MANAGER – STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Location: Noida / Delhi NCR | Hybrid
Experience: 2–5 years
Employment Type: Full-time

ABOUT LIGHTROAD

Lightroad is building an impact finance platform focused on unlocking capital for underserved sectors.
We design and manage blended finance facilities and funds that bring together philanthropic, public and commercial capital to solve financing challenges across climate, livelihoods, financial inclusion, healthcare, education and skilling.

Our work sits at the intersection of development finance and impact. We work with banks and NBFCs, foundations and CSR partners, investors, enterprises, nonprofits and government stakeholders to design and implement scalable financing solutions.

Our current work includes areas such as:
· Financing electric vehicles for livelihood generation
· Enabling affordable working-capital finance for Farmer Producer Organisations
· Financing clean-energy and productive-use renewable energy assets for microentrepreneurs
· Developing financing mechanisms across circular economy, livelihoods and healthcare




· Designing blended finance funds, guarantee facilities and other catalytic financing structures

THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced partnerships professional to help Lightroad mobilise capital and build strategic relationships with funders and investors in India and internationally.

The role will cover the full partnership lifecycle: identifying potential partners, developing funding propositions, preparing proposals and RFPs, managing senior stakeholder discussions, closing partnerships, and managing relationships after funding is secured.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and manage a solid pipeline of CSR funders, philanthropic foundations, family offices, impact investors and other institutional partners
• Manage fundraising and capital mobilisation for Lightroad’s blended finance facilities, funds and impact initiatives
• Build and manage relationships with senior decision-makers across In

📌 Manager - Strategic Partnerships (New Delhi)
🏢 Lightroad
📍 New Delhi