Job Title: G14-Int: Fundraising and Development Officer
Organisation: Global Health Corps (GHC)
Placement Organisation: Save the Mothers
Duty Station: Mukono, Uganda
Eligible Citizenship: USA (American)
Salary: Monthly Stipend of 550 dollars per month
About GHC:
Global Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
About Save the Mothers:
Save the Mothers (STM) is an international organization operating in Uganda, but registered in the United States, Canada, and East Africa. Its vision is “No mother or her child should die of pregnancy complications.” STM is a non-governmental organization equipping professionals in developing countries—who work in a wide array of disciplines—to improve the health of mothers and babies. Multidisciplinary professionals are trained through the Master of Public Health Leadership (MPHL) program, hosted by Save the Mothers at the Uganda Christian University (UCU). Through their specific vocations, graduates of our MPHL program become influencers for positive societal change, working to overcome preventable maternal death. STM has enrolled over 350 East African professionals in its MPHL Program at UCU, developing change agents that bring change in maternal health to their spheres of influence. In addition, STM is utilizing its graduates to bring measurable and sustainable change to health facilities through its Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (now working in eight Ugandan hospitals).
Job Summary: The Fundraising and Development Officer will be committed to improving maternal and child health in a global community where mothers and babies continue to die from preventable diseases. The fellow’s primary task will be to ensure that resources are available to make STM’s vision a reality. The fellow will contribute to fundraising and grant writing, with a focus on sources that are primarily from the East African context—and hence more sustainable and regional. This funding will support the leadership training of multidisciplinary East African professionals through a Master of Public Health Leadership program, and clinical outreach activities, such as the Mother Baby Hospital Friendly Initiative of Save the Mothers.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Formulate and implement a fundraising strategy and plan, in line with the strategic objectives of the organization
- Research funding and partnership opportunities and share them with program teams and STM board/management
- Develop fundable concept papers and proposals across Save the Mothers programs including the Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and the Master of Public Health Leadership program
- Work closely with management to build local and international strategic partnerships for Save the Mothers
- Actively participate in Save the Mothers’ resource mobilization initiatives, which include, but are not limited to: concept development, proposal writing, and donor communication
- Direct capacity building for Save the Mothers’ staff and partners in proposal development and resource mobilization skills
- Support, when possible, the fundraising initiatives of the Uganda Christian University (UCU), where Save the Mothers is housed
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Global Health Corps Fundraising and Development Officer job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree. Possession of a Master’s degree in public health or related field is desired
- Prior fundraising or resource mobilization experience
- Passion for public health
- Ability to write and organize grants
- Self-starter with a commitment to learning
- Excellent collaborator; ability to inspire and mobilize others
- Respectful of the Principles of Identity and Code of Conduct at Uganda Christian University
- Experience and commitment to maternal and reproductive health
- Good team player
Job Terms and Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, including $600 in professional development funds. Save the Mothers operates out of the Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Uganda, and fellows placed at Save the Mothers will be housed in a private room on the university campus. It is basic but comfortable, situated in Mukono, an urban center in Uganda.
Note: The living stipend and completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.
How to Apply:
All applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following the instructions at the web page below.
Deadline: 18th January, 2016 at 11:59pm EST
NB: Early applications are encouraged because they will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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