About This Job

Relief Applications (reliefapplications.org) is a European organisation that bridges the gap between technology and humanitarian efforts. We build tools and solutions that strengthen the efficiency and impact of nonprofit and humanitarian organisations worldwide.

Through our DP4G,   Data Protection 4 Good (https://reliefapplications.org/dp4g) initiative, we help NGOs, associations and humanitarian organisations protect the personal data of the people they serve, with outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) services, audits and training tailored to the realities of the nonprofit sector.

You’ll be selling exactly that: a recurring, outsourced DPO and GDPR-compliance service, built for mission-driven organisations. We’re now looking for a driven commercial profile to grow it across the French nonprofit market.

As Business Developer for our DP4G data protection services, you will lead the commercial development of our outsourced DPO offer on the French market, with a priority focus on NGOs, associations and humanitarian / development organisations,   the sector where we hold a strong competitive advantage.

Working closely with the founding team and backed by our data protection experts, you will build and qualify a pipeline, pitch the offer to decision-makers, and close recurring DPO service contracts. It’s an autonomous, part-time role for someone who is comfortable owning the full sales cycle.

Requirements

Experience

• Proven B2B sales / business development experience, ideally selling SaaS or subscription-based services.
• Track record of autonomously building a pipeline and closing deals.
• Affinity for, or experience with, the nonprofit, association or humanitarian sector is a strong asset.

Skills

• Autonomous and self-driven, able to own the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing.
• Confident, persuasive pitching and presentation skills.
• Comfortable representing a specialist data protection (DPO) offer to expert buyers, and quick to learn the domain (you don’t need to be a DPO yourself, our experts back you up).
• Proficiency with CRM tools and structured pipeline management.

Language

• Native or fluent French is required (French market focus).
• Professional English is an asset (international team).

Soft skills

• Results-oriented and resilient, comfortable working towards commission-based targets.
• Strong listening and relationship-building skills.
• Reliable and organised, able to work independently in a part-time setup.

it will be nice if you have

• Knowledge of GDPR / data protection principles is a strong asset.
• Knowledge of the French nonprofit or humanitarian sector is a plus.

Potential Tasks

Prospecting & pipeline development

• Identify, research and qualify prospects among French NGOs, associations, foundations and humanitarian / development organisations.
• Build a structured sales pipeline, prioritising the humanitarian and nonprofit sector where DP4G has a clear competitive edge.
• Activate your own network and leverage Relief Applications’ existing contacts to generate qualified leads.

Sales & closing

• Present and pitch the DP4G outsourced DPO offer to decision-makers, conveying its value with credibility and confidence.
• Handle objections, negotiate and close recurring (subscription-based) DPO service contracts.
• Coordinate with Relief Applications’ data protection experts to bring technical credibility into client conversations.

CRM & reporting

• Manage and maintain the CRM, tracking all prospecting activity and pipeline status.
• Report regularly on activity, conversion and results to the founding team.

Market intelligence & offer refinement

• Gather and share field feedback on positioning, pricing and competition.
• Contribute to refining the DP4G commercial offer and go-to-market approach.

Our Perks & Benefits

Remote Work

Flexible working hours

Paid leave*

Performance bonuses*

Development trainings

Team building events

Day off on B-day

And much more…

About This Job

As Communications and Marketing Intern, you will support the design and implementation of Relief Applications’ communication activities across digital channels. You will work closely with the management team to create engaging content, promote our projects and events, and strengthen our online presence.

This internship is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in communications for social impact, humanitarian innovation, geospatial technologies, and international development. You’ll gain hands-on experience across multiple communication channels while contributing to meaningful projects with global reach.

Requirements

• Familiarity with WordPress for creating and managing website content.
• Basic knowledge of email marketing platforms (MailChimp) to assist in creating and sending newsletters.
• Knowledge of design tool/s like Illustrator / Figma or similar software for creating visually appealing graphics / publications.
• Understanding of social media insights and LinkedIn for tracking communication performance.
• Proficiency in Google Suite for managing the daily work, creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, International Relations, Media Studies, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English (required).
• Strong writing and storytelling skills for digital audiences.
• Ability to review and edit content for accuracy, consistency, and professionalism.
• Familiarity with social media platforms, particularly LinkedIn.
• Experience using Canva, Figma or similar graphic design tools.
• Ability to use AI tools (e.g. Claude.ai, ChatGPT) to support content creation, editing, research, and communication workflows while ensuring high-quality, accurate, and engaging outputs. 
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, multicultural environment.
• Willingness to work collaboratively and contribute to team discussions and initiatives.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and tasks as required in a dynamic environment.
• Interest in humanitarian action, international development, technology for good, or geospatial innovation.

Potential Tasks

Content creation & digital communications (50%)

• Draft and edit content for the website, newsletters, blog articles, and social media.
• Create visual content using tools such as Canva, Figma or Claude design.
• Help develop communication materials, including presentations and promotional assets.
• Support the production of stories highlighting Relief Applications’ projects, partners, and impact.
• Ensure consistency with the organisation’s branding and communication guidelines.

Social media & community engagement (25%)

• Support the planning and scheduling of social media content across LinkedIn and other relevant platforms.
• Monitor engagement and contribute ideas to increase audience reach and interaction.
• Help identify relevant news, events, and opportunities to share with our community.
• Track basic communication metrics and prepare simple performance reports.

Events & outreach (15%)

• Support communication activities for webinars, workshops, conferences, and events.
• Assist with preparing event materials, registration pages, and follow-up communications.
• Help promote opportunities such as webinars, publications, and open positions.

Communication support & coordination (10%)

• Maintain and organise communication assets, templates, and media libraries.
• Assist with website updates and content management.
• Conduct background research on communication trends, humanitarian innovation, and relevant audiences.
• Provide general communication support across organisational initiatives as needed.

Our Perks & Benefits

Remote Work

Flexible working hours

Paid leave*

Performance bonuses*

Development trainings

Team building events

Day off on B-day

And much more…

About GitLab Foundation

The GitLab Foundation exists to help more people afford a better life. We focus on increasing lifetime earnings for individuals by identifying, funding, and scaling the most effective pathways to economic mobility. Our North Star is to maximize lifetime earnings gains for every dollar deployed, with an ambitious goal of generating more than $100 in lifetime earnings gains for every $1 invested.

We are evolving beyond a traditional grantmaking foundation into a platform for high-impact philanthropy. In addition to deploying our own capital, we work with donors, foundations, and partners to direct more resources toward solutions that create measurable improvements in people’s lives. Our work spans four complementary areas: high-impact grantmaking, collaborative capital vehicles that mobilize funding at scale, advisory services that help donors and foundations maximize their impact, and knowledge and intelligence products that enable better philanthropic decision-making.

At the core of our approach is a commitment to rigor, transparency, and measurable results. We combine impact modeling, data, research, technology, and practical implementation experience to identify opportunities that can deliver outsized social returns—and help others do the same. 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. Grounded in our CREDIT values, we bring together diverse experience across philanthropy, nonprofits, the private sector, impact investing, and research — combining that range with collaboration, empathy, and strategic clarity to drive meaningful, measurable impact. Our culture is built on respect, humility, and open debate, with a strong bias for action. We hold ourselves to high standards, operate with transparency and ownership, and take initiative without waiting for perfect clarity. Priorities evolve, ambiguity is the norm, and we embrace it — iterating and improving as we go.

About the Role

The GitLab Foundation is seeking an Applied AI Fellow to help transform how our organization leverages artificial intelligence. This is a six-month, full-time fellowship focused on identifying opportunities to apply AI, building practical solutions, and accelerating AI adoption across the Foundation, with the potential to transition into a permanent role based on organizational needs and performance.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will partner with teams across the organization to redesign workflows, automate manual processes, build new tools, and embed AI into our daily operations. From grantmaking and impact measurement to communications, partnerships, knowledge management, and operations, you will implement AI solutions that improve efficiency, strengthen decision-making, and increase organizational impact.

You are a technical builder who enjoys solving complex problems and turning emerging AI capabilities into reliable, scalable systems. You are comfortable writing code when needed, integrating APIs, structuring data, and building beyond the limits of no-code tools. You understand how to design solutions that are maintainable, reusable, secure, and easy for others to extend over time. You can evaluate and audit AI-generated code and no-code outputs, identify architectural issues, and make sound engineering decisions around data, permissions, access controls, and system design. You thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues.

In 2026, the Chronicle of Philanthropy recognized the GitLab Foundation as an example of how innovative philanthropic organizations are integrating AI into their work. We see that recognition as a starting point. This fellowship will play a central role in helping us deepen and scale that work.

Looking ahead, we are exploring the creation of a small, focused product and engineering function to build AI capabilities for both the Foundation and the broader economic mobility and philanthropic sector. This fellowship offers the opportunity to help lay that foundation. The systems, workflows, and technical practices you develop will inform that future function and could position you as a founding member as our AI capabilities continue to grow.

Key Responsibilities

Implement AI Solutions Across the Foundation

• Assess the Foundation’s current AI tools to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and underutilized capabilities, then recommend and implement improvements.
• Design solutions with long-term maintainability in mind by creating reusable components, documenting technical decisions, implementing appropriate security controls, and ensuring workflows can be extended and supported as organizational needs evolve.
• Partner closely with the Chief Programs & Partnerships Officer and others across the Foundation to identify and prioritize opportunities where AI can improve workflows, decision-making, and organizational effectiveness.
• Assess whether underlying data is clean, structured, and well-integrated before or alongside building a solution, and recommend improvements, understanding that messy data undermine even well-designed AI tools.
• Design, build, and implement AI-powered workflows, automations, agents, and other solutions that reduce manual work and improve quality.
• Integrate AI into existing processes and systems while continuously iterating based on user feedback and evolving organizational needs.
• Document scalable workflows and reusable solutions that can be adopted across the organization.
• Stay current on emerging AI tools and capabilities, and run quick pilots to test new ideas before committing to a full build.

Drive AI Adoption & Organizational Capability

• Serve as the Foundation’s internal AI champion, helping colleagues confidently and responsibly adopt AI in their daily work.
• Develop prompt libraries, playbooks, templates, and other resources that support consistent and effective AI use.
• Facilitate training sessions, office hours, demonstrations, and one-on-one coaching to increase AI literacy and adoption.
• Help establish best practices and governance for the secure, responsible, and effective use of AI.
• Track basic adoption and efficiency metrics for what you build and teach, and use them — along with lessons learned — to decide what to build or teach next.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Experience, and Personal Attributes

• 2+ years of hands-on experience building software, internal tools, data pipelines, AI-powered workflows, or automations in a professional, academic, or independent setting. We care more about what you’ve built than your job title.
• Experience building tools that people actually use, with an understanding of maintainability, modular design, documentation, version control, and iterative improvement.
• Strong technical skills, including experience with Python and/or JavaScript, APIs, structured data, and building solutions beyond the capabilities of no-code tools.
• Able to evaluate and improve AI-generated code and no-code workflows, identifying opportunities to improve architecture, reliability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Understands how to build scalable, reusable systems, including thoughtful approaches to configuration, shared components, data models, access controls, and responsible handling of sensitive data.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to identify opportunities where AI can improve organizational effectiveness and translate them into practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly, work effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues, and help others adopt new tools through documentation, training, and coaching.
• Highly organized, self-directed, and comfortable with ambiguity, demonstrating initiative, sound judgment, integrity, humility, and alignment with the GitLab Foundation’s CREDIT values.

Requirements, Compensation, and Benefits

• Location: Fully remote. Must be based in the U.S. 
• Base Annual Salary: $90,000
• Estimated Total Compensation: $120,000–$145,000, including the Foundation’s 10% employer 401(k) contribution and comprehensive benefits.
• 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.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your cover letter, resume, and either (1) a link to something you’ve built (such as a tool, workflow, automation, repository, or project) accompanied by a brief 1–2 page write-up describing what you built, your approach, and what you would do differently today, or (2) a 1–2 page writing sample if you do not have a relevant project to share. Please combine all application materials into a single PDF or Word document and email them to hiring@gitlabfoundation.org by August 14, 2026. We expect to notify candidates selected for interviews no later than August 25, 2026.

Applicants must already have unrestricted U.S. work authorization that does not require current or future employer sponsorship. 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.

TERMS OF REFERENCE M&E MANAGER

Organisation	NEAR (Network for Empowered Aid Response) (Hosted by Adeso – African Development Solutions)
Position	M&E Manager
Reporting To	Learning Director
Working With	NEAR Secretariat; NEAR members; partners and donors
Duty Station	Remote; global candidates welcome; time zone overlap across multiple regions required
Duration	12 months, full time
Starting Date	ASAP

ABOUT NEAR

NEAR (Network for Empowered Aid Response) is a movement of local organisations with a bold ambition – to reshape the top-down humanitarian and development system to one that is locally driven and owned, and isbuilt around equitable, dignified and accountable partnerships. NEAR is a membership-based organisation with members coming from four regions: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East.

ABOUT ADESO

NEAR is currently hosted by Adeso, an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organisation. Adeso and NEAR both aspire to prevent and overcome situations that adversely affect community well-being by: Influencing policy change and enacting systemic change through innovative solutions led by local and national actors.

POSITION PURPOSE

The M&E Manager is a new position within NEAR’s Learning Team, created to strengthen the organisation’s data and measurement capacity as our grant portfolio, member engagement, and initiative work grow in scale. The role sits alongside the Learning Manager and reports to the Learning Director.

The two roles are intentionally complementary, with a clear division of ownership. The M&E Manager focuses on the data infrastructure that makes that learning possible – and that demonstrates NEAR’s resultsexternally: indicator systems, survey data

design and analysis, grant MEL frameworks, and results tracking. The Learning Manager focuses inward on organisational and network learning: facilitation, synthesis, Labs support, team reflection processes, and learning events.

For example, on the Annual Member Survey, the two roles work in close partnership: the Learning Managerleads the overall process, from framing and translation through synthesis; the M&E Manager provides the technical backbone, with responsibility for instrument development, data collection coordination, data cleaning, and quantitative analysis.

This role is best suited to candidates who are genuinely systems- and data-infrastructure-oriented, and who bring strong quantitative analysis capability alongside the ability to translate findings for non-technical audiences. Candidates who are primarily facilitation- or synthesis-oriented, without a strong data management and quantitative analysis foundation, are unlikely to be the right fit.

SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Member Survey Design and Analysis

• Serve as the technical backbone for the Annual Member Survey, working in close partnership with the Learning Manager who leads the overall process; responsibilities include survey instrument development, data collection coordination, data cleaning, and quantitative analysis
• Own NEAR’s post-event survey portfolio and on-demand survey management, with responsibility forinstrument design, data collection, and data analysis – coordinating with the Learning Manager on thebroader learning process design
• Produce accessible data summaries and visualizations for internal use and learning processes
• Work closely with the Membership Team to ensure survey data informs member engagement strategy

Indicator Tracking and Results Frameworks

• Maintain NEAR’s indicator framework and results tracking systems across programs and initiatives
• Support program teams in tracking progress against workplan objectives and donor commitments
• Conduct and maintain an ongoing indicator and data audit to ensure the indicator set remains fit for purpose
• Flag data gaps, quality issues, or misalignment proactively
• Contribute to NEAR’s Annual Report, including evidence of NEAR’s collective impact

Grant MEL Support

• Provide data backbone support for NEAR’s donor-funded programs, working behind the scenes toensure program teams and Operations have the data they need for reporting
• Support MEL framework development for the Change Fund and Networked Financing Mechanism(NFM) as needed, in coordination with the Solutions Team
• Maintain clear documentation of MEL systems, data sources, and methodology

• Support donor reporting, including updates on progress towards agreed targets and impact

Systems and Tools

• Own and maintain NEAR’s MEL data systems in Asana or equivalent, including dashboards, custom fields, and progress tracking
• Support the Learning Director in the MEL system redesign planned for 2027
• Develop and maintain clear data management protocols and documentation

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Strong quantitative data analysis skills, including data cleaning, statistical summarisation, and cross-tabulation across large datasets, combined with solid MEL foundations in indicator design and results framework development
• Strong survey methodology experience – design, administration, analysis, and synthesis across multiple instrument types, with particular proficiency in web-based member or stakeholder survey platforms such as SurveyMonkey, or equivalent
• Experience maintaining indicator frameworks across multiple concurrent donor-funded programmes, including conducting data quality audits and tracking progress against targets over time
• Ability to produce clear data visualisations and dashboards for non-technical leadership and donoraudiences
• Proficiency in Asana or a comparable project management platform
• Strong data organisation, documentation, and data management habits, including experience developing and maintaining data management protocols and MEL system documentation
• Demonstrated ability to translate data and analysis into formats that program staff and leadership can use
• Comfortable coordinating across multiple teams and working as a behind-the-scenes support function
• Detail-oriented and reliable – program teams and Operations will depend on this role for data accuracy
• Collaborative by default, with experience working in close coordination with multiple teams simultaneously
• Demonstrated commitment to localization, locally led knowledge, and Global South-led systemschange, in line with NEAR’s mission and values

Preferred

• Experience with member or stakeholder survey programs in network or civil society contexts
• Familiarity with locally led funds, pooled funds, or financing mechanism measurement
• Experience working in or with Global South organisations or networks

• Comfort with the limits of conventional log-frame approaches in systems change and movement-building contexts
• Based in the Global South or with substantial professional experience in Global South contexts
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in monitoring and evaluation, international development, social sciences, or a related field

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applications should be sent to jobs@near.ngo by 10 August 2026 with “M&E Manager” on the subject line. The selection committee will review all applications as they arrive.

Each application package should include the following:

• Cover letter with the applicant’s current contact information (limited to one page) – please describe specifically your experience designing and managing MEL data systems and your experience withquantitative data analysis and survey programs in network or civil society contexts

●      CV

• Three Professional References with complete contact information
• Your expected annual gross pay in USD

All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Adeso is an equal opportunity employer.

We are hiring to fill a vacancy for the position of RESOURCE MOBILISATION & PARTNERSHIPS SPECIALIST.

To fill this position, we are looking for a highly motivated team leader who is innovative, passionate about women’s rights in Africa, excited about African feminisms, and embraces African women’s diversity to join our team. 

Background 

As a pan-African feminist fund, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) resources, strengthens and upholds women’s rights and feminist organisations and movements across Africa, in order to make gender justice a reality for all on our continent and worldwide. 

Over the past 25 years, AWDF has awarded approximately USD 100 million to women’s rights and feminist organisations throughout Africa (and in selected Middle Eastern countries through one of our initiatives). Through its grantmaking, programmatic and advocacy work, AWDF has supported work that led to changes in law and policy, social norms, narrative, and movement-building for gender justice. 

Building on its strong track record, in 2023 AWDF launched Lemlem, a ten-year strategic framework (2023-2033), which guides its efforts to advance gender equality and gender justice for girls, women and gender-diverse people across Africa. At its core, the strategy’s focus is on resourcing, nurturing and strengthening those who are best placed to achieve transformative change: African women’s and feminist groups, organisations and movements. 

Role Fit

Are you experienced in driving fundraising and resource mobilisation efforts, leading the development and stewardship of donor partnerships that sustain and grow the organisation’s financial base?

Do you have experience in providing specialist expertise and end-to-end leadership of resource mobilisation processes, from donor prospecting and proposal development through to reporting and relationship management, to inform executive leadership?

Are you ready to join our Partnerships & Voice Team to lead donor engagement work, managing a portfolio of existing and new donor relationships and ensuring that fundraising processes are proactive, values-aligned and coordinated across the organisation?

Job Summary 

A member of AWDF’s Partnerships and Voice team, the Resource Mobilisation and Donor Engagement Specialist drives AWDF’s fundraising and resource mobilisation efforts, leading the development and stewardship of donor partnerships that sustain and grow the organisation’s financial base. The role provides specialist expertise and end-to-end leadership of resource mobilisation processes, from donor prospecting and proposal development through to reporting and relationship management, in support of the Director of Partnerships and Voice, and the Executive Leadership Team. 

The role is the primary operational lead for AWDF’s donor engagement work, managing a portfolio of existing and new donor relationships and ensuring that fundraising processes are proactive, values-aligned and coordinated across the organisation. Working under the leadership of theDirector ofPartnerships and Voice, the Resource Mobilisation and Donor Engagement Specialist anchors the day-to-day delivery of AWDF’s resource mobilisation agenda. 

The role manages the Partnerships Officer and works in close collaboration with colleagues across the Partnerships and Voice and Programmes teams team and the wider organisation to ensure coherence, quality and impact in all donor-facing work.

Specific Duties:

Resource Mobilisation and Fundraising

• Lead the development and implementation of AWDF’s resource mobilisation plans and fundraising activities, in alignment with the partnerships and voice strategy and AWDF Priorities.
• Identify, research and pursue new funding opportunities from institutional donors, foundations, governments and other relevant funders, including through innovative and diversified funding approaches.
• Develop and maintain a fundraising pipeline, tracking opportunities, timelines and income projections, and providing regular updates to the Director of Partnerships and Voice and Senior Management Team.
• Ensure resource mobilisation processes are feminist, values-aligned and coherent with AWDF’s approach to donor partnerships.

Donor Engagement and Stewardship 

• Manage a portfolio of existing and prospective donor relationships, serving as the primary point of contact for selected donors and ensuring strong, sustained and strategically managed partnerships.
• Lead and coordinate donor engagement processes — including monitoring visits, reporting cycles, funding conversations and ad hoc requests with input from relevant colleagues across AWDF.
• Working with the Executive Leadership Team, support the cultivation and stewardship of strategic donor relationships, ensuring alignment between relationship management and fundraising goals.
• Maintain a robust information management system for donor contacts, agreements, reporting schedules and portfolio documentation.

Proposal and Report Development

• Lead and coordinate the development of high-quality funding proposals and donor reports, drawing on input from programme, finance and other relevant teams across AWDF.
• Ensure proposals and reports are compelling, accurate and reflective of AWDF’s feminist values, programmatic impact and strategic direction.
• Maintain and improve organisational systems and processes for proposal development and donor reporting, ensuring timely delivery and clear accountability across contributing teams.

People Management and Internal Coordination

• Directly manage, supervise and support the Partnerships Officer, providing day-to-day guidance, coaching and performance oversight.
• Coordinate resource mobilisation and donor engagement activities across the Partnerships and Voice Division, working closely with the Senior Partnerships Officer and Communications Specialist to ensure integration and avoid duplication.
• Liaise with programme, finance and other teams to ensure donor commitments are tracked, implementation is aligned with funding agreements, and internal processes support effective donor stewardship

Other

• The role might from time to time be required to carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the role but are not outlined above.
• All staff members must demonstrate AWDF Core values in all professional relationships and any interactions that may reflect on AWDF: Accountability & Integrity; Solidarity & Collective Care; Courage & Joy; Intersectionality & Meaningful Inclusion; Learning & Adaptability; Creativity & Curiosity.
• AWDF has a Zero Tolerance Approach to all forms of corruption, an offence which will lead to immediate dismissal. 

The full details of the job description can be found here  

Essential Knowledge and Experience 

• Strong resource mobilisation and fundraising expertise, demonstrated track record of raising funds for a non-profit or philanthropic organisation, including proposal development, donor reporting and pipeline management.
• Donor relationship management, experience cultivating and sustaining relationships with institutional donors and funders, with the ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder donor portfolios independently
• Strategic analysis and foresight, able to identify funding trends, opportunities and risks; thinks critically about AWDF’s positioning in the philanthropic landscape and proactively shapes the fundraising approach accordingly.
• Excellent writing skills demonstrated ability to produce compelling, well-structured proposals, donor reports and related communication products in English.
• People management, experience managing and developing a direct report, with the ability to delegate effectively, provide coaching and hold others accountable for results.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully developing funding proposals and donor reports for institutional donors, and of managing donor relationships across the funding cycle
• Experience working with African women’s rights issues and agendas, and understanding of the strategies and needs of African women’s organisations and feminist movements.
• Experience managing a direct report or coordinating the work of others in a team setting.
• Demonstrated commitment to feminist principles and social justice values.
• Excellent written and oral proficiency in English is required. Proficiency in French and/or Portuguese is desirable.
• A belief in and commitment to feminist principles and values including around non-discrimination.
• Commitment to accountability and integrity.

Qualifications 

• Minimum of 6–8 years’ professional experience in resource mobilisation, fundraising, donor relations or a closely related field, preferably within a feminist, women’s rights or civil society organisation. African work experience is essential.
• A graduate qualification in international relations, political science, gender studies, development studies, sociology, humanities or a related field.

Job Location 

AWDF House, Accra – Ghana or work remotely from any African country where you have the legal right to work from. 

Organisational Competencies: 

All staff members must demonstrate AWDF Core values in all their professional relationships and any interactions that may reflect on AWDF: 

Accountability & Integrity 

Solidarity & Collective care 

Intersectionality & Meaningful Inclusion 

Learning & Adaptability 

Courage & Joy 

Creativity & Curiosity 

AWDF has a Zero Tolerance Approach to all forms of corruption which is an offence for which immediate dismissal without benefits will result.

Salary Details

• Entry point: USD: 44,158 (anually)
• Midpoint: USD 60,717.98 (annually) 
• In practice, we only make offers between the entry point and the midpoint of our salary scale depending on one’s level of experience and competencies

How to Apply: 

Qualified and interested persons should send: 

A cover letter of not more than 2 pages to the Human Resources Manager explaining their interest and excitement in applying for the position to work for AWDF; and highlighting their experience and competencies as they relate to the specific areas of duties indicated in the vacancy to demonstrate a good fit for the role. 

A CV of not more than 3 pages outlining their educational qualifications and employment records with key achievements on relevant positions held. 

Applications for the vacancy should reach AWDF no later than Friday, 31st July 2026. Due to our limited capacity, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews.

In line with AWDF’s Mission, qualified African women are encouraged to apply.

We are hiring to fill a vacancy for the position of EXECUTIVE MANAGER

To fill this position, we are looking for a highly motivated team leader who is innovative, passionate about women’s rights in Africa, excited about African feminisms, and embraces African women’s diversity to join our team. 

Background 

As a pan-African feminist fund, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) resources, strengthens and upholds women’s rights and feminist organisations and movements across Africa, in order to make gender justice a reality for all on our continent and worldwide. 

Over the past 25 years, AWDF has awarded approximately USD 100 million to women’s rights and feminist organisations throughout Africa (and in selected Middle Eastern countries through one of our initiatives). Through its grantmaking, programmatic and advocacy work, AWDF has supported work that led to changes in law and policy, social norms, narrative, and movement-building for gender justice. 

Building on its strong track record, in 2023 AWDF launched Lemlem, a ten-year strategic framework (2023-2033), which guides its efforts to advance gender equality and gender justice for girls, women and gender-diverse people across Africa. At its core, the strategy’s focus is on resourcing, nurturing and strengthening those who are best placed to achieve transformative change: African women’s and feminist groups, organisations and movements. 

Role Fit

Are you experienced in supporting a CEO, executive leadership and senior management functions to facilitate effective priority-setting, decision-making, cross-department integration and organisation-wide collaboration, in pursuit of achievement of organizational goals and outcomes?

Do you have experience coordinating and collaborating across leadership and management teams?  Working closely with the CEO, the Director of Programmes, Director of Operations and the Director of Partnerships, in coordinating selected organisation-wide planning-related processes and initiatives?

Are you ready to join our Executive team to oversee the Executive Office team’s work to ensure the CEO can focus her time and energy on top priorities and strategic objectives as well as working with the CEO in facilitating the strategic and effective engagement of the Board of Directors?

Job Summary 

The Executive Manager’s role is to provide support to AWDF’s CEO, executive leadership and senior management functions to ensure and facilitate effective priority-setting, decision-making, cross-department integration and organisation-wide collaboration, in pursuit of organizational goals and outcomes. The Executive Manager will support the CEO in coordinating collaboration across the AWDF leadership and management team. Working closely with the CEO, the Director of Programmes, Director of Operations and the Director of Partnerships & Voice, she/they will coordinate selected organisation-wide planning-related processes and initiatives. She/they will also oversee the Executive Office team’s work to ensure the CEO can focus her time and energy on top priorities and strategic objectives. In addition, the Executive Manager will work with the CEO in facilitating the strategic and effective engagement of the Board of Directors. The Executive Manager will directly supervise the Executive Assistant.

Specific Duties:

Support AWDF’s executive management function in effective decision-making, prioritisation, and collaboration 

• Working closely with the CEO and Directors, keep track of key moments that are part of AWDF’s cadence of work, coordinate related cross-team conversations, decisions and initiatives in a timely and effective manner, and proactively identify potential gaps and priority misalignment for timely resolution.
• Working closely with SMT members, coordinating SMT priority-setting, decision-making, and collective SMT communications with the wider AWDF team.
•  Coordinate the preparation, facilitation and documentation of SMT meetings retreats.

Lead/Coordinate the implementation of CEO-led cross-team initiatives and processes

In close collaboration with the Director of Operations and other SMT members:

• Strategically plan the content, cadence and execution of selected CEO-led team meetings and retreats led by the CEO (e.g. team retreats)
• Strategically plan and coordinate the delivery of selected CEO-led cross-team processes and initiatives led by the CEO, in service to organizational efficiency and coordination  (e.g. annual planning)
• Project manage selected Executive Office-owned initiatives and processes as identified; keeping the CEO and SMT informed with timely updates.
• Monitor the timely execution of other organisation-wide initiatives and priorities; proactively anticipating and/or mitigating delays or challenges.

Support the CEO in focusing her time and energy on top priorities and strategic objectives

• Strategically support the CEO in keeping track of priorities, anticipating risks, and mitigating challenges, and assist the CEO in day-to-day coordination work, as adequate.
• Help coordinate and manage the flow of internal requests and communications to and from the CEO, and coordinate the preparation of selected cross-team materials before CEO review.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of the CEO’s external communications plan, and support the CEO in preparing for external meetings and managing external communications (working closely with the Partnerships, Programmes and Operations department leads.
• Strategically plan, and oversee the execution of the Executive Office team’s work (including as the supervisor of the Executive Officer’s work)
• Represent the CEO in internal or external meetings and processes, as requested and appropriate.

Support the CEO’s key engagements and relations, internal and externally

• Act as a diplomatic steward when representing the CEO in coordination and communication with internal and external stakeholders 
• Support the CEO in preparing for key internal and external meetings and engagements, including by coordinating the development of briefing materials and speaking points.
• Oversee adequate documentation and coordinate follow-up and execution of action points from key actions agreed on at CEO meetings and engagements.
• Cultivate strong internal relationships within the AWDF team, including by staying abreast of organisational climate for CEO awareness, and acting as the first point of contact in the Executive Office for potential team stressors or concerns.

Facilitate the strategic and effective engagement of the Board of Directors.

• Coordinate and keep track of the Board’s cadence of work (e.g. decisions, meetings, etc.) and ensure alignment with broader organisational rhythm of work.
• Coordinate the preparation, execution, documentation and follow up of Board meetings, under the leadership of the CEO.
• Design and coordinate effective on-boarding and off-boarding processes for Board members, including recruitment process, term-length oversight, and term renewal processes, etc.)
• Strategically plan (with the CEO) and coordinate communications and regular with the Board Chair or the entire Board, and support the CEO in reacting to ad hoc requests coming from the Board
• Coordinate the implementation of selected Board-focused initiatives as well as the Board’s participation in key organisation initiatives. 

Other

• The role might from time to time be required to carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the role but are not outlined above.
• All staff members must demonstrate AWDF Core values in all professional relationships and any interactions that may reflect on AWDF: Accountability & Integrity; Solidarity & Collective Care; Courage & Joy; Intersectionality & Meaningful Inclusion; Learning & Adaptability; Creativity & Curiosity.
• AWDF has a Zero Tolerance Approach to all forms of corruption, an offence which will lead to immediate dismissal. 

The full details of the job description can be found here 

Essential Knowledge and Experience 

• Understanding of and commitment to AWDF’s feminist principles and approaches
• Strong commitment to non-discrimination in all forms and active commitment to inclusive diversity
• Accountability- takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions; follows through on commitments; maintains confidentiality with sensitive information; acknowledges and learns from mistakes without blaming others; recognizes the impact of one’s behaviour on others
• Creativity in AWDF work, including problem solving; by discovering new opportunities and solutions for problems by looking beyond current practices and using innovative thinking.
• Effective Communication – expresses oneself clearly and effectively when speaking and/or writing to individuals or groups; listens attentively; ensures that information is understood by all parties; shares information in a timely manner using the most appropriate method; presents well-organized information in a group setting
• People management, experience managing and developing a direct report, with the ability to delegate effectively, provide coaching and hold others accountable for results.
• Inclusive Collaboration – works collegially with others, cooperating in both interpersonal and team relationships; fosters enthusiasm and maintains mutual trust, candour and respect.  Inclusiveness embraces the perspectives and contributions of each individual including their diversity.
• Consistently respectful – consistently treats colleagues and stakeholders respectfully by acknowledging and valuing individual differences, communication is open and civil, conflict is addressed early and fosters culture of empowerment and cooperation.
• Constructive Stakeholder Engagement – effectively building and managing relationships with our different stakeholders, engaging constructively with them in a planned and meaningful way in pursuit of our strategic objectives. .
• Integrity – Consistent demonstration of ethical, feminist leadership reflected in all aspects of personal and professional activities
• Professional excellence and consistent stewardship of AWDF assets.
• Commitment to live the values highlighted in the AWDF strategic framework.

Qualifications 

• At least 7 years relevant work experience, preferably in a non-governmental organization or a foundation. 
• A minimum of five (5) years relevant experience, ideally supporting an Executive in a regional or international organisation. 
• Understanding of/experience of the goals and workings of women’s rights, feminist or philanthropic organisations a valued asset. 
• First degree in Social Studies, Organisation Development, Management or related field

Job Location 

AWDF House, Accra – Ghana or work remotely from any African country where you have the legal right to work from. 

Organisational Competencies: 

All staff members must demonstrate AWDF Core values in all their professional relationships and any interactions that may reflect on AWDF: 

Accountability & Integrity 

Solidarity & Collective care 

Intersectionality & Meaningful Inclusion 

Learning & Adaptability 

Courage & Joy 

Creativity & Curiosity 

AWDF has a Zero Tolerance Approach to all forms of corruption which is an offence for which immediate dismissal without benefits will result.

Salary Details

• Entry point: USD: 55,760 (annually)
• Midpoint: USD 76,670.06 (annually) 
• In practice, we only make offers between the entry point and the midpoint of our salary scale depending on one’s level of experience and competencies

How to Apply: 

Qualified and interested persons should send: 

A cover letter of not more than 2 pages to the Human Resources Manager explaining their interest and excitement in applying for the position to work for AWDF; and highlighting their experience and competencies as they relate to the specific areas of duties indicated in the vacancy to demonstrate a good fit for the role. 

A CV of not more than 3 pages outlining their educational qualifications and employment records with key achievements on relevant positions held. 

Applications for the vacancy should reach AWDF no later than Friday, 31st July 2026. Due to our limited capacity, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews.

In line with AWDF’s Mission, qualified African women are encouraged to apply.

We are hiring to fill a vacancy for the position of Senior Programme Officer (SPO) – Bilingual.

To fill this position, we are looking for a highly motivated team leader who is innovative, passionate about women’s rights in Africa, excited about African feminisms, and embraces African women’s diversity to join our team. 

Background of AWDF

As a pan-African feminist fund, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) resources, strengthens and upholds women’s rights and feminist organisations and movements across Africa, in order to make gender justice a reality for all on our continent and worldwide. 

Over the past 25 years, AWDF has awarded approximately USD 100 million to women’s rights and feminist organisations throughout Africa (and in selected Middle Eastern countries through one of our initiatives). Through its grantmaking, programmatic and advocacy work, AWDF has supported work that led to changes in law and policy, social norms, narrative, and movement-building for gender justice. 

Building on its strong track record, in 2023 AWDF launched Lemlem, a ten-year strategic framework (2023-2033), which guides its efforts to advance gender equality and gender justice for girls, women and gender-diverse people across Africa. At its core, the strategy’s focus is on resourcing, nurturing and strengthening those who are best placed to achieve transformative change: African women’s and feminist groups, organisations and movements. 

Role fit:

Are you experienced in leading the design and implementation of a resourcing strategy for diverse feminist movement actors and organisations?

Are you a dynamic individual with experience in  strategic leadership for a portfolio of feminist actors and initiatives, with abilities to lead grantmaking, partner engagement and accompaniment, learning and knowledge generation, and portfolio management?

Are you ready to join our Resourcing Team to contribute to shaping, implementing, and continuously evolving AWDF’s resourcing approaches to ensure they are feminist, responsive, trust-based, and grounded in the lived realities of partners and feminist movements across the continent, while contributing to organisational and sector-wide thought leadership on feminist resourcing and movement strengthening?
 

Job Summary 

The Senior Programme Officer (SPO) is responsible for leading the design and implementation of AWDF’s resourcing strategy for diverse feminist movement actors and organisations.

The Senior Programme Officer (SPO) provides strategic leadership for a portfolio of feminist actors and initiatives, leading grantmaking, partner engagement and accompaniment, learning and knowledge generation, and portfolio management. The role is responsible for shaping, implementing, and continuously evolving AWDF’s resourcing approaches to ensure they are feminist, responsive, trust-based, and grounded in the lived realities of partners and feminist movements across the continent, while contributing to organisational and sector-wide thought leadership on feminist resourcing and movement strengthening.

The role ensures that AWDF’s grantmaking, accompaniment, and partnership approaches:

• Strengthen women’s rights organisations and feminist movements through flexible, holistic and longer-term resourcing and accompaniment. 
• Expand AWDF’s reach to diverse, emergent, and non-traditional feminist actors across the continent. 
• Advance feminist, decolonised, and trust-based approaches to philanthropy and resourcing. 
• Build movement infrastructure and collective capacities that enable feminist actors to adapt, respond, and thrive in contexts of change and crisis. 
• Remain responsive to the diverse realities, priorities, and aspirations of feminist movements. 
• Are grounded in feminist, intersectional, and movement-centred principles. 
• Are strategically aligned with AWDF’s organisational priorities and broader resourcing strategy.

Specific Duties 

Strategy Implementation 

• Contribute to the implementation of AWDF’s resourcing strategies and funding priorities for feminist movements, ensuring alignment with the AWDF Strategic Framework. 
• Develop and adapt a strategic, inclusive, and feminist portfolio of partners and initiatives across diverse organisational and movement structures, ensuring responsiveness to evolving movement contexts and priorities. 
• Lead the development and management of a coherent portfolio of partnerships that is trust-based, collaborative, and responsive, and that enables sustained, longer-term accompaniment and support. 
• Pilot and adapt innovative, feminist, and decolonised resourcing approaches, drawing on AWDF’s funding and accompaniment practices to generate evidence, document learning, and share good practices. 
• Conduct contextual, political, and feminist analysis to inform resourcing decisions, portfolio composition and strategic priorities.
• Identify and analyse emerging trends, gaps, risks, and opportunities within feminist and women’s rights organising across Africa to inform strategic decision-making and resourcing approaches.
• Provide strategic leadership and contribute to organisational and sector-wide thought leadership on feminist resourcing, philanthropy, and movement strengthening through critical analysis, learning, innovation, and external engagement. 
• Contribute to organisational change processes related to resourcing approaches, ensuring effective implementation and alignment across teams. 
• Provide oversight and strategic direction for grantmaking processes within the portfolio, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with AWDF’s feminist funding principles.

Leadership and people development and management 

• Contribute to strategic and operational oversight of the Resourcing work
• Support recruitment, onboarding, performance and succession planning ensuring adherence to AWDF policies.
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and feminist team culture that reflects the feminist principles and values of AWDF.
• Strengthen staff capacity, autonomy, and professional growth 
• Promote cross-functional collaboration and shared leadership

Programme Management 

• Lead the planning, implementation, coordination of a portfolio of feminist actors and initiatives, ensuring alignment with AWDF’s strategic priorities and feminist principles. 
• Provide strategic oversight of grantmaking and accompaniment processes within the portfolio, ensuring timely, effective, and high-quality delivery. 
• Lead the assessment and review of grant applications, applying feminist, contextual, political, and organisational analysis to inform funding decisions and recommendations. 
• Provide quality assurance and oversight for grant dockets, funding recommendations, due diligence, and partner engagement processes, ensuring these are feminist, proportional, trust-based, and context-responsive. 
• Oversee grants management processes across the portfolio, including contracting, reporting, partner accompaniment, and portfolio tracking, with a strong emphasis on learning, accountability, and adaptive management. 
• Lead the development and implementation of planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting processes related to the portfolio and broader resourcing priorities. 
• Contribute to collaborative learning, reflection, and knowledge exchange across the Resourcing Team, Programmes Department, and partners to strengthen practice and inform continuous improvement. 
• Convene and facilitate dialogue spaces with partners and movement actors to deepen understanding of contextual realities, emerging issues, and structural challenges affecting feminist organising and movement building. 
• Represent AWDF in relevant external platforms, networks, and forums related to feminist funding, philanthropy, and movement strengthening, contributing to organisational visibility and influence.

Budget management 

• Develop and provide oversight on portfolio budgets and ensure alignment with strategic priorities 
• Approve expenditures and ensure deliverables are within allocated budget in line with AWDF financial policies 
• Work with the Programme Manager to determine resource requirements for effective delivery 
• Ensure financial accountability and efficiency in resourcing processes 

Relationship management

• Support with donor coordination activities (communications, review meetings, consultations) and translate trends and learning about resourcing into appropriate donor communications.
• Coordinate and/or participate in relevant initiatives, working groups and collaborations to exchange knowledge and advance shared goals to influence the donor community.
• Build relationships to understand movement partners contexts to identify priorities to resource and support.
• Establish and nurture relationships with colleagues as an integral element of communication and relationship management.

Programme monitoring and applying learning 

• Provide programme and portfolio level monitoring, impact and learning and evaluation support to relevant entities, ensuring diversity and voice and representation.
• Lead on monitoring, evaluation and learning about what we are doing and how our contribution is making a difference, responding to and creating new spaces and opportunities for women-led and feminist activist organisations in Africa?
• Provide quality input into donor proposals and reports, including supporting funded partners to document experiences and outcomes for reporting.
• Coordinate and deliver on internal and external reporting requirements (Board, donor, accountability, project reports etc.).

Other 

• The role holder will from time to time be required to carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job. 

The full details of the job description can be found here

Essential Knowledge and Experience 

• Ability to apply feminist and social and gender justice principles in development and organizing within the African context.
• Expertise working with and in coalitions, cross-regional engagement, multi-stakeholder interests and dynamics
• Expertise using frameworks like intersectionality, social exclusion analysis
• A team player who is proactive and can take initiative
• Excellent track record in delivering against targets
• Ability to develop strong, long-term external relationships with diverse
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, the ability to motivate and build an effective team and experience of distance management;
• Strong interpersonal skills, high levels of personal integrity and professional credibility and experience of building strong and credible relationships with diverse stakeholders including colleagues, donors and feminist movement actors
• Confidence in communicating the impact of programme results to a wide and expert audience
• Organisation, planning and management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Strong research, advocacy, capacity building and movement building skills
• Ability to exercise professional judgement and to support and implement difficult decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and English and French
• Time management, ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to set clear priorities, objectives and work allocations, tracking progress against plans and taking appropriate action to ensure targets are met.
• Ability to facilitate dialogues with different stakeholders
• A high level of proficiency in MS Office and experience working with information management systems/databases, online apps and tools
• Budget planning and monitoring skills
• Work cooperatively with others to overcome conflict and build towards a common goal
• Excellent IT skills and numeric skills
• Excellent written and spoken English. Editing skills, Working knowledge of other languages i.e. French is required.  

Qualifications 

• The post requires at least 6 years working experience in participatory and more transformative approaches to feminist philanthropy, grantmaking or movement resourcing.
• Experience working across formal and informal movement entities (i.e. emergent and non-traditional collectives, CBOs, NGOs and/or strategic implementing partners) and/or feminist or women’s rights movements.
• Professional experience around feminist organising, experience of working with African women’s and feminist organisations, an in-depth knowledge of African feminist and women’s rights priorities, approaches, issues and concerns. 
• Preference will be given to applicants with a bachelor’s degree qualification in gender studies or relevant field or related discipline and at least 6 years professional experience in a similar role. 
• AWDF will consider applicants who can demonstrate the necessary competencies through experience. Excellent written and spoken English. Working knowledge of French is required.  

Job Location 

AWDF House, Accra – Ghana or work remotely from any African country where you have the legal right to work from. 

Organisational Competencies: 

All staff members must demonstrate AWDF Core values in all their professional relationships and any interactions that may reflect on AWDF: 

Accountability & Integrity 

Solidarity & Collective care 

Intersectionality & Meaningful Inclusion 

Learning & Adaptability 

Courage & Joy 

Creativity & Curiosity 

AWDF has a Zero Tolerance Approach to all forms of corruption which is an offence for which immediate dismissal without benefits will result.

Salary Details

• Entry point: USD: 32,493 (anually)  
• Midpoint: USD: 44,690.94 (annually) 
• In practice, we only make offers between the entry point and the midpoint of our salary scale depending on one’s level of experience and competencies

How to Apply: 

Qualified and interested persons should send: 

A cover letter of not more than 2 pages to the Human Resources Manager explaining their interest and excitement in applying for the position to work for AWDF; and highlighting their experience and competencies as they relate to the specific areas of duties indicated in the vacancy to demonstrate a good fit for the role. 

A CV of not more than 3 pages outlining their educational qualifications and employment records with key achievements on relevant positions held. 

Applications for the vacancy should reach AWDF no later than Friday, 31st July 2026. Due to our limited capacity, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for additional information and interviews.

In line with AWDF’s Mission, qualified African women are encouraged to apply.

Job description

About CDI

The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is a non-partisan, non-profit dedicated to equipping the next generation of Americans with the skills to communicate and collaborate across lines of difference. We work with U.S. colleges and universities by providing co-curricular programming for students, professional development for faculty and staff, and strategic guidance to leadership. Our goal is to foster constructive dialogue at every level of the institution and to create the conditions for lasting organizational change. CDI was co-founded by psychologist Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling author of The Righteous Mind and The Anxious Generation.

About the Role

CDI is seeking a strategic, media-savvy communicator to serve as Vice President of Strategic Communications. Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, the VP will be responsible for establishing CDI as the leading national voice on constructive dialogue in higher education and converting that visibility into audience growth and organizational credibility.

This is a hands-on builder role. The VP will lead CDI’s communications strategy, earned media, executive profile-building, messaging and narrative, editorial leadership of CDI’s thought leadership and newsletter, organic social, and crisis and reputation management. Initially, the VP will operate as an individual contributor supported by fractional and contractor resources. Over time, the VP will manage a Communications & Content Manager, who will serve as the editorial and production engine for owned content.

The ideal candidate brings 10–12 years of experience in strategic communications, strong relationships across national and higher education media, and a track record of building organizational reputation in complex, high-stakes environments.

Responsibilities

Lead CDI’s communications strategy and narrative

• Set the annual communications and thought leadership strategy, defining editorial priorities and narrative direction in service of CDI’s mission and earned revenue goals.
• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to the Executive Director and Chief Growth Officer, helping assess trade-offs, evaluate reputational risk, and align leadership on key messaging decisions before work advances.
• Own CDI’s messaging guide and narrative framework, ensuring consistent, politically grounded communication across all external channels.
• Monitor CDI’s reputational landscape — including dynamics around partners, founders, and key stakeholders — alongside political, cultural, and higher education trends, to proactively identify risks and opportunities and advise leadership.

Elevate CDI’s executive and thought leadership profile

• Lead CDI’s executive visibility program, building the Executive Director and other key CDI figures’ profiles through op-eds, podcast appearances, conference keynotes, and media placements, and preparing and coaching the Executive Director for public appearances and interviews.
• Partner with CDI’s thought-leadership bench (across the Research, Education, Culture Change teams) to translate research findings into media-ready narratives and public-facing content.

Build and own CDI’s earned media presence

• Drive proactive media outreach to national, higher education, and mission-aligned press; build and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, and influencers.
• Lead rapid response and crisis communications, managing reputational risk with speed and sound judgment.

Lead owned media and editorial

• Provide editorial leadership for CDI’s higher education newsletter and blog; manage the Communications & Content Manager to maintain publishing cadence and quality.
• Own organic social strategy (brand, executive, and thought-leadership content), with the Communications & Content Manager executing the unified calendar.
• Coordinate the thought-leadership editorial calendar with the Impact team, Partnerships, and the thought-leadership bench.

Support external relationships and cross-functional work

• Support CDI’s broader external relationships — including with funders, board members, and senior institutional partners — by ensuring CDI’s communications reflect the organization’s impact, credibility, and strategic direction.
• Partner with the Senior Manager of Demand Generation to connect comms outputs — earned media, newsletter audience, thought leadership — to Marketing Qualified Pipeline, ensuring visibility translates into partnerships opportunities and earned revenue.

Build and lead the communications team

• Manage the Communications & Content Manager, providing editorial direction, coaching, and prioritization.
• Establish the communications operating model: workflows, editorial planning system, brand standards, and cross-functional feedback loops.
• Define and track the communications scorecard: 25 earned placements and 100 mentions annually; 30% year-over-year audience growth across the HE newsletter and LinkedIn; two research studies each yielding at least one feature placement.

Job requirements

About You

• Senior communications leader: 10–12 years of experience in strategic communications, or PR, with demonstrated success building organizational reputation and growing audiences in complex, politically sensitive environments.
• Media relationships: Established connections across national, higher education, and mission-aligned press; track record of securing high-quality placements.
• Exceptional judgment: Deep instinct for when to engage — CDI’s credibility depends on nonpartisan restraint as much as visibility. Proven track record protecting organizational reputation in politically sensitive environments while proactively shaping a positive organizational narrative, with the ability to clearly articulate trade-offs and advise leadership on risk.
• Strong writer and editor: Track record producing or overseeing high-quality long-form thought leadership and executive communications.
• Hands-on operator: Comfortable executing with speed, rigor, and attention to detail while building for scale; in a small organization, VP-level execution and follow-through are as important as vision.
• Builder mindset: Experience establishing or significantly evolving a communications function, including processes, standards, and team structure; experience managing people in a startup or scaling organization.
• Cross-functional collaborator: Proven ability to coordinate editorial and campaign work across research, marketing, and partnerships teams, and to align leadership before advancing work.
• Mission-aligned: Deeply motivated by CDI’s mission, with the political awareness to communicate constructively and credibly across ideological lines. Familiarity with the higher education landscape strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Compensation —$175,000-$195,000 (based on experience)
• A Mission-Driven Culture — our work culture genuinely reflects our mission, characterized by intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness
• Remote-First — CDI was founded as a remote-first organization, and we work hard to maintain a strong team culture across vast distances 
• Unlimited PTO — As well as 13 company holidays
• Other Benefits — Employer-supported health, vision, and dental plans, subsidized parental leave, 3% 401(k) match, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, and a $1,000 annual professional development budget.

Role Specs

• Reports to: Chief Growth Officer
• Direct Reports: None currently; expected to build a small communications team over time as the function scales
• Schedule: Full-time, flexible within U.S. time zones
• Target start date: ASAP
• Location: Remote, must be based in the U.S.

Job description

About CDI

The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is a non-partisan, non-profit dedicated to equipping the next generation of Americans with the skills to communicate and collaborate across lines of difference. We work with U.S. colleges and universities by providing co-curricular programming for students, professional development for faculty and staff, and strategic guidance to leadership. Our goal is to foster constructive dialogue at every level of the institution and to create the conditions for lasting organizational change. CDI was co-founded by psychologist Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling author of The Righteous Mind and The Anxious Generation.

About the Role

CDI is looking for a Senior Impact Researcher to own our evaluation agenda end-to-end — designing and executing impact and efficacy studies, building the measurement systems and analytical workflows behind them, and translating findings into insight that reaches academic, practitioner, funder, and public audiences.

This is a role for someone who cares as much about how research lands as how it’s designed — combining deep methodological expertise with a genuine commitment to public-facing communication. You’ll work at the intersection of rigorous social science and real-world organizational impact, contributing to both CDI’s mission and the broader field of constructive dialogue.

This role reports to the Senior Director of Research and Evaluation and works in close collaboration with three key peers on the Research and Evaluation team: the Research Scientist, who brings subject-matter expertise in moral psychology, dialogue, and bridge-building; the Senior Research Associate, who owns research operations, survey administration, and UX research; and the Senior Data Scientist, who owns the data infrastructure and reporting systems that evaluation workflows depend on.

Responsibilities

Program Evaluation & Impact Research (50%)

• Own CDI’s impact and efficacy research portfolio, including pre-post evaluations, quasi-experimental studies, and randomized controlled trials conducted in partnership with university collaborators.
• Lead all phases of evaluation work: research design, measurement development, data collection planning, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
• Develop, revise, test, and validate assessment measures, including self-report surveys, behavioral indicators, and emerging measurement approaches.
• Build and maintain reproducible analytical workflows and documentation standards that support rigorous, auditable research.

External Communication & Field Contribution (30%)

• Through various written and oral formats, communicate research findings to diverse external audiences, including university partners, funders, academic and practitioner communities, and the general public.
• Represent CDI’s research with accuracy, clarity, and appropriate nuance, in a manner consistent with CDI’s values and nonpartisan commitments.
• Contribute to CDI’s external credibility and thought leadership in the fields of evaluation, dialogue education, and bridge-building.
• Collaborate with Growth, Education, and Product teams to translate findings into program improvements and partner-facing materials.

Research Systems & Collaboration (20%)

• Partner with the Senior Data Scientist to ensure measurement and data collection workflows are well-integrated into reporting infrastructure and stakeholder-facing outputs.
• Collaborate with the Senior Research Associate on qualitative data collection, coding, and synthesis, and on the operational systems that support study execution.
• Build evaluation fluency across the team by helping colleagues develop shared language around measurement concepts, study findings, and their implications.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Education, and Growth teams to align evaluation priorities with organizational needs.

Job requirements

About You

Required

• 5+ years of experience leading applied social science research, including program evaluation or impact studies outside of purely academic settings.
• Strong command of quantitative research design and advanced statistical methods (e.g., multilevel modeling, mediation/moderation, longitudinal analysis, experimental and quasi-experimental designs).
• Experience designing and executing evaluations of interventions or programs, including in field (non-lab) settings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write for non-academic audiences.
• Experience presenting or publishing research findings for practitioner, funder, or public audiences.

Preferred

• Experience with mixed-methods research, including qualitative data collection and synthesis.
• PhD in psychology, education, or a related quantitative social science field
• Familiarity with higher education, civic learning, or dialogue/bridge-building contexts.
• Experience programming in R; proficiency with reproducible research workflows.
• Knowledge of implementation science or improvement science frameworks.
• Experience collaborating with or advising product or education teams on measurement and evaluation.

Benefits

• Compensation — $130,000-$140,000
• A Mission-Driven Culture — we practice what we preach, so our work culture is characterized by intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness
• Remote-First — CDI was founded as a remote-first organization, and we work hard to maintain a strong team culture across vast distances 
• Unlimited PTO — as well as 13 company holidays
• Remote Work Support — up to $500 reimbursed for home office equipment (like desks, chairs, or webcams) and up to $50/month reimbursed for home internet or cell phone expenses
• Other Benefits — employer-supported health, vision and dental plans, subsidized parental leave, 3% 401k match, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, $1,000 annual professional development budget

Role Specs

• Reports to: Senior Director of Research and Evaluation
• Schedule: Full-time, flexible within U.S. time zones
• Target start date: ASAP
• Location: Remote, must be based in the U.S.
• Travel: twice a year for CDI’s in-person gatherings, and approximately once a quarter to represent CDI at conferences or funder events.

Job description

About CDI

The Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI) is a non-partisan, non-profit dedicated to equipping the next generation of Americans with the skills to communicate and collaborate across lines of difference. We work with U.S. colleges and universities by providing co-curricular programming for students, professional development for faculty and staff, and strategic guidance to leadership. Our goal is to foster constructive dialogue at every level of the institution and to create the conditions for lasting organizational change. CDI was co-founded by psychologist Jonathan Haidt, the bestselling author of The Righteous Mind and The Anxious Generation.

About the Role

Every new campus partnership extends CDI’s mission to more students, faculty, and leaders. The Partnerships Associate helps make that growth possible by identifying prospective higher education partners and generating qualified meetings that bring CDI’s work to more colleges and universities.

This is a learn-and-grow role for someone early in their career, energized by outreach and motivated by mission. Reporting to the SVP of Partnerships, you’ll partner with the Senior Manager of Demand Generation to turn marketing interest into active conversations, and with the wider Partnerships team to learn how to research, prioritize, and engage prospective institutions.

We see this as a launch pad. As you build your skills and track record, this role offers a clear path toward more senior business development and Partnerships positions, with growing ownership and scope over time.

Responsibilities

Outreach & Prospecting

• Execute personalized outbound outreach (email, phone, LinkedIn, and other channels) to prospective partner institutions, using approaches you develop together with your manager and the Partnerships team.
• Own timely, personalized follow-up on inbound and marketing-generated leads, converting interest into qualified meetings and early-stage partnership conversations 
• Conduct thoughtful research on prospective institutions to understand their priorities, challenges, and likely decision-makers before initiating outreach

Pipeline & Process Management

• Work closely with the Senior Manager of Demand Generation and Partnerships leads to learn and apply account prioritization, territory planning, and targeted outreach strategies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all outreach activity, engagement history, and pipeline progression in Hubspot, helping ensure strong visibility across the team
• Contribute ideas to strengthen lead follow-up and outreach workflows as you learn the motion.

Performance & Insights

• Meet activity and qualified-meeting goals with the coaching and support of your manager and the team.
• Track outreach results and share what you are learning, including recurring patterns and common objections, with your manager and the Partnerships team.
• Actively build the skills, habits, and higher education knowledge that set you up for a growing role on the Partnerships team.

Job requirements

About You

• Early in your career and eager to grow. You are a recent graduate or have up to roughly two years of professional experience. Internships, co-ops, campus jobs, fellowships, and other outreach-driven experience all count.
• Genuine excitement for outreach and relationship-building, with a willingness to research, personalize, and follow up persistently to start real conversations.
• Organized and dependable, able to manage a high volume of outreach without letting things fall through the cracks.
• A clear, professional communicator in writing and conversation, comfortable engaging a range of people, including senior leaders.
• Resilient and coachable. You are energized rather than discouraged by rejection and targets, and you actively seek out and apply feedback.
• Self-motivated and goal-oriented, comfortable with metrics and energized (not intimidated) by targets.
• Genuinely curious about higher education and motivated by CDI’s mission to build skills for constructive dialogue on college campuses.
• A growth mindset, with eagerness to learn the nuances of business development, sales, and the higher education market. 
• Exposure to CRM or sales engagement tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce) is a plus; we will train you on the rest.

Benefits

• Compensation — $65,000-$75,000, based on experience. 
• A Mission-Driven Culture — we practice what we preach, so our work culture is characterized by intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness
• Remote-First — CDI was founded as a remote-first organization, and we work hard to maintain a strong team culture across vast distances 
• Unlimited PTO — as well as 13 company holidays
• Remote Work Support — up to $500 reimbursed for home office equipment (like desks, chairs, or webcams) and up to $50/month reimbursed for home internet or cell phone expenses
• Other Benefits — employer-supported health, vision and dental plans, subsidized parental leave, 3% 401k match, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, $1,000 annual professional development budget

Role Specs

• Reports to: SVP of Partnerships
• Schedule: Full-time, flexible within U.S. time zones
• Target start date: ASAP
• Location: Remote, must be based in the U.S.