Who we are
FundAction (fundaction.eu) is an activist-led participatory grantmaking fund.
We shift decision-making power over funding from funders to affected communities and activists working on the frontlines.
FundAction brings together a growing community of grassroots activists across Europe who decide together what gets funded. All FundAction members share a commitment to deep transformative change in their daily work.
FundAction was born as an informal community, but since some years ago has established a foundation (Stichting FundAction) in the Netherlands.
Growing as a grant-making organisation and as a community of activists now entails the need for professional profiles that can support the activities of FundAction.
What we are looking for
We are looking for a person who can support administrative tasks in FundAction.
General
Mode: full-remote
Type of contract: Consultancy agreement
Commitment: 2 full-days per week
Compensation: 2000€ per month (for 8 full-days per month)
Mandate: not limited but subjected to the need of the Facilitation Group
Key ordinary responsibilities
- Regular online meetings with the Facilitation Group
- Together with the Facilitation Group, organise and keep record of all the information related to FundAction’s work in order to facilitate institutional memory
- Keep financial oversight and liaise with the bookkeeping firm to facilitate their task
- Process invoices and payments, track expenses, and assist with budget management
- Ensure legal compliance in contracts, grant agreements, etc. (with the support of our trusted law firm)
Additional occasional tasks - Participate in the monthly care meeting with the Facilitation Group (guided by a facilitator) for conflict prevention and healthy working environment
- Produce the financial annual report for funders and members
- Inform and collaborate with the Treasurer of the Board of Directors
- Manage contracts, including drafting and processing
- During grant-making periods, process grants (gather documents from grantees,
- review them, process grant agreements, making payments) in collaboration with the FG
- Liaise with the Dutch authorities when needed, through our bookkeeping and legal firms
Qualifications and skills
- Financial administration and legal skills
- Past experience in administering in foundations or organizations, especially in
- activist/non-profit fields
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills, capacity to work in a team.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask effectively
- Problem solving skills and ability to spot potential legal problems related to
- funding/reporting/bookkeeping
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to various situations
Important things to know
In order to fulfill this position, candidates need to have both financial and legal skills, if you are missing one of them, you can still apply but you will need to learn them.
FundAction is a community of activists, thus we would like to hire a person who is also an activist themself. If hiring a FundAction member is not possible, an external person will be chosen.
How to apply
Please send us your CV and cover letter, highlighting your past experiences in activism/organizations/foundations to fundactiontaskforce@gmail.com (CCing contact@fundaction.eu).
We will schedule an interview with candidates that fit the profile we are looking for. FundAction members as well as external people are welcome to apply.
Deadline for applications: May 19th 2024
