Development Officer

Position: Development Officer

Status: Full-time, Indefinite

Reports to: Director, Institutional Partnerships

Language(s): English

Location: Remote, within Canada

Starting Salary Range: $55,000 - $70,000

Deadline for Applications: 28 April 2024, 11:59pm EDT

ABOUT THE EQUALITY FUNDThe Equality Fund is transforming the way that resources—and power—flow into the hands of girls, women, and trans people worldwide. Designed by feminists for feminists, it is a model for sustainably resourcing feminist movements everywhere, through global grantmaking, gender-lens investing, policy advocacy, and feminist philanthropy. Launched in 2019, the Equality Fund has committed $53 million to date and is supporting 650 organizations working in 90 countries globally.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Director of Institutional Partnerships, the Reporting Officer supports the execution of philanthropic strategies to generate revenue from philanthropic institutions in support of the work of the Equality Fund. The Officer researches and identifies prospective donors, briefs on institutional priorities, drafts proposals, prepares reports, and supports ongoing stewardship.

SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES    

Supports grantmaking cycle  

• Researches prospects, prepares briefs on priorities;
• Develops engagement strategies to support relationship building including leveraging individual supporters, other philanthropic institutions, or representatives of our government partners;
• Drafts proposals, coordinating timelines and soliciting input across teams as required;
• Liaises periodically with grant managers;
• Coordinates the preparation of timely, high-quality reporting to donors, monitoring and anticipating the reporting cycles, and engaging across teams for input;
• Identifies donor stewardship opportunities, including sharing milestones, events, and reports to support donor connection and awareness of our work;
• Monitors grant cycles, anticipating and supporting strategies for renewals;
• Supports event outreach and represents EF on occasion at external donor meetings and events.

Salesforce & Data Coordination

• Manages donor data, inclusive of donation entry, relationship mapping data, and donor interactions;
• Generates regular donor reports and analysis including projected revenues, where the relationship in the grant cycle, donor pipeline, and new prospects;
• Liaises with Salesforce Advisor to ensure database design meets team needs.

Team and Organization-wide initiatives, planning, and support 

• Participates in events such as team meetings, Town Halls, retreats, and planning exercises
• Supports cross-team events,initiatives, and committees as needed
• Acts in accordance with our policies around building a culture of safety, respect, and care; never engage in harassment, coercion, sexual exploitation or abuse of any form, or anything else contrary to our code of conduct.
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QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES 

• At least three years of progressive fundraising experience in the not-for-profit sector, with a track record of establishing meaningful relationships with philanthropic institutions;
• At least two years of experience writing successful proposals and reporting to philanthropic donors;
• Strong organizational and coordination skills;
• Values-driven with an understanding of feminist issues and advocacy;
• Working knowledge of Google Suite as well as communication platforms such as Zoom and MailChimp and customer relationship management software such as Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce;
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to organize and manage various deadlines and priorities while guiding strategic fundraising goals;
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of donors;
• Demonstrated high ethical standards, tact, and ability to work with sensitive information in a confidential manner;
• Ability to work on cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams;
• Flexible and adaptive, able to respond effectively to changing and complex circumstances;
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, complex environment;
• Commitment to the work and values of the EF, in particular, the values of gender equality and shifting traditional power systems;
• Degree in international development, communications, or related field or CFRE (Certified Fundraising Executive) designation is considered an asset, but is not required;
• Bilingual French/English considered an asset, but is not required.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada; 
• Willing and able to work remotely on mostly computer-based work;
• Willing and able to travel, approximately 10-20% of the time;
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.

OUR ENVIRONMENT OF CARE

• We trust our talented team and are pleased to offer a flexible and virtual work environment.
• We are driven by our values: anti-racism, anti-oppression, and intersectionality; feminist leadership; accountability; and radical love. We believe our values are realized through collaboration, a growth and learning mindset, emotional intelligence, diversity, authenticity, a global perspective, care, and building networks. We work to share power and create space for everyone to lead. 
• Equality Fund is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which has no waiting period and includes 4 weeks paid vacation, paid sick time, parental leave top up, medical benefits, life insurance, Group RRSP, paid birthday off, and more.
• Equality Fund is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and respectful workplace. We do not tolerate harassment, coercion, sexual exploitation, or abuse of any form. We recognize that those behaviors are often rooted in abuse of power, which is contrary to EF's mission to make a more equitable world for women, trans, and non-binary people. 
• Equality Fund is an equal opportunity employer.  We believe deeply in equality and value diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, and all other protected grounds under the Ontario Human Rights Code. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and positionalities, and are committed to providing an accessible candidate experience. To let us know how we can make an accommodation or adjustment to facilitate the selection process and beyond, please reach out to people@equalityfund.ca.

SELECTION PROCESS

• Equality Fund’s People, Equity, and Culture team will work with the hiring manager to do an initial screening of applicants. Please make sure to detail your experience in your resume/cover letter to ensure the committee has the information they need to assess your qualifications for the role. This process takes about 1 week from the application deadline.
• When there are many candidates who pass the initial screening, the People, Equity, and Culture team may conduct 15-30 minute phone screening calls.
• The hiring committee will conduct first round interviews with selected candidates. Candidates will be sent the interview questions 48 hours in advance of their scheduled interview. Candidates are welcome, but not expected or required, to send any questions they have for the hiring committee in advance of the interview. These interviews usually occur 1-2 weeks after the application deadline. 
• The hiring committee may conduct a second round of interviews, which may include an assignment.
• The People, Equity, and Culture team will conduct reference checks for the candidate to whom they intend to extend an offer. This process usually takes about 1 week. 
• The People, Equity, and Culture team will initiate a background check. This is intended to safeguard Equality Fund employees, grantees, and the organization. We recognize that some communities experience systemic over-policing. As such, only findings related to harassment, exploitation, coercion, sexual exploitation, fraud, abuse, or other findings specifically relevant to the duties of the role will be considered in relation to one’s eligibility for employment.
• The People, Equity, and Culture team will send the selected candidate an Employment Agreement, which the candidate will have time to review and return.

JOIN US!

Though we work to respond to all applicants, at times we may only be able to follow-up with those selected for an interview.