Deputy Director - Strategic Partnerships American India Foundation Trust (AIF), Delhi NCR

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Deputy  Director - Strategic Partnerships

Department: Strategic Partnerships

Role:

Leads strategic partnerships for scale impact.

Reporting Relationship:  Country Director

Location:  Delhi NCR  

Number of Positions:  01

Grade Level  C

Nature of Employment:  Full Time  

 AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION TRUST

The American India Foundation Trust (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. The Foundation does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional. Founded over two decades ago, in the aftermath of the devastating Gujarat earthquake, as a humanitarian initiative by the then Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji, and the U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton, AIF has impacted the lives of more than 19.63 million of India’s poor across 35 States and Union Territories of India. Registered as a Trust in India, with an independent Board of Trustees, AIF adheres to strict financial and governance standards, ensuring transparency, accountability, and responsible management of resources. As per statutory mandates, AIF is registered under 80G, and 12A. These registrations and certifications are tangible evidence of the organization's existence, credibility, and compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks while demonstrating a firm commitment to its vision and mission. Learn more at www.aifindia.org

Job Summary

The Deputy Director – Strategic Partnerships will play a key role in advancing AIF's fundraising goals by driving the acquisition of new donors and strengthening relationships with existing partners across corporate, foundation, and institutional funding streams. Reporting to and working closely with the Country Director, the role will support the development and execution of fundraising strategies, identify and pursue new funding opportunities, and steward a portfolio of donor relationships to secure sustainable and long-term support for AIF's programs.

The Deputy Director will lead cross-functional efforts to develop compelling proposals, concept notes, presentations, reports, and partnership engagements aligned with donor priorities and organizational objectives. The role will also be responsible for managing donor pipelines, supporting partnership cultivation and closure, ensuring high-quality donor servicing and stewardship, and maintaining systems and processes that enable effective portfolio management, forecasting, and fundraising performance tracking.

This position requires strong fundraising acumen, relationship management, proposal development, and stakeholder engagement skills, along with a results-driven approach to resource mobilization and partnership growth.

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