Program Assistant

Co; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Co-Impact is a global philanthropic collaborative dedicated to advancing gender equality and women’s leadership. The Program Assistant will provide essential administrative and logistical support to three senior members of the Program Team: the VP, a Program Director, and the Associate Director, who are based in the United States.

The role covers global coordination, stewardship of grantees, external engagement, and contributions to programmatic learning.

Qualifications

• Administrative and logistical support experience preferred.
• Ability to coordinate calendars, travel, and meetings.
• Experience supporting multiple senior leaders or teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to three senior Program Team members (VP, Program Director, Associate Director).
• Coordinate global team activities, grantees, and external partnerships; assist with learning initiatives.
• Support team retreats, strategic planning, and organizational management tasks.

Job description

Co-Impact is a global philanthropic collaborative that supports locally-rooted coalitions in the Global South to transform underlying systems and achieve impact at scale, with a core focus on advancing gender equality and women’s leadership. We bring together funders from around the world to invest in initiatives that are working to improve education, health, and economic opportunity for millions of women, men, and children, addressing underlying conditions that perpetuate social inequities so that systems better serve everyone. Building on our experience to date, as well as that of civil society, government, market actors, and philanthropic partners, we are now developing a second fund focused on advancing gender-equitable systems change at scale and women’s leadership globally. For more information, please visit www.co-impact.org and take a look at our Handbook.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Reporting to the Associate Director of Programs, you will provide administrative and logistical support to three senior members of the Program Team. As Program Assistant you will support the Vice President (VP), one of our Program Directors, and our Associate Director, all of whom are currently based in the United States. Their responsibilities include global team coordination and support, stewardship and support for a subset of Co-Impact’s program partners (grantees) around the world, external engagement and partnerships, team strategy and retreats, organizational management, and contributions to programmatic learning and thought-leadership. In general, 65% of the role will be devoted to supporting the VP and Associate Director; and 35% of the role will support the Program Director.

COMPENSATION

US $64,000 per annum