Job Posting

Program Manager, Special Initiatives – Women’s Funding Network

Title: Program Manager, Special Initiatives
Department: Program
Supervisor: Director of Policy and Programs
Status: Exempt, Full-time, Regular
Payment: USD $90,000 – USD $105,000 / year
Benefits: 100% paid health/dental/vision/long-term disability/FSA for employee, 6% 401k match upon start, generous paid time off and flexible work schedule.
Location: Remote/telecommute. U.S.-based candidate only. Travel is required in line with post-pandemic restrictions. To support fully remote staff and sustainable work schedules, the candidate must be available to collaborate online between 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET Monday – Friday and can adjust work week to include evening hours for special events or travel.

How to apply: 

Submit a cover letter, text-only resume, and contact information for three professional references in .docx format, to info@womensfundingnetwork.org with Program Manager in the subject line. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted until position filled or until March 31. Due to the high volume of applications, only those selected for further discussion will be contacted. Please, no phone calls.

Women’s Funding Network is 501©(3) organization and an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to creating and evolving a work environment that attracts the full spectrum of races, ethnicities, national origins, ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, beliefs, religions, faiths and ideologies, cultures, socio-economic backgrounds, levels of physical ability, parents, and caregivers. 

About WFN

We believe that when philanthropy invests in women’s foundations and gender justice funders, we empower a deeply intersectional movement that fights for policies and standards across lines of race, class, and gender. WFN is the largest philanthropic alliance in the world dedicated to advancing the essential role of these funders in the unwavering fight for gender equality and justice. Our mission as a global alliance is to provide strategies, research, and resources that support the critical agency and influence of women’s foundations and gender justice funders in the movement for equality, justice, and power for all. Our guiding values include relationships, solidarity, integrity, impact, abundance, gratitude, and courage.

Overview

Working closely with the President and CEO, and Director of Program and Policy, this incumbent must have the skills and experience to immediately be able to manage deliverables for the Design Council and contribute to the learning and knowledge objectives of the project; including development of custom tools, accessibility and open-source materials. The Program Manager, Special Initiatives is responsible for 1) management and execution of a signature program at the WFN that supports the development of a multi-sector capital leverage strategy with the goal of building the power & influence of women and gender-nonbinary people in the US. The key feature of the Design Council will be learning in action. Participants are tired of talking about what’s possible. They want to build as they fund. They want to test as they scale. They want bold investment strategies that fuel what’s possible for the future of gender equity, the economy, and our world. The incumbent should demonstrate initiative and a solution-focused attitude while positively contributing to our team environment, have strong knowledge of principles, ethics, and practices of feminist philanthropy, and program management, and current trends and equitable strategies in grantmaking.

Required Experience

• Five or more years of experience in a philanthropic programmatic role with proven track record of securing partner support and developing and managing a peer community. 
• Experience in social justice nonprofit field, expertise with Black feminist/intersectional feminist political education required. 
• Excellent leadership and management abilities  
• Guided by a personal integrity that reflects WFN’s core intersectional feminist values and commitment to our stakeholders
• Record of maintaining the highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality, and integrity
• Professional, diplomatic demeanor with the ability to represent a global organization and interact and collaborate with colleagues from a range of nationalities and backgrounds, including experience and comfort working with transgender and gender non-conforming people and people with disabilities.
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills – grammar nerds with the ability to write eloquently and professionally; meticulous attention to detail, driven by excellence, and the spirit of service leadership.

Desired Experience

• Expertise on key topic areas such as: gender and economic diversification including developing regional clusters, small business development, strengthening local workforce, and community wealth building strategies; loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies and related financial tools that use foundation assets to attract other private investment capital. Using endowment dollars to influence social change, including aggregating both unrestricted capital and donor-advised funds to invest in key mobility moments (birth/childhood, family responsibilities, discrimination in the workplace). 
• Experience working with national teams and state affiliates/members

Value this role delivers

• Expertise in the arena of funder organizing for the purpose of investing in locally based solutions to economic injustice.
• Provides leadership to identify, cultivate, and steward a broad range of funder partners to deliver meaningful opportunities for collaborative investment in WFN’s core work and member funds.
• While being responsive to the diverse goals and needs of the funders and partners that comprise various collaborative efforts, this role will also shape collaborative work among philanthropic partners for positive social impact.
• Working with the program team on evaluation design, and data collection. They will perform regular tracking and reporting on improvement program design maintain impeccable records in WFN’s custom Salesforce system to facilitate organizational coordination, learning, and action.
• Supporting the organization in meeting its mission to deliver high quality member experience and to nourish the ecosystem of gender-lens philanthropy by executing strategies to amplify the impact and value of our member organizations.
• Cultivate programmatic partnerships that bring new funding, resources and opportunities back to gender justice funders; manage programmatic work with current key partners such as CHANGE Philanthropy.
• Communicating strategy, and progress to the President & CEO and Board of Directors when required and work across departments for greater cross learning and development.

Skills needed to be successful

• Project management. Highly organized, with the interpersonal and tangible skills to motivate others to achieve shared goals on time and on budget.
• Passion and experience. Lived experience as a person of the global majority and institutionally marginalized genders, or other identity that connects you to a personal urgency for material solutions and innovations that respect the dignity and liberation of all people. A deep understanding for the need to move systems and structures towards gender and racial equity and justice. The ability to translate this expertise into philanthropic strategy and messages.
• Execution and implementation. Working closely with senior staff to create and execute ideas. This person should be inclined to boldly take on issues and challenges; to comfortably work collaboratively with a remote team; and to communicate messages without hesitation. They should be self-aware; responsive to feedback; and, flexible, adaptable and thrive in a dynamic environment. The role will have to be actively engaged (in person whenever safely possible) with partners and stakeholders to develop trusted relationships that results in intel and influence that helps drives successful strategy. They should have the ability to work on various projects simultaneously, requiring strong organizational and time management skills.
• Decision Quality: makes good decisions; most of their solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions
• Stakeholder Focus: is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders; acts with them in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships and gains their trust and respect
• Presentation Skills: is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small/large groups, with peers, leaders, etc.; commands attention and can manage group process during the presentation.
• Innovation/Creativity: generates and applies new and original ideas, creative approaches, methods, and solutions to daily work
• To be successful, candidate will need a high degree of expertise and comfort with latest remote-office enabling technology including Microsoft Office 365 suite of apps, print/web publishing, Zoom, Salesforce, and Adobe.