Partnerships Officer

November 5

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mobile health • mobile technology • healthcare • global health • human centered design

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💰 $1M Grant on 2016-04

Description

• Medic designs, delivers, and supports world-class, open-source software for health workers providing care in the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. • We believe providing communities with sophisticated, human-centered technology is an effective tool on the path to achieving a more just world, where universal health coverage is a reality and health is a secured human right. • We achieve our mission through radical collaboration and deeply value openness, solidarity, humanity, initiative, and creativity. • Medic is growing our business development capacities to meet organizational needs and fundraising goals. • We are seeking an enthusiastic partnership professional to support Medic’s fundraising efforts with a proven track record of successful portfolio management toward accomplishing revenue goals. • This position reports to the Director of External Affairs and will work closely with the CEO, incoming Chief Development Officer, Communications Manager, External Affairs Coordinator, three regional Program Heads, and other cross-functional teammates living and working in 20+ countries around the world. • The External Affairs department oversees business development, communications, advocacy, philanthropic reporting, and organizational positioning/branding. • The Partnerships Officer will be primarily responsible for engagement with an assigned portfolio of philanthropic (foundation), corporate, and individual partners and prospects and will primarily focus on the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of foundation and corporate partners to help support and grow Medic’s philanthropic pipeline. • Occasional support on “big aid” proposals may be needed, e.g. the Global Fund, BMGF, USAID, Grand Challenges Canada, etc. but it is not the primary focus of the role.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent supplementary experience required • 5-7 years of experience in a nonprofit fundraising team including 3+ years of front-line fundraising with a proven ability to solicit and secure complex 6- and 7-figure multi-year commitments • Experience with nonprofit grants, donor reporting, and budget adherence. • Demonstrated experience writing proposals and reports for USA and Europe-based foundation and corporate partners • Superb verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, accurately, and concisely • Fluency in English and demonstrated strong writing ability in English • Exemplary diplomacy, problem-solving and teamwork skills • Maturity to tolerate nuance, handle competing priorities, and communicate with executive-level leadership • Attention to detail • Able to set priorities; coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, meet firm deadlines • Demonstrated ability to work well remotely, under pressure and with limited supervision but with high accuracy, purpose, and impact. • Growth mindset - our team learns from one another no matter the title, we expect each person to own their expertise and seek learning opportunities from others • An interest in serving marginalized communities, and a commitment to delivering health care to those that are hardest to reach • The ability and openness to travel up to 10% time (up to 3 international trips and 2 domestic trips per year), with simple accommodations, to Medic’s regional offices in Nairobi, Dakar, Kampala, and Kathmandu (and in some cases, to partner sites across Africa and Asia) • A flexible working schedule to enable coordination among remote contributors, teammates, and offices, which might include early morning (6 AM) or late evening hours (rare). For this role the working hours will primarily align with the GMT-4 timezone. • Humility, tenacity, inclusivity, empathy and team spirit • Software proficiency preferred: Salesforce or other CRM, Slack, G Suite

Benefits

• Ability to create and see real impact in your work • Freedom to take initiative and innovate, bonus of an agile, small team • Work for a globally awarded social enterprise recognized for developing a solution that can create global systems change in the health sector • Work with a value and mission driven team that is consistently described as warm, incredibly kind and supportive • Exposure to a diverse team: over 15 different nationalities • Opportunities for global travel: all team meet-up + functional team meet-up + field visits • Generous leave time: vacation, maternity/paternity, bereavement, & sick days • Professional development funds & opportunities + 5 days off for prof dev • Home Office Set up Stipend. • Flexible, remote schedules