Director of the Collaborative Fund
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Ipas, Inc
Remote (local)- Location: Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Remote (local)
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 31/05/2026
- Location: Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, West Africa
This position may work remotely from any of the following countries: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya/Alliance locations, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Zambia.
The Director of the Collaborative Fund is a key member of the global Ipas leadership team, responsible for providing strategic direction, shaping and stewarding Ipas’s grantmaking strategy in alignment with feminist, decolonial, and human-rights–based values. The Director will have oversight and operational leadership for the organization’s grantmaking programs. This role ensures that grantmaking activities—including donor-directed and unrestricted funds—are designed and delivered effectively, in alignment with Ipas’s mission, values, donor intent, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Director will demonstrate a deep commitment to the communities we serve, embody Ipas’s values, and provide strategic counsel and leadership to both global and regional teams. This role leads the design and implementation of grantmaking systems that balance donor and legal requirements with local autonomy, learning, and trust-based practices.
The Director will actively fundraise for the Collaborative Fund in order to raising funds that Ipas can pass on to partners and build stronger infrastructure for the Fund itself. This position will oversee due diligence processes, risk management, compliance, reporting, and workflow systems to support Ipas country nodes, grantees, and advisory bodies in ways that are proportionate, contextual, and non-punitive, especially for grassroots and movement-based partners. The role works closely with global, regional, and functional teams to ensure consistent application of grantmaking policies while enabling local decision-making and learning.
Ipas is a networked organization, and the Director will play a vital role in dismantling unnecessary hierarchical structures, supporting local decision-making, and fostering cross-functional collaboration, with a particular focus on advancing operational efficiency, legal accountability, and shared leadership with grantees. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, contributing to organizational strategy and ensuring grantmaking practices reflect best practices in compliance, grants management, and donor stewardship.
The Director of the Collaborative Fund is a key member of the global Ipas leadership team, responsible for providing strategic direction, shaping and stewarding Ipas’s grantmaking strategy in alignment with feminist, decolonial, and human-rights–based values. The Director will have oversight and operational leadership for the organization’s grantmaking programs. This role ensures that grantmaking activities—including donor-directed and unrestricted funds—are designed and delivered effectively, in alignment with Ipas’s mission, values, donor intent, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Director will demonstrate a deep commitment to the communities we serve, embody Ipas’s values, and provide strategic counsel and leadership to both global and regional teams. This role leads the design and implementation of grantmaking systems that balance donor and legal requirements with local autonomy, learning, and trust-based practices.
The Director will actively fundraise for the Collaborative Fund in order to raising funds that Ipas can pass on to partners and build stronger infrastructure for the Fund itself. This position will oversee due diligence processes, risk management, compliance, reporting, and workflow systems to support Ipas country nodes, grantees, and advisory bodies in ways that are proportionate, contextual, and non-punitive, especially for grassroots and movement-based partners. The role works closely with global, regional, and functional teams to ensure consistent application of grantmaking policies while enabling local decision-making and learning.
Ipas is a networked organization, and the Director will play a vital role in dismantling unnecessary hierarchical structures, supporting local decision-making, and fostering cross-functional collaboration, with a particular focus on advancing operational efficiency, legal accountability, and shared leadership with grantees. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, contributing to organizational strategy and ensuring grantmaking practices reflect best practices in compliance, grants management, and donor stewardship.
Minimum Requirements
• A master’s degree in business, international affairs, public health or a relevant field or a Bachelor’s degree with extensive experience in program, compliance, or grants management. Proven ability to interpret and apply complex grant documents to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and provide legal counsel in the context of non-profit work.
• Eight years professional experience in the international nonprofit sector, with proven expertise in grant making, grants management, program management, compliance, and legal frameworks, social justice organizations and movements.
• Demonstrated grants or subgrants management or compliance expertise, with a focus on mitigating risks and maintaining adherence to complex regulatory requirements.
• Two years’ professional experience supporting global programs in Asia, Africa, and/or Latin America
• Fluency in English, and/or French and/or Spanish, with excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%
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