Senior Specialist, Strategic Partnerships & Global Health Innovation

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Support MSH Senior Leadership and Management in diverse donor engagement opportunities.
• Use Salesforce and other systems to track and document research and engagement activities linking MSH product and program opportunities with potential clients.
• Coordinate and support meetings with existing and new donors and partners, including meetings with the MSH CEO, ensuring participants have appropriate briefing materials.
• Develop PowerPoint presentations, web content, and other communications for senior leadership and the MSH Board.
• Operate as an MSH liaison with select foundations and corporations.
• Represent MSH at external events and share detailed notes.
• Identify new business opportunities, ensure up-to-date donor knowledge, and coordinate geographic relationships with MSH staff, partners, and consultants.
• Support organizational fundraising efforts with desk research, materials, and training.
• Assist in planning and executing fundraising events and campaigns.
• Support donor relations and communicate effectively with donors via phone, email, and social media.
• Create marketing materials to encourage long-term donor engagement.
• Develop donor appreciation strategies.
• Track donor/prospect data and ensure timely acknowledgment of gifts.
• Prepare reports and presentations for staff and board meetings.
• Contribute to preparing for pitch meetings and writing grant proposals.
• Identify, analyze, and disseminate information on priority prospects, stakeholder groups, and funding trends.
• Conduct market research and identify key grant opportunities.
• Work with the CEO's office to support engagement strategies, meeting preparation, and follow-up.
• Manage the CEO's calendar, coordinate travel and expenses, and assist with scheduling leadership meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in international public health, business, sales, marketing, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4-6 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising, including major gifts, corporate and foundation giving, and special events.
• Experience with global public health is highly preferred.
• Excellent research, data analysis, writing, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to network and cultivate relationships with funders and partners ethically and appropriately.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including creating compelling donor communications and marketing materials.
• Strong collaboration skills and success in managing diverse internal and external relationships.
• Ability to coordinate teams, organize work, prioritize, and meet deadlines in multicultural environments.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities across time zones.
• Experience with fundraising software and donor databases.
• Fluency in spoken and written English; fluency in French, Spanish, or Portuguese is a bonus.
• Prior experience living and working in a LMIC is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work in an office environment and travel domestically and internationally (up to 10%).

Nice to Have

• Fluency in French, Spanish, or Portuguese.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in relevant fields.
• 4-6 years of nonprofit fundraising experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary range of $63,000 to $87,200 annually.
• Comprehensive benefits including vacation, sick, and holiday policies.
• Training and development programs.
• Health, vision, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• 401k plan and Flexible Spending Account.
• Flexible work schedule combining remote and in-office work at MSH's US offices.