Position: Communications and Fundraising Associate
Location: Bangalore
About Buzz Women: Buzz Women enables underserved women by making knowledge, skills and tools available at their doorsteps towards economic, social, personal and ecological empowerment through various training. The programs are built on the foundation of the 5 Cs - Cash, Care, Climate, Community, and Confidence. Buzz Women wishes to aid in combating poverty not only through a change management process that deals with the economical aspect of poverty, but also the ecological, psychological, and sociological aspects. The program is divided into multiple interventions that are contextual and meaningful. Buzz India, through its program aspires to achieve the 1st SDG of ‘No Poverty’ and 5th SDG of ‘Gender Equality’. The women who go through our intervention have inculcated a savings habit (79%), participate in household decision making (69%), demonstrating confidence (67%), expand their enterprises (69%), and actively participate in community discussion (28%).
From 2012 to-date Buzz Women has reached 600,000 women, and has more than 10000 volunteer Community anchors in its network across 11 districts of Karnataka. We have also been able to franchise the model to The Gambia, Georgia, and Tanzania. We aim to reach 1 crore women by 2030 in all 31 districts of Karnataka and are also looking for partners to expand to other regions.
Our Values - Our starting point is dignity, treating every human being with respect and grace. We bring opportunity to the doorstep of women in a relevant and accessible way. We have an unwavering belief in the power within women to transform their lives and be responsible for the growth of myself, my family and my community. At Buzz we are dreamers and do-ers. We make things happen, learn from our mistakes and give our best every single day. Our destination is a lasting impact: enabling women to become future makers.
Overview of the role : The Communications and Fundraising Associate role is pivotal since you will ensure effective visibility and awareness of Buzz Women’s mission, building credibility and trust among stakeholders. You will play an important role in advocacy, influencing public opinion, and engaging with diverse stakeholders, fostering collaboration. The fundraising aspect is critical for the Buzz Women’s growth and depth so that we can continue to strengthen the Buzz Women Movement!
Fundraising 25%
- Perform research to identify potential CSR opportunities, funder organisations, retail and fundraising competitions
- Design and develop proposals, presentations and project progress reports
- Represent the organisation in conferences, meetings and to potential funders in one-on-ones
- Plan and organise outreach programs and fundraising campaigns
- Preparing all documents and collaterals required for fundraising (including grant applications)
- Build and deepen relationships with existing funding organizations
- Track and maintain the Shakti Fund (Buzz community fund) and build tactics to strengthen this to reach the Buzz goal
Communication 75%
- Write stories of the women from the communities Buzz serves to capture the impact and experiences (authentically and respectfully) of women’s lives in rural Karnataka
- Manage Buzz Women’s brand image and positioning to strengthen relationship with all key stakeholders
- Coordinate with teams to collect/create all content (quotes, stories, photos, videos etc) needed for periodic reports, newsletters, website updation, online social media updation as well as for partner organisations
- Manage and strategise new ideas for the online presence of the organisation including but not limited to the website and social media channels
- Create all periodical reports like Annual Report, donor progress reports
- Lead in creating and printing (where needed) communication materials including but not limited to brochures, flyers, posters, training materials, ID cards, speeches, newsletters, reports, etc.
- Keep track of communication budget, coordinate with translation and printing vendors
- Track and measure the level of engagement of the organisation with all stakeholders
- Build concept notes for Buzz Women’s programmes, events, activities, partnerships and other initiatives
- Support the team’s capacity-building on communication, organisation, gender-based issues to strengthen the team’s capabilities
- Organise events, conferences and other gatherings for Buzz Women with our communities, existing partners, potential partners and other civil-society organisations
- Explore various kinds of collaborations for Buzz Women with donors, CSOs, media to widen Buzz’s presence
- Coordinate with the Global team for various global tasks (social media, writing, collateral development, website, reports etc)
We’d like you to have:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a fundraising and communications role
- Educational qualification: Any Bachelors or Masters degree
- Ability to develop compelling stories with superior written, oral and visual communication skills
- Ability to write and present clearly and persuasively in English
- Proficiency in local language Kannada is mandatory
- Proficiency in MS Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of graphic designing software like CorelDraw and Photoshop will be an advantage
- Understanding of computer, internet and social media is imperative
- Experience in PR / media management
- An interest in photography, videography and design
- Willingness to travel frequently (to rural regions and other cities)
- Ability to be organised and meet deadlines
- Professional maturity and ability to work effectively across levels, functions and regions
- An alignment with the Buzz values of respect, dignity, trust and empathy
What we offer is a platform for you to make a tangible impact on social issues and people. Your communication skills can help change lives for the better. If you feel this is the job you would want to do, write to us and let us discuss.
To fill Google form : https://forms.gle/bnxAAwE5ohR817jn9
How To Apply
Interested candidate share your resume at hr@buzzindia.co
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- Exprience : 3.0 To 5.0 Year
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