Membership Manager

Location: Virtual, New York, NY
Headquarters preferred
Salary: $80,000
Closing Date: January 21st, 2024

Please submit your application by completing this
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Reporting to the Strategic Partnership Director, the Membership
Manager is responsible for managing relationship supporting tools
to advance EGA’s membership of 200+ foundations and giving
programs, building a network of peers dedicated to transformative
learning, mutual accountability, and courageous action. The
Membership Manager leads development and facilitation of
funder-to-funder collaboration tools and practices to help us
achieve our strategic framework while bringing in our Racial Equity
POV to all decisions. The Membership Manager is a relational
network weaver. They set the conditions and facilitate our dues
renewals, membership recruitment, and member engagement. The
Membership Manager will be instrumental in the continued growth of
the EGA community.

Key Responsibilities

Membership Services:

• Alongside senior staff and EGA’s Board, develop and
  follow-through on annual goals and strategy for membership
  recruitment. This includes attracting a wide range of philanthropic
  organizations, including those who do not define themselves as
  environmentally focused, to take action on the developmental path
  towards greater equity and justice
• Identify, and serve as first contact for, prospective members.
  Respond to inquiries on membership, guiding the membership
  application process from start to finish, and help Staff and Board
  to vet and accept members through a lens of racial equity and
  antiracism.
• Welcome newly accepted members and continually refine
  onboarding procedures.
• Monitor and ensure quality of first-year engagement of new
  members.

Member Retention:

• Connect and build relationships with and among EGA members;
  respond to daily inquiries from members related to engagement
  opportunities.
• Support EGA’s diverse membership, developing evaluation metrics
  and executing strategies for effective engagement in line with
  mission and our strategic framework.
• Create opportunities for effective and proactive Board
  engagement with all members.

Related administrative and fiscal responsibilities
include:

• Manage invoicing, proposals, and timely collection of grants
  (both unrestricted and project-based) and dues revenue.
• Work with the Comptroller to maintain organized revenue
  documentation and reporting.
• Work with EGA’s Strategic Partnerships Director and CEO to set
  and follow annual goals around grant strategy.

Program Management and Partnerships:

• Work alongside staff to develop and produce high level
  briefings and events, including main stage sessions, member action
  spaces, and receptions.
• Facilitate member engagement efforts, including management of
  programming/fundraising related to addressing racial equity and
  systemic injustice.
• Advance the interconnected fights for Global North
  accountability and Global South leadership through international
  partnerships and programs.

Qualifications and Experiences

The successful candidate should have the following experience
and qualifications:

• Excellent written communications skills.
• Relevant experience promoting environmental solutions and
  innovations.
• Demonstrated respect for all people, and a practice moving
  internal systems and structures towards justice goals.
• Deep experience building and supporting relationships of high
  trust.
• Experienced oral communicator.
• Attention to detail. Extremely organized.
• Self-starting.
• At least 5 years of work experience is required.
• Experience in content development, project management, and
  logistics coordination, preferably in a philanthropic or nonprofit
  setting.
• Demonstrated capacity to work well both independently and as a
  team are essential. Including supporting and building up the work
  of others.
• Enjoys engaging with a wide range of people at in-person events
  and in online communication.
• Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure in high profile
  situations, with patience and a sense of humor. Positively
  contributes to EGA’s organizational culture.
• Experience maintaining high quality standards for online
  content, printed materials, and member and external
  communications.
• Curiosity about learning new processes and using
  technology.
• Ability to adapt and incorporate new ideas and innovative
  solutions.
• Willingness to travel to EGA events, partner events, and
  in-person staff strategy meetings.