Officer, Foundations and Strategic Partnerships : New York, NY – United States

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: 

Pro Mujer trail-blazes new pathways for poor women.

Pro Mujer helps women transform their own lives and that of their families through a unique and tested combination of mutual support derived from groups of poor women who support one another; business and empowerment training; small loans and savings; and health care. Pro Mujer serves nearly 300,000 women across Latin America – in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru -- and is headquartered in New York City. To learn more, visit ProMujer.org.

Pro Mujer is in our 25th year. We are integrating lessons learned and honing our strategies. As an organization, we continue to evolve to address the changing environments in which we work and to continually advance our programs to better serve women and their families. We welcome candidates with a commitment to level the playing field for poor women. Candidates should be self-starters and bring an entrepreneurial, can-do spirit. Candidates who would thrive at Pro Mujer are not daunted by change, but, rather, embrace it. They know the work is serious and demands deep commitment, as well as a sense of collegiality, team spirit, creativity, patience, and play.

ABOUT THE JOB: 

The Officer, Foundations and Strategic Partnerships is a new position for Pro Mujer. The Officer will be a crucial member of a successful and growing team. Foundations are now a small part of our funding mix, and as we prepare to grow support for Pro Mujer, we seek a stellar candidate who likes challenges and values making an impact on women’s lives. The Officer will identify and prioritize prospects and launch relationships with foundations holding the most promise for Pro Mujer.  She/he will craft strategies to engage foundations, will be a front-line representative of Pro Mujer and will also work closely with  staff and Board members to engage relationships. The Officer will also position Pro Mujer for prizes and awards, a strategy that has already borne fruit.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Identify, research, and prioritize foundation, prize, and award prospects;
• Lead relationship-development, including visiting with foundations, joining field trips, networking, and working closely with other staff and volunteer leadership to ignite relationships;
• Craft ideas and communications to cultivate, engage, solicit, and steward relationships, including proposals, letters of inquiry, reports, profiles, and updates. Manage report and proposal calendars and submissions;
• Collaborate with Finance and Operations Departments, as well as country program colleagues and technical leaders within Pro Mujer to gather ideas and information for grant applications, budgets and reports and for managing grants and gifts;
• Develop, hire, and manage a team of interns and temps and assemble teams across Development and Communications and from other departments as needed to develop ideas and manage relationships;
• Assist Senior Director and fellow Officer, Strategic Partnerships by serving as liaison, attending meetings, and working with organization leadership and staff to facilitate processing and implementation of grants;
• Input relationship information for portfolio; keep excellent digital files.;
• Manage special projects, as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required;
• 3-5 years of experience in non-profit settings with fundraising, sales, and preferably foundations experience preferred;
• Fluency in Spanish, both verbal and written. Conducting discussions and translating in these two languages will be part of daily life at Pro Mujer;
• Must be self-motivated, detail and deadline oriented, and capable of working comfortably with a variety of staff at all positions within the organization;
• Excellent writing, organizational, budgeting, planning, research, and computer skills required;
• Knowledge of the philanthropic communities focused on financial inclusion, women’s equity, gender violence prevention and treatment, women’s leadership, or public health preferred;
• Knowledge of MS Office required and fundraising databases, especially Salesforce, desirable;
• Flexible and open to new approaches and/or changes in priorities;
• Outstanding team contributor and collaborator in a multi-cultural environment;
• A passion and commitment to improve the quality of life of women from low-income communities in Latin America.

HOW TO APPLY: 

To apply, please submit to hr@promujer.org your resume and a cover letter that outlines your suitability for the role, salary expectations and the name of the site where you heard about the position.