Foundry & Partnerships Senior Associate

Summary

Join Acumen Academy as a Senior Associate and contribute to the development of offerings for our community of changemakers. This remote role, preferably based in Bangalore or Mumbai, requires 6+ years of experience in building and managing partnerships. You will design and execute community programs, analyze data to understand community needs, establish and manage partnerships with external organizations, and support Foundry members. The position involves collaborating with a global team and requires strong analytical, communication, and strategic thinking skills. You will play a key role in connecting social innovators with resources and opportunities to maximize their impact.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience building and leading partnerships with funders, corporates, investors, social organizations etc
• Demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships with both external and internal stakeholders
• Track record of planning and executing programs while monitoring impact
• Analytical mindset to understand data, insights and impact
• Creative and strategic thinking to develop innovative community programs
• Communication skills to work with global, cross-cultural colleagues, partners and community members
• Willingness to take risks and ability to address complex issues creatively and effectively
• Effectively collaborates with and across teams, seeks, and provides constructive feedback
• Self-reflective and aligned with Acumen values

Responsibilities

• Design and co-execute community programs: Work closely with the Manager of Foundry to develop programs, workshops and convenings addressing different needs of the community
• Unlock Insights from Foundry needs: Continuously collect qualitative and quantitative data from the Foundry and analyse trends for various segments of the Foundry, Plan strategic interventions that will support Foundry members take their organisations to scale impact
• Establish and manage partnerships: Work closely with existing partners and build new partners to curate and circulate opportunities towards programs, funding, and awards that unlock opportunities for our Foundry members
• Connect with and support the Foundry members: In partnership with the team, establish and manage a process to regularly check-in with members of the Foundry deep-diving into their interventions and long-term goals along with understanding their challenges
• Establish an open tool/platform that provides access to relevant opportunities for a community of social innovators
• Support on Recruitment and Fellowship: As we are a small team, everyone contributes a part of their time to other verticals, and you will be expected to support other projects in the team

Preferred Qualifications

Location: Bangalore or Mumbai

Benefits

Remote work