OVERVIEW
Global Fund for Women envisions a world where movements for gender justice have transformed power and privilege for a few into equity and equality for all. We fund bold, ambitious, and expansive gender justice movements to create meaningful change that will last beyond our lifetimes.
SUMMARY
The Database Developer plays a key role in developing and maintaining Global Fund for Women’s highly customized database, which supports core operations across the organization. Working collaboratively in a team-based environment, this role contributes to the ongoing evolution of the organization’s database system on the Salesforce platform and its related integrations, automations, and enhancements--while also supporting system administration and technical guidance to staff.
Grounded in a participatory, user-centered design approach, the Database Developer actively engages with diverse stakeholders to support holistic approaches to organizational needs, ensuring that solutions are secure, scalable, and responsive.
This position will be critical in maintaining continuity, supporting staff capacity, and laying the foundation to further evolve information and knowledge management as a strategic capability.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Participatory Design, Development, and Integration:
- Using a participatory design process, work closely with team members and staff on other teams to develop extensible solutions that improve work processes and support evolving needs across the organization, utilizing and expanding on the existing code base.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration with internal and external partners around business processes and systems needs.
- Inform and contribute to the ongoing design, development, and maintenance of the organization’s database and online portals, as well as integrations with other applications.
- Partner with staff to enhance in-house infrastructure to support effective integration of business processes and information systems across the organization.
- Promote database integrity, security, and system scalability.
Collaboration and Capacity Building:
- Engage with staff across teams to provide technical assistance and enhance individual and team-based knowledge and skills with the database.
- Document and provide training on system processes and data standards to strengthen organizational knowledge management.
- Help create and foster a culture of shared learning and continual development of skills and expertise.
- Collaborate across the organization to ensure platforms are in compliance with industry best practices for security and data governance, and are strategically aligned and effective.
- Champion a collaborative, participatory, capacity-building approach to business processes and systems
to support data-driven learning, accountability, and decision-making across the organization.
KEY TALENTS/WAYS OF BEING
- Demonstrated commitment to international gender justice and feminist values, including open communication, inclusiveness, and collective care.
- Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, including emotional intelligence, transparency, and the ability to build trust with diverse teams.
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities with strong organization, time management, and follow-through.
- Collaborative decision-maker who actively elicits input, listens deeply, and fosters collective decision-making through strong facilitation.
- Actively promotes a workplace culture that upholds equity, inclusion, and justice at all levels.
KEY SKILLS/WAYS OF DOING
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrable work experience in database architecture and as a Salesforce developer, preferably in a non-profit context
- Experience developing in Apex, Lightning Web Components and javascript, Visualforce, and other Salesforce development technologies.
- Experience using SFDX, Git, and VS Code to streamline development, testing, and deployment processes.
- Proficient understanding of Salesforce administration and data model, including standard and custom objects, relationships and fields.
- Knowledge of and experience with data migration and API systems integrations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to understand, assess, and articulate complex processes with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in participatory design or a similar user-centered design paradigm
- Experience working in a diverse, team-oriented, and fast-paced environment
- Experience leading projects and independently managing work
Strongly Preferred
- Experience with process design and information or knowledge management
- Fluency in NPSP or similar fundraising platform for Salesforce
- Salesforce Developer/Architect certification
- Experience with AI-based automation and functionality in Salesforce (Einstein Analytics, Agentforce)
Salary range of $92,000 - $135,000*
*This range is reflective of our high-market geo and will vary based on the candidate’s city and state of residence.
Global Fund for Women is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by law. Qualified candidates, including but not limited to women, people of color, disabled, and LGBTQI+ candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. The salary range reflects the San Francisco Bay Area salary scales and will be adjusted based on city, state, and/or country of the candidate so that we can ensure internal equity.