Drives institutional fundraising by researching grant opportunities, building funding pipelines, writing proposals, managing the full grant lifecycle, maintaining CRM records, and preparing compliant donor reports. Collaborates with program and monitoring and evaluation teams to verify impact data and ensure proposals and reports reflect actual project outcomes. The role independently manages multiple deadlines in a remote environment and reports to the Manager of Inside Sales.
This is a remote position.
Role SummaryThe Senior Associate / Lead drives Bhumi's institutional fundraising by identifying grant opportunities, writing funder-ready proposals, and ensuring accurate, on-time donor reporting — working closely with program teams to keep proposals and reports grounded in what's actually happening on the ground.
- Grant Research & Pipeline Building — Identify and evaluate national and international grant opportunities aligned to Bhumi's unrestricted-funding priorities (capacity building, tech, op-ex); track RFPs and funding trends to keep a live pipeline.
- Proposal Development & Writing — Partner with program teams to write clear, compelling, funder-ready proposals — narrative, budget, and impact metrics — that meet each funder's eligibility and format requirements.
- Grant Lifecycle & Compliance Management — Own the full lifecycle from application to closeout: track deadlines, manage submissions, and maintain accurate, up-to-date records in Bhumi's grants database/CRM.
- Donor Reporting — Prepare timely, accurate progress reports for each funder, in full compliance with donor requirements.
- Cross-functional Collaboration — Work with program and M&E teams to gather inputs, verify impact data, and keep proposals and reports anchored in real project outcomes.
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in a relevant field (nonprofit management, public administration, business administration, or similar).
- 1- 3 years of experience in grant research, grant writing, fundraising, or nonprofit fund development.
- Prior volunteering experience with Bhumi or a similar organization is a plus.
- Strong grant research, proposal writing, and grant-management fundamentals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to translate complex program information into a persuasive narrative.
- Detail-oriented, with solid organizational and project-management habits.
- Comfortable managing multiple funder deadlines independently in a remote setup.
- Working proficiency in MS Office / Google Workspace and CRM tools.
- Reporting to: Manager – Inside Sales
- Scope: Full-time, permanent, remote
- Remuneration: ₹4 – 6Lpa
- No. of positions: 1
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