MEDICI SENZA FRONTIERE – Foundations Manager – Italia

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.
As a partner section, MSF Italy is engaged in saving lives and alleviating suffering through fundraising; communication and advocacy, recruitment and deployment of field workers; as well as running operations in Italy and supporting international operations through expertise and other kinds of direct support.

The Foundations area, within the HVD Unit, aims to maximize income from Italian grant-making foundations through acquisition, retention and upgrade actions, in line with the Médecins Sans Frontières’ global values, MSF Italy’s policies and the guidelines of the Fundraising & Data Department.
The Foundations area defines the strategy targeting religious, banking, and general grant-making foundations, consistent with MSF’s goals. In collaboration with the Major Donors and Corporate areas, contributes to the development of the strategy and operational plan for Family and Corporate Foundations.

The Foundations Manager: 

• Develops and proposes to the Head of High Value Donors new strategies to increase fundraising from Foundations (religious, banking, general grantmaking), in order to maximize income from high-potential targets;
• Develops plans to create new partnerships and to improve /reactivate existing relationships with Foundations;
• Develops proposals suited for funding opportunities, in collaboration with the Funding Units of MSF’s Operational Centers, the Programs Department and the Finance Department;
• Manages scouting and profiling activities in order to enrich the portfolio of new Foundations to be approached;
• Promotes the support of the Emergency Fund to acquire new prospects in case of Humanitarian Emergencies;
• Develops work model(s) to ensure right timelines for proposals and reporting by ensuring proper time management;
• Produces narrative and financial reporting, in collaboration with the Funding Units of the MSF Operational Centers, the Programs Department, the Finance Department, and external collaborators;
• Develops tools for monitoring income and expenditure of the Foundations area;
• Coordinates with other MSF Italy’s Units (Press, Digital, …) to develop communication plans related to partnerships and their content;
• Participates in MSF’s international Community of Practice dedicated to fundraising from foundations.

Role competencies:

• Grant writing;
• Budgeting;
• Project Management;
• High Value Fundraising;
• English C1.

Soft skills:

• Networking and Building Relationships;
• Planning and organizing;
• Negotiation;
• Flexibility;
• Initiative and Innovation;
• Teamwork and Cooperation;
• Stress Management.

Work experience:

• 5 years of experience in Fundraising;
• 3 years of experience with RF from Foundations.

Preferential requirements:

• Human Centered Design experience Objective and Key Results

Positions details:

Contract: Fixed-term contract of 12 months with potential extension. Full-time. Level I of Italian CCNL of Commerce. 

Gross Annual Salary: 36.022€ – max 43.890€. Salary will be commensurate to the experience of the selected candidate.

Expected start date: October 2024

Location: Hybrid. MSF Italy Rome or Milan office, and from home.