The Role
Own the end-to-end CSR and social-impact fundraising lifecycle, including prospect research, pipeline management, grant writing, proposal development, stakeholder engagement, negotiations, partnership closure, donor reporting, renewals, and impact tracking. Build relationships with CSR funders, foundations, NGOs, and government stakeholders while coordinating with internal teams to deliver education programs, maintain compliance, and achieve fundraising targets.
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Growth Manager - CSR and Social Impact
1. About iDream Education
2. Role Summary
3. Key Responsibilities & Deliverables.
Company: iDream Education (iPrep)
Location: Sector-32, Gurgaon
Role type: Full-time, Work from Office
Experience: 4-5 years of direct & relevant experience with outcome ownership
Industry Preference: EdTech, Education SaaS, Content-Tech, or related Software-based segments / NGO, CSR or Development sector.
Vision: Unlimited Learning. Unlimited Growth. For Everyone.
Belief: We believe that access to learning and growth is a fundamental right, and that learning in its truest sense is the joyful unfolding of a being's fullest potential — in all dimensions of life.
Mission: To deliver solutions and experiences that facilitate access to learning and growth for everyone, irrespective of their languages, geographies, abilities, curricula, age groups, learning styles, and socio-economic status.
iPrep by iDream Education is a Learning Platform that runs both offline & online, is bilingual and works on all major hardware devices and operating systems. iPrep delivers curriculum-aligned digital learning for classes 1st to 12th in English, Hindi, and Regional language mediums for universal reach and learning use as:
- iPrep Digital Class for Smart Classrooms
- iPrep Digital Library for Tablets/Notebooks based Smart ICT Labs
- iPrep PAL for Personalised Adaptive Learning
- iPrep Tablets for Preloaded Learning Devices with Monitoring
- iPrep App for a one-stop learning platform across Android, iOS, and Web
Through iPrep, iDream Education empowers teachers and students, both in schools and at home to Learn Unlimited.
Company website: www.idreameducation.org | iPrep website: www.iprep.in
The team member will own the end-to-end fundraising lifecycle—from prospect research and pipeline development to partnership closure, reporting, and renewals—while also building relevant relationships with government stakeholders and identifying potential government-led opportunities that align with iDream's social impact objectives. The role requires close collaboration with Program/Impact, Marketing, and Business Operations teams to ensure successful partnership delivery and measurable social impact.
1. Fundraising Strategy & Pipeline Management
- Lead Generation & Qualification: Conduct detailed, ongoing, targeted research to identify and qualify new potential partners — CSR funders, Domestic & International Foundations, and NGOs — whose mandates align with K-12 education, digital literacy, and social equity in India.
- Fundraising Pipeline Ownership: Build and rigorously manage a well-structured fundraising pipeline using a CRM or tracking tool, covering prospect identification, outreach status, proposal stage, negotiation, closure, and renewal.
- RFP & Opportunity Mapping: Actively monitor and respond to RFP opportunities in the development sector for Education; identify aligned grant programmes from bilateral, multilateral, and private philanthropic sources.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across the CSR and social impact ecosystem, including CSR Heads, NGO/Foundation Trustees, Directors, and Programme Heads, while also developing relevant relationships with government stakeholders to identify and support potential large-scale partnership opportunities.
- Government Relationships & Ecosystem Coordination: Government Relationships & Ecosystem Coordination: Build and maintain relevant relationships with government stakeholders and departments in target regions to understand education and social impact priorities and identify potential collaboration opportunities. Coordinate with internal teams where government-led opportunities are relevant to iDream's programmes and social impact objectives.
2. Proposal Development & Partner Acquisition
- Proposal & Grant Writing: Draft and customize high-quality, persuasive grant applications, funding proposals, and presentations that clearly connect iDream's impact model to each partner's specific CSR/development objectives, mandate, and compliance requirements.
- Collateral Coordination: Handle all partner-facing communications related to fundraising, coordinating the drafting of MoUs, agreements, and internal documentation in collaboration with relevant teams.
- Negotiation & Partnership Closure: Participate in proposal negotiations, finalise terms, and execute partnership agreements to successfully meet quarterly and annual fundraising targets.
- Due Diligence Support: Facilitate partner due diligence processes and ensure iDream's compliance documentation, impact credentials, and audit reports are always current and accessible.
3. Donor Lifecycle Management & Reporting
- Upselling & Account Growth: Maintain post-closure engagement with key partners to identify opportunities for programme expansion, upselling, and multi-year renewal of existing partnerships.
- Impact Tracking & MIS: Track the overall progress of funded programmes through periodic analysis of usage data and impact metrics — student usage, learning outcomes, and programme KPIs — using iPrep's data dashboard. Maintain accurate MIS records for all CSR engagements.
- Donor Reporting: Prepare and share accurate, timely, and impact-focused feedback emails, monthly reports, and presentations for corporate partners and programme funders, detailing the social and educational impact achieved.
- Donor Database Management: Maintain an updated, well-organised funding database including prospect trackers, MoU logs, proposal status, fund utilisation records, and renewal timelines.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Communications
- Implementation & Stakeholder Coordination: Implementation & Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate across internal teams (Business Ops, Impact, Product, Marketing), CSR/social sector partners, and relevant government stakeholders to manage large-scale implementations. Ensure effective programme delivery, impact reporting, and outcome tracking to strengthen partner relationships, renewals, and long-term programme continuity.
- Communication Ownership: Own day-to-day internal and external communications related to the social sector growth portfolio. Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop donor-specific impact stories, thought-leadership content, and sector-positioned communications.
- Ecosystem-Led Content Strategy: Provide data-backed input and field intelligence on donor priorities and sector trends to shape thought-leadership content, sector reports, and events that elevate iDream's visibility in the CSR/social sector.
- Non-Profit Collaboration: Demonstrate direct experience or strong exposure to working effectively with non-profits, CSR companies, and Foundations to build and manage a collaborative network.
Education:
- Master's degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Business Administration, Mass Communication, or a related field (preferred).
- A bachelor's degree in any discipline with strong, demonstrated fundraising experience will also be considered.
Experience:
- 4–5 years of relevant experience in CSR fundraising, institutional BD, NGO partnerships, or social sector resource mobilisation.
- Proven track record in grant writing, proposal development, and CSR donor acquisition in the education or social development sector, managing end-to-end fundraising cycles independently.
- Prior experience in an EdTech company, education-focused NGO, or multi-state social sector organisation strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience in managing donor funds, compliance, and fund utilisation reporting.
- Experience in consulting or data-driven decision-making will be an added advantage.
- Experience building relationships with government stakeholders or working on government-led education initiatives is an added advantage.
Other Requirements:
- Based in Gurgaon (mandatory). Must be willing to travel across India as per business needs.
- Demonstrated experience in raising funds for charitable causes, particularly for social impact in Education.
- Strong commitment to working towards the upliftment of underprivileged children in India through education.
5. Key Skills & Competencies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in Hindi is a plus.
- Proven ability to build and manage strong relationships with senior stakeholders in the CSR, NGO, and foundation ecosystem.
- Strong presentation skills — ability to effectively pitch programmes and articulate social ROI.
- Capability to produce high-quality documentation: proposals, impact reports, concept notes, MoUs.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); working knowledge of CRM tools or fundraising databases.
- Ability to interpret impact data and apply basic analytical skills to assess partnership opportunities and measure outcomes.
- Working knowledge of CSR regulatory framework (Schedule VII, Companies Act), compliance requirements, and due diligence processes.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams — Marketing, Impact, and Product — to co-create materials and drive program delivery.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with high energy, self-direction, and the ability to manage multiple priorities under strict timelines.
- Open to using AI to build leads, write customised emails, prepare proposals. This is a must have requirement for this role
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with relevant government stakeholders and understand public-sector education and social impact priorities.
- Growth Mindset: Possesses the energy and capability for tremendous growth in learning and the confidence to take on end-to-end responsibility for assigned fundraising targets.
- Core Traits: We seek candidates who embody an undistracted mind, an aspiration for holistic growth, humility, discipline, clear and adequate communication, and self-confidence to learn and do anything.
- Team Player: A committed individual who collaborates effectively with internal functions and external organisations to scale our solutions and maximise impact.
- Mission Alignment: A genuine passion for education equity and a strong personal commitment to improving learning outcomes for underprivileged children in India.
This is a fast-paced, high-impact role where your contributions directly translate to educational equity for students across India. You will learn and implement the entire lifecycle of social impact fundraising, operating at the intersection of EdTech innovation and ground-level execution, with clear opportunities for professional growth into a leadership position.
At iDream Education, you will be part of a team that genuinely believes in the mission — and where every partnership you close means more children accessing quality learning.
Skills Required
- 4–5 years of relevant experience in CSR fundraising, institutional business development, NGO partnerships, or social-sector resource mobilisation
- Demonstrated experience raising funds for charitable causes, particularly education-focused social impact
- Proven track record in grant writing, proposal development, CSR donor acquisition, and independently managing end-to-end fundraising cycles
- Experience managing donor funds, compliance, and fund-utilisation reporting
- Based in Gurgaon and willing to work from the office
- Willingness to travel across India as required by business needs
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Strong relationship-building skills with senior CSR, NGO, and foundation stakeholders
- Strong presentation and programme-pitching skills
- Ability to produce proposals, impact reports, concept notes, MoUs, and related documentation
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Working knowledge of CRM tools or fundraising databases
- Basic analytical ability to interpret impact data and assess partnership outcomes
- Working knowledge of the CSR regulatory framework, including Schedule VII and the Companies Act
- Ability to collaborate with Marketing, Impact, Product, and Business Operations teams
- Must be open to using AI for lead generation, customised emails, and proposal preparation
- Ability to build relationships with government stakeholders and understand public-sector education and social-impact priorities
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Development Studies, Business Administration, Mass Communication, or a related field
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with strong demonstrated fundraising experience
- Prior experience in EdTech, education-focused NGOs, or multi-state social-sector organisations
- Experience in consulting or data-driven decision-making
- Experience building relationships with government stakeholders or working on government-led education initiatives
- Proficiency in Hindi
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The Company
What We Do
iDream Education works to facilitate universal access to learning and growth through technology-enabled education. It partners with governments, NGOs, CSR organizations, education stakeholders, and edtech providers to deliver bilingual digital content and learning platforms for students in Grades 1–12. Its iPrep platform supports smart classrooms, digital libraries, personalized adaptive learning, teacher enablement, and continued learning through tablets and mobile devices.
