DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Strategic Partnerships Office ICTS-TIFR

Structure
o Role : Development Specialist, Strategic Partnerships Office.
o Reports to : Chief Resource Development Officer.
o Location : ICTS-TIFR, Bengaluru.

PLEASE NOTE:
The assessment process for candidates selected post screening, mandatorily includes an in-person written test and interview at ICTS-TIFR Bangalore.

APPLY ONLY THROUGH THIS LINK
https://www.icts.res.in/opportunities/emg-2026-04

Context Of The Role
The Strategic Partnerships Office is a function at ICTS-TIFR, responsible for building philanthropic and institutional support for the centre. The office is in its foundational phase, establishing the processes, systems, donor intelligence, and cultivation infrastructure that will support fundraising activity over the coming years.

The Development Specialist role will carry the day-to-day cultivation and stewardship work of the office, supporting the Chief Resource Development Officer on donor engagement, prospect cultivation, event execution,



and the sustained relationship management that keeps existing donors engaged between gifts.

Key Responsibilities
o Prospect cultivation support
- Support the CRDO on the cultivation of prospective donors, including outreach coordination, meeting scheduling, briefing preparation, and follow-through on agreed next steps.
- Maintain the working rhythm of touchpoints for prospects in the pipeline e.g. meetings, calls, updates, invitations, under direction from the CRDO.
- Prepare pre-meeting briefs and post-meeting notes for prospect interactions, capturing decisions, next steps, and updates to the donor record.

o Donor stewardship
- Manage the ongoing stewardship of existing donors i.e. periodic updates, milestone acknowledgements, event invitations, and reporting on fund utilisation.
- Draft and manage personalised donor communication, including acknowledgement letters, impact updates, and per-donor reporting.
- Coordinate periodic donor engagement

📌 Development Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 International Centre for Theoretical Sciences
📍 Bengaluru