ICTS

2. Development Specialist (Strategic Planning Office)

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institute. 

• 5 to 7 years of experience in a role with substantial client, donor, or stakeholder relationship responsibility and experience in planning and executing events for senior audiences.  

• Ability to manage a portfolio of relationships with attention to detail, consistency, and follow-through.  

• Strong written communication in English, including the ability to draft personalised, appropriately pitched correspondence for senior donors and institutional audiences.

• Comfort with CRM systems, structured record-keeping, and standard office productivity tools. 

• Fluency in written and spoken English. 

Desirable:

• A post-graduate degree or diploma is a plus.

• Working competence in a second Indian language is a plus. 

• Graduates from study areas like communication,  marketing, public relations, or social sciences are preferred.

• High personal standards for written output and stewardship material.

• Self-directed but collaborative; able to work closely with the CRDO on ambiguous briefs.

• Experience in non-profit fundraising, foundation or CSR roles, alumni relations, higher-education development offices, or premium client-facing roles is a major plus.

• Demonstrated relational disposition, with strong interpersonal, communication, and collaborative skills, and the ability to build and maintain positive professional relationships.

Job Profile:

Prospect cultivation support

• Support the CRDO on the cultivation of prospective donors, including outreach coordination, meeting scheduling, briefing preparation, and follow-through on agreed next steps.  

• Maintain the working rhythm of touchpoints for prospects in the pipeline, such as meetings, calls, updates,  invitations, under direction from the CRDO.  

• Prepare pre-meeting briefs and post-meeting notes for prospect interactions, capturing decisions, next steps, and updates to the donor record.  

Donor stewardship

• Manage the ongoing stewardship of existing donors, including periodic updates, milestone acknowledgements,  event invitations, and reporting on fund utilisation.  

• Draft and manage personalised donor communication, including acknowledgement letters, impact updates,  and per-donor reporting.  

• Coordinate periodic donor engagement, such as campus visits, meetings with faculty, participation in ICTS events,  ensuring the donor experience is consistent and professional.  

Donor and prospect events

• Plan and execute donor-facing events e.g. dinners, campus visits, small convenings etc., including logistics, guest management, briefing packs, and post-event follow-through.  

• Coordinate with the CRDO on event strategy and with faculty on participation and content.  

• Maintain event records, attendee lists, and follow-up trackers as part of the office's operating record.  

Faculty coordination

• Coordinate with faculty on donor-facing activity e.g. briefings ahead of donor meetings, faculty participation in donor events, and follow-up on donor questions requiring faculty input.  

• Manage the internal logistics between faculty availability and donor expectations, ensuring commitments are met on both sides.  

CRM and pipeline discipline

• Maintain donor records, activity logs, and pipeline stage information in the Donor Management System.  - Ensure the CRDO has an accurate and current view of the portfolio at all times.  

• Support the office's reporting cycle with timely pipeline and stewardship inputs.

Salary Scale: Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

General Instructions:

• The above posts are tenable at ICTS, Bangalore.

• Appointments for the above will be initially for one year, which may be extended depending upon the individual’s performance and the requirements of the Centre.  

• The applicant's age must not exceed the prescribed limit as of the closing date for receipt of applications. The essential experience will be considered until the closing date of applications.  

• Interested candidates for the above posts should Apply Online and submit their application latest by Monday, 05 October 2026.  

• Any legal dispute concerning the Selection/Recruitment process will be subject to courts having jurisdiction over Bangalore.  

• More vacancies may also be filled through this advertisement. The center also reserves the right not to fill any/some posts herein advertised. Canvassing in any form and/or bringing in any influence, political or otherwise, will be treated as a disqualification for the post.  

• The prescribed Essential Qualifications are a bare minimum, and mere possession of the same will not entitle the candidates to be called for appearing in the selection process. The Screening Committee will adopt its own criteria to shortlist the candidates. The Candidates should, therefore, furnish in the relevant field/column all the qualifications and experience that they have acquired over and above the minimum prescribed qualifications. Screening of applications is based on the basis of information furnished online. In case the information furnished is false or no proper documentary evidence can be produced in support of the information furnished online at the time of appearing for the selection process, such candidates will not be allowed to appear for the selection process. The Candidates should, therefore, furnish the information for which they have proper documentary evidence.  

• Before applying for the post, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfills the eligibility and other criteria. Recruitment authorities would be free to reject applications not fulfilling the requisite criteria at any stage of recruitment, and if erroneously appointed, such candidates shall be liable to be terminated from service, if appointed.  

• Queries related ONLY to problems occurring while applying online may be sent to recruitment@icts.res.in, mentioning your name, mobile number and the technical problem in the email.