Project Associate â Fundraising & Partnerships
Project Associate â Fundraising & Partnerships
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Job Description
Driving Nagalands Food & Feed Economy through DRE Integration:
Nagaland has vast untapped potential in agriculture livestock and agro-processing sectors. By developing a robust food and feed value chain the state can transform local production systems reduce post-harvest losses and create sustainable livelihood opportunities. Integrating Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) technologiessuch as solar dryers cold storage food processing units and efficient feed millscan unlock value addition at the community level reduce dependence on grid electricity and enable micro-enterprises to thrive.
This convergence has the potential to create thousands of rural jobs boost household incomes and stimulate entrepreneurship across Nagaland. Moreover the successful scale-up of such interventions will contribute to increasing the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) through inclusive green and decentralized economic development.
Role Objective: To support the mobilization of technical and financial resources by developing innovative fundraising strategies engaging with donors drafting high-impact proposals and building multi-sector partnerships. This role is key to scaling up DRE-integrated food and feed interventions across Nagaland thereby unlocking economic opportunities and strengthening the states development agenda.
Key Responsibilities
Identify CSR philanthropic government and donor funding opportunities.
Draft compelling concept notes pitch decks and grant proposals.
Build and manage strategic partnerships with donors and implementation agencies.
Draft MoUs and support legal documentation for collaborative agreements.
Maintain a funding pipeline dashboard and ensure reporting compliance.
Support resource mobilization planning aligned with programmatic priorities.
Qualifications :
Masters in business administration (MBA Rural Management Development Agri-Business) or relevant field.
23 years experience in fundraising donor relations or proposal development.
Strong written communication and partnership-building skills.
Familiarity with development finance and fundraising platforms is desirable.
Additional Information :
Location: IDAN Secretariat Kohima Nagaland
Tenure: 1 year (extendable up to 3 years)
Field Coordination: As required with district-level partners
Salary commensurate with experience and performance. First rate benefits package.
Perks: Field travel allowance access to specialized training and capacity-building.
Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Customized Energy Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
