Associate Manager, Development Writer

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Equality Now

Remote (local)
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: USD 62,755 USD-USD 75,000 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 16/02/2026
  • Location: United States 
Movement building
ABOUT EQUALITY NOW: 
Founded in 1992, we are an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of all women and girls around the world. Our campaigns are centred on four program areas: Legal Equality, End Sexual Violence, End Harmful Practices, and End Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique needs of adolescent girls.   

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 
The following is a general outline of duties and responsibilities for this role. It is not an exhaustive list, and additional duties may be assigned or removed at the discretion of the Global Director of Development to meet organizational needs and priorities. 
 
Purpose: Apply Foundational Knowledge
  • Lead the independent writing and development of high-quality program overviews, concept notes, LOIs, donor briefs, impact updates, prize submissions, and case-making materials for a wide range of prospective and current donors.
  • Translate Equality Now’s complex legal advocacy, movement-building, and programmatic initiatives into clear, compelling, and accessible narratives for non-expert and specialist audiences.
  • Produce donor-ready materials that strategically frame funding opportunities in alignment with funder interests while safeguarding programmatic integrity, human rights principles, and organizational priorities.
  • Develop and maintain a deep, working mastery of organizational strategy, global program areas, and advocacy initiatives, exercising professional judgment to ensure accuracy, cohesion, and strategic alignment across all written products.

Engagement: Knowledge Building & Collaboration
  • Coordinate closely with development colleagues to shape funder-specific content aligned to diverse philanthropic priorities, directly advancing cultivation strategies and donor engagement.
  • Collaborate with global programme, impact, and communications teams to source, validate, and synthesize high-quality data, stories, and results that strengthen donor-facing written products.
  • Build and sustain trusted working relationships with program leadership, ensuring continuous information flow and shared understanding of objectives, implementation progress, outcomes, and impact.

Delivery: Operational Awareness & Action
  • Build and maintain subject-matter fluency across Equality Now’s evolving portfolio of geographies, issue areas, and strategic priorities, enabling rapid development of timely, high-impact donor communications.
  • Deliver high-quality written products on deadline, regularly managing multiple concurrent workstreams and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
  • Ensure all donor-facing materials consistently meet high standards of clarity, factual accuracy, relevance, and narrative cohesion.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS & TARGET SKILLS PROFILE : 
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field (international relations, gender studies, human rights, journalism, communications) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 6+ years of experience in development writing, grant writing, donor communications, or related roles.
  • Demonstrated experience crafting donor-facing materials for international programs, advocacy and movement building organizations/NGOs.
  • Familiarity with fundraising and donor engagement strategies; experience with grant writing and reporting highly preferred.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and collaboration/project management tools.

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