Associate Director of Institutional Giving

About Fòs Feminista

Fòs Feminista is an intersectional feminist organization centered around the sexual and reproductive rights and needs of women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Led and governed by the Global South, Fòs Feminista works as an alliance of about 200 organizations in 40+ countries worldwide to advance sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice (SRHRJ). Fòs Feminista is both the connective tissue that links these diverse partners in an alliance and an active participant in the broader ecosystem of actors working on sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice. Fòs Feminista orchestrates transnational and transregional action by connecting partners throughout the SRHRJ ecosystem, amplifying innovative partner-led solutions to SRHRJ issues, and catalyzing funding and political will for an intersectional feminist agenda on SRHRJ.

We recognize that the ability of women, girls, and gender-diverse people to make free and informed choices about their sexual and reproductive lives, including to access safe and legal abortion, is central to their life plans and to achieving gender and reproductive justice. Together with partners in the alliance, we provide access to sexual and reproductive health care and services, including contraception, abortion, and care for survivors of gender-based violence, and we reach young people with comprehensive sexuality education. We are at the forefront of advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) from an intersectional lens in national, regional, and global spaces, coordinating with our partners to ensure that diverse experiences, priorities, and voices of the Global South are represented in these spaces. We strengthen intersectional feminist movements and organizations by creating and holding space for partners to participate in an international community built on feminist values of sharing power, diversity, mutual learning, and solidarity, and to access resources to strengthen their work.

Position Summary

As a senior member of the Foundations, Governments & Major Gifts Unit, the Associate Director of Institutional Gifts will play a leading role in designing and implementing a strategy for achieving annual revenue targets for Fòs Feminista’s institutional giving program, increasing the funding raised by Fòs Feminista year-over-year in alignment with our Strategic Plan.

In collaboration with the Philanthropy Lead, the successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic management and stewardship of our existing government and foundation donor relationships, deepening engagement to maintain and increase their support. The Associate Director will also lead efforts to build our pipeline by tracking new funding opportunities, identifying high-value partnerships, and strategically positioning Fòs Feminista and our alliance partners with progressive governments and foundations. The Associate Director will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the program, including ensuring the timely submission of high-quality donor reports and proposals.

This is an exciting opportunity to scale up resourcing for a dynamic global feminist alliance that is at the forefront of promoting sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice across the Global South.

 Supervisory Relationship

The Associate Director of Institutional Giving reports to the Philanthropy Lead for Foundations, Governments, & Major Gifts. This role may oversee consultants, interns, and philanthropy officers as needed.

 Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement a strategy to meet annual revenue targets, increasing giving each year from institutional donors
• Supervise the preparation of research and briefs on current/prospective donors and new funding opportunities to facilitate decision-making
• Lead the development of grant proposals, coordinating across Fòs Feminista teams and partners to gather inputs and feedback and drafting proposal documents as needed
• Supervise the coordination of reports and other deliverables across finance, M+E, advocacy, and programs teams
• Co-create and lead innovative approaches to proposal development, reporting, and donor communications (storytelling, visual narratives, etc.)
• Analyze funding trends among government and foundation donors to share intelligence with Fòs Feminista teams and alliance partners and jointly strategize within the alliance around how to maximize opportunities
• Identify opportunities from progressive governments and foundations to apply for significant funding, supporting the creation of consortiums with Fòs Feminista’s partners and allies and assisting partners to apply as lead applicants when strategic
• Identify opportunities to increase Fòs Feminista’s visibility and participation in key feminist and philanthropic spaces, facilitating leadership engagement and representing Fòs Feminista in relevant conferences and meetings as needed
• Supervise updates to the grants calendar as well as comprehensive tracking of moves management and donor-related metrics, using donor databases including Salesforce
• Develop and sustain collaborative working relationships with programs and advocacy staff to gather stories of impact and devise new fundraising strategies to meet the needs of Fòs Feminista’s local partners

 Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in non-profit management and fundraising, public health, gender studies, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred
• A minimum of6-7 years of related professional experience, including significant experience working with global women’s rights or social justice organizations

 Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Impeccable writing and editing skills in English
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in Spanish
• Passion for and solid understanding of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice through an intersectional feminist lens
• Passion for and demonstrated knowledge of feminist movement building and feminist resource mobilization
• Understanding of, and connections within, the global philanthropic sector
• Experience developing successful donor proposals, overseeing proposal development processes, and creating and implementing donor cultivation strategies for both government and foundation donors
• Proven ability to synthesize complex ideas and strategies into a clear and compelling case for donors
• Experience directly supporting executive leadership with donor cultivation and solicitation strategies
• Strong analytical skills and capacity for creativity and innovative thinking
• Comfort working independently and coordinating processes across teams; ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• International experience and ability to work cross-culturally; strong commitment to anti-racism, equity, and social justice including a focus on self-awareness and engagement in continuous learning around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required; familiarity with Salesforce strongly preferred
• Ability to travel within the United States and internationally

Location: Remote in the United States

Compensation: Fòs Feminista offers generous compensation consistent with competitive salaries and a benefits package that includes private health coverage, life insurance, retirement benefits, paid sick, vacation leave and parental leave, holidays, and flexible working arrangements. The annual salary is USD $ 107,150.90.

Safeguarding Commitments

Fòs Feminista is committed to ensuring that the health, rights and wellbeing of all children, young people, and vulnerable populations who work and engage with Fòs Feminista ’s Team Members and Associated Persons are respected and protected in their interactions with them and requires all its Team Members and Associated Persons to share this commitment.

The successful candidate must:

• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in the United States and the international context.
• Sign and adhere to Fòs Feminista’s International Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct, including the minimum operating standards for protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA).

 Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Fòs Feminista is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to advancing sexual and reproductive rights and health and dismantling inequities from a feminist intersectional lens. Reproductive justice, racial justice, and diversity are driving forces for us. 

Fòs Feminista provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, race, color, disability, national origin, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital and partnership status, genetic information, veteran status or any other protected category under federal, state and local law. 

At Fòs Feminista, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our employees. We strongly encourage applications from all kinds of backgrounds to build a diverse workforce in which all social and minority groups are represented. 

While we strongly encourage all current and new employees to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, there is no vaccine requirement for employment with Fòs Feminista.  However, it is currently our policy that employees must show proof of full vaccination to engage in any work-related travel or to attend any work-related in-person gatherings. As appropriate, reasonable accommodations can be made, including, for example, arrangements for employees to participate remotely in any relevant gatherings.      

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.