Job Requirements
RESPONSIBILITIES
Community Engagement
• Support the organization in meeting its mission to deliver high-quality member experience and to nourish the ecosystem of gender-lens philanthropy by managing programs that add tangible value for our member organizations
• Engage with members to support existing and develop new high-touch in-person and virtual opportunities where members can learn and foster connections, share best practices, and Facilitate opportunities for member collaborations and learning.
• Curate opportunities to engage and recruit global members.
• Work closely with the senior team and contractors on the planning, logistics, and implementation of WFN’s biennial conference with a focus on member experience.
• Oversee annual membership drive.
• Represent WFN at key local, national, and global gender justice philanthropy events.
• Identify and facilitate opportunities to augment member research, training, and policy work.
Event Management
• With input from the senior team and utilizing Salesforce, oversee the planning, implementation, and
follow-up for in-person and virtual member events, including WFN’s biennial conference
• Identify opportunities for WFN member connection and gatherings at key regional, national, and global events
• Develop membership learning curriculum with exciting web and in-person opportunities to learn from philanthropic thought leaders, movement experts, and each other.
• Continuously evaluate the impact and opportunities, relative to cost and effort of membership programs to create recommendations for future work.
• Document stories of impact for case studies, research, and media; work with social media manager to continuously share the value of membership and WFN alliance with our target audience.
SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
• Stakeholder Focus: is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external stakeholders; acts with them in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships and gains their trust and respect
• Entrepreneurial mindset. Must demonstrate good judgement on what products/programs are working, what needs improvement, and what needs to be discontinued. Must be able to generate and apply new and original ideas, creative approaches, methods and solutions to daily work
• Presentation Skills: is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings
• Project management. Highly organized, with interpersonal and tangible skills to motivate others to achieve shared goals on time and on budget.
• Passion and experience. Lived experience as a person of the global majority and institutionally marginalized gender, or other identity that connects you to a personal urgency for material solutions and innovations that respect the dignity and liberation of all people. A deep understanding of the need to
move systems and structures towards gender and racial equity and justice. The ability to translate this expertise into strategy.
• Execution and implementation. Working closely with senior staff to create and execute ideas. Should be inclined to boldly take on issues and challenges; to comfortably work collaboratively with a remote
team; and to communicate messages without hesitation. They should be self-aware, responsive to feedback; and, flexible, adaptable and thrive in a dynamic environment. They should have the ability to
work on various projects simultaneously, requiring strong organizational and time management skills.
• Technology: Microsoft Office 365 suite of apps, print/web publishing, Doc-U-Sign, Zoom, Salesforce, QuickBooks, Adobe, and conferencing software.
• Impeccable verbal and written communication skills – ability to write eloquently and professionally; meticulous attention to detail, driven by excellence, and the spirit of service leadership.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
• Experience with in-person and virtual event management
• Experience in social justice nonprofit field, gender and racial equity experience required.
• Experience working with national teams and state affiliates/members.
• Guided by a personal integrity that reflects WFN’s core intersectional feminist values and
commitment to our stakeholders.
• Record of maintaining the highest personal levels of ethical conduct, confidentiality, and integrity
• Professional, diplomatic demeanor with the ability to represent a global organization and interact and
collaborate with colleagues from a range of nationalities and backgrounds, including experience and
comfort working with transgender and gender non-conforming people and people with disabilities