Pooled Fund Director

COLLABORATIVE FOR A GENDER-JUST ECONOMY
DIRECTOR, POOLED FUND
OVERVIEW
The Collaborative for a Gender-Just Economy is a nascent philanthropic initiative aimed at increasing knowledge and resources to achieve a gender-just systemic change in the global economy. A growing number of funders increasingly recognize that achieving transformation in the economy requires specific attention to the ways that the existing core principles, paradigms, policies, and norms that govern economic policy priorities drive socio-economic, gender and racial inequalities, particularly in the Global South. In this collaborative's understanding, a gender-just economy fuses economic justice principles with women's human rights and feminist economics.
The Collaborative for a Gender-Just Economy aims to support better collaboration and mobilize greater resources to advance gender-just economies in the Global South. This donor collaborative has two connected components: a Pooled Fund of committed and values-aligned funders interested in funding jointly for greater impact and a learning community that promotes and facilitates dialogue about effective grantmaking approaches, strategies, practices, and tools to advance a gender-just economy.
These two components have separate organizational structures but will collaborate and coordinate closely with one another and with the funders supporting the collaborative (Hewlett Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Wellspring Philanthropic Fund). The learning community is hosted by the Trust, Accountability and Inclusive Collaborative (TAI) while the Pooled Fund is hosted by Global Fund for Women (GFW).
GFW envisions a world where movements for gender justice have transformed power and privilege for a few into equity and equality for all. We were founded over 30 years ago to fill a critical gap in funding for local women's rights organizations. Today, we are the leading funder of gender justice organizations, initiatives and movements worldwide.
THE POOLED FUND
The Pooled Fund is a vehicle for committed and values-aligned funders to fund collectively for greater impact. For those already funding work to advance a gender-just economy, the Pooled Fund provides the opportunity to support bold, larger-scale initiatives that do not clearly fall within individual donors' strategies or are lost in the gaps between them. For those newer to the field, it offers a low-risk opportunity to learn directly through joint grantmaking with peers.
THE POSITION
The Pooled Fund Director will work with donors to the Pooled Fund and other stakeholders to set funding priorities together, aligned around their understanding of strategies for achieving a gender-just economy. We envision this including: strengthening the field of feminist economics; fostering the inclusion of gender equality in macroeconomic policy and economic governance; and supporting Global South-led initiatives for a gender-just economy. The Pooled Fund Director will facilitate the Pooled Fund's decision-making and ensure that learning from the grantmaking is shared with Pooled Fund members and the collaborative's learning community. They will coordinate closely with their counterpart at TAI to ensure linkages between the learning community and the Pooled Fund and to align work plans, learning objectives, and donor reporting.
This is a senior, full-time role for an initial two-year term. The successful candidate will work remotely. The work will require the ability to travel a few times a year for meetings with GFW, the learning community, and/or the collaborative's funders.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy & Grantmaking

• Co-create a grantmaking strategy in consultation with the Pooled Fund's donors and field actors.
• Work with GFW and the Pooled Fund donors to develop grantmaking processes, e.g., application process, grantee criteria, etc.
• Set up and manage a Grant Selection Committee, a small group of advisors (experts, activists, academics, etc.) who will help review and recommend grants for the Pooled Fund's dockets.
• Lead grantmaking, including preparing grants for award in Salesforce, and build relationships with grantees.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

• Develop and track outcomes and indicators to assess progress and support learning related to the Pooled Fund's grantmaking strategy.
• Document and share learning from the grantmaking with the Pooled Fund's donors.
• Coordinate closely with and ensure linkages between the learning community and the Pooled Fund's grantmaking. Take part in learning community activities.

Governance, Coordination&Relationship Building

• Facilitate regular meetings of the Pooled Fund's donors to discuss the fund's strategy, monitor progress and share learning.
• Lead an annual planning and budgeting process, monitoring the use of the Pooled Fund'sfinancialresources.
• Potentially, facilitate the collaborative's Steering Committee, its high-level governing body which provides oversight and guidance to ensure that the collaborative's work is aligned with its vision and achieving the desired impact.
• Work closely with TAI and the lead for the learning community to align activities, learning objectives and donor reporting.
• Work with GFW to ensure financial and grants management systems meet the Pooled Fund's needs. Support the fiscal host to report to the Pooled Fund's donors.
• Play a lead role in the fund's strategic positioning, building relationships to support the fund'simpact, learning andinfluence.

• Oversee or lead the development and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy for the fund.

EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED

• At least 10 years of experience in the field and substantive knowledge of feminist economics and macro-level economic change, i.e., familiarity with the frameworks of issues related to women's economic empowerment, social and economic rights, economic justice, women's rights, feminist movement strengthening and/or labor rights.
• At least 3-5 years of experience developing, implementing and evaluating grantmaking strategies, including developing and reviewing funding proposals and budgets.
• Experience working in Global South/Global Majority countries, communicating with and building strong relationships across a diversity of actors and geographic regions.
• Experience supporting and facilitating collaboration among funding institutions, particularly donor collaboratives or Pooled Funds, is desired.
• Fluency in English is required. Ability to communicate in Spanish and/or other languages is a plus.

COMPENSATION
Salary and benefits will be commensurate to the location, skills and experience of the successful candidate. The hiring range for this position is $145,000 - $185,000.*
*This range is reflective of our high-market geo in the United States, and will vary based on the candidate's city, state, and country of residence.
The selected Director for the Pooled Fund is expected to commence work in June 2024 and will operate in a full-time, exempt capacity through June 2026.
HOW TO APPLY
This is a global search and candidates can apply from any location. Please submit a one- or two-page resume/CV and a brief cover letter explaining why this role would be a great fit for you and any opportunities or challenges you already foresee in developing the Pooled Fund. Send your application torecruiting@globalfundforwomen.org.
The deadline for applications is Monday, March 25, 2024. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview.
Global Fund for Women is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We value the benefit of a diverse workforce which includes neurodiversity. If you have a neurodiverse or other condition and there is something we can do to take that into account as we look to fill this position, please let us know as you apply to this post. The salary range reflects the San Francisco Bay Area salary scales and will be adjusted based on city, state, and/or country of the candidate so that we can ensure internal equity.