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 ABOUT US

The WHO Foundation (WHOF), launched in May 2020 and headquartered in Geneva, was created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO. Its mission is to mobilize greater private capital and partnership to advance the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO), enabling catalytic impact on the people whose lives rely on WHO’s work and facilitating innovation to maximize the impact of the resources we invest.

WHO plays a singular role in leading the global health ecosystem, acting as a first-responder to health crises — including the current conflict in Ukraine and on behalf of the 15+ million people in urgent need of aid in Horn of Africa; producing technical guidelines and tools to prevent and treat disease; and acting as a country-level convener with an unparalleled level of trust. The crises of the 21st century, including COVID-19, have made clear both the inequity of access to effective and affordable healthcare and the indispensable role of WHO. Yet WHO lacks sufficient resources to fulfill its mandate. And, beyond funding, its vision cannot be achieved by the public sector alone.

WHOF was therefore created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO to marshal new resources from philanthropists, foundations, businesses, and individuals to support its mission: promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable, while protecting the neutrality and independence of WHO as the world’s leading health authority. WHOF is a nexus for unique opportunities in global health, facilitating game-changing opportunities between the private sector and WHO. Our focus is on mobilizing grant income, shared value partnerships, and investment to power WHO’s work.

PURPOSE

The Head of Philanthropy- USA, West Coast is part of the Development Department at the WHO Foundation. The development Department is the resource mobilization arm of the Foundation and is led by the Chief Development Officer (CDO). Beyond the CDO Office, the department is composed of three teams; 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 role of the Head of Philanthropy – USA, West Coast is to oversee the development and implementation of the organization’s fundraising strategy with high-net-worth-individuals and philanthropic organizations primarily on the West Coast of the United States. This includes sourcing, cultivating, and soliciting major donors and collaborating with the Partnership, Campaign and Communication teams to advance the Foundation’s fundraising and awareness raising efforts in that market. The Head of Philanthropy – USA, West Coast will ensure steady progress is made towards generating income from major donors, including foundations, individuals and other philanthropic organizations (e.g. funds).

REPORTS TO
The Head of Philanthropy- USA, West Coast will report to the Director of Philanthropy. The position will be remote, working in close coordination with the WHO Foundation teams based in Geneva and around the world.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Prospect Identification, Cultivation and Solicitation

• Identify, cultivate and solicit large gifts from major donors, including HNWI, family offices, DAFs, family foundations and, in coordination with the partnerships team, corporate foundations

• Work with US board members and advisory councils to identify prospects from their networks and develop appropriate cultivation strategies to secure high level gifts.

• Raise a target amount every year from the US market.

Relationship Management and Stewardship

• Onboard major donors, plan, implement, manage, and coordinate the stewardship activities of the WHO Foundation’s major donors.

• Ensure appropriate and timely follow-up of donors following the receipt of pledges and gifts through a professional stewardship programme.

Strategy Development and Execution

• Deliver against--and update as necessary--the existing fundraising strategy for the US market according to West Coast donor needs

• Support the development of foundational documents, donor proposals and appropriate supporting documents to guide the US philanthropic strategy.

• Identify best practices and lessons learned directly linked to fundraising activities and contributing to early monitoring and evaluation efforts.

Reporting

• Establish and maintain regular donor reporting cadence in partnership with the S&I and Donor Communications Manager

• Manage the planning and reporting process, track project funding progress, and provide analysis on deviations to plan implementation and financial performance.

• Develop, in collaboration with the Donor Communications Manager, high quality financial and narrative reports, ensuring consistency, accuracy, clarity and timely submission in compliance with WHO Foundation policies and procedures as well as donor contractual requirements.

• Oversee compliance with WHO Foundation and donor requirements and compliance with the gifts acceptance policy, on the uses of funds, including budget monitoring, amendment requests and timely flagging of problems.

Internal Coordination and Management

• Oversee the gifts management process for portfolio of donors through the GG1 Foundation

• Manage consultants and subcontractors where relevant.

• Participate in staff meetings and provide written updates on progress where requested.

• Ensure timely entry of donor activities and opportunities in the Salesforce database.

 ABOUT US

The WHO Foundation (WHOF), launched in May 2020 and headquartered in Geneva, was created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO. Its mission is to mobilize greater private capital and partnership to advance the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO), enabling catalytic impact on the people whose lives rely on WHO’s work and facilitating innovation to maximize the impact of the resources we invest.

WHO plays a singular role in leading the global health ecosystem, acting as a first-responder to health crises — including the current conflict in Ukraine and on behalf of the 15+ million people in urgent need of aid in Horn of Africa; producing technical guidelines and tools to prevent and treat disease; and acting as a country-level convener with an unparalleled level of trust. The crises of the 21st century, including COVID-19, have made clear both the inequity of access to effective and affordable healthcare and the indispensable role of WHO. Yet WHO lacks sufficient resources to fulfill its mandate. And, beyond funding, its vision cannot be achieved by the public sector alone.

WHOF was therefore created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO to marshal new resources from philanthropists, foundations, businesses, and individuals to support its mission: promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable, while protecting the neutrality and independence of WHO as the world’s leading health authority. WHOF is a nexus for unique opportunities in global health, facilitating game-changing opportunities between the private sector and WHO. Our focus is on mobilizing grant income, shared value partnerships, and investment to power WHO’s work.

PURPOSE

The Development Operations Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring that the systems and processes between fundraising and operations legal, finance, operational project management systems and reporting are developed and managed efficiently. The Development Operations Coordinator will collaborate across the development sub-teams (philanthropy, partnerships and campaigns) to design, implement, and maintain an integrated system that supports the frontline fundraising team capabilities to drive resource development and provides access to data, and internal and external reporting to ensure successful and efficient delivery.

REPORTS TO
The Development Operations Coordinator will directly report to the Chief development Officer of the WHO foundation.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain the processes and systems required to enable effective communication and collaboration between the fundraising and operations teams.

• Work with fundraising teams to ensure that fundraising processes are aligned with operational requirements across regions and that campaign gift opportunities are designed and executed to meet operational needs.

• Collaborate with operations teams to ensure that operational requirements are clearly understood by fundraising teams and that donor’s gift and reporting needs are met

• Work with the legal team to ensure contracts and LOIs with donors are accurate and signed in a timely manner; ensure all reporting requirements within donor materials are accurate and within compliance.

• Implement and maintain automated tracking, reporting, and monitoring processes to ensure the quality and success of fundraising campaigns and donations

• Develop and maintain documentation related to processes and systems, including stewardship, fiduciary partner, and operational procedures.

• Work closely with development directors to ensure that fundraising and operations timelines are aligned and that milestones are met on time and on budget

• Participate in troubleshooting and resolving issues related to fundraising and operations processes and systems.

• Lead on key partnerships with fundraising platforms and fiduciary partners to ensure donations are tracked accurately and donors receive thank you and acknowledgement letters.

• Continuously evaluate and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of fundraising and operations processes and systems.

 ABOUT US

The WHO Foundation (WHOF), launched in May 2020 and headquartered in Geneva, was created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO. Its mission is to mobilize greater private capital and partnership to advance the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO), enabling catalytic impact on the people whose lives rely on WHO’s work and facilitating innovation to maximize the impact of the resources we invest.

WHO plays a singular role in leading the global health ecosystem, acting as a first-responder to health crises — including the current conflict in Ukraine and on behalf of the 15+ million people in urgent need of aid in Horn of Africa; producing technical guidelines and tools to prevent and treat disease; and acting as a country-level convener with an unparalleled level of trust. The crises of the 21st century, including COVID-19, have made clear both the inequity of access to effective and affordable healthcare and the indispensable role of WHO. Yet WHO lacks sufficient resources to fulfill its mandate. And, beyond funding, its vision cannot be achieved by the public sector alone.

WHOF was therefore created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO to marshal new resources from philanthropists, foundations, businesses, and individuals to support its mission: promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable, while protecting the neutrality and independence of WHO as the world’s leading health authority. WHOF is a nexus for unique opportunities in global health, facilitating game-changing opportunities between the private sector and WHO. Our focus is on mobilizing grant income, shared value partnerships, and investment to power WHO’s work.

PURPOSE

The WHO Foundation supports the WHO Emergency Programme (WHE) by fundraising for preparedness and response programs implemented by WHO for acute and chronic health emergencies and by convening partners interested to support the mission of WHO in emergency contexts.

Working in close coordination with WHE, over the past two years the WHO Foundation has raised awareness and resources for (i) the COVID-19 response through the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund; (ii) COVID-19 vaccine procurement for low and middle income countries through the Go Give One campaign; (iii) the health emergency response during the conflict in Ukraine; the droughts in the Horn of Africa and Sahel; and the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria. The WHO Foundation runs campaigns to mobilize support from the general public, the private sector and philanthropies.

In September 2022, the WHO Foundation launched the Health Emergency Alliance (HEA), a novel membership community aimed to bring together businesses and philanthropists to lead the way to a healthier and more equitable future. By committing to support the program for a three-year period, partners can play a key role in providing predictable and reliable funding for unpredictable health emergencies supporting WHO’s Health Emergency Appeal. By the end of 2022, four members joined the HEA with ten more expected to join during 2023.

While the focus of WHO Foundation work has to date primarily been on WHO response to health emergencies, in 2023 the Foundation aims to identify transformative WHO programs in the areas of preparedness and readiness. Identifying one or more critical programs in close collaboration with the WHE Team is a key priority to mobilize funding from businesses and philanthropists willing to contribute to global health security.

In early 2023 the WHO Foundation established an Emergency Task Force bringing together staff from the Development and the Strategy and Impact Teams. The aim of the task force is to streamline collaboration with WHE, to effectively and efficiently identify and support priority WHE programs, to coordinate resource mobilization and to ensure optimal internal collaboration with other WHO Foundation departments, particularly with Operations and Communications. Three workstreams have been identified as priority for 2023 with two workstreams (campaigns, EHA) managed by two Task Force members from the Development Team and one (pandemic preparedness/readiness) to be directly managed by the PMO.
The Portfolio Manager Emergencies will ensure the well functioning of the Task Force, coordinating the internal work on health emergencies and liaising with WHE as required.

REPORTS TO

The Portfolio Manager Emergencies will be functionally reporting to the Lead of the Emergency Task Force and technically reporting to the Chief Strategy and Impact Officer.

ACCOUNTABILITIES & FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project manage the entire WHO Foundation portfolio on emergencies which entails understanding WHO priorities and role in any given emergency, being the primary point-of-contact to WHE counterparts to understand these priorities, and helping the Development team articulate WHO’s role to a donor audience.

• In close collaboration with the Emergency Task Force members, develop, and oversee the planning and execution of a project plan for the portfolio on emergencies, as well as specific work plans and budget for each workstream.

• Lead on the development and execution of the preparedness and readiness workplan and budget.

• In collaboration with the Development department, develop and execute a comprehensive reporting cadence and system to donors in partnership with WHE.

• Lead the organization, facilitation and follow up of internal WHO Foundation Emergency Task Force Meetings, ensuring prompt engagement of other colleagues within the organization, as required.

• Lead regular meetings between WHO and WHE counterparts and execute the preparation, facilitation and follow-up.

• Lead consultations and engagement with key stakeholder groups to inform the development and implementation of the project.

• Lead drafting of key documents (e.g., presentations, project documents, proposals, briefing notes, Q&A) for internal meetings and work closely with Development and Strategy and Impact teams to develop key documents for external audiences.

• Contribute to improving operations and efficiency of the central coordination of the Emergency Program, including adopting project management tools (such as Monday.com) and best practices and facilitating change management.