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Partnerships & Fundraising Consultant

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  • Descripción

    Tipo de contrato:
    Bajo Contrato / Freelance
    Fecha de inicio:
    1 de agosto de 2025
    Fecha de finalización:
    31 de enero de 2026
    Fecha límite de postulación:
    15 de julio de 2025
    Nivel de Experiencia:
    Nivel directivo o gerencial
    Área de Impacto:
    Derechos Humanos & Libertades Civiles, Mujeres, Política

    Descripción

    WILPF is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic expert-level feminist partnerships and fundraising expert to build on WILPF’s fundraising approach by identifying, and connecting WILPF to, alternative partners, funders and donors aligned with WILPF’s ethical fundraising principles.

    The fundraising consultant will have a strong track record of successful partnerships development for like-minded organizations and will bring WILPF into their existing funding networks to build relationships and partnerships with new and existing donors in order to create a sustainable development model within WILPF founded on our collective feminist values and vision for social justice and human rights.

    Deliverables:

    • Review WILPF’s existing fundraising approach and identify new value-aligned prospective partners and donors.
    • Collaboratively building on existing work by the IS, identify and initiate new partnerships and collaborations with like-minded organisations for complementary funding approaches in solidarity.
    • Strategically identify and introduce the SG to relevant potential donor entry points, contacts, and networks for WILPF engagement. Initiate relationships with potential funding partners to create innovative alternative revenue streams consistent with WILPF’s ethical fundraising policy.
    • Identify communities of practice and influence in regards to fundraising and organisational development that WILPF should engage with, and proposals for WILPF to do so strategically.
    • Conceptualize and advise on targeted outreach material to support WILPF’s outreach to distinct groups of prospective partners and donors.
    • Provide weekly progress reports on fundraising/development initiatives and activities to the Secretary-General; and fortnightly updates to the Fundraising Working group.
    • Engage as needed with relevant WILPF Sections and other stakeholders as required to develop fundraising proposals.
    • Identify relevant calls for proposals, and work collaboratively with IS staff to adapt, input and review proposal drafts prior to submission.
    • Working with relevant programme teams, identify fundraising and donor conferences for WILPF participation and networking.

    Knowledge, Skills and Competencies

    • Demonstrated expertise in feminist and values-based partnerships development and fundraising.
    • Previous expertise in fundraising for and writing proposals on WILPF’s focus areas is highly desirable
    • A keen interest and commitment to WILPF’s values and mission, with a demonstrated commitment to human rights and feminist values.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in French (or a second language) is a plus.
    • Excellent active listening and interpersonal skills, with the ability to cultivate effective partnerships and working relations in a multicultural environment, across locations, with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
    • Sound political judgment, integrity and professional discretion, with a demonstrated capacity to network and build strategic alliances internationally with feminist or other civil society organisations and/or other external stakeholder groups.
    • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work, take initiative, and quickly pivot based on fluid programmatic contexts.
    • Demonstrated experience maintaining a creative, yet practical and efficient, problem-solving approach. Willingness to learn, remain open minded, and flexible.
    • Must be able to take initiative, be selfmotivated
    • , and persistent. Must have a high level of computer proficiency in standard software including Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Power Point, and Excel). Experience working with fundraising databases a plus.
    • Expert-level understanding of the current funding landscape relevant to WILPF.

    Qualifications and Experience

    • A minimum of ten years of demonstrated, relevant, and successful partnerships and/or fundraising experience for international, non-profit organisations, preferably focused on a feminist approach to social justice and human rights advocacy.
    • Proven experience with independently managing fundraising portfolios with the ability to build and sustain long-term relationships with donors.
    • Demonstrated experience co-developing and implementing fundraising strategies that lead to the creation of a sustained development function.
    • Demonstrated experience working in development and fundraising for a diverse, international membership-based organisation a plus.
    • Proven track record of raising 6 and 7 figure commitments. 

    If you do not meet all these criteria but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.

    Start Date and Work Schedule

    The expected start date is 1 August 2025, with an exact work schedule to be determined upon hiring, and with the possibility of extension dependent on confirmed funding streams. The intention is that the consultant will work 80-100% full-time on the agreed deliverables.

    Payment

    Consultancy fees to be paid monthly, upon receipt of an invoice, as per completion of the agreed upon deliverables listed above.

    Location

    This position is remote and can be located anywhere, but location in (or close to) areas in the Central European Standard Time Zone (or within a difference of +/- 2 hours) is a plus. Office space is available in Geneva and New York City should the candidate prefer to work onsite.

    How to apply

    Interested experts should send the following by July 15, 2025 to jobs@wilpf.org with “Partnerships and Fundraising Consultant” in the subject line:

    1. Technical proposal:
    2. A CV or resume
    3. A cover letter (4 pages maximum) including:
    4. Description of relevant experience and motivation:
    5. Description of a track record of successful comparable fundraising efforts.
    6. Description of the approach and methodology for the assignment, including how it is reflects feminist principles and WILPF’s values.
    7. At least two references from previous, relevant work experience.
    8. Financial Proposal:
    9. A proposed fee (in CHF) with a breakdown of costs.
    10. Any performance-based incentives or commission-based models as applicable (also in CHF).

    We encourage interested consultants to apply as soon as possible, as WILPF will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis. WILPF thanks all applicants for your interest; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified.

    WILPF is looking for a highly motivated and dynamic expert-level feminist partnerships and fundraising expert to build on WILPF’s fundraising approach by identifying, and connecting WILPF to, alternative partners, funders and donors aligned with WILPF’s ethical fundraising principles.

    The fundraising consultant will have a strong track record of successful partnerships development for like-minded organizations and will bring WILPF into their existing funding networks to build relationships and partnerships with new and existing donors in order to create a sustainable development model within WILPF founded on our collective feminist values and vision for social justice and human rights.

    Deliverables:

    • Review WILPF’s existing fundraising approach and identify new value-aligned prospective partners and donors.
    • Collaboratively building on existing work by the IS, identify and initiate new partnerships and collaborations with…

    Nivel de Idiomas

    Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in French (or a second language) is a plus.

    Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in French (or a second language) is a plus.

    Ubicación

    A Distancia
    El trabajo puede realizarse desde cualquier lugar en el mundo
    Ubicación Asociada
    Rue de Varembé, Genève, GE 1202, Switzerland

    Cómo aplicar

    Interested experts should send the following by July 15, 2025 to jobs@wilpf.org with “Partnerships and Fundraising Consultant” in the subject line:

    Technical proposal:

    1. A CV or resume
    2. A cover letter (4 pages maximum) including:
    3. Description of relevant experience and motivation:
    4. Description of a track record of successful comparable fundraising efforts.
    5. Description of the approach and methodology for the assignment, including how it is reflects feminist principles and WILPF’s values.
    6. At least two references from previous, relevant work experience.

    Financial Proposal:

    1. A proposed fee (in CHF) with a breakdown of costs.
    2. Any performance-based incentives or commission-based models as applicable (also in CHF).

    We encourage interested consultants to apply as soon as possible, as WILPF will be reviewing proposals on a rolling basis. WILPF thanks all applicants for your interest; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. The position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified.

    Interested experts should send the following by July 15, 2025 to jobs@wilpf.org with “Partnerships and Fundraising Consultant” in the subject line:

    Technical proposal:

    1. A CV or resume…

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