The Role
Own corporate fundraising targets, develop proposals and pitch decks, research donor partners, maintain donor pipeline dashboards, and coordinate with marketing, program, and finance teams. Support donor engagements including volunteering, leadership participation, and field visits. The role requires client-facing fundraising or pre-sales experience, strong research, communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and proficiency with office, CRM, and design tools.
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About The/Nudge
The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals, and youth across rural development,
agriculture, skilling, and economic inclusion, in partnership with 15+ central and state governments.
Our economic inclusion journey towards serving 25 million Indians spans 10 states and currently reaches over 1.5 million people. Through our incubator, accelerator, and grand challenges, we have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs, including Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, Earthshot Prize winners, and nationally recognized changemakers.
Founded with the support of 130+ eminent philanthropists, 40+ corporates, and 15+ foundations, The/Nudge is working towards a poverty-free India, within our lifetime.
At The/Nudge you will:
- Work closely with the donor facing team to own and deliver on annual fundraising targets
- Build compelling proposals/pitch decks that articulate programs at The/Nudge
- Conduct extensive market research to build intelligence on donor partners
- Develop and maintain dashboards/analytics which reflect the strength of the donor pipeline
- Work closely with various internal stakeholders such as marketing and program teams to implement high-quality delivery of the promised outcomes
- Work with the finance team to ensure optimal utilization of funds across programs
- Support impactful engagements including but not limited to volunteering, leadership participation, and field visits by prospective donors
Apply if you have:
- A strong intent to work in the social sector
- 1-3 years of work experience in client-facing pre-sales/fundraising, preferably in an early-stage organization
- A graduate degree in any discipline, post-graduate will be preferred
- The ability to work independently, learn fast and multitask well
- A history of exceeding expectations and are target-driven
- A strong research and creative orientation, especially in B2B business development
- Excellent time management skills, creative skills and attention to detail
- Excellent communication (written & oral), presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong command over MS office suite, CRM tools and design tools
What’s in it for you?
Own your growth: An impact-led learning environment encourages Nudgesters to invest in their learning and capacity building needs through initiatives and policies, including L&D wallet, individual development plan and internal role change opportunities.
Find your tribe: Our hiring philosophy emphasises intent, attitude, smarts and skills, in that order, to build a cohesive environment for Nudgesters. The organisation is committed to curating people-centric policies, enhancing how employees experience life at The/Nudge.
Take big bets: Organisational initiatives are intended to facilitate Nudgesters with a view to the big picture, illustrated by our impact across 50000+ households, 15+ governments, 200+ social enterprises and Charcha: India’s largest social sector convening forum.
Make it happen: A product-based approach in an action-biased environment empowers Nudgesters to implement audacious plans. Driven to fail fast, we endeavour to optimise resources in favour of programs that align with our scale ambition.
You can learn more about what we do and how we do it through this deck.
We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.
Skills Required
- Strong intent to work in the social sector
- 1-3 years of experience in client-facing pre-sales or fundraising, preferably in an early-stage organization
- Graduate degree in any discipline
- Postgraduate degree
- Ability to work independently, learn quickly, and multitask
- History of exceeding expectations and being target-driven
- Strong research and creative orientation, especially in B2B business development
- Excellent time management, creativity, and attention to detail
- Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Strong command of Microsoft Office, CRM tools, and design tools
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The Company
What We Do
The/Nudge is an action institute working toward a poverty-free India by partnering with governments, markets, and civil society. Its work focuses on building resilient livelihoods and reducing poverty through rural development, agriculture, skilling, economic inclusion, and support for women, farmers, tribal communities, and youth. The organization also develops ecosystem initiatives and collaborates with social entrepreneurs and public institutions to create large-scale, sustainable livelihood opportunities.
