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Jobs
August 30, 2010
Grassroots International seeks Director of Grantmaking and Advocacy (Boston)
Grassroots International (GRI) is a social justice-oriented, human rights and international development organization and public foundation that works to create a just and sustainable world by building alliances with progressive movements through grantmaking and advocacy. GRI is seeking a committed and talented individual with a passion for social change to lead, plan and implement its grantmaking and advocacy programs to provide critical support to the most vital and effective social movements in the global South (and key US allies), particularly rural movements that are struggling for resource rights including the rights to land, water, and food. More at http://www.grassrootsonline.org/what-you-can-do/work-with-us/jobs/director-grantmaking-advocacy.
The McKnight Foundation seeks consultant for East Africa Program Study
The McKnight Foundation's East Africa Program strengthens local institutions and initiatives that sustain and improve the livelihoods of the most vulnerable women in Tanzania and Uganda. The Foundation is conducting a scoping study of women-led leadership and advocacy efforts in rural Uganda and Tanzania, and is looking for a locally based (East Africa) professional to conduct the study and deliver a report that includes an analysis of the current themes and funding for the leadership and advocacy fields. For full position details email Karyn Sciortino at ksciortino@mcknight.org.
United Nations Foundation seeks Deputy Director, Women and Population (Washington, DC)
The UN Foundation's Deputy Director, Women and Population, manages day-to-day operations of the Women and Population Program's campaigns, projects and initiatives, including management of partnerships, fundraising, grants administration and fiduciaries, public affairs, and finance and budgeting. She/he determines and coordinates day-to-day priorities of the Women and Population Program, working in close collaboration with other Women and Population Program staff. More at http://www.unfoundation.org/about-unf/employment/.
Ford Foundation seeks Program Officer, LGBT (New York)
The Ford Foundation's Program Officer, LGBT will develop and manage a portfolio of grants and other activities related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights. Building on prior Foundation work in this area, the initiative will focus on protecting and advancing the civil and human rights of LGBT persons in the U.S. and abroad. The Program Officer, working closely with the Director of Human Rights and the program Vice President, will have the opportunity to more precisely define the goals for this new portfolio. More at http://www.fordfoundation.org/employment/jobs/278.
August 23, 2010
Climate and Land Use Alliance seeks Grants Associate (San Francisco)
The Climate and Land Use Alliance is a philanthropic collaborative whose member foundations (the ClimateWorks Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation) have joined forces to address reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, often called REDD. The Grants Associate will serve two primary functions: to serve as the manager and administrator of all Alliance grants funded through the ClimateWorks Foundation, and to collect and manage grant information and details from member foundations within the organization's knowledge management system. More at http://www.ceaconsulting.com/what/position_details.aspx?client=CEA&jobId=101.
August 13, 2010
Wellspring Advisors seeks Program Officer, LGBT Rights Program (New York)
Wellspring Advisors, a private philanthropic consulting firm, seeks a Program Officer for its LGBT Rights Program. The LGBT Rights Program currently includes a focus on several issues, including marriage equality, national LGBT advocacy, state and local advocacy, out-of-home youth, excluded populations and international LGBT rights. More at http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/jobs/find-job/program-officer-%E2%80%93-lgbt-rights-program.
Skoll Global Threats Fund seeks Managers for Water Safety, Middle East and Climate Change (San Francisco)
The Skoll Global Threats Fund has a mandate to drive large-scale global change on the most critical issues facing mankind, which the fund views as climate change, water scarcity, pandemics, nuclear proliferation, and Middle East conflict. The Fund seeks managers in three of the five program areas. She/he will help shape and manage the Fund's strategy, networks, grantmaking, and policy approaches. More at http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=303300013 (Middle East), http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=303300014 (climate change), and http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=303300015 (water scarcity).
July 26, 2010
Global Fund for Children seeks Program Officer for West Africa and Program Assistant for Africa (Washington, DC)
The Global Fund for Children (GFC) envisions a world where all children grow up to be productive, caring citizens of our global society. GFC's grantmaking program provides flexible philanthropic capital to innovative community-based organizations that serve the health, rights, and development of children and youth in four major issue areas: Learning, Enterprise, Safety, and Healthy Minds and Bodies. GFC seeks a Program Officer for West Africa and a Program Assistant for Africa to assist an established program poised for growth, strengthening, and diversification. More at http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/images/pdfs/Jobs/west-africa-po-position.pdf.
Oxfam America seeks Regional Policy Officer (San Salvador)
Oxfam America's work in Central America and the Caribbean includes emergency response and disaster risk reduction, preventing gender-based violence, extractive industries, and Saving for Change. Oxfam seeks a Regional Policy Officer to implement advocacy and campaign-related initiatives including grantmaking, policy research and analysis, capacity building and networking, advocacy and campaigning. More at http://www.oxfamamerica.org.
July 19, 2010
Bay Area Justice Funders Network seeks Program Coordinator (San Francisco)
The Bay Area Justice Funders Network (BAJFN) is an alliance of funders working to help advance a justice agenda and strengthen grantmaking for social justice movements in the Bay Area and beyond. The Network seeks to build relationships among foundations and facilitate authentic partnerships with community-based justice organizations in order to help advance coordinated transformational strategies, solutions, and visions for the region. BAJFN seeks a half-time Program Coordinator to implement a range of programmatic and administrative tasks, including meeting facilitation, research and member organizing. For a complete job announcement, email justicefunders@gmail.com.
July 5, 2010
NoVo Foundation and Nike Foundation seek fellow (Portland)
The NoVo Foundation Fellow at the Nike Foundation will serve a unique role bridging the collaborative work of the NoVo Foundation and Nike Foundation to empower adolescent girls in developing countries as primary agents of social and economic change for their families, communities and countries. A regular employee of the NoVo Foundation, the Fellow will spend his or her first two years working in residence at the Nike Foundation in Portland, Oregon, as an integral member of the Nike Foundation's Portfolio team. Upon completion of the two-year residency, the Fellow will go to the NoVo Foundation in New York and will be a key program manager for the NoVo Foundation's programs and initiatives on girls. More at http://www.novofoundation.org/pdf/AboutCollaboration-cobranded.pdf.
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation seeks Interim Director of Programs (New Delhi)
The Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation is a private foundation that works to catalyze policy development and implementation at the intersection of public health, energy security, and low carbon growth. Shakti seeks an Interim Director of Programs to provide strategic grantmaking and management support to the organization's growing program team, playing a leadership role in the startup phase of this new organization. More at http://www.ceaconsulting.com/what/position_details.aspx?client=CEA&jobId=95
June 28, 2010
Women's Funding Network seeks Program Associate (San Francisco)
The Women's Funding Network serves as a global champion for investment in women and provides over 160 member funds with ongoing access, training, tools and support to help them increase their investment, influence and impact. WFN seeks a detail-oriented and highly motivated individual with excellent organizational, administrative and project management skills to support the Program Team. More at http://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/about/jobs/womens-funding-network-seeks-program-associate.
June 15, 2010
Global Fund for Women seeks Program Director, Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (San Francisco)
The Program Director leads the Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States grant-making programs of the Global Fund for Women. As a member of the Program team, the Program Director provides vision and strategic leadership to the organization's strategies in the region. Essential job functions including manage a regional portfolio, knowing regional trends, and creating and contributing to monitoring and evaluation efforts. More at www.globalfundforwomen.org.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee seeks President/CEO (Cambridge)
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) is a human rights and social justice organization that partners with those who confront unjust power structures and mobilizes its constituents to challenge oppressive policies in the United States and around the world. The primary charge to the new UUSC President will be to focus on effective advocacy, fundraising, and communications, while building organization-wide consensus and mobilizing support for the UUSC agenda. UUSC seek a President who has an unswerving commitment to social justice and human rights and who will inspire broad-based, deeply felt commitment to the advancement of the UUSC mission. More at www.uusc.org.
AJWS seeks Zimbabwe Country Consultant (Harare)
Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community. AJWS seeks to hire a long-term country consultant in Zimbabwe to work with the AJWS Grants Department in New York assisting with grants to community-based organizations working in the country. AJWS is looking for a part-time consultant (approximately 5 to 10 days per month to begin, flexible schedule) based in Harare. Expertise in one or more of the following thematic issues: women's empowerment, economic justice, peacebuilding, social inclusion and human rights. For immediate consideration, forward a resume or Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and list of references to tmukuka@ajws.org and indicate your name and "Zimbabwe Consultant" in the subject line.
Disability Rights Fund seeks consultant to design monitoring and evaluation system
The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) is a unique collaborative grantmaker addressing disabled person's organizations (DPOs) in the developing world. DRF seeks a consultant to design a monitoring and evaluation system that will help to collect, measure, and document information about DRF's impact as well as about successes and challenges in the Fund's model of grantmaking. The information can also help to widen general knowledge and attention to the rights of persons with disabilities. More at www.disabilityrightsfund.org.
May 31, 2010
AJWS seeks Senegal Country Consultant (Casamance, Senegal)
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization based in New York, motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community. AJWS seeks to hire a long-term country consultant in Senegal to work with the AJWS Grants Department in New York assisting with grants to community-based organizations working in the country with a focus in Casamance. AJWS is looking for a part-time consultant (approximately 5 to 10 days per month to begin, flexible schedule) based in Senegal and ideally in Casamance. Expertise in one or more of the following thematic issues: women's empowerment, economic justice, peacebuilding, social inclusion and human rights. For immediate consideration, forward a resume or Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and list of references to rnezien@ajws.org and indicate your name and "Casamance/Senegal consultant" in the subject line.
May 24, 2010
Cleveland Council of World Affairs seeks Executive Director (Cleveland)
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is dedicated to educating the public in foreign affairs and to providing services to businesses and foreign visitors to northeast Ohio. The Executive Director will be responsible for a range of tasks including supervision of Council operations, staff, and volunteers, obtaining quality and knowledgeable speakers and developing programs for the major forums, and more. More at www.ccwa.org.
May 17, 2010
EcoLogic: Oficial de Programas para Mexico
La persona contratada será responsable de planificar, proponer y ejecutar el programa de trabajo de EcoLogic en México; manejar la relación de trabajo con el socio estratégico en México y otras contrapartes de EcoLogic en el país; procurar donaciones para EcoLogic México por parte de donantes nacionales e internacionales con representación en México, en coordinación con el socio estratégico; monitorear y contribuir a la identificación, formulación y ejecución de proyectos, en coordinación con el socio estratégico; y contratar y coordinar a consultores-coordinadores de proyecto. http://ecologic.org/en/get_involved/work_with_us.
AJWS: Representante Regional para Bolivia
El Servicio Judío Americano Mundial (AJWS, por sus siglas en inglés) colabora con mas de 300 organizaciones de base y no gubernamentales en 36 países de África, Asia y América Latina y el Caribe. Asimismo busca contribuir al trabajo de las organizaciones que promueven alternativas de desarrollo sustentable, salud comunitaria, educación para todas las personas, participación comunitaria en conflictos y emergencias; participación política y cívica; y respeto y promoción de los derechos humanos de las poblaciones que han sido o están siendo social, económica y políticamente marginadas. AJWS busca un o una representante regional para trabajar directamente con contrapartes actuales y potenciales de AJWS en Bolivia. El o la representante regional será remunerado/a por contratación de servicios profesionales de acuerdo a la escala salarial para consultores en Bolivia, gastos de viaje y costos operativos. http://www.ajws.org.
Ford Foundation seeks Program Officer, Women's Rights (Nairobi)
The Women's Rights Program Officer will develop a grantmaking portfolio that advances work to protect, promote, and consolidate the enjoyment of women's human rights, as part of the Eastern Africa Office's Protecting Women's Rights initiative. The overall goals of this initiative are to support efforts to fully implement national and regional laws and international commitments that address gender inequality and discrimination; build effective women's networks and human rights organizations that address structural causes of inequalities and gender discrimination; build strong women's rights movements in East Africa with solid constituencies that will be levers of progressive change; and strengthen the leadership capacity of particularly marginalized women to engage in transformative politics and be effective advocates. More at http://www.fordfound.org/employment/jobs/application/272.
Grassroots international seeks Institutional Giving and Communications Coordinator (Boston)
Through grantmaking, education and advocacy, Grassroots International supports the initiatives of peasants and family farmers, women and indigenous groups to protect human rights to land, water and food. Grassroots seeks a highly qualified staff member to develop, implement and manage activities associated with institutional fundraising as well as to transform grantmaking materials into informative articles or blogs. More at http://www.GrassrootsOnline.org.
May 10, 2010
Fund for Global Human Rights seeks Program Officer for Africa (Washington, DC or London)
The Fund for Global Human Rights offers grants and facilitates technical support to ensure the long-term effectiveness and viability of frontline groups working in challenging conditions with scant resources. The Fund seeks a Program Officer to conduct grant-making programs in West Africa and the African Great Lakes. More at http://www.globalhumanrights.org/about-fghr/organization-profile/employment-opportunities.
May 03, 2010
AJWS seeks a Program Officer for Central America (New York)
Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, American Jewish World Service (AJWS) fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community. The program officer for Central America manages AJWS's portfolio of grants in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, and coordinates technical assistance opportunities for grantees, collaborates with the senior program officer on setting grantmaking policy in the region, and on various other initiatives as part of a closely knit grants department and in collaboration with other AJWS programs. More at http://www.ajws.org.
EGA seeks an Enhancing the Field Director (New York)
Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is a non-profit membership organization comprised of hundreds of foundations across North America and overseas. EGA seeks a new director for the Enhancing the Field program, which encompasses both the goal of increasing knowledge about environmental issues within broader philanthropy and serving to inform and encourage members on issues of inclusivity; diversity; and, green practices in the workplace and beyond. More at http://www.ega.org.
Tides Foundation seeks Grants Specialist (San Francisco)
As the nation's leading nonprofit infrastructure organization, Tides offers an array of services that amplifies the efforts of forward-thinking philanthropists, foundations, activists, and organizations. The Grants Specialist is responsible for the delivery of exceptional and efficient client service by supporting Philanthropic Services teams and their portfolio of clients. The Grants Specialist works with grantees, Philanthropic Services staff and clients on the production of grants, gathers required grant-related documents, and performs the initial due diligence review of these documents. More at http://www.tides.org.
Women's Funding Network seeks Program and Administrative Associate (San Francisco)
The Women's Funding Network serves as a global champion for investment in women and provides over 155 member funds with ongoing access, training, tools and support to help them increase their investment, influence and impact. WFN is looking for a detail-oriented, highly motivated individual with excellent organizational and project management skills to support its Program and Finance & Administration teams. More at http://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/about/jobs/womens-funding-network-seeks-program-and-admin-associate.
Wellspring Advisors seeks a Director of Research and Evaluation (Washington, DC)
Wellspring Advisors, LLC is a private philanthropic consulting firm that coordinates grantmaking programs whose mission is to advance the realization of human rights and social and economic justice for all people. Wellspring is seeking a Director for Research and Evaluation, a newly created position. Working with Wellspring's donors and staff and with colleagues in academia, the nonprofit and government sectors and other grantmaking organizations, the DRE will be expected to build Wellspring's capacity to learn from its work and direct that knowledge to meet the goals of the firm, its donors and its grantee organizations. More by sending an email to 4027@imsearch.com.
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