Partnerships Associate

Overview

Build and manage institutional partnerships across agriculture, health, education, and legal access to expand Karya's work with low-income and marginalised communities.

What you'll do

• Identify and research institutional partners across agriculture, health, education, and legal domains.
• Onboard domain experts across these sectors who can provide regular inputs on Karya's work.
• Manage partnerships end to end: lead generation, outreach, onboarding, ongoing project updates, and closure.
• Maintain strong, long-term relationships with institutional partners and keep their expectations aligned with Karya's deliverables.
• Track partnership pipelines, progress, and outcomes, and report them to the leadership team.
• Provide training and orientation to institutional partners and domain experts on Karya's vision, project mission, and deliverables.
• Develop clear onboarding materials and communication resources for partners.
• Act as the link between Karya's technology and operations teams and the ground team.
• Handle on-ground tech troubleshooting.
• Relay partner needs and ground realities to internal teams, and communicate project updates back to partners.
• Work with internal teams to ensure partnership commitments are met on time.

What you'll need

• 3-4 years of experience in the social sector, working across domains such as agriculture, legal access, healthcare, and education.
• Previous experience in partnership building and onboarding relevant partners.
• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, business management, or a related field.
• Experience working with marginalised communities, with an understanding of their realities and needs.
• Experience working in tech for social good.
• Proven ability to work in a cross-functional role.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Remote or hybrid work options available.