Afiya Rajee

Partnerships Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India8 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 7+ years in strategic philanthropy and systems change.
  • Recognized as a 2025 Future Leader in Education Philanthropy.
  • Expertise in aligning philanthropic capital with state strategies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic philanthropy expert with a focus on education and social impact.

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Skills

Core Skills

PartnershipsGrantmakingFundraisingResearch

Other Skills

Partnership ManagementImpact EvaluationCross-Sector CollaborationPerformance ManagementFinancial AssessmentStakeholder EngagementDonor StewardshipImpact ReportingRevenue GrowthCSR PartnershipsEquity in Program DesignFinancial Sustainability ModelsEvent ManagementRural Incubation Model DesignSocial Return on Investment Analysis

About

Strategic philanthropy and systems change specialist with 7+ years of experience advancing institutional reform, adaptive implementation, and cross-sector partnerships across education, gender equity, and public systems. Proven ability to align philanthropic capital with state-led strategies, embed performance management frameworks, and enable government scale through diagnostics, MEL, and policy advocacy. Recognised as a 2025 Future Leader in Education Philanthropy by IEFG, with deep exposure to state systems, public finance, and collaborative governance models in India.

Experience

8 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 10 mos
Average Tenure
3 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Atlassian

2 roles

Partnerships Specialist, INDIA + EMEA (Education)

Promoted

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Leading partnership management (relationship, experience, and processes) for Atlassian Foundation's INDIA partners.
  • Led the onboarding and renewal of 5 high-impact partners, leveraging data insights to drive improvement in program outcomes across education and economic empowerment initiatives.
  • Designed and executed evidence-based grantmaking strategies, conducting due diligence, financial assessments, and impact evaluations to allocate funding effectively.
  • Facilitated cross-sector collaborations among grantees, policymakers, and funders, leading to policy-level interventions in education equity and gender-focused systems change.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar grant portfolios, ensuring alignment with philanthropy objectives and sustainable scaling of partner initiatives.
  • Lead due diligence and risk frameworks aligned to state priorities, institutional sustainability, and long-term public system integration.
  • Co-developed the Foundation's definition of "Catalytic Partnership" through a deep listening study with 22 partners—now guiding partnership renewal strategy.
  • Enable cross-sector and government partnerships to advance systems-level education reform in India and EMEA.
  • Developed Atlassian's new employee volunteering infrastructure and rewards program, influencing global CSR strategy.
Partnership ManagementGrantmakingImpact EvaluationCross-Sector CollaborationPerformance ManagementPartnerships

Social Impact Specialist, INDIA & EMEA

Oct 2022Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • I work with Atlassians based in EMEA and India to further Atlassian foundation's mission.

The akshaya patra foundation

Manager

Aug 2020Sep 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Led donor stewardship, impact reporting, and re-engagement campaigns—achieving 21% YoY revenue growth and onboarding the team’s largest donor in FY 21–22.
  • Mobilised ₹1.2 Cr+ annually through 210+ CSR partnerships, designing co-funded initiatives in education and nutrition that aligned with state delivery platforms.
  • Created DEI-aligned engagement strategies in collaboration with employee resource groups and corporate CSR heads to embed equity in program design.
  • Delivered outcome-driven employee volunteering programs integrating community-based interventions with state education and health priorities.
Donor StewardshipImpact ReportingRevenue GrowthCSR PartnershipsEquity in Program DesignFundraising+1

E-cell, tiss mumbai

Fundraising Coordinator at E-Cell

Apr 2019Mar 2020 · 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • E-Cell, Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, is an archetype to foster budding social and business entrepreneurs. It is a student-run initiative that facilitates an ecosystem for venture creation by nurturing entrepreneurial skills, management tools, and social perspectives in students. E-Cell promotes Ideation, Innovation, and Implementation by hosting multiple workshops, speaker sessions, and competitions along with the biggest Social Entrepreneurship Summit — ‘iPreneur’ iPreneur is the annual entrepreneurial fest of the Centre for Social Entrepreneur hip. iPreneur provides a platform for budding social enterprises, early-stage social enterprises, industry experts, and investors from social entrepreneurship to discuss ideas and innovations in social start-ups.
  • Led strategic fundraising efforts, securing sponsorships and partnerships to support social impact ventures
  • Designed financial sustainability models for incubators and student-led enterprises, aligning fundraising strategies with business development.
  • Curated speaker sessions and networking events featuring investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to foster cross-sector collaboration.
FundraisingFinancial Sustainability ModelsCross-Sector Collaboration

Government of kerala

Summer Action Research Intern

Mar 2019May 2019 · 2 mos · Kerala, India

  • Designed a rural incubation model to enhance state-led women’s entrepreneurship development using public infrastructure and community mobilisation platforms.
  • Conducted Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis to assess programmatic impact and inform government planning.
Rural Incubation Model DesignSocial Return on Investment Analysis

Recharkha - the ecosocial tribe

Intern

Oct 2017May 2018 · 7 mos · Pune Area, India

  • I was responsible for developing existing customer relationships and finding new customers. I handled the sales of the product in Kochi Stall, conducted by hundred hands. I managed the customer emails and contact numbers. Awareness generation on the effects of plastic and use of plastics was another responsibility I enjoyed the most.
Customer Relationship ManagementSales

Freelance

Independent Researcher – Socioeconomic Issues in Plantation Communities

Feb 2016Feb 2018 · 2 yrs · Kerala, India · Remote

  • Conducted qualitative research on livelihood challenges, labour rights, and intergenerational poverty among tea plantation workers in the Idukki region of Kerala.
  • Designed field interviews and participatory workshops with local families, women workers, and cooperative leaders.
  • Developed case profiles and a community insight report, which informed academic trajectory and later work in social entrepreneurship.
  • Gained firsthand experience in bottom-up development challenges and the role of informal labour structures in public service access.
Qualitative ResearchCommunity EngagementResearch

Education

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Master of Arts - MA — Social Entrepreneurship

Jan 2018Jan 2020

Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Peermade

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Electronics and Communications Engineering

Jan 2012Jan 2016

St. Pius X English School

Biology — Mathematics

Jan 2012Present

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