Job Description: Fundraising and Partnerships
Manager
Pratham Institute for Literacy, Education and Vocational Training
About Pratham and Pratham Institute: Pratham is India’s largest NGO working to provide quality
education to underprivileged youth and children in over 21 states and union territories across the
country, with a range of interventions. The Pratham Institute for Literacy, Education and Vocational
Training is Pratham’s vocational skilling vertical, launched in 2010 with a mission to create
sustainable programs for training and retraining of youth for employability or entrepreneurship. We
work across the country to provide individuals with the employability skills needed to address India’s
growing need for skilled manpower. Pratham is a widely recognized organization, having received
notable awards such as the WISE Prize for Innovation, Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, the
Henry R Kravis Prize in Leadership and the CNN‐IBN Indian of the Year for Public Service.
Our training centers are spread across 16 states in India. We have trained over 1,00,000 youth and
placed over 85% youth till date in various skills through our Industry specific courses in Hospitality,
Construction, Electrician, Automotive and Bedside Assistance. We also run Entrepreneurship
programs in Beauty and Tailoring to cater to people who have an entrepreneurial mind set and
have supported over 1500 entrepreneurs to set up their own micro‐enterprises. We have also
trained over 60,000 people in digital literacy through our Education for Education Program.
Pratham Institute is a uniquely hybrid social enterprise with the energy and innovation of a start‐up
backed with the scale, resources, brand and network of India’s biggest NGO. We attempt to leverage
these strengths to innovate and develop financially sustainable, cutting edge solutions to the
problems of providing large‐scale information dissemination about jobs, access to training to reach
employability, certification of skills, and provision of subsequent employment or self‐employment
opportunities. Pratham is also known as a launch‐pad for young talent – our alumni have started
significant organizations like Akshara Foundation, PRS and Kaivalya, and are regularly selected for
elite education programs, including at Ivy League institutions like Harvard and Wharton. For more
details, refer to http://prathaminstitute.org/
Job Description
The primary responsibility of this role is to develop and lead partnerships and communications with
Pratham international chapters, the Pratham Board, key donors, impact funds, foundations, HNIs
and CSR organizations. The role would involve:‐ Develop strategic partnerships and collaborations with other innovative organizations in
the skills development space to develop cutting edge solutions (eg. Micro‐finance
organizations, rural outreach experts, technology innovators, etc) Leading the project management value chain (ranging across developing specific
initiatives with different donors, designing success metrics and impact assessment
processes, monitoring implementation, conducting analysis and preparing reports to
manage relationships with the donor) Designing and conducting CSR events in conjunction with other Pratham verticals to
develop relationships (financial, knowledge sharing, information dissemination, etc) with
new partners and leverage the national focus onskilling Liaison with Pratham’s international fund raising chapters in the US and UK to develop
and manage donors and HNIs from these countries Manage key relationships with major supporters including large donors, board
members, government officers and others Any other activities required to generate funds and develop partnerships to enable
exponential expansion of Pratham Institute
Suggested candidate profile: Candidates interested in social enterprise (for‐profit/financially sustainable) as a means
of creating impact, and wishing to learn how to run and scale such organizations Candidates with strong English communication skills and expertise in Powerpoint (or
willingness to learn rapidly) Education qualification: Minimum graduate with 0‐5 years of work experience Willingness to travel to different locations across India, as required Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks in an entrepreneurial environment Ability to take leadership in ambiguous situations, even when unsupervised
Location : Mumbai
Remuneration: Rs 25,000‐ Rs 35,000 per month (negotiable and based on prior experience)
Application Process: Email your Resume plus a Statement of Purpose (max 500 words) to
ankit.rathod@pratham.org, Shivani.arte@pratham.org
