Senior Portfolio Manager, Women Empowerment
- EdelGive Foundation
- 6 - 9 years
- Mumbai
- 22 days ago
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Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Expected Qualities of the role-holder:
The ideal candidate should possess 7-10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, focusing on grant making and management. They should exhibit a robust process orientation and adeptness in cultivating relationships with diverse stakeholders. Essential is a deep understanding of India's nonprofit landscape, particularly grassroots women's movements and feminist principles. Strong communication, collaboration, empathy, attention to detail, and conflict resolution skills are imperative.
Basic Information
Position Title
Senior Portfolio Manager Women Empowerment
Job Purpose
Position reporting to
Women Empowerment Lead
The Senior Portfolio Manager is responsible for scoping grassroots organisations in the women empowerment sector, budgeting and forecasting disbursements, grant assessment, delivering impactful grants, and monitoring and evaluating existing NGO partners. The role may also include working on projects related to women empowerment and philanthropic eco system building.
Key Responsibilities
Managerial Responsibilities
- Ensure deliverables meet expectations within defined timelines.
- Devise strategies for co-working with the grants team.
- Manage inter and intra-team communications and collaborations.
Functional Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
Investment Strategy
- Develop and align portfolio strategy with EdelGive's overall investment strategy.
- Balance quality and quantity of fund allocations.
- Guide formulation of investment strategy and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
- Stay updated on global research and trends to inform strategy.
- Propose process improvement initiatives for enhanced efficiency.
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Grant Making and Management:
- Optimize impact from EdelGive's investments.
- Manage grants for existing NGO partners.
- Scope grassroots organisations in women empowerment.
- Coordinate review processes with NGOs.
- Finalize grant applications and prepare investment notes.
- Coordinate with NGO partners for agreement finalisation and timely disbursements.
- Utilise various technological applications throughout the process.
Monitoring
- Define monitoring parameters and frameworks.
- Review progress reports and utilisation of grants.
- Maintain regular updates on grant progress.
- Plan and execute grant evaluations.
- Support donor servicing planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Coordinate with NGOs for reports and field visits.
Managing Collaboratives
- Conceptualize and manage collaboratives.
- Coordinate with multiple stakeholders for effective execution.
- Ensure optimal impact from collaboratives.
Capacity building
- Support capacity building efforts for optimized impact.
- Identify intervention areas and observe results.
- Motivate and guide organisations in capacity building programs.
Other projects and Learnings
- Actively contribute in EdelGive s collaborative projects geared towards enhancing philanthropic eco system building initiatives.
- Facilitate the sharing and documentation of learnings from partner organisations and enable their dissemination within the organisation and to external stakeholders.
- Anchor research and portfolio evaluation initiatives for women empowerment portfolio.
Other Responsibilities
- Support in risk identification and mitigation.
- Assist in preparing internal and external briefs.
- Vendor management, RFP drafting and agreement execution.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
Masters in social work /Sociology/ Development Studies/Anthropology/ Rural Management or similar areas of academics
Experience
At least 7-10 years of experience of working in social development sector
Functional Competencies
- Domain knowledge
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Due Diligence
Behavioural Competencies
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Collaboration capabilities
- Process orientation.
- Data driven decision making.
- Work with minimum supervision.
- Teamwork
- Communication skills (Oral and Written)
Key Interactions
Internal
Nature or purpose of interaction
EdelGive Investments Team
- Flow of information on the insights and developments in the sector
- Support in Grant Making and Management
Capacity Building team
- Understanding key capability building needs
- Review of capacity building engagements
Finance, Compliance
- Financial due diligence of NGOs
- Legal compliance of NGOs
Partnerships, and Communications
- Reporting & documentation
External
Nature or purpose of interaction
Non-Government Organisations, Corporates, Foundations
- Funding partnerships
- Collaborations and networking
Job Classification
Industry: NGO / Social Services / Industry AssociationsFunctional Area: NGO / Social Services / Industry Associations
Role Category: Other
Role: Other
Employement Type: Full time
Contact Details:
Company: EdelGive FoundationLocation(s): Mumbai
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