Pro Mujer Position Description
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Account Manager, Foundations, Strategic Partnerships
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
About Pro Mujer
Pro Mujer trail-blazes new pathways for poor women.
Pro Mujer helps women transform their own lives and that of their families through a unique and tested
combination of mutual support derived from groups of poor women who support one another; business and
empowerment training; small loans and savings; and health care. Pro Mujer serves nearly 300,000 women
across Latin America – in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru -- and is headquartered in New York
City. To learn more, visit ProMujer.org.
Pro Mujer is in our 25th year. We are integrating lessons learned and honing our strategies. As an
organization, we continue to evolve to address the changing environments in which we work and to
continually advance our programs to better serve women and their families. We welcome candidates with a
commitment to level the playing field for poor women. Candidates should be self-starters and bring an
entrepreneurial, can-do spirit. Candidates who would thrive at Pro Mujer are not daunted by change, but,
rather, embrace it. They know the work is serious and demands deep commitment, as well as a sense of
collegiality, team spirit, creativity, patience, and play.
Account Manager, Foundations, Strategic Partnerships
The Account Manager, Foundations, Strategic Partnerships will be a key player and a crucial member of
successful growing team. Foundations are now a small part of our funding mix, and as we prepare to grow
foundation support, we seek someone who likes challenges and values work that makes an impact on
women’s lives. The Account Manager will work primarily to conduct foundation prospect research and begin
foundation relations. The role will also apply to prizes and awards. As a member of the Development
Department, the Account Manager will be part of a growing team across all areas of fundraising and
communications. Key responsibilities will include prospecting, foundation relationship-building, writing,
managing information and materials, and performing administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities:
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Identify and research foundation prospects and prepare foundation profiles.
Help lead and develop a pipeline of foundation prospects and prepare all relevant fundraising
materials.
Seek opportunities to apply to prizes and awards relevant to Pro Mujer’s mission and
achievements.
Initiate inquiries, set up meetings, and build relationships with foundations.
Maintain calendar of report and proposal submissions, and ensure that all submissions are made
on time.
Work with the Senior Director and Officer, Strategic Partnerships, to write and assemble funding
from requests foundations in the US, UK and Latin America.
Develop letters of intent, grant proposals, updates, presentations, and reports to foundations.
Draft, coordinate and support Pro Mujer communications to ensure foundations are regularly
updated on Pro Mujer's work, objectives, challenges and achievements.
Steward foundation relationships through field visits, reports and regular telephone contact,
invitations to events, etc.
Collaborate with the Finance and Operations Departments, as well as country program staff, to
gather ideas and information for grant applications, proposal budgets and reporting, and grant
management.
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Translate from Spanish to English reports and/or data needed to produce proposals and reports.
Input relationship information into salesforce; keep excellent digital files.
Assist Senior Director and Officer, Strategic Partnerships by serving as liaison, attending meetings,
and working with organization leadership and staff to facilitate processing and implementation of
grants.
Manage special projects, as requested.
Manage interns.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree and at least three years of experience with professional writing preferred.
Fluency in Spanish, both verbal and written, required.
Must be self-motivated, detail and deadline oriented, and capable of working comfortably with a
variety of staff at all positions within the organization.
Excellent writing, organizational, budgeting, planning, research, and computer skills required.
Knowledge of financial inclusion, women’s equity, or public health preferred.
Knowledge of MS Office required and fundraising databases, especially Salesforce, desirable.
Flexible and open to new approaches and/or changes in priorities.
Outstanding team contributor and collaborator in a multi-cultural environment.
A passion and commitment to improve the quality of life of women from impoverished
communities in Latin America.
To apply, please submit to [email protected] your resume and a cover letter that outlines your
suitability for the role, salary expectations and the name of the site where you heard about the
position.