Associate, Fundraising (French-Speaking)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Time Away

Learning & Development

Innovation & Collaboration

Job summary

PSI seeks an Associate, Fundraising to support the fundraising department with administrative, operational, and data management responsibilities. This role contributes to proposal development, capture planning, donor operations, and gifts processing, reporting to the Director of Fundraising.

The position splits time across Institutional Fundraising (50%), Individual Philanthropy (30%), and other priorities (20%), with limited international travel and a US-only remote eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in a related field.
• At least 3 years of related experience.
• Knowledge of international development and donor priorities preferred.
• Knowledge of proposals to institutional donors and foundations.

Responsibilities

• Support creation of proposals/pitches, capture planning, coordination, editing, and annexes.
• Provide administrative, logistical, and coordination support across fundraising functions.
• Support data management and analytics using Salesforce, data entry, reporting, and insights.
• Conduct pipeline, funder, and competitor analyses for internal audiences.
• Lead smaller proposals and fundraising projects; contribute to process improvement.

Skills

English fluency

French proficiency

Salesforce

Excel

Data analysis

Proposal writing

Project coordination

MS Office

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree or international equivalent

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Office 365

Job description

• Full-time
• Location / Region: United States
• Job Architecture / Organizational Level: Professional (OL200)
• Compensation: USD 60,000 - USD 82,000 - yearly

Company Description

Location Type:Remote eligible - US Only

Reports to:Director, Global Fundraising

PSI is a network of locally rooted, globally connected organizations working to achieve consumer-powered healthcare - people-centered health systems that ensure quality, affordable care wherever and whenever it is needed. Our origins in sexual and reproductive health have grown into a broader mission. Today, we work with the public and private sectors as well as local communities, prioritizing people’s voice and choice and developing solutions to meet their essential health needs. Over the past five decades, we have helped push boundaries, break taboos, set trends, and develop innovative solutions to complex global health challenges.

PSI seeks an Associate, Fundraising that will support the fundraising department with administrative, operational, and data management/analytics responsibilities. Contributes to fundraising success by supporting proposal development, capture planning, individual donor operations and gifts processing, and coordination. The Associate position reports to the Director of Fundraising and serves functions across all the Fundraising departments, with an estimated split as follows: 50% LOE to Institutional Fundraising, 30% LOE to Individual Philanthropy, and 20% other/TBD depending on the most urgent fundraising priorities.
Do you want to join PSI to help make it easier for all people to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire? Read on!

Job Description

What You'll Do

• Contribute to new business development by supporting the creation of proposals/pitches, capture planning, coordination, formatting, editing, research, drafting proposal sections, annexes, CVs, and past performance documentation.
• Provide administrative, logistical, and coordination support across fundraising functions—including individual gifts processing, individual donor communication, opportunity identification (webchecks), operations, project management, and event planning—under the direction of the Scale, Philanthropy, and Private Sector & Innovative Funding teams.
• Support data management and analytics by ensuring effective use of Salesforce, including data entry, task tracking, reporting, and producing data-driven insights and presentation materials.
• Support data-driven and strategic fundraising analysis, including online research to conduct pipeline, funder, and competitor analyses for internal and Board audiences.
• Lead smaller proposals, concept notes, and fundraising projects (internal capacity building, process improvement, etc.).
• Embody PSI’s values: Measurement, Pragmatism, Honesty, Trust, Collaboration, and Commitment.

Less than 10% international travel

This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that an incumbent is expected to perform but is instead a summary of the primary responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbent may be asked to perform duties not included above. PSI reserves the right to revise job profiles at any time based on changes to the required job responsibilities.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree (or international equivalent) in a related field.
• At least 3 years of related experience. An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted.
• Knowledge of international development, international donor priorities and/or health areas preferred (such as FCDO, Gate Foundation, USG, corporate and foundation donors).
• Familiarity with structure, content, and compliance elements of proposals to institutional donors and foundations (such as Gates Foundation, World Bank, FCDO, etc.).
• Knowledge of Salesforce, and its role in fundraising pipelines and donor management.
• Proficiency in analyzing fundraising data and creating reports or dashboards using Excel, Salesforce, or other tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Able to think creatively and approach tasks or problems in a new or different way.
• Ability to write clearly and persuasively, adapt tone to different audiences, and proofread for accuracy and clarity.
• Capable of producing high-quality, error-free work in written documents and data entry.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills with keen attention to detail. Able to balance multiple projects, wear multiple hats, and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced and at times ambiguous environment.
• Ability to independently manage tasks and lead smaller projects or proposals with minimal oversight.
• Excellent collaboration, customer service, relationship building/management and consensus building skills. Able to respond calmly and confidently in any situation.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Office 365.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Fluent in English required; Professional working proficiency in French required

We know that a long list of requirements may be discouraging, but don’t let imposter syndrome or the confidence gap get in the way of you applying — we’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Why Work Here?

PSI's work is about enabling families to live happy and healthy lives—we think this should apply to our employees, too.

• Health & Wellness: In all of our locations, PSI offers a comprehensive benefits package that offers health, financial planning, family care, and flexibility for work life fit. For U.S. based benefits visit www.psi.org/careers to learn more!
• Time Away: We want you to take time away when you need it. PSI offers a competitive leave package. On top of our leave, some PSI offices offer a compressed work week throughout the year, giving you additional work-life flexibility.
• Learning & Development: PSI is committed to your career growth. Through PSI’s job architecture, there are many potential career paths you can follow depending on your skills and interests. Additionally, PSI University, our learning management system, offers hundreds of courses, hosts org-wide trainings, offers Great Manager/Leader trainings, as well as a mentorship program for all staff levels.
• Innovation & Collaboration: With over 53 years of insight, PSI reimagines how to bring quality healthcare closer to those who need it most. Innovation requires stepping out of comfort zones, and our employees are encouraged to think beyond boundaries, collaborate to drive impact, challenge conventions, and pioneer new solutions.

Salary Ranges:

PSI is committed to pay equity and transparency. We ensure pay meets the market within each country. This approach minimizes our impact on local talent markets and allows PSI to attract and retain employees, while staying cost-competitive.
Actual base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, experience, internal equity, external market analysis, and other business factors permitted by law. Hiring above the mid-point of the range below would not be typical in order to allow for potential future salary growth.
PSI is offering the following gross annual salary ranges for this position:

For the United States (paid in USD): $60,000 (minimum) - $71,000 (midpoint) - $82,000 (maximum)

About PSI
Did you know that we have over 2,000 “PSIers” working across the globe in 30+ different countries? We value self-motivated people with a track record for getting things done in tough situations. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment, regardless ofrace, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. In addition to country law requirements, we comply with U.S. laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we have facilities.