Manager, Institutional Fundraising

Overview

Manager, Institutional Fundraising

Based in Washington, D.C.

Reports to the Senior Manager, Institutional Fundraising

Who we are

We’re Population Services International (PSI), the world’s leading non-profit social marketing organization. We work to make it easier for people in the developing world to be healthy by providing access to products and services that range from mosquito nets to HIV testing.

There are over 7,000 “PSI’ers” around the world. It’s a diverse group of entrepreneurs and professionals with an unusually wide range of backgrounds – from the medical industry to the music business – all with unique skills we bring to the job.

Join us!

The Institutional Fundraising (IF) team seeks applicants for the position of Institutional Fundraising Manager to help direct PSI’s fundraising activities worldwide with foundations, bilateral, and multilateral donors. PSI’s IF team is part of the Global Fundraising Department, and offers assistance to field-based programs when responding to the US government, DFID, KFW, Global Fund, corporate, foundation, and other donor requests for proposals. IF also provides additional fundraising support to PSI country platforms facing funding shortfalls and increasingly will support fundraising for new health areas. The team also builds the capacity of PSI country platforms to prepare proposals. The IF Manager will be based in Washington, D.C., with approximately 10-20% overseas travel, and report to the Senior Manager, Institutional Fundraising.

Sound like you? Read on.

Responsibilities

Your contribution

The IF Manager is a demanding, challenging and exciting role, requiring a dynamic individual with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, excellent writing skills, a sharp focus on details, and demonstrated experience leading teams in complex processes. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading proposal development and writing on strategically important bids, including facilitating strategy discussions, drafting the narrative (including executive summary, technical approach, staffing and management, monitoring and evaluation, organizational capabilities, etc.) and incorporating reviewer feedback.
• Traveling to provide technical assistance to the field programs as needed for proposal development/capacity building.
• Leading capture planning for upcoming proposals.
• Leading PSI inputs on sub roles for partner-led proposals.
• Leading projects that contribute to PSI’s systems for identifying and pursuing new business, including proposal process improvements.
• Reviewing and copy editing proposals led by technical and field teams.
• Supporting copy editing and formatting proposals.
• Providing mentorship and training to junior NBD staff.Qualifications

What are we looking for?

The candidate we hire will embody PSI’s corporate values:

Collaboration: You can work independently but thrive within a team.

Trust: You trust that your manager and team will have your back and care deeply about gaining that same trust from your teammates

Pragmatism: You dive in and maintain momentum even when things are ambiguous, and you don’t let perfect get in the way of good enough.

Honesty: You aren’t afraid to speak up and speak your mind.

Measurement: You set clear and challenging goals and hold yourself accountable to driving measurable results.

Commitment: You are independent and a free thinker, but you’re ready to buy in to the direction of the team and commit to its success.

The basics

• Bachelor’s degree required; Relevant Master’s degree preferred (MBA, MPA, MPH, etc.) or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience related to international development (international health preferred)
• Demonstrated experience contributing to proposal development or fundraising/grantwriting
• Advanced understanding of donor compliance (priority donors preferred – USAID, DFID, GFATM)
• Proven writing, editing, and verbal communication skills
• Proven strategic planning and strategy facilitation skills
• Problem solving and negotiating skills
• International experience strongly preferred

• References will be required.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position

• The successful candidate will be required to pass a background check.

Icing on the cake

The ability to work gracefully under pressure and support our institutional fundraising efforts in collaboration with PSI managers and partner organizations. The ideal candidate will possess a professional demeanor, sound judgment, and commitment to international development. The ideal candidate will also exhibit the ability to work independently, with superior organizational skills and attention to detail. Developing country work experience and foreign language skills (esp. Spanish, French, and Portuguese) would be great! French speakers strongly encouraged to apply.

Status: Exempt

PSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, family status or responsibilities, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions or breastfeeding, genetic information, amnesty, veteran, special disabled veteran or uniform service member status or employment status.

ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: [email protected] or call (202)785-0072.

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