Who are we and What do we do?  

InMobi Group’s mission is to power intelligent, mobile-first experiences for enterprises and consumers. Its businesses across advertising, marketing, and content platforms are shaping consumer experience in a world of connected devices. InMobi Group has been recognized on both the 2018 and 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 list and as one of Fast Company’s 2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies.  

 What’s the InMobi family like?    

Consistently featured among the “Great Places to Work” in India since 2017, our culture is our true north, enabling us to think big, solve complex challenges and grow with new opportunities. InMobians are passionate and driven, creative and fun-loving, take ownership, and are results-focused. We invite you to free yourself, dream big and chase your passion.  

What will you be doing?

• Candidate must be flexible with their schedule and be comfortable handling last minute requests depending on the day.
• Exceptionally high EQ, professional presence, maturity, dependability demonstrated interpersonal skills, deeply empathetic and strong understanding of the dynamics within complex globally distributed organizations. Successful track record of establishing credibility and trust with a diverse group of internal stakeholders. Able to take effective action without having to know the total picture, and efficiently and proactively resolve difficult and complex situations.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality, security, while exercising tact and diplomacy in managing highly sensitive, privileged, material non-public information and hold in the strictest confidence is absolutely critical.  This is a highly visible position that requires interaction with associates at all levels internally as well as externally.
• High degree of integrity, natural desire to empower, strong work ethics, organized, punctual, deep sense of accountability and desire and ability to continuously improve.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, judgment, negotiating, influencing, and decision-making skills. Proven ability to consult with stakeholders of all levels in order to develop and execute solutions.
• A proficient, savvy, and enthusiastic user of technology Who can learn any new desktop or mobile app that is put in front of you quickly.
• Understanding of international travel logistics management and organizing events on a local and international level.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are an absolute must as well as strong interpersonal skills and the ability to handle multi-faceted responsibilities simultaneously  
• Must be results-oriented, have a high degree of motivation, and have organizational and time-management skills.
• You are passionate about empowering others, always having fun, and possess the natural ability to draw others in with your positive, encouraging, inclusive energy and wickedly clever sense of humor. It is impossible for anyone to have a bad day when you’re around. 
• You are up for anything thrown at you and have a tendency to stay calm and focused in stressful situations. Ability and desire to learn new skills and effectively perform unfamiliar tasks quickly.  Openness to taking on new responsibilities as needs change and new requirements develop.  

What is expected out of you?

• Provide personal and professional support to the Chief Corporate Affairs and Public Policy Officer
• Provide intermittent help to her direct stakeholders for external events (think schedules, travel reservations, etc for conferences, and InMobi events for external stakeholders)
• Represent and elevate the effectiveness of her/his office with poise, grace, confidence and utmost professionalism.  
• Schedule stakeholder meetings, staff meetings, off-sites, dinners, events, and speaking engagements.  Ensure that all logistics are handled, including facilities, A/V, security, and catering requirements, with focus on efficient time management.
• Manage complex, very demanding, and every changing calendars involving numerous participants spanning across various departments/functional groups and geographic locations/time zones with tact and excellent judgment without giving off the perception of being a “gatekeeper.”
• Manage department deadlines, both internal and external, to ensure smooth delivery of outcomes
• Coordinate, set up and clean up after meetings
• Plan, book and coordinate dynamic travel logistics and have the foresight to think through all of the logistical details.
• Organize and submit expense reports, as needed.
• Anticipate the needs of your executive and proactively allow time for travel between meetings and to and from events, make restaurant reservations or arrangements for all necessary breakfasts/lunches/dinners, reminds executives of upcoming birthdays/anniversaries/significant personal and professional events, arrange for flowers/gifts to be delivered proactively to personal and professional relations. Ensure executives don’t have to skip meals, miss medical appointments or significant professional/social/personal activities. 
• Partner with office managers, IT, facilities and other administrative support professionals to maintain the cleanliness of the office and conference rooms, ensure that the office is always stock full of supplies and sundries, coordinate weekly office lunches.

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a fast-paced nonprofit on a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. We reach millions of students every month and are growing rapidly. We’re building a library of world-class instructional and practice resources that empowers learners. Whether they’re studying matrices, mitosis, or multivariable calculus, we want to offer students the resources to realize that they can learn anything. 

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY INDIA

Khan Academy India aims to deliver a world-class user experience to learners in India that is locally relevant and are enabled by a strong on-the-ground team and operations. Our learning system is mastery-based, which allows students to master key concepts at a pace that’s right for them before moving on to more challenging content. From serving under 500,000 learners in 2016, we are now serving almost 4 million learners a month across our websites, apps, and YouTube channels. These learners include both independent learners accessing us at home, and teacher-directed learners in schools.  Our focus is to reach the underserved by making our content accessible in local languages and by working with large public school systems. Khan Academy is already available in Assamese, Hindi, Hinglish, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Marathi, and Punjabi.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Manager/Assistant Manager- Partnerships & Fundraising, you will shape and execute Khan Academy India’s fundraising strategy. You will build and manage relationships with donors, expand our funding pipeline, and translate our product vision into compelling long-term philanthropic opportunities.

This is a high-impact role requiring strategic thinking, strong execution, and cross-functional collaboration.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy & Planning

• Partner with the Head of Partnerships & Fundraising to develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy for India
• Identify and prioritise new donor segments, partnerships, and funding opportunities

Donor Management & Stewardship

• Build and deepen relationships with existing donors through regular engagement and strategic reviews
• Ensure strong alignment between donor priorities and Khan Academy’s mission and programs

Fundraising Execution

• Lead end-to-end fundraising efforts, including prospecting, pipeline development, and donor outreach
• Develop high-quality proposals, presentations, and communication materials for foundations and individual donors
• Represent Khan Academy at conferences, events, and networking forums

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with product, program, and finance teams to align fundraising efforts with organisational priorities
• Ensure timely and high-quality donor reporting in line with expectations

YOU NEED

• 5–10 years of overall experience, with at least 4 years in a partnerships or fundraising role within nonprofits, foundations, or corporate CSR functions 
• A demonstrable track record of securing and stewarding major gifts and large institutional grants, with the ability to translate organisational vision into compelling cases for support.
• Strong project management instincts, with a bias toward execution over process.
• Sharp attention to detail and exceptional written communication skills — with the ability to tailor tone, depth, and framing across audiences, from donor proposals and grant reports to internal briefs and leadership decks.
• A Master's degree in public policy, business administration, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• A genuine belief in the power of education to drive systemic change — this one isn't negotiable.

HOW TO APPLY

• Send your resume to niharika@khanacademy.org with shuchi@khanacademy.org in CC. You may also attach your resume below.
• Due to the volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of caste, religion, sex, place of birth, race, language, or disability, in accordance with the applicable laws of India.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience, benchmarked against Indian philanthropy sector standards.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

An ideal candidate is someone who can communicate and deal effectively with senior government officials / bureaucrats and ministers as well as internal teams to create a seamless flow of information to drive policies favoring the company and the industry. The person will support the SVP, Public Policy in identifying key policy issues, gather views and opinions, and distill and share the company’s perspective on those issues with external stakeholders. 

Job responsibilities

• Support SVP, Public Policy in identifying key policy issues, stakeholders and influencers towards achieving positive outcomes for the various businesses of InMobi. 
• Maintaining and sustaining communication channels with industry leaders, policy makers, regulators at a central and state level
• Help develop policy positions on economic regulations affecting the Internet and gaming industries in India and devise strategy to engage stakeholders
• Identify, monitor, and analyze competition and trade policy issues in India and apprise SVP, Public Policy to chalk out the direction
• Engaging directly with government, political leaders and policy makers and help with setting up meetings with senior bureaucrats and important decision makers in various ministries
• Advise internal teams on public policy matters to guide development of products, services and policies related to these
• Represent the company in meetings with internal and external stakeholders, if required

Essential qualifications

• Masters degree level in related fields; passionate about internet, tech products and services
• 10+ years of experience in working with government department and on public policy issues
• Exceptional contacts in the policy making space
• Exceptional personal, political, analytical, organizational and people management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, sound judgment and decision-making skills
• Strong professional reputation in the industry for personal level of ethical conduct, confidentiality and integrity

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a relevant business or non-governmental organization or think tank, or in a political, governmental or regulatory context 
• Ability to quickly get up to speed on complex technical and regulatory issues
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player in a multi-task work environment

Who are we and What do we do? 

InMobi Group’s mission is to power intelligent, mobile-first experiences for enterprises and consumers. Its businesses across advertising, marketing, data and content platforms are shaping consumer experience in a world of connected devices. InMobi Group has been recognized on both the 2018 and 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 list and as one of Fast Company’s 2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies. 

What’s the InMobi family like?   

Consistently featured among the “Great Places to Work” in India since 2017, our culture is our true north, enabling us to think big, solve complex challenges and grow with new opportunities. InMobians are passionate and driven, creative and fun-loving, take ownership and are results-focused. We invite you to free yourself, dream big and chase your passion.

What do we promise? 

We offer an opportunity to have an immediate impact on the company and our products. The work that you shall do will be mission-critical for InMobi and will be critical for optimizing tech operations, working with highly capable and ambitious peer groups. At InMobi, you get food for your body, soul, and mind with daily meals, gym, and yoga classes, cutting-edge training, and tools, cocktails at drink cart Thursdays and fun at work on Funky Fridays. We even promise to let you bring your kids and pets to work.  

What will you do as a Manager Research & Thought Leadership?

We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our Corporate Affairs and Public Policy team at the InMobi Group as a Manager of Research & Thought Leadership.. We are looking for an expert academic researcher who can analyze and write scientific and popular content with ease. The ideal candidate should possess excellent communication skills, be adept at asking probing questions, and possess a natural curiosity for seeking answers.

Job responsibilities

• Assist Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer: Support the Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer in driving the research and thought leadership brand building activities of the company.
• Research and Analysis: Read, analyze, and summarize scientific papers, academic research, industry reports, and other relevant materials with quick turnaround time. Stay updated on the latest developments and trends in the tech policy environment in India and globally.
• Policy and Research Papers: Write policy, position, and research papers, incorporating insights from industry experts and academic research. Draft responses to consultation papers based on business priorities, risks, and opportunities.
• Academic Publications: Author academic papers and position them in top academic journals, showcasing the company's expertise and contributing to thought leadership in the field.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Assist the Chief Corporate Affairs & Public Policy Officer in engaging with government officials, political leaders, and policymakers. Provide discussion points, summaries, briefing papers, and reports to facilitate meaningful interactions.
• Information Dissemination: Keep relevant team members informed of policy and regulatory updates through well-researched, concise, informative, and insightful briefings.
• Content Review: Review content prepared by marketing and public relations teams to ensure alignment with policy goals, risk mitigation, and compliance with local sensitivities.
• Research Partnerships: Plan and execute research activities in collaboration with relevant institutions on topics of importance. Identify opportunities to collaborate with external researchers and thought leaders.
• Thought Leadership Content: Create a repository of thought leadership content for use on various media platforms, ensuring high-quality and impactful materials.

Essential qualifications

• Exceptional researcher and writer with a proven academic background.
• Strong understanding of social research design and methods.
• Advanced degree in a related field, with a passion for the internet, communication theory, and tech products and services.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in research and writing on diverse subjects.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to prioritize deliverables in a high-stakes environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Published author in academic journals, demonstrating expertise in a specific field.
• Understanding of using appropriate keywords for SEO optimization of thought leadership content.
• Experience in implementing robust measurement and reporting strategies, with established benchmarks and clear goals.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, and multi-location environment, delivering work in a timely manner.
• Thorough understanding of different research approaches, referencing styles, indexing systems, etc.
• Curiosity, hardworking nature, and a persistent desire to learn and express.
• Join our team at InMobi Group and take on the exciting opportunity to shape policy across key industries in India and global markets. Help us drive forward-thinking policies and foster thought leadership in the emerging tech space.

Note: Please include writing samples or a portfolio showcasing your research and thought leadership work along with your application.