Director (Job Share - Fundraising, Finance and Governance)
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Gender and Development Network (GADN)
- Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £85,295 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 07/01/2026
- Location: United Kingdom
Background
The Gender and Development Network (GADN) is an influential network of UK-based NGOs and experts. Together, we promote gender equality and the rights of women and girls in all their diversity around the world. We collaborate with feminist and women’s rights organisations in the Global South, amplifying their analysis and priorities to global policymakers, and we hold the British government to account for its impact on the rights of women and girls internationally. In everything we do, we aspire to feminist, anti-racist, and decolonial principles.
Overall role
This new post will job share with Jessica Woodroffe our existing Director (Job Share – Policy and Advocacy lead) and is part of a small team at the GADN Secretariat, consisting of the Head of Policy, Policy and Communications Officer and Network Coordinator. The post holder will report to GADN’s Co-Chairs. They will line manage the Network Coordinator. Together, the Directors provide strategic direction and vision to the network and oversee the organisation’s operational work. They manage the secretariat staff and coordinate the work of the different parts of the network in implementing the strategic plan. The job share is organised as two distinct areas of responsibility. The primary purpose of this part of the job share will be to bring in new sources of funding for the network in an increasingly challenging funding climate, and to lead on ensuring the smooth running of financial and administrative systems and Board governance. The Directors will together lead on planning, and on overseeing our support to members. Jessica Woodroffe leads GADN’s policy, advocacy and external communications work.
Skills and experience required
• Proven leadership skills and vision with the ability to think creatively and find innovative solutions
• Substantial experience of management, including at senior management level
• Experience of identifying and securing new sources of funding and developing relationships with a range of donors
• Knowledge of the international development sector and its potential funders and an understanding of the changing donor and funding environment
• Experience of representing organisations to senior external audiences, particularly funders
• Experience of managing financial and administrative systems
• Understanding of financial planning and budgets
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to enthuse others
• Understanding of women’s rights, gender equality and/or international development issues is desirable
• Experience of working with Boards is desirable
• An ability to sometimes work flexible hours to attend external meetings where necessary
• Passion and commitment towards the aims of GADN and to feminist, anti-racist and decolonial principles
The Gender and Development Network (GADN) is an influential network of UK-based NGOs and experts. Together, we promote gender equality and the rights of women and girls in all their diversity around the world. We collaborate with feminist and women’s rights organisations in the Global South, amplifying their analysis and priorities to global policymakers, and we hold the British government to account for its impact on the rights of women and girls internationally. In everything we do, we aspire to feminist, anti-racist, and decolonial principles.
Overall role
This new post will job share with Jessica Woodroffe our existing Director (Job Share – Policy and Advocacy lead) and is part of a small team at the GADN Secretariat, consisting of the Head of Policy, Policy and Communications Officer and Network Coordinator. The post holder will report to GADN’s Co-Chairs. They will line manage the Network Coordinator. Together, the Directors provide strategic direction and vision to the network and oversee the organisation’s operational work. They manage the secretariat staff and coordinate the work of the different parts of the network in implementing the strategic plan. The job share is organised as two distinct areas of responsibility. The primary purpose of this part of the job share will be to bring in new sources of funding for the network in an increasingly challenging funding climate, and to lead on ensuring the smooth running of financial and administrative systems and Board governance. The Directors will together lead on planning, and on overseeing our support to members. Jessica Woodroffe leads GADN’s policy, advocacy and external communications work.
Skills and experience required
• Proven leadership skills and vision with the ability to think creatively and find innovative solutions
• Substantial experience of management, including at senior management level
• Experience of identifying and securing new sources of funding and developing relationships with a range of donors
• Knowledge of the international development sector and its potential funders and an understanding of the changing donor and funding environment
• Experience of representing organisations to senior external audiences, particularly funders
• Experience of managing financial and administrative systems
• Understanding of financial planning and budgets
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to enthuse others
• Understanding of women’s rights, gender equality and/or international development issues is desirable
• Experience of working with Boards is desirable
• An ability to sometimes work flexible hours to attend external meetings where necessary
• Passion and commitment towards the aims of GADN and to feminist, anti-racist and decolonial principles
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