Development Associate

Women's World Banking; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Women’s World Banking is seeking a curious, detail-oriented Associate or Senior Associate to help grow and strengthen our global funding pipeline, supporting prospect research, funding opportunity monitoring, donor intelligence, pipeline management, and other priorities for a mission-driven Development team focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion.

The role emphasizes identifying funders, evaluating fit, and translating research into concise summaries to guide

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• One to three years of experience in research, fundraising, philanthropy, business development, international development, market research, competitive intelligence, or a related field; strong internships, fellowships, or project-based experience are welcome.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize information into clear recommendations.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Comfort with Microsoft Office; experience with Salesforce, prospect research tools, funding databases, or AI-enabled tools

Responsibilities

• Identify, research, and qualify prospective institutional funders—including foundations, corporations, bilateral and multilateral donors, and donor collaboratives—aligned with Women’s World Banking’s strategy and funding priorities.
• Assess prospects for mission fit, funding interests, geography, giving history, relationship pathways, and likelihood of engagement.
• Translate research into concise, actionable summaries that help relationship managers prioritize prospects and determine next steps.
• Monitor RFPs, donor initiatives, challenges, prizes, and partnership opportunities relevant to Women’s World Banking’s priorities.
• Use databases, alerts, newsletters, search tools, and other resources to surface timely opportunities.
• Prepare decision-ready opportunity summaries that highlight alignment, eligibility, competitiveness, value, and timeline.
• Use AI-enabled and traditional research tools to improve the speed, quality, and organization of prospect and opportunity research.
• Test and document practical search strategies, prompts, and workflows the team can reuse.
• Apply sound judgment, source validation, confidentiality, data privacy, and responsible AI practices.
• Prepare donor and prospect briefs, background research, and other materials to support relationship managers, senior leaders, donor meetings, and outreach.
• Support targeted one-to-one, one-to-some, and one-to-many donor and prospect outreach, including developing contact lists, preparing outreach materials, coordinating communications, and tracking follow-up.
• Research relevant contacts, connections, events, and engagement opportunities that can help the Development team build relationships with priority prospects.
• Support Development-led donor and prospect events, including invitation lists, attendee research, briefing materials, logistics, and post-event follow-up.
• Maintain accurate prospect, outreach, and engagement information in Salesforce and help track next steps and movement of prospects through the pipeline.
• Provide research, coordination, and other Development support as needed to advance fundraising priorities.

Skills

Research

Fundraising

Philanthropy

Business development

Market research

Competitive intelligence

Internships welcome

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

AI-enabled tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

Prospect research tools

Funding databases

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Women’s World Banking is seeking a curious, detail-oriented Associate or Senior Associate to help grow and strengthen our global funding pipeline. This role supports prospect research, funding opportunity monitoring, donor intelligence, pipeline management, and other priorities for a mission-driven Development team focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion.

Key Responsibilities

Prospect Research & Pipeline Development

• Identify, research, and qualify prospective institutional funders—including foundations, corporations, bilateral and multilateral donors, and donor collaboratives—aligned with Women’s World Banking’s strategy and funding priorities.
• Assess prospects for mission fit, funding interests, geography, giving history, relationship pathways, and likelihood of engagement.
• Translate research into concise, actionable summaries that help relationship managers prioritize prospects and determine next steps.

Funding Opportunity Mining & Market Intelligence

• Monitor RFPs, donor initiatives, challenges, prizes, and partnership opportunities relevant to Women’s World Banking’s priorities.
• Use databases, alerts, newsletters, search tools, and other resources to surface timely opportunities.
• Prepare decision-ready opportunity summaries that highlight alignment, eligibility, competitiveness, value, and timeline.

AI, Technology & Prospecting Innovation

• Use AI-enabled and traditional research tools to improve the speed, quality, and organization of prospect and opportunity research.
• Test and document practical search strategies, prompts, and workflows the team can reuse.
• Apply sound judgment, source validation, confidentiality, data privacy, and responsible AI practices.
• Prepare donor and prospect briefs, background research, and other materials to support relationship managers, senior leaders, donor meetings, and outreach.
• Support targeted one-to-one, one-to-some, and one-to-many donor and prospect outreach, including developing contact lists, preparing outreach materials, coordinating communications, and tracking follow-up.
• Research relevant contacts, connections, events, and engagement opportunities that can help the Development team build relationships with priority prospects.
• Support Development-led donor and prospect events, including invitation lists, attendee research, briefing materials, logistics, and post-event follow-up.
• Maintain accurate prospect, outreach, and engagement information in Salesforce and help track next steps and movement of prospects through the pipeline.
• Provide research, coordination, and other Development support as needed to advance fundraising priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• One to three years of experience in research, fundraising, philanthropy, business development, international development, market research, competitive intelligence, or a related field; strong internships, fellowships, or project-based experience are welcome.
• Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize information into clear recommendations.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Comfort with Microsoft Office; experience with Salesforce, prospect research tools, funding databases, or AI-enabled tools

You May Be a Great Fit If You...

• Are curious, resourceful, and energized by finding connections between people, organizations, priorities, and ideas.
• Can turn research into a concise "here’s what matters and what we should do next" recommendation.
• Enjoy learning new tools, experimenting with technology, and improving how work gets done.
• Want your research to lead to action and increased resources for an important global mission.

Measures of Success

Within the first 90 days

• Build working knowledge of Women’s World Banking’s strategy, funding priorities, donor base, and prospect pipeline.
• Produce concise prospect and opportunity summaries that help the team assess fit, priority, and next steps.
• Maintain accurate Salesforce records and begin identifying practical improvements to research and opportunity-tracking workflows.

Within the first six months

• Maintain a refreshed pipeline of qualified institutional prospects and relevant funding opportunities.
• Move researched prospects and opportunities into active consideration by relationship managers.
• Share clear updates on prospects identified, opportunities surfaced, next steps, and pipeline progress.