Development Associate

Reports to: Director, Development Operations

Classification: Full-time

Location: New York, NY

Start Date: Immediate

Salary: $60-65,000 annually

Salary range is for candidates based in the New York City Metropolitan area. Outside of the NYC metro, we differentiate salaries based on location.

It is customary for entry-level candidates to join Women’s World Banking at the lower half of the range to leave room for candidates to grow, expand, and develop in the role. It is common for starting salaries to fall in the mid-point of the range for more experienced candidates. We negotiate actual salaries with final candidates based on their exact location, experience in similar roles, and expertise related to the qualifications.

Women’s World Banking is seeking a curious, detail-oriented Associate or Senior Associate to help grow and strengthen our global funding pipeline. This role supports prospect research, funding opportunity monitoring, donor intelligence, pipeline management, and other priorities for a mission-driven Development team focused on advancing women’s economic empowerment and financial inclusion.

• Identify, research, and qualify prospective institutional funders—including foundations, corporations, bilateral and multilateral donors, and donor collaboratives—aligned with Women’s World Banking’s strategy and funding priorities.
• Assess prospects for mission fit, funding interests, geography, giving history, relationship pathways, and likelihood of engagement.
• Translate research into concise, actionable summaries that help relationship managers prioritize prospects and determine next steps.

• Monitor RFPs, donor initiatives, challenges, prizes, and partnership opportunities relevant to Women’s World Banking’s priorities.
• Use databases, alerts, newsletters, search tools, and other resources to surface timely opportunities.
• Prepare decision-ready opportunity summaries that highlight alignment, eligibility, competitiveness, value, and timeline.

• Use AI-enabled and traditional research tools to improve the speed, quality, and organization of prospect and opportunity research.
• Test and document practical search strategies, prompts, and workflows the team can reuse.
• Apply sound judgment, source validation, confidentiality, data privacy, and responsible AI practices.
• Prepare donor and prospect briefs, background research, and other materials to support relationship managers, senior leaders, donor meetings, and outreach.
• Support targeted one-to-one, one-to-some, and one-to-many donor and prospect outreach, including developing contact lists, preparing outreach materials, coordinating communications, and tracking follow-up.
• Research relevant contacts, connections, events, and engagement opportunities that can help the Development team build relationships with priority prospects.
• Support Development-led donor and prospect events, including invitation lists, attendee research, briefing materials, logistics, and post-event follow-up.
• Maintain accurate prospect, outreach, and engagement information in Salesforce and help track next steps and movement of prospects through the pipeline.
• Provide research, coordination, and other Development support as needed to advance fundraising priorities.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• One to three years of experience in research, fundraising, philanthropy, business development, international development, market research, competitive intelligence, or a related field; strong internships, fellowships, or project-based experience are welcome.
• Strong research,…