Career Opportunities

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist to join the Partnerships and Programs team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a a Humanitarian Assistance Officer to join the Humanitarian Assistance team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Senior Humanitarian Assistance Program and Development Manager to join the Humanitarian Assistance team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.   Within the small, fast-paced Department of Humanitarian Assistance, the Sr. HA Program and Development Manager functions in a leadership role. S/he is responsible for generating revenue for the department by leading the design, development, and submission of humanitarian assistance and recovery concepts and proposals, and providing senior level program management to ensure high quality implementation of existing programs. Contributes to the strategic direction of HA, and represents the department both internally and externally.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Program Officer of WASH, Health and Governance to join the Global Health and Governance team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Grants/Contracts and Finance Associate at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Senior Director leads Global Communities’ development, from identification of business opportunities through pursuit activities to the transitioning of wins into project work plans. Experienced in developing winning proposals for USAID, DFID, other bilaterals, multilaterals, and private sector clients, s/he leads and positions the resources of the Development Center to develop a multi-year business pipeline, to execute development activities towards proposals and targets of opportunity and to ensure consistent compliance and quality of business processes and products. The Senior Director oversees a capacity building program promoting a business orientation throughout Global Communities and builds the skills and accomplishments of the development team across the organization. This position reports directly to the SVP for Partnerships and Programs, and provides support to the SVP’s global initiatives in development, resource mobilization, and partnerships.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Development Manager to join the Development team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. The Development Manager (DM) directs Global Communities’ proposal activities from inception to submission to transition for project implementation. Experienced in developing winning proposals for USAID, DFID, other bilaterals, multilaterals, and private sector clients, s/he ensures the resources, the relationships, the strategy and approaches comply with client expectations, address development issues and present Global Communities’ best technical solutions. The Development Manager leads a dedicated team who champions the opportunity beginning with purposeful study and visitation during the positioning and capture phases and culminates in preparation and submission of a proposal. With proposals, the DM oversees the entire proposal process and package, and the transition from proposal to project implementation.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Development Writer to join the Development team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.   The Development Writer contributes to Global Communities’ business targets through the preparation of concept papers, proposals, and marketing materials geared towards our public and private sector partners.  Working with a dedicated Development Center/Global Communities’ team, the writer brings expertise on the pre-solicitation research needed to prepare a contextualized response, the approach and writing style needed to package a proposal, and the art of presentation to market Global Communities’ global assets.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Development Officer to join its team of Development professionals at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.   The Development Officer provides key support to the Development Team in meeting Global Communities’ business targets. The Officer provides research, writing, management or coordination support for the business and proposal cycle activities involving Global Communities headquarters and field staff. Activities will be multi-facted such as leading rapid response initiatives; providing support to major business development efforts including, but not limited to proposal management, proposal writing, desk research, and identifying and locking in partners; business intelligence gathering, analyses, and reporting; and/or strategic networking and relationship building. In addition, s/he develops, improves, and contributes to Global Communities’ systems for information gathering and analyses, process and tools creation, and capacity building.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking an Associate to join its Resilient Communities team in the new Partnerships and Programs department at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.  The Associate reports directly to the Senior Program Manager and provides a broad range of programmatic and business development support to programs in the Resilient Communities pillar. 

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is actively seeking a Program Director to join its program office in Moline, Illinois.   The Program Director will be responsible for the overall direction and management of the Flourishing Communities program, a domestic community engagement program funded by John Deere and based in Moline, Illinois.   The program will improve the quality of life for Floreciente residents by supporting social, economic, and physical development in the community that fosters greater connections to the Quad Cities. The program is designed with special attention to incorporating organizations and institutions that are already working in the community and also to create opportunities for John Deere volunteers.   The program will achieve its mission through three objectives:   - Objective 1: To create an engaged, supportive and collaborative network of nonprofit organizations, community organizations, and policy makers that rally their collective efforts to deliver strategic programs and services. - Objective 2: To empower residents and other stakeholders of Floreciente to implement strategic neighborhood revitalization projects, including social services. - Objective 3: To facilitate economic development opportunities for small businesses and households in Floreciente by connecting them with the broader Quad Cities economy.

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.   Global Communities is seeking a Program Manager to join its Development Finance team at the headquarters in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland.   The Program Manager provides project management, coordinates new business development, and liaises with key investors and funders for activities in the area of Financial Inclusion. S/he works in the department of Development Finance (DF) and supports related projects of Global Communities as well as the microfinance holding Vitas Group and Vitas subsidiaries. DF manages a lending portfolio of $270 million in eight countries, and supports SME loan guaranty facilities in Jordan, Egypt and Malawi. The PM will provide or identify technical advice to strengthen subsidiaries to better serve clients. The PM will also coordinate new business activities and will be a lead negotiator in loans, guarantees and other funding mechanisms, especially with Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC).

Global Communities is an international development non-profit organization. Our mission is to create long-lasting, positive and community-led change that improves the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable people across the globe.    Global Communities is seeking an unpaid fall Intern for its community engagement program in Moline, Illinois. The Intern will work with a four-person team to learn how to implement, manage, and support a project that focuses on empowering the residents of the Floreciente neighborhood in Moline, Illinois to be able to access more resources to improve their quality of life. The specific objectives of the program are to: - Create an engaged, supportive and collaborative network of NGOs and policy makers that rally their collective efforts to deliver strategic programs. - Empower residents and other stakeholders to implement strategic neighborhood revitalization projects, including social services. - Facilitate economic development opportunities for small businesses and households in Floreciente by connecting them with the broader Quad Cities economy.   The unpaid Intern will volunteer their time according to the requirements of their university to fulfill either graduation or credit requirements.  This time will be during regular business hours from September to December at the Global Communities’ office in downtown Moline, Illinois.   The Intern will learn about all aspects of nonprofit management including programming, administration, finance, outreach, communications, and performance valuation. To facilitate this learning, the intern will assist with database and performance management, program communications and outreach to stakeholders and community members, and program reports to donors. The Intern will work closely with all staff members in the Global Communities-Moline office and participate in staff, community, and stakeholder meetings.