Organization: Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030)
Location: Flexible/Remote, in a country where you have the right to work
Reports to: Executive Director
Direct Line reports: Business Development Manager
Contract term: Indefinite
Hours of work: 4-day work week, Monday to Thursday (32 hours)
Gross Salary Range: Grade E (USD $70,200 – $93,600) + Benefits[1]
Benefits Overview:
- A 4-day work week—we believe in work/life balance, so Fridays are yours to develop your skills or simply recharge!
- We are a fully remote, global team, committed to inclusivity and flexibility.
- Paid time off, including 25 vacation days per year, 3 cultural leave days, 6 months of parental leave, and more…
- Employer contribution to pension/retirement savings
- Income Insurance and Health/medical insurance (varies by country)
- “Work At Home” and “Learning & Development” allowances
[1]In line with our compensation and benefits philosophy, the gross salary for this role is set at $78,000, which is the midpoint of the salary range for this job grade, if the essential qualifications, experience, and competencies are fully met. If a candidate exceeds these requirements, a higher salary within the range may be offered. Alternatively, if the essential criteria are not fully met but the role is offered as a growth opportunity, the salary offered may be lower than the midpoint.
About Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030):
Equal Measures 2030 (EM2030) is a coalition of leaders from feminist networks, civil society, and international development across the globe who connect data and evidence with advocacy and action on gender equality.
It is more than 25 years since 189 countries committed to the Beijing Platform for Action by advancing women’s rights. And we have less than 10 years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the SDGs and their promise of gender equality.
But Equal Measures 2030’s SDG Gender Index shows that not a single country has yet achieved gender equality.
Our Strategic Plan 2020-2025 is founded on the belief that good data can help expose injustice, ignite change, and drive accountability for gender equality. But it can only do so when it is actively used by advocates – especially feminist organisations and movements – and by champions from government, business, media, academia, and beyond. As a collective, we give data power.
Rapid change on gender equality IS possible. Join us to make it happen!
About this Role:
EM2030 is at a critical moment. In late 2023 we evolved to a new ‘global to local’ coalition model, which brings together data-driven advocates for gender equality working across sectors and at global, regional, and country levels. Our new coalition model emphasises participation, non-discrimination, accountability, and transparency. Externally, we know that data-driven advocacy to drive systematic change for gender equality is needed more than ever. At the same time, our coalition members across contexts are facing resource constraints and backlash against their work from anti-rights actors. The 2024 SDG Gender Index shows that backsliding and rollbacks on women’s rights are gathering pace.
As our first Head of Development and External Engagement, you will lead efforts to ensure our coalition has the resources it needs to do its work, including devising a funding strategy, forging philanthropic partnerships, and collaborating across the coalition to meet funding targets. Your work on partnership building and fundraising will be rooted in an understanding of external engagement approaches including networking, relationship building, and thought leadership. You have a deep understanding of how Trusts, Foundations, Governments, and High-Net Worth Individuals operate and you have developed proven approaches to identifying, cultivating, securing, and stewarding successful partnerships with these types of funders.
In service of the funding strategy, the Head plays a key role in shaping and aligning cross-coalition strategic external engagement – including relationship management, thought leadership, events, and other positioning collaborations – to advance relationships with funders and those who influence them. The Head curates cross-coalition conversations and spaces to share intelligence, trends, and other insights to shape EM2030’s external positioning. This role requires an experienced senior leader with an established track record of growing existing revenue streams, diversifying income, and pioneering new joint ventures and programmatic collaborations.
We are looking for experienced leaders who live Feminist principles. This role is highly matrixed across the coalition and with other Secretariat departments, especially the Partnerships & Learning and Strategic Communications teams.
What you will Do:
Reporting to the Executive Director, this role will involve the following duties and responsibilities:
Strategic planning, leadership, and management, as a member of the Leadership Team
- Develop and deliver a strategic vision for the Development and External Engagement Department that advances the objectives of the EM2030 coalition,
- Oversee the Development and External Engagement department and budget, and manage staff, vendors, and resources.
- Contribute to broad organizational leadership and strategic development.
- Ensure EM2030 has effective contact and relationship management (CRM) systems and processes to track and manage contacts and external engagement.
- Contribute to organizational monitoring and evaluation processes, especially on metrics related to the Development and External Engagement department.
- Engage with the coalition’s Advisory Body, to ensure they are kept up to date on Development & External Engagement progress and to learn from their expertise.
- Serve as a senior external representative of the EM2030 coalition through public speaking, networking, writing, pitching, and presentations.
Forging philanthropic partnerships and fundraising to resource our collective work
- Direct and lead philanthropic partnerships, fundraising, and donor stewardship for the coalition, with the objective of maintaining our annual revenues at around $3M per year, especially through grants from institutional funders (Trusts, Foundations, and Government donors) and high-net-worth individuals:
- Lead on a fundraising strategy for the EM2030 coalition, including defining fundraising targets, identifying diverse and innovative funding sources, and developing fundraising processes and systems.
- Collaborate with the Head of Finance and Operations to build financial projections and develop targets for financial sustainability.
- Guide and oversee the development of compelling funding concepts and a case for support, based on a deep understanding of EM2030’s programmes, offerings, and unique ‘added value.’
- Oversee the full lifecycle of the funding pipeline, including identification, cultivation, prospecting, and stewardship.
- Build and sustain networks of current and prospective funders and partners (and those who influence them), regularly tracking and mapping key institutions, individuals, conversations, and opportunities, collaborating across the EM2030 Secretariat team and coalition to share intelligence.
- Strengthen relationships with existing philanthropic funders, working closely with the Executive and Deputy Executive Directors, to bring in new funding and grant renewals and build donors as champions.
- Inform funder- and philanthropy-targeted communications strategies and plans, working closely with the Head of Strategic Communications and others across the coalition.
- Engage the Advisory Body, Steering Group, and wider coalition in fundraising efforts including preparing joint funding bids, co-developing funding and project concepts, and guiding networking and relationship-building efforts to support our fundraising goals.
- Cultivate and sustain funding alliances, consortia funding bids, and teaming agreements, within, and beyond, the EM2030 coalition.
- Collaborate with Panorama Global on the planning and submission of funding concepts, to ensure reasonable lead times and high-quality, timely submissions.
- Ensure a culture of accountability for our grant commitments, including ensuring grant reporting and funder engagement are informed by funder priorities and interests.
- Ensure alignment with fundraising ethical check guidelines and other relevant coalition guidelines and expectations.
External engagement and positioning to advance our coalition’s objectives
- Ensure that the EM2030 coalition is visible and well-positioned externally as a leader working at the nexus of gender equality, data, and advocacy/activism.
- Lead a collaborative process to develop and execute a strategy that will clarify our strategic positioning and build the coalition’s visibility, partnerships, and profile.
- Develop and nurture high-level relationships with key external stakeholders.
- Work across the coalition and the Secretariat team to shape and contribute to a range of engagement, influencing, and thought leadership products and events.
- Create coordination mechanisms to gather and pool intelligence across the coalition on key stakeholders, networks, processes, and trends to proactively and reactively leverage external positioning opportunities.
- Contribute to coalition collective messaging, briefings, and recommendations, including through collaboration and engagement with the coalition Advocacy and Communications Working Group.
Knowledge, Skills, and/or Experience you will need:
Essential:
- Significant senior experience in a comparable role in the not-for-profit sector, a social enterprise, and/or philanthropic organisations.
- A passion for gender equality and women’s rights.
- Proven track record of securing funding (in the region of $500k+ per year) from foundations, high net-worth individuals, and/or major donors.
- Proficiency in developing and implementing comprehensive fundraising and revenue-generating strategies that align with EM2030’s missions and objectives.
- A track record of diversifying funding streams, including identifying innovative revenue opportunities.
- Deep understanding of networking and external engagement strategies, tactics, and approaches that lead to high-level relationships with funders, and those who influence them.
- Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills that include experience with remote collaboration, coordination, consensus-building, and working well with diverse groups within a global coalition.
- An entrepreneurial mindset and proactive approach.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills in English.
Desirable:
- Experience at the intersection of human rights, social justice, and philanthropy.
- Existing relationships and networks within the global women’s rights and/or social justice sectors.
- Proven experience working with coalitions, consortia, and joint ventures to co-create initiatives and projects that attract high-value funding.
- Experience living and/or working in EM2030’s focus regions: Asia, Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean.
- An understanding of how to effectively leverage data and research influencing.
- Advanced knowledge of French and/or Spanish.
Behavioural competencies
Collaboration and Equity
- Ability to work effectively with diverse teams, fostering a sense of shared purpose and continuous learning while addressing power dynamics.
Self-Development and Self-Care
- Commitment to self-reflection, seeking feedback, embracing challenges, and prioritizing self-care to sustain long-term performance and well-being.
Flexibility and Agility
- Embraces change and uncertainty with resilience, demonstrating open-mindedness and adaptability to navigate evolving external landscapes and opportunities.
Accountability and Transparency
- Commitment to achieving impactful outcomes, operating with openness, and welcoming feedback to ensure transparency and trust.
- Champion EM2030 Feminist and Anti-Oppression values and principles, integrating these across all aspects of funding and external engagement work.
What we Offer:
Our team is collaborative, friendly, flexible, and based in different countries all around the world.
We have been improving our remote working approaches, systems, and tools since our founding in 2017, and are committed to making EM2030 a great place to work no matter where our team members are located. We are powered by our values and principles, not just in “what” we do but also in “how” we do it:
- We are guided by feminist principles and a belief in the importance of gender justice.
- We are collaborative and believe in the power of women’s collective action.
- We are rigorous in our analysis and transparent about our methodology and approach.
- We are outspoken.
- We listen and learn.
We recognise that it is people that will enable us to reach our vision and mission. We aim to offer a wide range of benefits as outlined above.
Employment Logistics
Equal Measures 2030 is a fiscally sponsored project of Panorama Global, a 501(c)(3) social impact nonprofit that empowers changemakers through radical collaboration.
Employment of this role will be facilitated by Panorama Global. Equal Measures 2030’s team members in the USA are employees of Panorama Global, and team members outside of the USA are employees of a Professional Employer Organization/Employer of Record (PEO/EOR) that is appropriately registered as an employer in the individual’s respective country of work to ensure compliance with local labor law.
Panorama is committed to creating a diverse team and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We know that representation matters in the workplace and with our partners; to that end we are committed to a hiring process grounded in equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, citizenship or immigration status, national origin, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, political ideology, the presence of any physical, mental, or sensory disability, age, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and/or receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please email SponsoredProjectsHR@panoramaglobal.org.
The final offer will be contingent on confirmation of the individual’s eligibility to work in their respective country. We will do our best to accommodate employment based on your location, but we cannot guarantee hiring in every country. While we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment globally, there may be situations where local employment regulations or associated costs preclude us from moving forward with an employment contract. This assessment can take time, as our local employment specialists need to investigate each country on a case-by-case basis. We will diligently evaluate each situation and ensure that shortlisted candidates are kept informed about their application status.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our HR Manager at amanda.kobeissi@equalmeasures2030.org.
How to apply
Please submit your application in English through https://equalmeasures2030.bamboohr.com/careers/31?source=aWQ9MjQ%3D . The deadline for receiving applications is 20 Oct 2024.*
We thank all those who apply, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To learn more about EM2030 and our work, please visit our website at https://www.equalmeasures2030.org and review our strategic plan.
People from and based in the Global South, women; trans, non-binary, and intersex persons; persons with disabilities and other candidates from historically oppressed groups, of all ages, are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
