Program Officer, Women's Rights Program
- Employer
- Open Society Foundations
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- Nov 19, 2020
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- Position Type
- Programs, Grant Making
- Fields
- Advocacy, Research
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Do you want to make the world a better place with your
human rights advocacy expertise? The Open Society Foundations’
Women’s Rights Program is seeking a Program Officer, based in New
York, to focus on strengthening the ecosystem of women’s rights
organizations in order to bolster effective responses to threats to
open society that adversely impact women.
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and
inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to
the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120
countries, making us the world’s largest private funder of
independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and
human rights.
The Women’s Rights Program works to
advance the power, voice and agency of women, girls, LGBTI and
gender-nonconforming people. We work to advance reproductive,
economic, and movement justice to ensure that that all
people—regardless of their gender identities or related identities
of race, class, ethnicity, religion, and age—can fully realize
their human rights. For more information on the Women’s Rights
Program, click here.
As a Program Officer with the Women’s Rights
Program, you will:
- Develop grant making strategies, priorities, and guidelines in conjunction with the Women’s Rights Program Director, leading and designing effective approaches for the implementation of the strategy (through grant making, advocacy, impact investing, or other available tools);
- Oversee grant making activities relating to a portfolio of work focusing on supporting a critical field of foundational women’s organizations to help women’s rights movements become more resilient, better connected, and creative;
- Assess the organizational capacity of potential grantees, conduct grantee site visits and other monitoring activities, provide technical and strategic assistance, and identify outcomes;
- Engage in direct advocacy, trainings, convenings, and communications to maximize impact;
- Write strategy and position papers to provide direction on policy or capacity-building issues in the field;
- Build collaborative relationships within and outside OSF (e.g. with existing grantees, prospective grantees, philanthropic partners, experts in the community, policy makers, multilateral agencies) that advance portfolio goals.
- Seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience working in the field of women’s rights, with demonstrated success in advancing support for women’s rights movements;
- Strong understanding of intersectionality;
- Comprehensive knowledge of current global issues, trends, dynamics, key actors/thought leaders, formal and informal organizations, networks, and movements in women’s rights, including young feminist groups;
- Civil society experience, preferably assisting organizations to think strategically about how to use advocacy and communications strategies to effect systemic change;
- Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism and social justice;
- Commitment to listening and working with humility; ways of working that are respectful to all people; and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace.
- Prior experience in philanthropy or grant making is preferred, with deep understanding of the power differential inherent in the funder-grantee relationship, and an ability to handle this relationship with humility and respect;
- Experience as a grantee is a plus;
- Fluency/working proficiency in a second language (Spanish, French or Arabic) also preferred;
- Experience working in Asia, Africa, and/or Latin America is greatly valued.
- Ample opportunities to learn and grow, from annual professional development allowances to onsite trainings and brown bag lunches with visiting experts;
- With some variability according to location, benefits include generous time off, flexible work arrangements, private medical coverage, generous retirement savings plan, progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, sabbatical opportunities, and much more;
- A commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to bring their full self to work and make a positive impact on the world.
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