Philanthropy, Specialist

About Vanguard
Founded in 1975, Vanguard is one of the world's leading investment management companies. The firm offers investments, advice, and retirement services to tens of millions of individual investors around the globe—directly, through workplace plans, and through financial intermediaries.

Vanguard India

Vanguard’s office in India is a significant milestone in our global expansion. We are committed to establishing an enduring technology center in Hyderabad, Telangana and are excited to be adding talent who will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), mobile, and cloud-based technologies that drive our business outcomes and deliver a world-class experience for our clients.  

Role Summary
This role performs expert research, analysis, diligence, and evaluation of philanthropic activities and supports the team in analyzing and identifying trends. This role serves as the point person to curate and share information. This role also manages stakeholder relationships, driving volunteer initiatives, and ensuring alignment of philanthropic programs with strategic business objectives.

Responsibilities
1. Reviews, researches, and responds to escalated inquiries submitted by external parties. Solicits and/or analyzes proposals. Presents proposals to the team, backed by data and alignment to Vanguard's overall strategy. Identifies obstacles and trends.

2. Acts as Vanguard's ambassador to its partner agencies. Manages and evaluates these relationships on an ongoing basis to ensure that the values and needs of these organizations align with Vanguard's strategy. Maintains and builds content expertise by staying abreast of current philanthropic research and data at the national and local levels.

3. Coordinates volunteer and philanthropy events.

4. Communicates regularly with partners, stakeholders, and crew. Delivers messages with professionalism and sensitivity.

5. Supports the creation of annual plans (financial and strategic) to support progress toward the team's objectives and improvements.

6. Replicates corporate giving strategies across Vanguard's domestic and international sites, adjusting for local philanthropic nuances and different legal, compliance, and tax policies.

7. Participates in program team meetings, planning, and goal setting. Uses project management best practices to develop timelines and manage delivery and/or execution of the project with highest degree of quality.

8. Conducts due diligence and impact assessments on nonprofit organizations, charitable initiatives, and community investment programs to support funding decisions.

9. Tracks and evaluates philanthropic program outcomes, prepares impact reports, and recommends improvements to maximize social value and organizational objectives.

10. Supports grant management activities, including proposal review, fund allocation tracking, compliance monitoring, and performance reporting.

11. Develops and maintains relationships with nonprofit organizations, community leaders, educational institutions, and other external stakeholders.

12. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience required, including at least two years of experience in philanthropy, corporate social responsibility (CSR), nonprofit management, social impact, community engagement, sustainability, ESG, foundation management, or related areas.
• Bachelor's degree such as BA, B.Com, BBA, BBM, BSW, B.A. (Economics), B.A. (Political Science), B.A. (Sociology), or equivalent in Social Work, Sociology, Public Policy, Development Studies, Economics, Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Communications, Humanities, Political Science, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred, such as MSW (Master of Social Work), MBA, MA in Development Studies, Public Policy, Public Administration, Rural Development, Sociology, Sustainability, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience in philanthropic program management, CSR initiatives, grantmaking, community investment, employee volunteering programs, stakeholder engagement, or nonprofit partnerships.
• Strong understanding of the Indian CSR ecosystem, nonprofit sector, social impact measurement frameworks, and applicable regulatory requirements, including provisions under the Companies Act, 2013.
• Experience conducting research, due diligence, data analysis, impact assessment, and program evaluation to support strategic philanthropic decision-making.
• Excellent project management, relationship management, communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and reporting or data visualization tools.

Location

This role is based in Hyderabad, Telangana at Vanguard India. Only qualified external applicants will be considered.

Our mission

Vanguard adheres to a simple purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.

Our commitment to you 

Vanguard takes the same long-term view of your success—at work and in life—with Benefits and Rewards packages that reflect what you care about, throughout all the phases and stages of your life. Our Total Rewards programs provide you and your loved ones with wellness support for key areas in your life: 

Financial wellness 
We're committed to enabling your financial success and provide competitive offers and programs. 

Physical wellness 
We're committed to providing benefits that support your physical health and wellness. 

Personal wellness 
We're committed to providing resources that help support the full scope of your life. 

How we work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our employees (crew members), designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.