Posted 14 February 2024 in EMpower News, Careers | Share
About EMpower:
EMpower, a global philanthropic organisation, is dedicated to improving the lives and horizons of marginalised young people ages 10-24 in 15 emerging market countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Turkey. Through grants and other support (learning exchanges, technical assistance, thought partnering etc.), EMpower partners with 150+ local organisations working to strengthen education and livelihoods of young people, and to build their resilience, self-confidence, and well-being. EMpower has offices in Hong Kong, Delhi, Singapore, London, and New York, as well as programme staff in Ghana, Istanbul, Mexico, Argentina, and South Africa. EMpower is at an exciting time in our evolution and organizational strengthening. In the past few years, we have grown in staff size and global footprint, with a deliberate focus on fostering a workplace that ensures diverse perspectives, opportunities for contribution, and belonging.
Our Vision: We are building a world where all young people at the margins, especially girls, have the skills, opportunities, and power to live their full potential.
Our Mission: We partner with local organisations in emerging market countries, and other change-makers, to enable marginalised young people to transform their lives and communities.
Our Values:
Position Summary
This new role is the lead position in the USA within EMpower’s global Development function, overseeing all aspects of our fundraising that currently delivers over $3m per annum with ambitions to grow further. You will inherit a small but effective team and an income base spread across corporate donors (>$1m), institutional donors (c. $1m) and events and individual donors (C. $750k). We know this is scratching the surface of what’s possible in the USA. You will have the skills and experience to bring our fundraising to the next level through excellent stewardship and engagement of HNWI already close to EMpower, and through growing new streams of revenue across the full range of income opportunities.
Our fundraising proposition is proven and highly differentiated. We work with locally run, high potential NGOs across Latin America, Africa, and Asia focused on education, health, and livelihoods. We invest in these organisations for 10 years through a combination of cash grants and tailored capacity strengthening – managed through our Programme Team that includes specialists within the region. This long-term approach leads to dramatically improved outcomes whilst we can also demonstrate short term progress. Our fundraising, administration and management costs are covered by our Board of Directors, which means that every penny donated goes to where it is needed most – helping young people who are living at the margins. We have a range of fundraising products aimed at individual donors as well as opportunities for institutional donors focused on specific areas within our programmatic work.
The postholder will manage two existing posts in the region – a Development Manager focused on event and individual income and a Fundraising Assistant who assists on all aspects of our work, especially our programme of events. Globally there are ~11 in the Development Team, out of a total of ~40 EMpower staff overall. The Head of USA Fundraising will provide the necessary vision, leadership, and fundraising skills to enable the organisations to grow our USA income. You will have substantial fundraising and management experience, a talent for building relationships and a proven track record in securing funds – noting that your specialisation could come from any of major donors/gifts, statutory foundations, private trusts and corporates.
You will be a strategic leader within the global Development function, reporting directly to the VP of Global Development & Marketing based in the UK. You will drive the highest level of strategy discussions within the team, whilst still providing hands-on leadership to push forward existing and new business opportunities. You will form a key member of the fundraising senior management team to share collective responsibility to deliver the income to achieve the organisation’s strategy and vision – ensuring a future where young people living at the margins have the opportunities, skills, experience to transform their lives and communities.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising:
Strategy, Financial Planning and Budget Management:
Leadership and Team Management
Representation:
Person Specification
Specific attributes needed are:
Compensation and Benefits
EMpower offers competitive wages, benefits, and growth opportunities consistent with industry standards based on the country of hire. Flexible benefits packages include health insurance and pension plan with employer contribution/match; time off; and work/life benefits.
The salary range for this position is 100-125k USD.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
EMpower is a public foundation that makes grants globally to benefit marginalised youth, including adolescent girls. We are committed to attracting, developing, motivating and retaining exceptional talent and to work environment that recognises contribution, fosters respect and teamwork, and facilitates strong performance. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, recognising that diversity enriches all staff and our work globally. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or faith, or physical ability.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organisation, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. EMpower makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Deadline for applications: 3rd March, 2024
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