About Muso
Muso believes no one should die waiting for health care. We build health systems to save lives by reaching patients faster, within hours of the moment they become sick. To do this, we partner with communities facing extreme poverty. Muso has spent more than a decade creating and improving our Proactive Care model, preparing it to serve the global effort for universal health care. We have documented rapid health improvements across the populations we serve: a 2018 study found that communities we reach in Mali, which previously saw some of the world’s highest child mortality rates, sustained child mortality rates lower than any country in sub-Saharan Africa for five years, and ultimately reached a rate on par with that of the United States. Patient access to care increased tenfold. Muso now serves the governments of Mali and Côte d’Ivoire in their efforts to translate the results of this research into national policy and practice.
We provide proactive health care to 330,000 patients in peri-urban and rural Mali, and embed rigorous academic research and strategic advocacy to identify and share strategies that can accelerate global efforts for child survival, maternal health, and universal health care. Given the transformations in health care access and survival Muso has documented, over the next five years our direct service, research, and advocacy will work to advance a new model of care for community health systems. Learn more about our work at www.musohealth.org.
About the Position
Muso is growing exponentially. We plan to grow our budget from $11 million in 2020 to up to $22 million per year by 2023 in order to support us to reach up to one million patients across two to three countries and improve care for tens of millions of people through changes in global policy and practice. To get there, we will pursue significant growth in our foundation and corporate, individual, and bi- and multilateral funding portfolios, and build systems to manage and expand our current relationships with over 40 foundations and a committed group of individual donors. We are seeking a motivated, creative junior professional to join our team as a Grants Associate.
The Grants Associate will support two cross-cutting areas necessary to grow our partnerships: prospect research, and grant writing and management, with a particular focus on bi-lateral and multilateral funders. They will be responsible for driving internal project management, proposal development, and submission of deliverables to key global and Mali-based institutional donors. They will also research prospective partners, and support the development team to prioritize next steps when cultivating these new relationships.
Reports to: Senior Manager, Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships
Department: Development, Partnerships, and Communications
Location: Washington, D.C., preferred. Bamako, Mali; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; or San Francisco will be considered.
Responsibilities
Prospect Research and Grant Writing (50% FTE)
● Research prospective institutional funders and relevant grant opportunities, providing succinct summaries of research and next steps to institutional portfolio managers, and tracking initial outreach and follow-up using donor management software
● Support institutional portfolio managers in the drafting, editing, and submission of proposals and funding applications, liaising with finance and technical teams to ensure coherence between budget and narrative
Grant Management and Reporting (50% FTE)
● Oversee reporting workflows and processes to ensure timely and quality development, review and submission of reports, in collaboration with institutional portfolio managers
● Remain up to date with activities across Muso departments, including Research, Programs, Technical Assistance, and Innovation & Learning, to collect relevant content and data for grant reporting
● Identify opportunities for grants management process improvement, coordinating with the Development Operations Associate to implement creative solutions. In particular, support building improved systems for managing complex institutional grants and tracking restricted funding, and oversee the use of those systems in practice
Desired Skills and Experience Required
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● Experience in global health, international development, or non-profit work, with an understanding of key stakeholders and funding landscape
● Professional writing experience, preferably in a business development or fundraising environment, with excellent written and verbal communications skills that flex to context and audience
● Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively across departments, cultures, languages, and time zones
● Proficiency in both French and English
● Flexibility and creativity to adapt in a rapidly-growing team and organization
● Capacity to self-manage time and deliver consistently, with quality, on deadline
● A commitment to social justice, equitable health systems, and imagining radical solutions to global issues
Not Required, But A Plus
● Experience writing or supporting complex institutional funding relationships with funders such as USAID, the Global Fund for AIDS, TB, and Malaria, the World Bank, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
● Familiarity with Salesforce or similar relationship management software
● Experience working in West Africa
How to apply
Please submit a cover letter and CV to [email protected] with the subject line ‘Grants Associate’. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The application deadline is rolling, but interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Muso is an equal opportunity employer.
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