Membership Director

Location: Remote worldwide. Please know that the current team works in US Coastal Time and European Central Time and some overlap throughout the day with these two time zones is required.

Travel: This role will involve frequent travel. The final schedule will be decided with the staff.

Start Date: As soon as possible

About EDGE:

EDGE Funders Alliance (Engaged Donors for Global Equity) is a global community of around 400 donors foundation officers trustees and philanthropic advisors who live in more than 20 countries and are passionately engaged in local national and international grantmaking within 120 diverse institutions that have differing priorities and strategies but a shared commitment to systemic change. EDGEs mission is to support the broader global movement to dismantle extractive funding systems while working to align resources with the priorities and visions of social movements to drive systemic change and justice.

We do this by organizing and implementing spaces for learning and facilitating action that create systemic change within philanthropy. We organize funders globally to foster trust and collaborate with each other so that they can disrupt the power dynamics inherent in philanthropy and create new systemic and anti-extractive funding practices. We also implement spaces for learning and taking actions by highlighting the voices visions and priorities of movement leaders.

EDGE is a 501(c)(3) organization with an annual budget of $1 million. It operates fully remotely with three full-time staff. As a small team EDGE has a culture that emphasizes collaboration trust collective care learning shared power and mutual accountability and seeks to continue to embed its values into its emerging infrastructure.

EDGE Funders Alliance is currently in an important moment of transition moving into a shared leadership team structure without an Executive Director. This shift reflects our commitment to collective governance care-centered leadership and distributed responsibility across the team.

As we continue to refine this model the organization is testing new formats of collaboration and accountability which calls for flexibility curiosity and adaptability from all team members. Joining EDGE at this time means contributing to an evolving structure and helping shape the next chapter of how we work together as a transnational network.

EDGE Funders Alliance is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff. EDGE Funders Alliance does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender gender expression age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation or military status in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff clients volunteers subcontractors vendors and clients.

Role overview

The Membership Director plays a key role in cultivating engaging and expanding EDGEs global network of philanthropic members. This position stewards relationships with existing members leads recruitment of new ones and ensures that the membership community remains vibrant values-aligned and strategically engaged in EDGEs collective work.

As part of EDGEs Leadership Team the Membership Director contributes to organizational strategy co-decision-making and the continued shaping of EDGEs evolving structure. This role requires a balance of relational work strategic thinking and hands-on coordination: someone who enjoys connecting people strengthening community and turning member energy into collective action.

The Membership Director will:

• Lead efforts to recruit retain and engage members in alignment with EDGEs current strategy (set till 2030).
• Develop processes for tracking and surveying members that helps us observe trends and easily understand our networks make-up
• Drive EDGEs transnational expansion into new regions cultivating partnerships and leading pathways that strengthen EDGEs global reach and diversity.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with philanthropic partners across regions ensuring meaningful participation and feedback loops.
• Work closely with the Programs Director on program planning learnings and responding to membership priorities.
• Design and facilitate community-building activities for local meetings online breakfasts regional retreats and conferences .
• Collaborate with colleagues on communications programs and governance ensuring that members voices are at the center of EDGEs strategic direction and decisions.
• Represent EDGE externally highlighting the networks distinct role in the philanthropic ecosystem and its commitment to systemic justice-oriented change.

Joining EDGE at this moment means being part of a small care-centered and experimental team that is continuously reimagining what leadership and accountability look like in a transnational network without an executive director. The role calls for flexibility initiative and curiosity to co-create new ways of working while deepening community across a diverse global membership.

More Details on the Role:

Membership Recruitment

• Leads on membership recruitment retention and analysis ensuring growth and alignment with EDGEs strategic priorities (currently set till 2030).
• Collaborates closely with the Director of Philanthropic Partnerships on membership recruitment and stewardship efforts especially in relation to fundraising.
• Manages the membership database and maintains accurate records of member status and payments.
• Designs and implements member surveys and feedback loops to inform engagement strategies and network learning.
• Conducts 1:1 conversations with members and prospective members to strengthen relationships and alignment.
• Oversees onboarding and offboarding processes for members ensuring smooth transitions and integrity with EDGEs values and community principles.
• Supervises regional coordinators when hired ensuring alignment and coordination across regions.

Membership Engagement & Community Building

• Leads on community-building efforts including local and regional meetings breakfast gatherings and other member-led exchanges.
• Co-leads members retreats with the Programs Director ensuring that design content and facilitation reflect members priorities.
• Co-leads conference planning with other staff to ensure space for EDGE members and their priorities.
• Support with conference registration outreach to ensure members are registering and submitting sessions
• Works closely with the Programs Director on program planning learnings and defining membership expectations .
• Leads the Agora processes supporting collective learning reflection and strategy among members.
• Collaborates with other staff on member communications onboarding and engagement tools.
• Coordinates with other staff on membership tracking dues management and related reporting.

Shared Governance & Strategy

• Serves as an active member of the Leadership Team one of EDGEs key governance bodies within the self-steering structure.
• Leads the implementation of the Membership Strategy ensuring alignment with EDGEs broader strategic framework and goals.
• Co-leads regional steering groups and the Members Council together with the leadership team supporting shared decision-making and collective accountability.
• As part of the Leadership Team drives strategy development implementation and monitoring contributing to organizational vision and coherence across all areas of work.
• In the initial stages of this transition supports team visioning and experimentation around self-steering governance and shared leadership practices.
• Engages with the Board through the Leadership Team ensuring regular communication transparency and alignment between staff and governance bodies.

Visibility and Positioning in the Sector

• Leads on internal communications to members and co-leads on external communications and representation at events conferences and sector gatherings.
• Develops and refines language to convey EDGEs value impact and offerings to diverse audiences including existing and potential members and peer networks.
• Represents EDGEs unique role and edge within the philanthropic ecosystem articulating the networks values approach and distinctive contribution.
• Ensures that EDGEs programmatic offerings and ongoing activities are effectively communicated and visible across relevant networks and platforms.
• Proactively identifies and prioritizes key spaces and events for EDGEs participation and representation within both existing and emerging philanthropic sectors.

Qualifications Skills & Experience

As part of a small transnational and values-driven team were looking for someone who combines strategic focus with relational sensitivity. We are seeking someone who understands the philanthropic sector and the importance of strong trusting relationships to achieve systems change and who feels energized by community building.. This role is best suited for a person who is committed to collaboration experimentation and care-centered leadership and who wants to contribute to shaping how philanthropy can be more just connected and life-affirming.

We recognize that no one person will embody all of these skills and experiences and we welcome applications from candidates with diverse professional and personal pathways. What matters most is alignment with EDGEs values and a commitment to collective transformation in philanthropy.

Were looking for someone who:

Brings deep care for community relationships and collective processes and understands that building trust is a form of strategy.

Has experience in membership engagement community organizing or network-building ideally within a membership-based network and in transnational or cross-cultural settings and brings their own network of philanthropic institutions or peers to engage with and strengthen EDGEs community.

• Understands the philanthropic landscape and the role of infrastructure organizations and can communicate their value to diverse audiences.
• Is comfortable working in distributed non-hierarchical teams where decision-making is shared and accountability is collective.
• Demonstrates strong communication and facilitation skills including the ability to hold space for complexity difference and dialogue.
• Can speak truth to power.
• Brings strategic thinking and the ability to translate vision into clear actionable priorities.
• Has experience or curiosity around communications storytelling and narrative work that supports collective visibility and systemic change.
• Feels at ease working in multilingual multicultural environments and centers language justice and accessibility.
• Shows adaptability humility and a learning orientation recognizing that transitions and experimentation are part of organizational growth.
• Holds an intersectional and decolonial understanding of power redistribution and care in philanthropic practice.
• Is comfortable working remotely and autonomously while staying connected through collective rhythms and mutual accountability.
• Is comfortable working in an organization that is still ongoing in its structure and processes.

Preferred experience:

• 5 years of relevant experience in philanthropy networks movement-support organizations or related fields.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; other languages (especially Spanish or French) are an advantage.

Working Environment & Benefits

EDGE is a small transnational and fully remote team that values care trust and shared responsibility as the foundation of how we work. We are experimenting with non-hierarchical self-steering structures which means everyone contributes both strategically and operationally helping to shape the organizations collective direction.

We work across multiple time zones and cultural contexts and we strive to create a rhythm that balances collaboration deep work and rest. Flexibility communication and self-awareness are key - we trust team members to manage their own time while staying connected through regular check-ins and shared commitments.

EDGEs values are:

Political: We challenge power especially that held by funders and funding systems in maintaining the status quo and in reproducing harmful archaic extractive funding mechanisms in order to achieve systemic change and justice.

Community- led: We take the lead from the communities we work with- our members and Movement partners- we center their voices needs and priorities; and seek to establish reciprocal relationships where possible .

Bold: We are courageous in our unwavering solidarity with and support of global justice Movements and provide a space for our members to take risks and manage challenges to fund systemic alternatives.

Feminist: We centre care and relationality in all our interactions challenge the manifestations of white supremacy in our work culture uphold the voices and diverse perspectives of global movements oppose colonial and capitalist oppressions and seek to dismantle hierarchies that perpetuate inequalities and all forms of violence.

What we offer:

• A remote flexible work environment centered on care collaboration and learning.
• Opportunities to co-create strategy and organizational culture as part of a shared leadership model.
• Regular collective reflection and learning spaces to nurture political alignment wellbeing and community.
• A transnational team culture that embraces plurality multilingualism and experimentation.
• A competitive salary and benefits package including paid leave two annual office closures (typically in August and December) and care-centered policies that support wellbeing family life and rest.
• Joining EDGE means being part of an evolving ecosystem of funders movements and networks working to reimagine philanthropy as a force for systemic change.

How to apply

To apply please send your CV (maximum two pages) and a short motivation letter or video (no more than one page or 3 minutes) explaining what draws you to this role and how your experience connects with EDGEs mission and way of working.

Applications should be submitted via Breezy HR.

We especially encourage applications from individuals who identify as part of communities that have been historically marginalized or underrepresented in philanthropy.

We welcome different styles of communication and expression - you are not required to use formal language or traditional cover letter formats.

The position will remain open until 19th January 2026 with interviews taking place in February 2026. We aim for the new Membership Director to begin in March 2026.

If you have accessibility needs or would like to discuss alternative ways of applying please reach out to us - we are happy to accommodate and ensure the process feels comfortable and inclusive.