Head of Philanthropic Partnerships & Influencing At ADD International

Salary: Please see our Global Salary Scales for more information on salaries payable in different locations. This role will be paid at the rate for Grade F in these scales. We do not negotiate on salary.

Location: This is a global role open to applicants based anywhere. You must have an existing right to work in the country you wish to be based.

If you are based in a country where we have an existing office you can choose to work from the office, from home, or a combination. If outside of these countries, you will be expected to work from home. In these situations, we would look to identify an organisation who can employ you on our behalf through a secondment arrangement[1], please note this could take 6 months or more.

Reports to: Director of Funding, Communications and Transformative Partnerships

Contract: Full-time and permanent (though we are open to considering applications from those who want to work on a part-time or job-share basis). We are currently trialling a 4-day working week for the same pay and you will have the choice to opt-in to the trial on the understanding it could end.

As an organisation that works with disability justice activists in Africa and Asia we are clear that lived experience of disability is hugely important to our mission. Priority for this role will be given to disabled people. We want to see you at your best and so please let us know if there are any reasonable accommodations at all that we can make to the recruitment process to ensure that it works for you. We are also committed to ensuring that we continue to review and make accommodations throughout your employment with ADD.

The Opportunity

Building on the success of the Fundseeking strategy, ADD International is looking for someone to build and maintain meaningful partnerships with donors in order to facilitate the flow of resources to disability justice activists and their organisations.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for someone who is interested in progressive philanthropy and wants to shift more power and resources to movements in the majority world.

You’ll get to work for an organisation that is pioneering efforts to transform the international development sector so that it is fairer for disability justice movements.

In this highly strategic role, you would have the opportunity to define, own and lead ADD’s influencing strategy to advocate for fairer funding for disability justice.

You would have an opportunity to meet and build relationships with a wide range of funders from governments agencies, to trusts and foundations to high-net worth individuals; challenging traditional notions of power in the way that you show up.

You’ll learn about human rights and disability justice; often travelling around the world to do so.

You’ll be supported by the Director of Funding, Communications and Transformative Partnerships who believes in values-led fundraising and has established a strong foundation of fundraising success for you to build upon.

You’ll get to be part of an organisation that cares about you and your wellbeing and sees this as an extension of our mission to achieve disability justice.

Ultimately, your efforts would help ADD achieve its mission of channelling more resources to under-resourced disability justice movements in Africa and Asia.

About You

• You have substantial experience of working within the philanthropic / funding system either as a fundraiser, a resource activist, a Grantmaker or an influencer and recognises that it needs to change.
• You are an inspiring, authentic advocate for social justice issues such as reform within international development, philanthropy and/ or the disability justice movement
• You are a natural relationship-based fundraiser and confident networker with experience working with institutional funders and partners i.e. trusts and foundations, bilaterals and INGOs
• You have the passion, energy and tactics to influence change in the funding, human rights and/or international development sector
• You think strategically and know how to translate your ideas into action
• You are a confident public speaker and know how to write strategic fundraising narrative
• You know how to lead and collaborate well with others, including people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds
• You are self-motivated and take initiative
• You are comfortable working remotely
• You are adaptable to changing organisational needs
• You might know about funding for disability rights which would be advantageous

If these statements sound like you, then we highly encourage you to apply for this rare and exciting job opportunity at ADD International.