Manager – Strategic Partnerships in Noida | Muskaan Dreams | ₹12-15 LPA

Muskaan Dreams

Muskaan Dreams believes that where a child is born should never decide how ready they are for the future. The team works inside government school classrooms, listening to teachers and understanding the real conditions of public schools, then designing solutions that hold up outside of pilots. Rather than building parallel systems, Muskaan Dreams strengthens the public education system itself by working with teachers, school leaders, district administrations and state governments. Over the past decade this work has reached nearly 1 million children, 5,000+ government schools and 15,000+ teachers across six states through two flagship programmes, Digital Shaala, which turns classrooms into technology-enabled learning spaces for Science and Mathematics, and AI-Saksham, which builds AI literacy, computational thinking and problem-solving among students and teachers.

Role

The Manager, Strategic Partnerships will build and grow meaningful partnerships with foundations, philanthropies, family offices, institutional donors and grant-making organisations in India and globally. This goes well beyond proposal writing or grant administration. You will own a portfolio of prospective and existing partners and carry it through the full journey from research to relationship, opportunity, proposal, partnership, stewardship and renewal. Working closely with the Director of Strategic Partnerships, the CEO and the Programme, MEL, Finance, Government Partnerships and Communications teams, you will turn evidence and stories from the field into partnerships that support impact at scale. The role is based in Noida and reports to the Director, Strategic Partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and cultivate relationships with Indian and international foundations, philanthropic institutions, family offices, and multilateral agencies
• Research and qualify high-potential funding opportunities, building a healthy pipeline of prospective partners
• Lead development of concept notes, grant proposals, partner presentations, budgets, and Theories of Change
• Work closely with Program, MEL, Finance, Government Partnerships, and Communications teams to build compelling propositions
• Own relationships with a portfolio of existing partners, ensuring timely, transparent, and impact-focused communication
• Coordinate reporting, review meetings, and field visits with partners
• Maintain an accurate fundraising pipeline and CRM, tracking opportunities and grant calendars
• Build institutional knowledge about funders and track philanthropic and funding trends

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience in institutional fundraising, philanthropy, partnerships, international development, or grant management
• Demonstrated experience securing and/or managing institutional grants
• Experience working with foundations, philanthropies, family offices, or institutional donors
• Strong experience developing concept notes, proposals, presentations, budgets, and donor reports
• Experience in education, technology, public systems, or social impact valuable
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong storytelling and proposal-writing skills
• Confidence initiating conversations with new partners and senior stakeholders
• Willingness to travel across India and internationally when required

Benefits

• Work at the intersection of AI, education, government systems, philanthropy and social impact.
• Help build a coalition of institutions and leaders shaping the future of millions of children in government schools.
• Time with funders and leaders alongside time with teachers, children, programme teams and government stakeholders.
• Room to build relationships, systems and partnerships that grow as the organisation scales from a ₹20 crore to a ₹50 crore annual portfolio.
• Compensation of ₹12-15 LPA.

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