Manager - Operations

Save the Children is a global non-profit organisation which was founded in the year 1919. It is India's leading independent child rights NGO – with offices in 12 states of India. Save the Children believes that every child deserves the best chance for a bright future and that’s why we are committed towards ensuring that children survive, learn and thrive. We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas in the areas of Health & Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and Humanitarian Response, in order to provide quality education and healthcare, protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children. Globally, Save the Children is present in more than 120 countries and works to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children.

Our 2030 ambition for children aims to achieve three global breakthroughs – to ensure that all children survive, learn and are protected. To help accelerate progress towards our 2030 goals, we aim to focus on 7 Big Ideas over the next three years which include: Reducing Under-Five Mortality due to Pneumonia, Tackling Under-nutrition- A Silent Emergency, Ensuring Access to Early Childhood Care and Education, Ending Violence Against Children, Ensuring Rights for Children in Street Situation, Empowering Adolescents as Agents of Change, Building Resilience and Climate Smart Children. We will focus our efforts on these big ideas to build long-term sustainable partnerships with various stakeholders which will help us reach over 4 million children and adolescents in 2019-2021.

Resource Mobilisation covers Institutional Partnerships, Corporate Partnerships, New Business Development, and Individual Giving. The function raises restricted and unrestricted funds for the organisation, in accordance with SC/India’s strategic priorities. 

Corporate Partnerships focuses on raising funds from national and multinational corporations and is responsible for developing, managing and fostering these relationships.

The incumbent is responsible for achieving the fundraising targets from corporate donors, in alignment with the fundraising strategy for the team. The role focusses on gathering business intelligence, including donor and competitor information to identify and then pursue new funding opportunities aligned with SC’s geographic and thematic priorities (Big Ideas) and position Save the Children, among potential corporate donors, as the leading child rights organization in India. The role also helps deliver on account management strategies for current and new key accounts, with a focus on identifying opportunities, positioning for and responding to those, and securing funds.