San Francisco, CA; New York, NY

The Organization
Global Fund for Women’s vision is a world where every woman and girl is strong safe, powerful, and heard. No exceptions. We are a global champion for the rights of women and girls.

Position Overview
Global Fund for Women seeks a dynamic and effective leader to help build and shape a key facet of its programmatic work. The Head of Strategic Grantmaking & Movement Building leads a grantmaking and movement building group, reporting to the Vice President of Programs & Integration. The position also has responsibility for managing a portfolio of initiatives and projects and for collaborating in fundraising efforts.

The position is located within Programs team, which unifies strategic grantmaking, movement-building, awareness-raising and campaigning activities to get money and attention where they will make the biggest difference in the fight for gender equality.

This role requires demonstrated team leadership and people management skills, substantial grantmaking experience, practical expertise in movement-building and credibility within the women’s human rights field. The successful candidate will be skilled at maintaining trust and building strategic partnerships, and will have solid skills in programmatic design.

This position is based in our San Francisco, CA, or New York, NY, USA office. Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and provide verification to that effect.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Primary

Strategic Grantmaking & Movement Building Management (40%)
In collaboration with, and regularly reporting to, the VP, Programs & Integration, lead, manage and optimize the organization’s strategic grantmaking and movement-building activities:
• Contribute to overall Programs strategy and plan
• Ensure alignment of grantmaking and movement building with Programs, thematic strategies, and with budgets
• Manage a group of six to eight staff, providing clear direction, feedback and coaching in alignment with Global Fund for Women human resources and performance management practices
• Manage a group of six to eight staff, providing clear direction, feedback and coaching in alignment with Global Fund for Women human resources and performance management practices
• Lead the development, strategy and management of Global Fund for Women’s advisory network
• Oversee Global Fund for Women strategic engagement at key women’s movements events and with priority peer and movements partners
• Act as a speaker, contributor or participant at strategically-identified movements and sector conferences and events
• Contribute to social media, author blogs or op-eds, and participate in media interviews

Initiatives and Grants Portfolio (30%)
• Manage and lead a portfolio of key Initiatives in line with organizational priorities and funding:
 review profiles, grant proposals and reports, assess and select grantees, carry out check-in calls, undertake partner and grantee visits and interact with strategic partners
• Oversee and manage the organization’s crisis grant-making liaising with VP of Programs & Integration on crisis issues and on crisis response activation

Fundraising Alignment & Support (30%)
• Support Development efforts, ensuring that the team provides relevant, accurate and timely information, reports and analysis for Development
• With VP of Programs & Integration, ensure the development of compelling themes, ideas and proposals to motivate donors, aligned with programmatic priorities and strategies.
• Attend and present at key donor meetings as requested
• Oversee and contribute to report generation and communication/ follow up to donors, especially for restricted funding projects

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Required
• Excellent team leadership/ supervision skills, including the ability to manage teams through significant periods of change.
• Resilience and optimism.
• Highly collaborative working style
• Recognized acumen as a grantmaker and grantmaking strategist working on global issues
• Basic knowledge of all (and in-depth knowledge of several) of:
a) Global Fund for Women primary issues: Freedom from Violence; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; and Economic and Political Empowerment
b) Global Fund for Women operating regions: Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Latin America & the Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Solid understanding of movement building strategies and approaches
• Readiness to work in a team setting that integrates grantmaking and advocacy
• Commitment to implementing a global, thematically-based strategy
• Excellent written and verbal communications and influencing skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to function with credibility at a senior level within women’s movements’ spaces globally, inclusive of an understanding of power dynamics between the Global North and South as they relate to women’s movements-building and philanthropy
• Highly competent in ICT and information management
• Proven ability to manage external consultants, advisors and contractors
• Spoken and written fluency in English, and at least one other of French, Spanish, Russian, or Arabic
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required
• Established credibility and connections in the women’s rights arena globally

Strongly Preferred:
• Established public visibility credentials, media relations and spokesperson experience
• Knowledge and connections in the international funder landscapes for women’s rights

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Seven years’ grantmaking and programs design experience, ideally in a social change or rights-based setting
• Proven track-record in programmatic design and implementation
• Track-record as an exemplary collaborator
• Proven fundraising experience, including proven experience building successful collaboratives and alliances
• Degree in a related field