About the Role

Veterans India is looking for a result-oriented Manager – CSR, Grants & Corporate Partnerships who can identify, develop and convert CSR, grant and corporate partnership opportunities into measurable funding and long-term institutional relationships.

The candidate will be responsible for building a solid pipeline of corporates, PSUs, foundations, CSR departments and funding organisations and converting qualified opportunities into proposals, meetings, sanctions, funded projects, sponsorships and strategic partnerships.

This is a target-driven role. Performance will be measured primarily on qualified opportunities created, proposals submitted, meetings conducted, partnerships developed and funds secured.

Key Responsibilities

- Identify CSR funding opportunities from corporates, PSUs, banks, foundations and philanthropic organisations.
- Research grant opportunities relevant to Veterans India programmes.
- Identify CSR implementation-partner and empanelment opportunities.
- Build and maintain a database of CSR heads, foundation representatives and corporate decision-makers.
- Establish contact through email, phone, LinkedIn, referrals and direct meetings.
- Prepare concept notes, CSR proposals, presentations, budgets and partnership documents.
- Understand the CSR priorities of prospective partners and align suitable Veterans India programmes accordingly.
- Arrange and conduct meetings with corporate decision-makers.
- Present Veterans India programmes professionally to prospective funders.
- Coordinate due diligence and documentation requirements.
- Track proposal deadlines and ensure timely submissions.
- Negotiate partnership terms within approved organisational policies.
- Convert opportunities into CSR projects, grants, sponsorships and long-term partnerships.
- Coordinate with programme, finance and compliance teams for implementation and reporting.
- Develop renewal strategies for existing donors and corporate partners.
- Maintain complete records of leads, follow-ups,



proposals and funding stages in the CRM.
- Prepare weekly and monthly fundraising pipeline reports.
- Identify opportunities for employee volunteering, employee-giving programmes and corporate engagement.
- Support national expansion of Veterans India through strategic funding partnerships.

Preferred Experience

- CSR fundraising
- NGO fundraising
- Corporate partnerships
- Grant acquisition
- Foundation fundraising
- Institutional fundraising
- Business development in the social-impact sector

Preferred Skills

- Excellent proposal-writing skills
- Strong communication and presentation ability
- Corporate relationship management
- Negotiation and follow-up
- Research and opportunity identification
- Understanding of Indian CSR ecosystem
- CRM usage
- MS Office / Google Workspace
- Comfortable using AI tools for research, drafting and productivity

Key Performance Indicators

- Performance will be assessed on:
- Qualified CSR and grant opportunities identified
- Decision-makers contacted
- Meetings conducted
- Proposals submitted

Total value of active proposals

- Partnerships converted
- CSR/grant amount sanctioned
- Funds actually received
- Corporate partnerships developed
- Renewal and repeat funding
- CRM accuracy and follow-up discipline

Candidate Profile

- The ideal candidate should be proactive, persuasive, disciplined and capable of independently creating opportunities rather than waiting for leads to be assigned.
- Candidates with proven experience in fundraising, CSR, grants, corporate partnerships or institutional business development will be preferred.

What We Expect

Veterans India is developing an AI-enabled working model. Routine administrative work will increasingly be automated. The candidate will therefore be expected to focus on measurable outputs including funding, partnerships, meetings, proposals, conversions and relationship development.

- Candidates should be prepared to discuss specific measurable achievements from their previous roles during the selection process.

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹45,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Manager – CSR, Grants & Corporate Partnerships (India)
🏢 Veterans India
📍 India