About Us

World Resources Institute works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyse change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.

Position Overview

You will help promote the WRI work plan, and at the same time deliver both versatile unrestricted and project funding from sources that do not conflict with WRI mission Specifically, you will:

• You will need to have grounding in or knowledge of issues of fundraising, development, and sustainability.
• Communicate and amplify WRI work and main messages
• Manage external connections to cultivate valuable new ideas, opportunities, and outcome, team player, and professional.

What Will You Do

• Develop Relations with donor for WRI
• Identify funding opportunities for collaboration with the donors for WRI programs,



looking for funding opportunities.
• Together with directors and managers, develop the donor pipeline for corporate donors
• Support in donor cultivation efforts, including developing contacts and relationships with current and potential donors, organizing meetings, leading preparatory efforts for important meetings, and tracking donor engagement with an emphasis on improving donor efforts. building relationships.
• Follow WRI values and goals statements, develop an outreach and engagement strategy resulting in joint projects/workshops with companies to build WRI’s profile

Proposal Writing

• Review proposal pre-requisites in Request for Proposals (RFPs) and EOI (Expression of Interests) and guidance documents
• Collaborate with program teams in preparation of technical proposal notes by drafting concept notes and proposals (including project goals, approach and methodology, outcomes, workplan, staffing, budget, MEL and

📌 Senior Associate (Mumbai)
🏢 world resources institute
📍 Mumbai