/leading a small team

- MBA in sales or related field



Compensation

Depending on the candidate's experience, ILSS offers compensation that is at par with Indian philanthropy pay scales.

Impact Guru Foundation was founded in 2014, to provide affordable and accessible healthcare to all. Through our interventions, we have defined our vision, mission and values to help inform our programs going forward. Deriving on the principles of healing, health, harmony and happiness, we have pivoted our approach to reflect high standards of delivery of healthcare services to all to realize our dream of a #HealthyBharatHappyBharat

Inception: 2014

Website: https://www.impactgurufoundation.org

Location: Delhi & Bangalore

The Manager / Senior Manager, Corporate Fundraising will support Impact Guru Foundation (IGF) to mobilize financial and nonmonetary resources. He or she will lead IGF’s associations with multiple existing and new stakeholders among corporates. He / She will constantly focus on strengthening existing relationships within these partners as well as cultivating new champions among these stakeholders. This role works closely with the internal functions of IGF such as Program team, Finance team and Impact team to develop win-win opportunities to maximize our impact within and beyond.

1. Build financial sustainability  

1. Building and sourcing work-streams such as corporate, foundation, multi-laterals, Alumni, government etc. Good to be Subject matter Expert in work-streams such as multi-laterals / foundations.  
2. Design and execute deep engagement strategy with key relationships to ensure renewals, upgrades and meaningful partnerships  
3. Partner with the Director in leveraging the rich ecosystem towards building a pipeline of funders.  
4. Manage systems and processes that support development objectives and comply with regulatory laws and MoU commitments  
5. Lead and manage strategic partnerships with various organizations to organize fundraising campaigns and events.  
6. Handle external and internal communications and facilitate legal agreements with partners as needed  
7. Events: Organize events/conferences/seminars/concerts/charity fundraising events etc. to promote fundraising for partners  

2. Due Diligence:  

1. Conduct thorough due diligence on partners to make sure they are compliant with existing laws and have strong track record.  
2. Conduct thorough due diligence on individuals creating personal cause campaigns to verify need and use of funds  

3. Fundraising:  

1. Help partners identify influential campaign creators or to create campaigns themselves  
2. Work closely with the digital marketing and content team to make sure each fundraising campaign is a big success!  
3. Feedback Reports: Ensuring that all donors are sent feedback reports on timely basis and that partners provide high quality feedback reports Campaigns: Develop pipeline of campaigns that have large scale impact and work with partners to execute those

Qualifications / Requirements

• Graduate/Post graduate in any field with 4+ years of work experience preferably in a healthcare NGO.  
• Ability to evaluate partnerships and collaboration opportunities in the city / region from a development and a larger organizational lens.  
• Basic understanding of the IGF’s model with potential for systemic impact  
• Proficient user of the MS Office toolkit such as Excel, PowerPoint and Word  
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills  
• Strong project management skills including assessing progress to goals and making the necessary course corrections or reinforcements  
• Ability to use data to drive decisions  
• An inclination or the ability to see connections between seemingly disparate opportunities (internal or external to the team or the organization) and leverage the same to achieve shared goals  
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment and develop strategy independently – with the newer work-streams, the Senior Manager will operate in a relatively unstructured environment where they will have to collect, process and synthesize information. They should also have the ability to critically review this to enable strategic decision making.  
• Knowledge / Awareness of managerial techniques to build a strong culture of collaboration and collective problem solving among the city and national team members  
• Should have a proven track record of CSR Partnership, HNI Contacts, fundraising to promote charitable causes.  
• Strong network of existing relationships with hospitals, universities, marathon

What do we offer?

● Attractive salary & performance-linked bonuses

● An opportunity to be in a leadership position of a high-growth organization

● Fun, casual & flexible work environment

● Entrepreneurial, forward-looking, growth-driven & open work culture

 About the role:  

• We are looking for an energetic partnership and alliances manager to help us expand our clientèle.

• The goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting partnerships and forging strong relationships with clients.

• New Business Development: Prospecting potential E-commerce clients for successful and profitable alliance for various lines of product.

• Researching organizations and individuals on-line (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets.

• Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing.

• Understand products and services offered by us and be able to articulate its functions and benefits to external audiences.

• On boarding the New partner, scoping out the business, and ensuring a smooth transition of the channel.

• Great interpersonal skills promote interest, which can ultimately lead to purchases. Other essential factors include:

• Salesmanship – understanding the needs of others and presenting your company as capable of meeting their desires leads to buying

•  Thick skin – potential customers do not always wish to be contacted and sales efforts fail quite routinely, so the ability to move on from negative situations is imperative 

• Multitasking skills – juggling multiple projects and clients is commonplace and requires good time management, attention to detail, and prioritization

• Industry background – experience in the area in which one is selling can be required or at least helpful, such as healthcare knowledge when promoting medical insurance

• Analytical skills. Person must evaluate the characteristics of each client to determine the appropriate insurance policy.

• Communication skills. Person must be able to communicate effectively with customers by listening to their requests and suggesting suitable policies.

• Initiative. Person need to actively seek out new customers to maintain a flow of commissions.

• Self-confidence. Person should be confident when making “cold” calls (calls to prospective customers who have not been contacted before). They must speak clearly and persuasively and maintain their composure if rejected.

 Responsibilities:  

• Your primary focus is to identify, pitch, negotiate and on-board new clients on the field. You will work on game-changing ideas, use deep business insight and market knowledge to play a critical role in bringing prospects through the full sales cycle.

• Work with the management team to identify and evaluate new markets, new target clients.

• Develop and implement strategic sales plan. Identify and evaluate specific new profitable business opportunities. Initiate and complete proposals and presentations for new business opportunities

• To maintain an excellent client relationship with existing and potential clients

• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs

• Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives. Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines

• Meeting the untapped segments and markets.Build the brand, Responsible for Growth and Partnership

• Designed innovative products for the customers as per the needs.

• Established relations with major corporates to be a partner in their financial supports for employees and for the wealth advisory.

• Ensure business target achievement: Pipeline building, Client conversion, Onboarding and Revenues

• Manage customer expectations through cross-functional interactions & ensuring that deliverables are completed. Develop excellent relationships with key clients, provide support during implementation, onboarding and troubleshooting any product issues or concerns.

 Requirements: 

• Being pleasantly persistent. Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Ruthless time management and timely delivery of tasks allocated.

• Strong Business Development & consultative selling skills.

• Passionate people who want to hustle and can handle ambiguity

• History of consistently exceeding KPIs, revenue targets and company goals

• Ability to resolve problems, adapt, and grow quickly as we create the Client Success organization