Coordinator, Global Programs

About this role

Position: Coordinator, Global Programs
Status: Full-time, indefinite
Team: Global Programs
Reports to: Director, Program Strategy
Supervises: N/A
Language(s): English
Location: Remote, within Canada
Starting Salary: CAD $69,248/year
Deadline for Applications: 15 November 2026 11:59pm ET
ABOUT THE EQUALITY FUND
The Equality Fund is transforming the way that resources—and power—flow into the hands of women, girls, and trans people worldwide. Designed by feminists for feminists, it is a model for sustainably resourcing feminist movements everywhere, through global grantmaking, gender-lens investing, policy advocacy, and feminist philanthropy. Launched in 2019, the Equality Fund has activated $100 million to date, which flows to more than 1,800 organizations working across 100 countries.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Director of Program Strategy, you’ll keep the Global Programs (GP) team organized and on track, so the people leading our grantmaking and accompaniment portfolios can stay focused on our partners. You’ll be the team’s main link with Communications, Finance, Philanthropy and Strategy, so you’ll see how a global feminist fund works across the whole organization.
This role suits someone who loves bringing order to busy, shifting work and wonders how things could run better. Some people in this seat build deep expertise as coordinators. Others use it to explore where they’d like to specialize next. We’re hoping you’ll be excited to settle in, learn the work well, and develop rich, hands-on experience.
SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Grantmaking support

• Assists with preparing grant dockets, docket presentations, and approval packages, and keeps records organized and easy to find.

• Logs the team’s engagements with grantee partners in Salesforce to maintain accurate tracking of non-financial aspects of each relationship.

• Triages incoming requests in EF’s general inbox and correspondence from grantee partners, ensuring they reach the right people.

• Drafts emails, letters, and e-blasts for partners and internal audiences.

Events and gatherings

• Owns logistics for team retreats, grantee gatherings, site visits, and conferences, both virtual and in person. This includes timelines, budgets, travel, registration, venues, catering, and per diems.

• For online meetings, prepares agendas and slides, runs breakout rooms, polls, and troubleshoots tech.

• Finds mission-aligned vendors and local partners for in-person activities, especially outside Canada.

• Coordinates translation, and review of translated materials, as needed.

Team operations and cross-team coordination

• Keeps the team’s day to day running smoothly: scheduling, team meetings, timelines, briefing notes, presentations, etc.

• Operates as GP’s go-to-person with Finance for procurement, budgets, contracts, invoices, expense claims, payments, and purchase orders.

• Works with consultants and contractors to keep their contracts on track; orders from approved vendors (printed materials, for example).

• Spots admin processes that could be simpler and helps improve the team’s systems and procedures.

• Represents GP on internal working groups when needed.

QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES
Must Haves

• High degree of organizational skills; can manage complexity

• Effective written communication skills, and the ability to develop policies and procedures to simplify internal and external processes

• Professional working proficiency in English

• Ability to learn and utilize multiple platforms including project management software, data analytics software, collaboration suites/platforms, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management platforms, and generative AI;

• Demonstrated high ethical standards, integrity, honesty, and ability to work with sensitive information in a confidential manner;

• Commitment to the work and values of the Equality Fund, which include Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression, and Intersectionality; Feminist Leadership; Accountability; and Radical Love;

Assets

• Understanding of feminist issues, advocacy, movement building and/or women’s rights organizations is an asset;

• Professional working proficiency in French, Spanish, or another language is an asset;

• Experience with project management platforms, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, Canva, and PowerBI are assets;

Adaptive Competencies

• Flexible and responsive, understanding how to adapt processes to shifting organizational priorities; an orientation towards seeking and integrating feedback while continuing to build adaptability and a growth mindset;

• Able to process information across many mediums, including sensitive partner information, switching contexts as needed;

• High emotional intelligence with the ability to build trust, foster collaboration, and navigate complex interpersonal dynamics;

• Strong coordination and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify issues and contribute to solutions.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

• Available to travel 2 times per year for up to 2 weeks total per year.

• Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required when coordinating with people in other time zones

• Willing and able to work remotely on mostly computer-based work

OUR ENVIRONMENT OF CARE

• We trust our talented team and are pleased to offer a flexible and virtual work environment.

• We are driven by our values: anti-racism, anti-oppression, and intersectionality; feminist leadership; accountability; and radical love. We believe our values are realized through collaboration, a growth and learning mindset, emotional intelligence, diversity, authenticity, a global perspective, care, and building networks. We work to share power and create space for everyone to lead.

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Equality Fund is proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which has no waiting period and includes 4 weeks paid vacation, paid sick time, parental leave top up, medical…