The posting
PROJECT COORDINATOR – FUNDRAISING EVENTS
About Ummeed
Ummeed, a premier non-profit organization for children with disabilities in India, supports children with developmental disabilities to reach their maximum potential and be included in society.
India has over 50 million children with disabilities under the age of 15. With access to appropriate health, intervention, education, recreation, and livelihood services they can be supported to become participative members of society. Today most of them have limited or no access to relevant knowledge and services as the number of organizations and professionals in the space are inadequate to meet the need. To date, Ummeed has supported 16,000 children through direct clinical services and reached an estimated 0.73 million children through 14,000+ professionals (doctors, therapists, community workers, teachers) and network partners that are enabled and trained by Ummeed.
Ummeed was founded in 2001 by Dr. Vibha Krishnamurthy, a developmental pediatrician. Today, with a workforce of over 130 committed professionals, Ummeed’s transdisciplinary approach works towards:
- Supporting children in overcoming their disabilities through direct clinical services and helping families in their journey towards acceptance and empowerment Building a network of trained professionals and community workers who can prevent, diagnose, and manage developmental disabilities effectively Conducting research and creating evidence-based knowledge of developmental disabilities in the Indian context Changing societal attitudes so that children with disabilities can be meaningful and productive members in it
About the Position
The fundraising team at Ummeed is responsible for promoting Ummeed’s mission to support children with developmental disabilities and for raising funds to support Ummeed’s work. These funds are raised through institutional CSR, philanthropic foundations, and through the contributions of generous individuals. The team is looking for an experienced Event Coordinator / Project Manager to lead activities for various fundraising events through the year, such as the 55Km Walk for Ummeed.
About the Walk: 17 years ago, two friends who enjoyed long walks happened to cover 55 km in a single day on the South Goa beaches. Impressed by what they had accomplished, they decided to repeat the walk and invite friends to support Ummeed while doing it. The response was encouraging, and this gave birth to the “55Km Walk for UMMEED”, a fundraising and awareness event held each year since 2011, along the South Goa coastline.
The Walk and other events at Ummeed embody the spirit of inclusion and hope that Ummeed stands for. These events are pivotal in ensuring that Ummeed continues to receive the support of our friends and allies each year, year on year.
Responsibilities:
This is a full time position as an Event Coordinator in the Fund Raising and Donor Management team. The responsibilities include:
- End to end management of Ummeed’s flagship annual fund-raising event as a project with clear timelines and deliverables
- Walker Management: Includes tasks of recruitment of past walkers and enlisting new walkers, hand holding the walkers by addressing their queries, providing them with necessary collaterals to help with their fund-raising efforts, maintaining post walk engagement with the walkers.
- Logistics Support: Plan and organise the necessary back-end logistics from hotel, travel arrangements, on ground support, enlisting adequate number of volunteers for the event
- Single point of contact with Ketto – the platform on which the fund raising is managed
- Liaisoning with Ketto team to iron out any issues, create individual fund raisers for the walkers
- Liaisoning with internal stakeholders of Finance (to help identify and reconcile the donations and other compliance related matters), Admin (for logistics) and Communications (to plan the event related communications schedule).
- Volunteer Management: Enlist adequate number of volunteers, assign clear roles for each volunteer and responsible for managing the volunteers pre, on and post the walk event
- Maintain all data relating to the walk, ability to report on key metrics stated for the walk and flag off any risks anticipated
- Work with the Walk Core team and keep all internal stake holders updated on the progress
- Vendor management and logistics for all the event activities and ensuring deliverables are on track leading up to, and during, the event.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned by the reporting manager to support team and organisational needs.
Key competencies for the role include:
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute events from initiation to completion, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with fundraising objectives
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, including event logistics, vendor coordination, donor communications, and volunteer management.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with different teams
- Ability to problem solve and make quick operational decisions
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, One Drive and Teams
- Have a mindset to unlearn and learn
If you are looking for a fulfilling role in the non-profit sector and would like to support an innovative, cutting-edge organization, do apply through https://ucdc.keka.com/careers/. We would welcome caregivers of children with disabilities to apply as well.
