Company Description

The
Senior
Vice President – Alumni & HNI Fundraising
will lead the Institute’s strategy for
major gifts, alumni philanthropy, and high-net-worth individual (HNI) engagement
in the
Office of Institutional Advancement, IIT Madras
, under the ageis of
IIT Madras Alumni Charitable Trust
, an organisation that closely works with IIT Madras for fund raising and Alumni engagement. This is a
full time position
and the selected candidate would be working
on site at IIT Madras, Chennai
. The selected candidate would engage with the Alumni of IIT Madras spread across the Globe , to raise funds for the Institute. The role focuses on cultivating long-term philanthropic partnerships with distinguished alumni and other HNIs who are committed to advancing research, education, innovation, and societal impact at IIT Madras.

The position requires a leader who combines
relationship-building excellence with strategic fundraising capability
, capable of developing large philanthropic partnerships and managing complex donor ecosystems involving alumni leaders, trustees, faculty,



and institutional leadership..

Role Description

The Senior Vice President will be responsible for
conceptualising, building, and executing a large-scale alumni and HNI fundraising architecture
for IIT Madras.

The role involves 1) Identifying and cultivating
global alumni leaders and philanthropists,
2) Structuring
large philanthropic commitments
and 3) Developing
multi-year giving programmes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Fundraising Leadership
- Design and execute a
comprehensive strategy for alumni and HNI fundraising
, including major gifts, endowments, chairs, scholarships, and capital projects.
- Identify and cultivate
ultra-high-net-worth alumni and philanthropists globally
.
- Build a structured pipeline of prospective donors through systematic prospect research and relationship mapping.
- Develop multi-year fundraising campaigns aligned with institutional priorities.

2. Dono

📌 Senior VP Alumni (Chennai)
🏢 Office of Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Madras
📍 Chennai