Head of Fundraising and Partnerships

We Want To Change The World. We Believe It Starts With Education.

In India, 100 million children from low-income communities grow up without access to the 21st-century skills they need to thrive — from emotional intelligence and digital literacy to everyday money management. This gap leads to a lifetime of limited opportunity, inter-generational poverty, and rising mental health concerns.

What Are We Doing?

At The Apprentice Project (TAP), we’re building India’s boldest bet on education equity — using AI, immersive learning, and multilingual content to help students unlock confidence, creativity, and real-world skills.

But bold missions need bold fuel. To reach a million children over the next few years, we need a funding engine that’s as visionary and scalable as our pedagogy.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a mission-driven, results-oriented leader to join us as Director – Fundraising & Partnerships.

In this high-impact leadership role, you’ll report directly to the Co-Founders and play a central role in scaling our fundraising capacity 3x over the next two years. You’ll shape and execute a dynamic strategy to secure long-term, outcome-linked funding from CSR, HNIs, philanthropic foundations, and global development partners.

You’ll also represent TAP in key donor forums, build a high-performing fundraising team, and drive cross-functional collaboration to align impact with opportunity.

If you’re excited about building bold narratives, unlocking multi-crore partnerships, and helping reimagine education funding in India, we’d love to meet you.

About The Role

Location : Pune / Mumbai / Delhi NCR / Bangalore / Hyderabad / Remote (Hybrid Flexibility)

Experience : 10 - 15 years

Compensation : ₹20 - 26 LPA (incl. EPF & insurance)

Reports to : CEO

Type : Full-time

What You’ll Do

Fundraising Strategy Execution & Leadership

• Lead the implementation of TAP’s 2–3 year fundraising strategy , ensuring alignment with growth goals and execution of key priorities
• Own annual fundraising targets, set operational KPIs, and ensure timely, transparent reporting on progress and impact
• Drive the full donor lifecycle, from prospecting and proposal development to grant reporting and relationship management
• Act as a key external face of TAP in funder interactions, partnering with the Co-Founders to steward high-value relationships with CSR leaders, philanthropies, and impact investors
• Champion operational excellence across all fundraising functions, building systems that ensure agility, compliance, and long-term funder trust

Partnership Development & Network Building

Communications & Collateral Oversight

Team Leadership & Systems Building

Relationship Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Who You Are

Why Join Us?

Because we’re not just raising funds — we’re raising futures.

At TAP, you won’t inherit a stale pipeline. You’ll build the engine, shape the narrative, and unlock the resources that help lakhs of children find their voice, skills, and future.

What You Can Expect?

You can always reach out to us for any questions on hr@theapprenticeproject.org