Job Profile

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 aegis of IIT Madras Alumni Charitable Trust, an organisation that closely works with IIT Madras for fund raising and Alumni engagement. 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 Mandate
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. Donor Engagement and Relationship Management
- Build trusted relationships with distinguished alumni and HNI philanthropists.
- Engage

📌 Senior Vice President-Alumni (Chennai)
🏢 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
📍 Chennai