Senior Advisor, Community Partnerships & Movement Bridging, U.S. Program

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and expertise to develop and implement strategies that advance abortion access and reproductive justice, with a focus on community-based partnerships.
• Lead community-based culture shift strategies, including the design, piloting, and scaling of innovative programs aimed at reducing abortion stigma and transforming public narratives around abortion.
• Lead the overall design and execution of movement strengthening strategies aimed at expanding abortion access and care through community-centered and locally led pathways of care.
• Collaborate with the communications team and communications consultants to amplify state-based voices and programming where appropriate, in line with strategic communications goals.
• Engage and manage consultants and other contractors/vendors as needed to support program deliverables, ensure alignment with programmatic goals, and expand the U.S. Program’s capacity to respond to emerging needs and opportunities.
• Manage and track budgets in line with the defined scope of work, ensuring expenditures are reconciled in a timely manner and remain within approved limits.

Partnerships, Relationship Management & External Representation

• Build and nurture relationships with aligned global sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) efforts to support Ipas U.S.’s movement-bridging efforts and foster global solidarity in the fight for reproductive justice.
• Identify, nurture, and manage strategic partnerships with state-based and local organizations and networks, as well as relevant national organizations.
• Represent Ipas in public forums, including conferences, webinars, community events, and media appearances as needed, to advance the U.S. Program’s goals.

Other Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of grant proposals, reports, and funder updates related to grants and funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with the Director of the U.S. Program and network members to develop evaluation metrics and systems for ongoing learning, and document and share learnings and promising practices to strengthen organizational knowledge and inform strategy.
• Contribute to network-wide systems and processes to ensure U.S. Program compliance across the Ipas network.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, social sciences, gender studies, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience, including experience with or established relationships with grassroots and community-based abortion care groups, abortion funds, and/or networks of abortion care is required.
• Management experience, including a minimum of three years of experience supervising and supporting staff, including mentoring, performance management, and team development.
• Promised ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong track record of developing, managing, and sustaining partnerships, especially with community-based, state-level, or care networks.
• Ability to manage challenging organizational and movement dynamics by balancing diverse perspectives and interests to successfully achieve outcomes.
• Experience managing consultants, contracts, and program deliverables, including oversight of budgets, timelines, and reporting.
• Ability to develop and implement program strategies aligned with broader organizational goals.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to develop external-facing materials and represent Ipas U.S. in internal and external spaces.
• Adaptive: You respond flexibly to shifting legal, political, and health system contexts; you co-create creative solutions with partners and colleagues.
• Program Development & Learning: You contribute to program design, funding proposals, and evaluation; you have genuine enthusiasm for organizational learning.

Competencies

• Strategic & Solutions Oriented Thinker: You identify emerging trends and opportunities, anticipate future needs, and can translate strategy into actionable initiatives with clear priorities, timelines, and next steps.
• Collaborative Leadership: You build trust and nurture strong, values-aligned partnerships across teams and movement ecosystems.
• Strategic Communication: You communicate clearly and empathetically across audiences. You are a strong writer and can confidently represent Ipas U.S. in internal and external spaces.
• Adaptive: You respond flexibly to shifting legal, political, and health system contexts; you co-create creative solutions with partners and colleagues.
• Program Development & Learning: You contribute to program design, funding proposals, and evaluation; you have genuine enthusiasm for organizational learning.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $95,000- $115,000.