Community Affairs Director

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Director within the Administration Team.

Corporate Affairs encompasses media relations, internal communications, philanthropy and digital strategy. This is an exciting opportunity within Corporate Affairs to support the delivery of the Firm's 2% CSR and the employee community engagement agenda in India. The role will focus on charity partner engagement, project execution, coordination of CSR compliance, statutory filings, governance documentation, reporting, financial tracking, and employee volunteering initiatives, including Global Volunteer Month (GVM).

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you'll do in the role:

• Support the implementation of the Firm's annual 2% CSR program and action plan, including coordination across internal stakeholders and charity partners.
• Manage the working-level requirements for 2% CSR compliance and statutory filings, including collating information, maintaining supporting documentation, coordinating inputs and reviews, tracking approvals, and meeting applicable deadlines.
• Maintain accurate and audit-ready records for CSR grants, approvals, agreements, due diligence, utilization documentation, monitoring reports, impact information, and other governance requirements.
• Support the preparation of periodic CSR reporting for management, governance forums, the Board, regional and global stakeholders, and other internal requirements.
• Track CSR budgets, grants, disbursements, spending, and partner submissions; flag gaps or delays early and follow through to closure.
• Coordinate charity partner onboarding, due diligence, grant documentation, renewals, reporting, site visits, and routine relationship management.
• Employee Volunteering Community Affairs Campaign
• Project-manage Global Volunteer Month (GVM) and other employee volunteering campaigns in India, including partner coordination, activity planning, registrations, logistics, communications inputs, risk and compliance requirements, participation tracking, and post-campaign reporting.
• Coordinate with India Philanthropy networks, business units, offices, and charity partners to deliver volunteering opportunities consistently across locations.
• Prepare clear and concise presentations, briefing notes, approval emails, trackers, dashboards, and status updates for senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications, professional experience, and personal qualities:
• A passion for social impact and a deep understanding of community development issues in India
• BA/BS and 8+ years of experience in Community Affairs, CSR, or philanthropy/non-profits
• Understanding of India's 2% CSR landscape, including regulatory compliance and due diligence requirements
• Working knowledge of India's 2% CSR regulatory and compliance framework, including governance, due diligence, documentation, reporting, and statutory filing requirements.
• Experience supporting CSR program administration, partner management, grant processes, budgets, program reporting, and audit or compliance reviews.
• Strong project-management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams, recurring deadlines, and detailed follow-through.
• High level of diligence and attention to detail, with a disciplined approach to documentation and record keeping.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with budgets, trackers, program data, and reporting metrics.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present relevant context, key facts, and next steps upfront.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; experience using collaboration, workflow, or reporting tools would be useful.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Hands-on experience supporting or managing 2% CSR compliance, reporting, filings, governance documentation, or grant administration in India.
• Experience coordinating with non-profit partners and reviewing program, financials, due diligence, and utilization of documentation.
• Demonstrated project-management experience, ideally involving employee volunteering or a multi-stakeholder campaign, similar to Morgan Stanley's Global Volunteer Month.
• Experience preparing management information, presentations, dashboards, trackers, and concise status updates.
• Experience in a regulated corporate environment would be an advantage.

 Coverage

Monday to Friday from 9AM to 6:00PM India time with flexibility on standard working hours for time sensitive matters (including India Public Holidays)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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