Executive Director
Salary not disclosed
Closes in 21 days
About the company
femLINKpacific is a Pacific feminist media and policy network based in Suva, Fiji, that produces media initiatives for and by diverse rural women. It owns and operates femTALK Community Radio FM89 and supports a network of women to monitor and create media through radio broadcasts, media networks, and national and regional convening. The organisation works to safeguard and amplify the rights of diverse women and girls and to support their participation in decision-making as community leaders.
About the role
The Executive Director is a full-time role leading femLINKpacific's strategic feminist directions under its Strategic Plan 2026-2028. The role leads a Management Team Collective covering Programmes, Innovation and Research, and Finance/Administration and Operations, and is responsible for femLINK's operational efficiency, accountability mechanisms, and organisational resilience. It involves solidarity and partnership work with feminist coalitions and NGO allies such as the WeRise Coalition, NGOCHR, Fiji Women's Forum, Fiji Women's Crisis Centre, and inter-agency bodies including the Pacific Resilience Partnership Taskforce and FCOSS. The Executive Director also cultivates donor relationships, including with UN Women, that underpin femLINK's fundraising pipeline. The role leads feminist media influencing work, strategic content development, and oversees expansion of the broadcast and dissemination network.
Key responsibilities
- Lead femLINKpacific's strategic feminist directions in line with the Strategic Plan 2026-2028
- Prepare and deliver the annual workplan and budget/fundraising plans for Board endorsement
- Prepare and obtain approval of year-end matters including annual reports and oversee their publication
- Ensure a Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Impact (MELI) Program for evidence-based policy reform work
- Serve as lead fundraiser, developing a diversified resource mobilisation strategy and donor relationships
- Lead development of funding proposals, grant applications, and oversee grant management and donor compliance
- Lead movement-building work including the Women's Weather Watch and Rural Women Leaders and Community Media Network
- Lead creative content development, PR, media and regulatory relations, and development of femLINK's media strategy across broadcast and digital platforms
About the successful candidate
- Demonstrated success in fundraising and resource mobilisation, including diversifying income streams and building donor relationships
- Strong grant and proposal writing skills, translating programmatic vision into fundable concepts
- Sound financial acumen aligning fundraising strategy with budgeting and programme delivery
- Management and team leadership/supervision skills, including managing teams through change
- Strong writing and editorial skills, with public relations and media relations acumen
- Sensitivity toward cultural, racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity in a multicultural work environment
- At least 10 years of creative, advocacy, campaigns, and communications/PR experience, ideally in a social change or rights-based setting
- Proven experience in broadcast and media management, with sound knowledge of broadcast and media technology and regulations