Company Description BLACKBULL LAW HOUSE is a distinguished corporate law firm that provides legal counsel and strategic guidance to businesses of all sizes, from startups to established enterprises. The firm specializes in corporate law, supporting clients with business formation and structuring, transactional services, contract drafting and negotiation, compliance, and regulatory guidance. Its team of experienced attorneys offers comprehensive, sector-specific services designed to protect business interests and enable sustainable growth. BLACKBULL LAW HOUSE also focuses on intellectual property protection and dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and litigation. The firm is committed to personalized service and practical solutions aligned with each client’s business goals, including those facing complex legal and global expansion challenges.Role Description The Vice President of Fundraising is a full-time, on-site role based in Dubai, responsible for leading and expanding BLACKBULL LAW HOUSE’s fundraising and philanthropic initiatives. This position oversees the design and execution of comprehensive fundraising strategies, including major gifts, annual giving campaigns, and planned giving programs, aligned with the firm’s growth objectives. Day-to-day responsibilities include identifying and cultivating prospective donors, conducting prospect research, building long-term relationships with individuals, corporations, and institutions, and stewarding existing donors through clear communication and engagement plans. The Vice President will collaborate with senior leadership to set fundraising targets, develop compelling cases for support, prepare presentations and proposals, and ensure accurate reporting, metrics tracking, and compliance with relevant regulations. The role also involves mentoring team members, coordinating fundraising events and campaigns, and representing the firm at external meetings, conferences, and networking opportunities.VICE PRESIDENT – FUNDRAISINGDubai, UAE | Hybrid | India Project Financing & InvestmentCompany DescriptionBLACKBULL LAW HOUSE, a Corporate LegalTech company operating under the strategic management of the BLACKBULL Chamber of Investment, is developing an international platform connecting Indian businesses and projects with global investors, financial institutions, strategic partners, and capital providers.The organization focuses on corporate LegalTech, investment management support, fundraising, project finance, strategic partnerships, business expansion, asset-backed financing, and cross-border investment opportunities.Through its Dubai presence, BLACKBULL aims to develop an international fundraising and investment network for Indian companies, businesses, projects, and asset-backed opportunities, connecting eligible Indian assets and business cash flows with appropriate UAE and international sources of capital.---Role: Vice President – Fundraising
Location: Dubai, UAEWork Model: HybridProject Market: IndiaFunction: Fundraising, Investor Relations, Project Finance & Strategic AlliancesBLACKBULL is seeking an experienced Vice President – Fundraising who can independently develop and execute large-scale fundraising initiatives for Indian companies and projects.This is a transaction-focused senior position, intended for a professional who already has strong relationships with investors, corporate institutions, family offices, private capital providers, financial institutions, strategic investors, and other sources of institutional funding.The primary responsibility is to identify capital, structure funding opportunities, approach suitable investors and institutions, negotiate commercial terms, and coordinate transactions through completion.Key Responsibilities- Lead fundraising mandates for eligible Indian companies, projects, businesses, and asset-backed opportunities.- Build and manage relationships with UAE-based and international investors, family offices, institutional investors, private capital providers, financial institutions, and corporate investment groups.- Establish strategic alliances and international collaborations to create a consistent fundraising pipeline.- Arrange appropriate equity, debt, structured finance, project finance, private capital, strategic investment, and profit-sharing solutions, subject to transaction suitability and applicable regulations.- Evaluate Indian properties, business assets, receivables, cash flows, and other eligible security/support mechanisms for potential financing structures.- Explore financing structures where funding may be considered against eligible Indian assets, potentially targeting financing levels up to approximately 40% of independently assessed asset value, subject to lender/investor underwriting, valuation, security, regulatory requirements, and transaction-specific conditions.- Develop investment structures offering commercially appropriate combinations of interest, investment return, profit sharing, revenue participation, or equity participation, where legally and commercially suitable.- Coordinate the complete fundraising process from investor identification and initial discussions through due diligence, term-sheet negotiation, documentation, financial close, and funding.- Develop a Dubai-based international capital network supporting Indian project financing and investment transactions.- Work with legal, financial, tax, compliance, valuation, and transaction professionals to ensure properly structured and compliant transactions.- Develop long-term UAE–India investment and strategic partnership channels.- Maintain a high-value fundraising pipeline and provide regular reporting on investor engagement, mandates, transaction status, and expected closures.Strategic ObjectiveThe successful candidate will help develop a Dubai-controlled international fundraising and investment coordination platform for eligible Indian projects, enabling capital providers in the UAE and other international markets to evaluate opportunities involving Indian businesses, assets, projects, and cash-flow-generating enterprises.The role will focus on creating a professional UAE–India investment and project-finance collaboration framework, with appropriate governance, transaction controls, documentation, and regulatory compliance.Candidate ProfileWe are looking for a senior fundraising professional who can demonstrate actual fundraising capability, not merely theoretical knowledge.The ideal candidate should have:- Strong investor and institutional relationships in the UAE and/or international markets.- Proven experience raising capital for companies, projects, acquisitions, or asset-backed transactions.- Experience in project finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, structured finance, debt raising, or alternative investment.- Ability to originate and convert investor relationships into actual transactions.- Strong understanding of financial modelling, valuation, investment structures, due diligence, and transaction documentation.- Experience negotiating with HNIs, family offices, institutional investors, banks, NBFCs, private-credit providers, PE/VC funds, and strategic investors.- Excellent relationship management and international business-development skills.- Ability to independently manage multiple fundraising mandates and transaction timelines.- Strong commercial judgment and confidentiality in handling high-value transactions.- Understanding of India–UAE cross-border investment, foreign-exchange, securities, taxation, AML/KYC, and regulatory considerations is highly desirable.Preferred Experience10+ years of relevant experience in one or more of the following:- Fundraising- Project Finance- Investment Banking- Corporate Finance- Private Equity- Structured Finance- Debt Raising- Asset-Backed Finance- M&A Finance- Institutional Investment- Strategic Investment- International Business DevelopmentRelevant UAE/Dubai market experience and an established investor network will be strongly preferred.Compensation & BenefitsBLACKBULL offers a fixed salary plus equity/long-term participation benefits, subject to the candidate's experience, role structure, and mutually agreed terms.Performance-linked incentives may also be considered for successfully completed fundraising and investment transactions, subject to applicable law and company policy.The position is intended for a professional capable of delivering measurable fundraising outcomes and managing transactions within agreed timelines.Important Candidate RequirementThis is not a training or learning-stage position.Candidates should apply only if they have genuine experience in fundraising, investor acquisition, capital raising, project finance, or institutional investment relationships and can demonstrate relevant completed transactions or measurable fundraising achievements.The role requires the ability to source investors, build international relationships, structure suitable funding proposals, negotiate with capital providers, and drive transactions toward financial close.All fundraising activities, investment structures, asset valuations, financing ratios, returns, and transaction arrangements will remain subject to investor/lender approval, due diligence, applicable Indian and UAE laws, regulatory requirements, and transaction-specific documentation.