ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) brings together 16 provincial and territorial shelter organizations and supports more than 620 shelters across the country for women and children fleeing violence. WSC is a unified voice on the issue of violence against women at the national/federal level. Together, we are a national, collaborative voice for systemic change with the goal of ending violence against women and children and gender-based violence. WSC works from an intersectional feminist framework. Shelters support women and children fleeing violence. We support the shelters.

You can read more about our vision, mission, and core values on our website.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
The Administrative Assistant will aid the Executive Director and Operations team by liaising with members, WSC staff and the public. The role provides direct support to the Executive Director through calendar and meeting coordination, correspondence, travel arrangements, expense processing, preparation of meeting materials, follow-up on action items and other administrative priorities. The position also supports internal communications, office administration, event and meeting logistics, and responds to public and member inquiries to help ensure the efficient operation of the organization. The Administrative Assistant will report to the Operations Manager.

WSC practises employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates. In particular, applications are encouraged from racialized people, Indigenous people, disabled people, queer and trans people, and women. If you wish to volunteer this information as part of your application, we encourage you to do so in your cover letter.

If you require any form of accessibility throughout this application, please let us know. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the participation of all employees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supporting the Executive Director (55%)

• Coordinate the Executive Director’s calendar, including scheduling appointments and commitments
• Monitor and coordinate correspondence and electronic inquiries directed to the Executive Director
• Coordinate travel arrangements for the Executive Director, including transportation, accommodations, itineraries, meeting schedules, and related reservations

Internal Operations (25%)

• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Perform administrative tasks, including processing expense reimbursements
• Monitor and manage WSC’s general information email account, responding to inquiries where appropriate and directing messages to the appropriate staff member for follow-up
• Maintain office supplies and materials, including monitoring inventory, coordinating orders and ensuring the office is adequately stocked
• Provide customer service to frontline workers and members of the public
• Compile data and statistics to support team projects
• Set up and maintain digital filing systems
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Membership and Meeting Support (20%)

• Record, prepare and distribute minutes of board and members’ meetings, seminars and conferences online and in person
• Support online and in-person event logistics
• Support database management and data entry as needed 

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Two years’ (or more) experience in an administrative and/or executive assistant role
• Exceptional English writing skills, with the ability to communicate in plain language
• Self-starter with an ability to think strategically and problem-solve
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task and organize work effectively and under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work within a small, vibrant team

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the gender-based violence and/or shelter sector
• Ability to communicate in French
• Experience taking meeting minutes
• Understanding of project management principles
• Experience with Customer Relationship Manager (CRM) databases
• Experience working from an intersectional feminist approach

LOCATION

Work is primarily completed through a hybrid work model in Ottawa with staff coming into the office 2-3 days per week.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position involves working at a computer for extended periods of time as well as virtual, phone, and in-person meetings. Some event attendance may be required.

COMPENSATION & DURATION

Annual salary is between $49,902 and $51,663, based on relevant experience. An employee benefits package is included with this position. This is a full-time, one-year contract with the possibility of renewal.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter explaining why this position is of interest and how your experience and skills will enable you to excel in this role. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Please submit your application through our job application platform, Collage.

HelpAge International is seeking an experienced leader to head its global network development work, strengthening engagement, localisation and capacity sharing across a diverse global network of 200+ organisations in 99 countries.

The postholder will lead delivery of the HelpAge network strategy, champion locally led action, support country transitions, foster collaboration and learning across the global network, and build strong partnerships that advance the rights, dignity and wellbeing of older people. The role provides strategic leadership for network development and member engagement across all regions and plays a key role in strengthening the resilience and sustainability of the HelpAge global network.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience leading membership networks, alliances or partnership portfolios within international development, humanitarian or civil society contexts. They will demonstrate strong strategic leadership skills, experience advancing localisation and partner-led approaches, and a track record of working with civil society organisations and networks in Global South contexts. Candidates should also have experience in income generation, donor relationship management and resource mobilisation, as well as leading diverse international teams. Familiarity with ageing, inclusion and rights issues would be an advantage. Additional language skills such as Spanish, French or Arabic are highly desirable.

All qualified and experienced candidates are encouraged to review the full job description and submit a cover letter and CV to jobs@helpage.org by 2 October 2026. Applicants must have the right to work and live in the identified location. More information is available in the PDF below.

More information in the PDF below:

DOWNLOAD: JD – HEAD OF NETWORK_DEVELOPMENT SEP2026

HelpAge International is seeking an experienced fundraising and partnerships professional to lead resource mobilisation and strategic partnership development for the Africa Ageing Conference, a flagship biennial platform focused on advancing ageing-inclusive development across Africa.

The postholder will be responsible for developing and managing the conference funding pipeline, cultivating donors and sponsors, securing strategic partnerships, and creating compelling funding proposals and investment cases. The role will drive external engagement, donor stewardship, and partnership development to ensure the successful delivery and long-term impact of the conference.

The ideal candidate should possess substantial experience in fundraising, business development, donor engagement, or strategic partnerships within an international or regional context. They should demonstrate a strong track record of securing funding, managing donor pipelines, developing partnership opportunities, and engaging senior stakeholders. Experience supporting major conferences, campaigns, or multi-stakeholder initiatives is highly desirable. Knowledge of African regional institutions, international development, and issues related to ageing, inclusion, social protection, or humanitarian action would be an advantage. Additional language skills in French, Portuguese, or Arabic are desirable.

All qualified and experienced candidates are highly encouraged to review the details of the job and submit their Cover Letter and CV only to jobs@helpage.org not later than 23 September 2026. Applicants must have the right to work and live in the identified location.

More information in the PDF below:

DOWNLOAD: JD-AFRICA-RESOURCE-MOBILISATION-PARTNERSHIPS-MANAGER-SEPT-2026.PDF

INTRODUCTION TO GIRLS NOT BRIDES 

Girls Not Brides is a global partnership working to end child marriage and ensure every girl can shape her own future. Since 2011, we’ve brought together more than 1,400 organisations in nearly 100 countries, all united by one goal: to stop child, early, and forced marriages and unions everywhere. We envision a world without child marriage, where girls in all their diversity decide if, when, and whom to marry, one where their rights and futures are fully realised.  

In 2025, 1 in 5 girls were married under 18. By 2030, we will contribute to reducing that to 1 in 7. We will do this by mobilising and influencing international actors to unlock commitments and resources to end child marriage and by driving impactful collective action in ten focus countries. 

INTRODUCTION TO THE ROLE

The Communications Manager at Girls Not Brides plays a crucial role turning organisational priorities and communications vision into coordinated, impactful, and audience-focused communications delivery.

The Communications Manager ensures that communications operates as an integrated function, connecting strategic direction with day-to-day implementation across media, editorial, digital and storytelling. The role will provide leadership across communications planning, messaging, and quality assurance, ensuring outputs are consistent, impactful, and aligned with Girls Not Brides’ strategic objectives.

Working closely with the Head of Communications and colleagues across the organisation, the Communications Manager will ensure communications approaches support organisational influence, fundraising, partnership development and engagement with priority audiences.

ABOUT YOU

We are seeking an experienced communications professional who combines strategic thinking with strong operational leadership. You will enjoy translating organisational priorities into practical communications approaches and bringing together different teams, perspectives and disciplines to achieve shared objectives.

You will have excellent judgement, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and consistency. You will be confident working across teams, building trusted relationships, and supporting colleagues to use communications effectively to achieve goals. You will be a collaborative and supportive manager who is committed to developing others and creating a positive, accountable and high-performing team culture.

You will share Girls Not Brides’ values and demonstrate a commitment to ethical, inclusive and audience-focused communications.

Job location 

Nairobi, Kenya

Working as a global team, all Girls Not Brides’ team members may from be expected to work outside normal working hours (e.g., early morning or early evening) this is not a regular occurrence and is only to accommodate collaboration of teams across different time zones. This role will require some international travel, as necessary.

Accountable To

Head of Communications

Salary range           

Market competitive based on a detailed survey by the Birches Group of comparable national NGO salaries in selected location. Payments will be made in local currency of where it is located.

Contract

This is a fixed-term contract for 2 years

The successful candidate must have the right to work in Kenya at the time of applying, and for the full duration of the two-year initial contract 

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES

Communications strategy operationalisation and delivery leadership

• Translate organisational strategy, influencing priorities, and audience needs into integrated communications approaches for priority engagements, and moments.
• Support the Head of Communications to turn strategic priorities into coordinated approaches and delivery across the Communications Team.
• Lead collaborative and impactful communications planning for organisational priorities, publications, events and influencing moments, bringing together the right communications expertise, channels and products to achieve the intended outcomes.
• Coordinate delivery across the communications functions, overseeing workflows, timelines, dependencies and priorities to ensure communications activity is integrated, strategically aligned and delivered to a high quality.
• Provide coordination and oversight across strategic communications and corporate communications workstreams, ensuring alignment, identifying dependencies and risks, and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Strengthen communications processes, workflows and ways of working to improve team effectiveness and responsiveness.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and external partners, supporting the operational delivery of strategic communications partnerships and initiatives.
• Support the Head of Communications to identify and prioritise opportunities to strengthen Girls Not Brides’ profile and external positioning, ensuring these opportunities are appropriately translated into coordinated team activity.

Messaging, quality and consistency

• Develop and maintain messaging and narrative approaches, with the Head of Communications, ensuring they are applied consistently across communications.
• Ensure communications outputs are accurate, consistent, high-quality, audience-focused and aligned with organisational positioning and priorities.
• Provide editorial and brand oversight, review and sign-off across written, creative, and storytelling outputs, ensuring quality, consistency and alignment with organisational positioning and visual brand identity.
• Support colleagues across the organisation to communicate effectively with external target audiences.
• Work with the Head of Communications to strengthen organisational narratives and ensure key messages are reflected across communications channels and products.

Communications Team management, integration, and organisational support

• Manage, support and develop line-reports, providing clear direction, prioritisation, feedback and support for effective workload management and performance.
• Foster effective collaboration across communications disciplines, ensuring expertise is connected, duplication is minimized, and the team operates as an integrated function.
• Coordinate strategic communications, media, editorial, digital and multimedia expertise to ensure specialist inputs contribute to integrated communications approaches.
• Work with internal teams to understand organisational, national and influencing priorities, identifying communications opportunities, and ensuring communications is is built into key initiatives from the outset.
• Work collaboratively as part of cross-functional project teams, partnering with colleagues to develop communications plans, approaches and outputs that support organisational objectives, engage priority audiences and contribute to outcomes.

• Oversee communications monitoring and evaluation using performance and audience insights to strengthen future planning and delivery.
• Contribute to other communications activities as required.

Wider Organisational Responsibilities

• Support copywriting, proofreading and translation of communications outputs across our core languages as required 
• Commit to the mission and vision of Girls Not Brides, putting these at the forefront of all planning, work and actions. 
• Uphold the core values of Girls Not Brides in all areas of work and interactions with colleagues, members, partners, and other stakeholders. 
• Comply with Girls Not Brides’ policies and processes, including for safeguarding, diversity and inclusion, the code of conduct and data protection. 
• Ensure that internal databases and monitoring information are kept fully up-to-date. 
• Commit to ongoing personal development and learning. 
• Fulfil any other reasonable requests for the advancement of Girls Not Brides.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Essential 

• Significant professional experience in communications, strategic communications, advocacy communications, public affairs or related roles in the not-for-profit sector, an international/intergovernmental organisation, a social movement, or social enterprise.
• Strong ability to translate organisational and influencing priorities into clear communications approaches, plans and activity that achieve defined audience outcomes.
• A proven track record of developing and delivering successful integrated, multi-channel communications approaches that effectively engage and influence target audiences.
• Experience coordinating complex communications projects or campaigns, managing multiple priorities, deadlines, dependencies and stakeholders.
• Significant professional experience managing, developing and coordinating teams, including providing direction, feedback, mentorship and support, delegating effectively, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive and high-performing team culture across remote-working, cross-cultural and international environments.
• Experience working across communications disciplines, bringing together editorial, digital, media, multimedia or other specialist expertise to deliver integrated communications.
• Strong organisational, project management and coordination skills, with the ability to work independently, identify risks and dependencies, solve problems, manage workflows, manage competing priorities, and coordinate people and projects to deliver shared objectives.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, build trusted working relationships across an organisation, and effectively liaise with colleagues and stakeholders to translate priorities into coordinated action.
• Strong editorial judgement and writing skills, with experience reviewing and quality-assuring communications across different formats and channels.
• Ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple competing deadlines.
• A strong commitment to the mission and values of Girls Not Brides. 

Desirable 

• Experience working within thematic areas of child marriage, girls’ education, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and related fields. 
• Proficiency in additional languages, especially French and Spanish.
• Experience supporting organisational influencing or fundraising objectives.
• Experience managing communications transformation or change processes.

Safeguarding

Girls Not Brides is committed to ensuring all staff and partners operate in safe environments. The postholder must uphold safeguarding standards at all times and report any concerns promptly through the appropriate channels.

Diversity and Inclusion

We value diversity and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. Girls Not Brides is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive.

How to apply 

The closing date for applications is 17:00 BST on Friday ,18 September, 2026.

To apply, please click the “Apply Now” button on the job page and submit your CV along with a brief cover letter clearly demonstrating how you meet the role requirements.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage interested candidates to apply early. Please note that the vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if enough suitably qualified applications are received.

Due to the anticipated volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

About GitLab Foundation

The GitLab Foundation is committed to helping people grow their lifetime earnings through education, training, access to employment, and systems change across workforce, employer, and policy ecosystems on a global scale. Our North Star is to maximize increases in lifetime earnings for every dollar we invest, with an ambitious target of generating over $100 in lifetime earnings gains for every dollar spent. We focus on supporting individuals earning below a living wage, enabling meaningful, sustained improvements in their lives. Our vision is a world in which one million more people can afford a better life.

In addition to high-impact grantmaking and systems change, the GitLab Foundation extends its impact through advisory services that support peer foundations in impact modeling and measurement, and through donor engagement efforts that mobilize additional values-aligned capital. Together, this work allows us to amplify our influence beyond direct grantmaking and contribute to stronger, more effective approaches to economic mobility across the sector.

The GitLab Foundation is an independent private foundation affiliated with GitLab Inc. We currently operate in Kenya, Colombia, and the United States, partnering with organizations that share our commitment to expanding opportunity at scale. You can learn more about the GitLab Foundation by visiting our website and reviewing our public Handbook.

The Team

The GitLab Foundation is a high-performing, fully remote team that moves quickly, values curiosity, and is deeply results-oriented. We bring together diverse experience across philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, the private sector, and research-leveraging that range of perspectives to act with rigor, empathy, and strategic clarity.

Our culture is grounded in our CREDIT values and shaped by respect, humility, open debate, and a strong bias for action. This is a hands-on environment where priorities evolve, decisions move quickly, and team members are expected to take initiative without waiting for perfect clarity. We hold ourselves to high standards, operate with transparency and ownership, and are comfortable navigating ambiguity as we iterate, learn, and improve. Above all, we are united by a shared commitment to delivering meaningful, measurable impact in the lives of those we serve.

The Role

The Impact Modeling Analyst will be a member of the Impact Insights team, supporting the Director of Impact in advancing one of the GitLab Foundation’s most critical capabilities: using rigorous quantitative analysis to understand, forecast, and maximize the impact of our investments. Impact modeling is central to how the Foundation makes decisions-informing which opportunities we pursue, how we allocate capital, and how we assess whether our grantmaking and advisory work is delivering meaningful economic outcomes.

The Analyst will primarily focus on building, maintaining, and improving return-on-investment (ROI) and impact forecasting models that inform grantmaking decisions, portfolio strategy, and advisory engagements. Working under the guidance of the Director, the Analyst will analyze data from grantees, external research, and partner organizations to strengthen the Foundation’s ability to estimate expected outcomes, assess realized results, and continuously improve how we measure impact.

This role is primarily analytical and modeling-focused, with responsibility for conducting data analysis, maintaining modeling datasets, and translating modeling outputs into clear visualizations, summaries, and actionable insights. The Analyst will also help advance the Foundation’s modeling capabilities by exploring and applying emerging approaches, including Al-enabled tools and techniques, and staying current on developments in economics, data science, and technology that can strengthen our work.

As part of the Impact Insights team, the Analyst will contribute to a cutting-edge approach to impact measurement and learning that is fundamental to the Foundation’s strategy and ambition to maximize economic impact. The Analyst will report to the Director of Impact.

Key Responsibilities

Impact Modeling and Forecasting

• Develop and maintain practical, decision-oriented impact and ROl models that estimate expected outcomes of the Foundation’s grantmaking portfolio and advisory engagements at both the individual investment and portfolio levels, including appropriate counterfactual assumptions.
• Apply the Foundation’s “rigorous but reasonable” approach to impact modeling—using robust analytical methods while balancing data availability, practical constraints, and the needs of decision-makers and partners.
• Refine modeling assumptions, methodologies, and counterfactuals based on investment outcomes, new data, research findings, and organizational learning.
• Conduct scenario analyses and sensitivity testing to understand potential variation in outcomes, test key assumptions, and inform investment prioritization and decision-making.
• Compare modeled expectations with realized investment outcomes and use findings to strengthen future models, assumptions, and investment decisions.
• Maintain clear documentation of model structures, methodologies, assumptions, inputs, counterfactuals, and data sources.
• Support the Funds team in defining impact goals and identifying appropriate measures and monitoring approaches for grants and programmatic strategies.
• Partner with grantees throughout the grant lifecycle to provide modeling and measurement support, offer constructive feedback, strengthen data and impact approaches, and build trusted relationships that support both learning and accountability.

Data Analysis and Insights

• Analyze data from grantees, research studies, external datasets, and partner organizations to support modeling, measurement, and evaluation.
• Develop user-friendly and audience-specific charts, tables, and visualizations that translate modeling and evaluation results into clear insights for grantmaking, portfolio strategy, and advisory engagements.
• Develop reports, presentations, and other materials that communicate results, lessons, and impact effectively to technical and non-technical internal and external audiences.
• Support the development and maintenance of public-facing impact dashboards and visualizations.
• Collaborate with the Funds team, grantees, and external evaluators to understand program design, data availability, key outcomes, and assumptions relevant to impact modeling and measurement.

Data Management and Systems Support

• Manage, clean, and maintain the Foundation’s core datasets of grantee impact data, ensuring data are accurate, accessible, organized, reliable, integrated, and usable for analysis.
• Perform quality checks on datasets, models, and analytical outputs to ensure accuracy, reliability, and reproducibility.
• Support efforts to standardize data inputs, definitions, and reporting across grantees, research sources, and investments.
• Support the development and refinement of systems, processes, and measurement approaches for different types of investments, including direct service, innovation, scaling, and systems-level grants.

• Support the continued development of the Foundation’s impact measurement framework, incorporating appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods and emerging best practices.
• Leverage Al and state-of-the-art analytical tools and techniques to improve the efficiency, quality, and sophistication of data management, modeling, analysis, and impact measurement.
• Explore, test, and responsibly adopt emerging technologies and methodologies that can strengthen the Foundation’s analytical capabilities and keep its approach at the forefront of impact modeling and measurement.
• Assist in implementing, testing, troubleshooting, and continuously improving the tools and systems used to collect, manage, analyze, and report impact data.
• Document modeling, measurement, data management, and analytical processes to support transparency, consistency, and reproducibility.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes

• 5+ years of experience in economic modeling, impact analysis, or a related analytical role in a nonprofit, research organization, consulting group, or private-sector firm.
  Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including statistics and econometrics.
• Experience developing cost-effectiveness, cost-benefit, ROl, or similar economic models strongly preferred.
• High proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets.
• Proficiency in Tableau or similar data visualization tools, with the ability to translate complex analyses into clear, decision-useful visualizations.
• Experience with R, Stata, Python, or similar statistical software preferred.
• Ability to interpret social science and economic research and translate findings into practical assumptions, counterfactuals, and insights.
• Comfort using Claude, ChatGPT, and other Al-enabled tools for research, coding, analysis, modeling, and documentation, with an interest in emerging Al capabilities.
• Familiarity with UX/Ul principles and designing intuitive analytical tools, dashboards, and outputs is a plus.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex analysis for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, including with colleagues, grantees, and external partners.
• Strong attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, collaboration, and alignment with the Foundation’s mission and CREDIT values.

Requirements, Compensation, and Benefits

• Location: Fully remote. Must be based in the U.S. The GitLab Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.

• Base Salary Range: $90,000-$115,000 depending on responsibilities, candidate experience, and location.
• The approximate total compensation package, including comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, and other benefits, ranges from $120,000 to $165,000. Learn more about compensation at the Foundation.
• Benefits
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage (full premium coverage for team members, spouses, and dependents).
• 401(K) contribution: GitLab Foundation contributes 10% of your salary (no employee contribution required).
• Unlimited vacation, sick time, and other paid time off.
• Additional team member benefits.
• Travel: Approximately 10%

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume and brief writing sample (1 to 3 pages) on a topic related to impact measurement, impact evaluation, ROl modeling, or a broader theme in economic analysis that demonstrates your ability to write clearly and succinctly. Submit all three documents in one PDF, Google Doc or Word document to info@gitlabfoundation.org by September 25.

GitLab Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive team and a work environment rooted in our CREDIT values. We strive to cultivate a culture that is inclusive, respectful, and empowering for all.

GitLab Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.