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Director of Institutional Development

Employer
Physicians for Human Rights
Location
New York, United States
Salary
$90,000.00 - $135,000.00
Closing date
Aug 25, 2021

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Position Type
Executive
Fields
Health, International
Employment Type
Full Time

           

Director of Institutional Development

Location: This position is usually located in our headquarters in New York City, but is remote while offices remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Classification: Full-time | Exempt

Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Organization Description

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is a preeminent international advocacy and research organization that uses science and medicine to prevent mass atrocities and severe human rights violations. For more than 30 years, PHR has mobilized a community of clinicians and human rights professionals to advance human rights, public health, and social justice across the globe. In this time, it has become a trailblazer in its field, leading landmark investigations into crimes against humanity, and earning a 1997 Nobel Prize for its investigation of the health impact of land mines in Cambodia. PHR has also exposed the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Iraq, exhumed mass graves in Bosnia and Rwanda for international tribunals and provided evidence for criminal investigations into torture and extrajudicial executions.

Today, PHR is on the front lines of the most pressing human rights crises of our time, from the coup in Myanmar, to U.S. police violence, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The last year has only highlighted the critical importance of using science-based approaches to safeguard human rights, most particularly those of women and children, immigrants, refugees, detainees, and other populations at risk.

Recent highlights of PHR’s work include:

  • Advocating for an Evidence-based Response to the Pandemic: Since the start of the coronavirus crisis, PHR has sounded the alarm over the grave risks posed by COVID-19 to populations in areas where health systems are underdeveloped, decimated by armed conflict, or virtually nonexistent. PHR is elevating the voices of local health providers about the extreme dangers of COVID-19 to their communities and supporting partners around the world in advocating for a concerted, collaborative, science- and rights- based worldwide response.
  • Documenting Police Violence: Following President Trump’s July 26, 2020 order to deploy federal agents to protest sites around the country, PHR sent an expert team to Portland, Oregon to investigate reports of the extreme force police and federal agents were using against protestors and first responders.
  • Highlighting Violence Against the Rohingya: PHR has produced numerous reports documenting serious human rights violations against the Rohingya people of Myanmar. Its latest research sheds new light on the patterns of extreme injuries, specifically related to sexual violence, that survivors suffered through rape, gang rape, mutilation, forced witnessing of sexual assault, and other forms of sexual violence.

PHR’s vital work is sustained by a dynamic and deeply committed team of approximately 45 based in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also supported by a prominent Board and an annual operating budget of nearly $8-9M.

Role Description

The Director of Institutional Development is responsible for identifying new prospective donors and creating and implementing strategies for PHR’s institutional giving program, comprised of foundations, governments, and corporate funders. The director of institutional development will report to the CDMO and supervise a staff of three. They will help to establish and maintain relationships with PHR’s institutional funders and will work closely with PHR leadership and other staff to design and prepare funding proposals and reports, and to help ensure compliance with all awarded grants and their requirements. This role will also be instrumental in the development of new programmatic areas of work during the 2021/22 year.

The ideal candidate will have experience growing and managing a diverse portfolio of funders and grants in line with strategic organizational priorities, and a demonstrated capability in forming strong relationships with funders and partners.

Reports to: Chief Marketing and Development Officer (CMDO)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage the stewardship of institutional funders in conjunction with the Chief Marketing and Development Officer (CMDO), COO, Executive Director, and senior leadership.
  • Support PHR’s new strategic planning process, including in the development of institutional giving strategies and the identification of potential funders to support new program areas.
  • Identify and steward new institutional funding prospects, as well as steward current donor relationships; develop and implement solicitation and cultivation strategies.
  • Oversee and prepare written communications as well as delegate writing projects for the development department including letters of inquiry, proposals, reports, budgets, pitch letters, grant applications, and periodic updates on activities to secure new funding and renewals, and to comply with grant reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate with senior and program staff on grant fundraising efforts and oversee submission of proposals and reports; manage negotiation of government and foundation contracts.
  • Partner with COO and CMDO to prepare grant budget proposals, financial reports, and other information for tracking, analysis, budgeting, and internal/external reporting.
  • Oversee adherence to calendar for proposal and reporting deadlines.
  • Recruit, hire, and supervise a top-notch professional staff that also includes rotating interns.
  • Assist the CMDO with other functions as needed.

  Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree is required.
  • Minimum six to eight years demonstrated successful management of a complex fundraising program, including foundation relations, and grant writing experience, or equivalent experience. Knowledge of Moves Management a plus.
  • Experience working with a range of funding partners, including government funders and grants.
  • Proven understanding of, and ability to work with and prepare budgets.
  • Demonstrated experience inspiring and leading a dynamic team, supporting professional development, effectively delegating, and project managing multiple simultaneous work-streams.
  • Strong writing and content development skills, direct grant writing expertise, and a track record of successfully securing institutional funding, and exceeding contributed income goals in a competitive fundraising environment. Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook.
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce a plus. 

Skills

  • Outstanding communications skills, both verbal and written, including the ability to write and edit persuasively on a wide range of human rights issues, and the ability to grasp and communicate substantive PHR policies and programs.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills which include the ability to work with staff at all levels; interact with donors; and represent PHR with tact, diplomacy, and confidentiality.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills, including ability to ensure deadlines are met.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment and leadership in a collaborative, professional, and ethical manner.
  • Strong commitment to the mission and goals of PHR.
  • Mature, resilient, resourceful, and detail-oriented, with the ability to work both independently, and as a member of a team.
  • Strong commitment to the mission and goals of PHR.

Salary and Benefits

PHR offers competitive compensation, with options for medical, dental, disability, and life insurance, a retirement savings plan, and generous vacation. PHR observes the last week of the calendar year as an opportunity to refresh, with all offices closed.  

More information about Physicians for Human Rights can be found at www.phr.org. 

To Apply

Please combine your cover letter and resume as a pdf or word document and send it to resumes@phr.org. Indicate your “Last Name/First Name, Director of Institutional Development” in the email subject line.

A complete application consists of:

  1. a) A thoughtful cover letter explaining why you are qualified for/interested in the

Director of Institutional Development position with PHR. 

  1. b) Resume/curriculum vitae. 

Only complete applications in the format requested sent to resumes@phr.org will be considered.

Physicians for Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in its work and staff. We recruit and hire without discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, prior conviction, arrest history, disability, marital status, veteran status, age, or any other protection afforded by law.             

 

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