Organizational Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.
PIH is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Position Title: Development Officer
Reports to: Director of Policy and Partnerships, Lesotho.
Location: Maseru, Lesotho
Employee Type: Temporary (5 months)
Position Overview
PIH, Lesotho is seeking a temporary Development Officer who will manage a pipeline of donors and drive diversification of funding and partnerships. The Development Officer will monitor a range of platforms and existing donors to identify funding and partnership opportunities. The will leverage their analytical skills to forecast opportunities and prospective partnerships. Collaborating with various Departments, the Development Officer will lead proposal development, facilitating strong internal communication and collaboration.
Reporting to the Director of Policy and Partnerships, the Development Officer will be joining a national team and will be supported by a larger team of business development, partnership, and grants management experts. This position will be based at the Main Office in Maseru, Lesotho.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
Prospecting (20%)
- Utilize sophisticated prospect research techniques, including digital platforms, to identify and understand prospective partners and donors
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities in the global health landscape, informing strategic decision-making and program development.
- Compile report of prospective research opportunities and share with Senior Leadership
- Facilitate development meeting with Senior Leadership to review funding opportunity alignment
Development (60%)
- Lead proposal development process with assigned proposal development team
- Lead development of competitive requests for funding, including the production of letters of inquiry and proposals for existing and prospective donors
- Co-creating situational analysis, work plan, M&E plan, budgeting, and concept note with proposal development team
- Provide support and capacity building to proposal development team and other relevant staff members on business development best practice
- Work closely with the Director of Policy and Partnerships to steward prospective partnerships
Administration (20%)
- Document and disseminate lessons learned, best practices, and success stories from business development efforts to inform future strategies and initiatives
- Maintain detailed records of partners, prospecting outcomes, development process, and submission packages
Qualifications Required
- Masters level (MBA, MPH, MsEc or equivalent)
- 3-5 years of experience (e.g. resource mobilization, health planning, health financing)
- Demonstrated experience leading complex planning, partnerships, and/or proposals, preferably in the public health sector
- Experience working with non-profits, government, and/or donor institutions
Competitive
- Highly skilled in analytics and information management, with excellent analytical, problem solving, and forecast modeling skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to write in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to think strategically and work proactively in a time-sensitive, fast-paced environment
- Ability to learn on the job quickly and absorb and synthesize a broad range of information
- Excellent writing skills, including the ability to produce compelling donor proposals.
- Knowledge of development best resource mobilization and partnership practices and the ability to apply them in innovative ways.
- Knowledge of local philanthropic landscape and experience working within Lesotho
- Exemplary interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across departments and country offices in a complex organization.
- Strong collaboration and team work skills
- Ready to work under pressure of tight deadlines for proposal submission
- IT competency: Teams; Microsoft Office; databases
- Fluent in English verbally and written.
- Commitment to social justice, health equity and the mission of PIH.
Commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:
At Partners in Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners in Health’s PSEAH policy. Partners in Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should e-mail their applications (subject line should be Architect or Development Officer) detailed CV’s and the contacts of at least 2 traceable references to [email protected] by close of business Friday the 15th March 2024. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.