Regional Director of Philanthropy, Europe

ABOUT US

As the World Health Organization (WHO) commemorates its 75th anniversary, its role to promote health, expand universal health coverage, and respond to health emergencies has never been more important. Even as the public health threat of the COVID-19 pandemic diminishes, new disease outbreaks, such as cholera, Ebola, and Marburg demand rapid containment. At the same time, climate change is causing more severe natural disasters, with lasting health and economic impacts. The WHO is tackling these problems with a myriad of organizations, ministries of health and local actors. The solution sets provided by this consortium of partners require a wide range of partnerships and resources from philanthropists, corporations and individuals globally.

Launched in 2020 as a Swiss charity, the WHO Foundation (the Foundation) powers these initiatives that advance greater health equity globally by marshaling the resources of philanthropists, corporations, and individual donors to facilitate innovative partnerships between the public and private sectors. The Foundation invests in projects and ideas that have the greatest potential to improve health outcomes and rapidly catalyze impact. The Foundation’s mission is to ensure more resources get to where it is needed most either through charitable grants and donations, private sector capabilities and impact investing.

About the Development Department

The Development Department at the WHO Foundation is the resource mobilization arm of the Foundation and is led by the Chief Development Officer (CDO) who oversees three departments: Philanthropy (focusing on family foundations, high-net-worth individuals and philanthropists), Partnerships (focusing on corporate engagement) and Campaigns (focusing on the broader public/individual giving).

The focus of the Philanthropy Department is to engage with those partners that have the capacity to give substantial funds towards global health equity (7 figures and above). The engagement model of the Philanthropy team is to build trust with philanthropists and serve as an advisory partner to help them meet their philanthropic goals in addressing health inequities. The Philanthropy team does this by providing bespoke funding opportunities, either supporting WHO or other global health organizations, while also presenting transformative initiatives – either through charitable grants or impact investing – that would bring life-changing health resources to those who need them most.

PURPOSE

The role of the Regional Director for Philanthropy, Europe is to oversee the development and implementation of the organization’s strategy to engage with and move significant capital from ultra-high-net-worth-individuals (UHNWIs) and philanthropic organizations in Europe with a specific focus on Switzerland, United Kingdom, Germany and Liechtenstein. This includes sourcing, cultivating, and stewarding relationships and collaborating with the Partnership, Campaign and Communication teams to mobilize significant resources.

REPORTS TO

The Regional Director for Philanthropy, Europe will report to the Director of Global Philanthropy. On occasion, this position will deputize for the Director of Global Philanthropy, help provide strategic direction to the team and attend meetings and conferences on their behalf. The position is based in Geneva with travel in Europe and some international travel.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Prospect Identification, Relationship Management and Stewardship

• Identify and cultivate relationships with UHNWIs, family offices, family foundations in Europe and, in coordination with the partnerships team, corporate foundations when appropriate
• Work with global board members, ambassadors and advisory councils to identify prospects from their networks and develop appropriate cultivation strategies to mobilize significant resources
• Mobilize significant resources from the European market, inclusive of global donors based in the UK or Europe, on an annual basis
• Represent the Foundation at events and conferences in Europe, organize and manage exclusive events as appropriate
• Plan, implement, manage, and coordinate the stewardship activities with key relationships in Europe
• Establish and maintain regular donor reporting cadence in partnership with the the internal Strategy and Impact team and reporting and Donor Communications Manager

Strategy Development and Execution

• Develop and execute strategy for philanthropy approaches within the European market, especially Switzerland
• Support the Director of Global Philanthropy on the on the continued development of the overall Philanthropy team strategy, and management of team KPIs
• Deputize for Director of Global Philanthropy in external meetings, in meetings with WHO, and Senior Leadership Team and Philanthropy team meetings as required
• Ensure harmonization between the development departments, Partnerships, Communications and Programming work streams for the European market
• Support the development of foundational documents, concept notes and proposals and appropriate supporting documents to guide the Europe philanthropic strategy
• Identify best practices and lessons learned directly linked to fundraising activities and contributing to early monitoring and evaluation efforts
• Coordinate and lead Europe strategy calls as appropriate with Partnership, Campaign, Communication, Legal and Finance teams
• Manage consultants and subcontractors where relevant
• Ensure timely entry of donor activities and opportunities in the Salesforce database

Job requirements

PROFILE

• A minimum of 8 to 10 years of professional experience in fundraising, prospecting and cultivating donor relationships with a focus on Europe.
• Successful track record of developing long-term funding partnerships in Europe (Switzerland and beyond)
• Excellent level of french and english required
• A track record of mobilizing seven to eight figure donations from UHNWIs and philanthropic organizations
• Good knowledge of the Swiss philanthropy environment, regulatory framework and giving trends
• Strong written, verbal, and digital communication skills, including representing the organization at events and in-front of high-level donors
• Very strong ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Self-motivated with the capability to work independently
• Entrepreneurial growth mind-set and strategic thinker
• Results oriented
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office and experience using CRM systems

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of an additional European language (ideally German) is a plus
• Experience working in philanthropy in Switzerland
• Experience working in a start-up
• Leadership and line management experience
• Public speaking experience

WHAT WE OFFER

• Rewarding work in a dynamic and innovative non-profit environment with appealing growth and learning opportunities
• A collaborative workplace within a truly global team
• An agile, fast-moving and flexible environment
• Potential to leverage a multinational name and organization in the form of WHO

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Type of contract: Permanent
• Location: Geneva, switzerland
• Working rate: 100%
• Estimated start date: ASAP
• Application deadline: 3.08.2023

This is a rolling process; applications will be reviewed as they arrive.

Final deadline for application is 3.08.2023