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Grant making in Azim Premji Foundation:-

At the Foundation, we make multi-year grants to not-for-profit organisations that work with the most vulnerable in our society. Through such support, people who are deeply disadvantaged and marginalised are offered immediate care, access to essential services, and the possibility of a dignified future.

About our work in Urban areas–

Urban poverty affects many people living in the cities. The urban poor lack access to decent livelihood opportunities and therefore work in the informal sector and often live in informal settlements or slums.

Through our Grants work, we support civil society organisations with multi-year grants to improve the lives of the urban poor by:

Facilitating safe migration, collectivising workers, improving their access to social security and public services, and addressing labour rights violations through mediation and legal aid.

Improving their access to civic amenities, enhancing community participation in urban governance and strengthening community level collectives in informal settlements.

Building an ecosystem to support elderly and homeless people in need of care and protection by providing food, shelter, medical and psycho-social care.

About the Migrant and Informal Sectors Workers Theme:-

The interventions through partner CSOs(civil society organisations) include –

Work to promote safe migration and not prevent migration.

Support opportunities largely in destination areas which will be extended to identified source districts where migration is high.

Promote labour collectives, worker mobilisation and leadership among migrant workers is important to bring about lasting changes.

Exclude skill building, micro-enterprises and income generation activities from under the ambit of migrant and informal sector worker’s theme.

About the Role:-

Program Manager - Migrant and Informal Sector Workers:

Responsible for the grants work in the theme – including the overall strategy and annual operating plans.

Lead the efforts on the due diligence and partner engagement on critical partnerships.

Manage the overall operations for grant making and grant management, in compliance to the Foundation’s guidelines.

Build relationships with civil society organisations at large, in order to further the Foundation’s grant work in the theme.

What We Are Looking For:-

Candidates with more than 10 years of experience, passionate to work in development sector and have worked in the areas of labour rights, migrant and informal sector workers are encouraged to apply.

Should have collaborated across multiple teams and have had accountability for large goals in previous assignments.

Grant-making and program budgeting experience strongly preferred.

High level of self-motivation, initiative, and creativity.

Willingness to travel extensively for work.

Substantial knowledge of organisational and project management.

Ability to work with minimal supervision and solve problems independently or collaboratively as needed.