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 member of the Foundations, Governments & Major Gifts Unit, the Philanthropy Officer will provide strategic support aimed at achieving revenue targets across institutional and individual donors. This will include informing decision-making around new funding opportunities and donor prospects, supporting the development of high-quality donor reports and proposals, and helping to organize virtual and in-person cultivation events. This is an exciting opportunity for an early career professional to gain exposure and meaningfully contribute to strategies to increase funding from Fòs Feminista’s top donor segments, scaling up resourcing for our global alliance of feminist partners.
Supervisory Relationship
The Philanthropy Officer reports to the Senior Philanthropy Officer in the Foundations, Governments & Major Gifts Unit.
Key Responsibilities
• Support preparation for virtual and in-person donor meetings, including by developing research and briefing memos on current/prospective donors
• Develop briefing memos on new funding opportunities to facilitate decision-making
• Support the coordination of donor reports across finance, M&E, advocacy, and programs staff, establishing timelines and work distribution among teams and drafting reports for institutional and select major donors as needed.
• Contribute to the development of donor proposals, drafting proposal content as needed and preparing attachments
• Develop and sustain collaborative working relationships with programs and advocacy staff to gather stories of impact
• Devise creative ways to update top supporters on the work of Fòs Feminista, including contributing to materials that make the case for our work (e.g., brochures, website sections, videos, case statements, etc.).
• Support the organization of special events for donors and prospects in key geographic hubs in the United States as well as donor trips to visit Fòs Feminista partner organizations in the Global South, fostering authentic connection to the work of our partners and the women, girls, and gender-diverse people they reach
• Maintain an annual grants calendar to track reporting deadlines and other donor deliverables, and regularly update the library of donor proposals and grant agreements
• Ensure the timely entry of donor communications into Salesforce (including phone calls, emails, meeting reports, etc.), ensuring the integrity of the database by maintaining up-to-date and accurate donor information.
• Carry out other administrative duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
• A bachelor’s degree in non-profit management and fundraising, public health, gender studies, or a related field
• A minimum of 3-4 years of related professional experience, including with women’s rights or social justice organizations
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English; proficiency in Spanish strongly preferred
• Passion for and solid understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights through an intersectional feminist lens
• Passion for and demonstrated knowledge of feminist movement building and resource mobilization
• Proven ability to synthesize complex ideas and strategies into a clear and compelling case for donors through proposals and pitches; experience writing about SRHRJ and/or broader social justice issues
• 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 donor databases like Salesforce strongly preferred
• Ability to travel to the United States and internationally.
• Experience of working in a remote work setting with teammates based in multiple time zones highly preferred.
Location: This position is remote; Global South preferred.
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 28,930.74.
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.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
