Senior Development Officer, Foundations
About MSF USA | Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization that provides medical care to the people who need it most. The organization cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, disasters, and social exclusion in more than 70 countries. MSF offers medical humanitarian assistance solely based on need, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, or politics. Our international project teams include medical, logistical, and administrative staff, most of them hired locally and working with their own communities. Our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, impartiality, and neutrality. We also bear witness and speak out about the experiences of our colleagues and patients. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, primarily through staff recruitment, fundraising, advocacy, and communications. We welcome candidates who bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to join us in working toward MSF’s social mission. Role Overview The Senior Development Officer for Foundations works under the general direction of the Director of Foundations and Corporate Partnerships, and is a member of the Foundations and Corporate Partnerships leadership team. As such, they play a leading role in the creation, oversight, and execution of the overall strategy to raise funds from US-based professional foundations. This is a key position that supports the team in meeting or exceeding its ambitious fundraising targets in a highly competitive environment. In carrying out their role, the Senior Development Officer works closely with the Foundations and Corporate Partnerships team as well as with other stakeholders across the organization including other senior development managers/officers, prospect researchers, channel leads, communications, program, legal and finance staff. The Sr. Development Officer manages a personal portfolio of professional foundations. In this capacity, they identify, develop, manage, and grow strategic relationships with high value foundation donors. This includes developing proposals and funding relationships around priority MSF activities and initiatives and coordinating closely with appropriate MSF personnel (within MSF-USA, and occasionally with MSF offices in Europe and the field) to identify and secure new or renewed funding. In addition, the Sr. Development Officer for Foundations directly supervises the Sr. Associate, Foundations and the Development Officer for Foundations. Department Accountabilities Prospecting Pursue strategic opportunities in coherence with MSF-USA´s strategy, that create long-term value for the movement by identifying and developing new audience segments or donors for its mission. Donor Cultivation, Engagement and Management Build trust and loyalty with potential and existing donors. At the simplest level,...