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. This is a full time position and the selected candidate would be working onsite 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.



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
Identifying and cultivating global alumni leaders, HNI and philanthropists
Structuring large philanthropic commitments
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 rel

📌 SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT – ALUMNI AND HNI FUNDRAISING (Chennai)
🏢 Office of Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Madras
📍 Chennai