Director of Development - New York, United States - Village Health Works

Description

JOB TITLE:
Director of Development


REPORTS TO:

CEO

LOCATION:

NYC

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
Village Health Works (VHW) is a 501(c)(3) corporation.

It is a social justice organization founded on the belief that health equity is not a commodity but a right.

Founded in partnership with the communities we currently serve, VHW's mission is to provide the neediest high quality, compassionate health care and education based on critical thinking in a dignified environment.

VHW's holistic approach integrates clinical services with education, food security, economic development, environmental protection, music and the arts.

In the context of where we currently work, this is the only way we can sustainably end the extreme, multigenerational scarcity in a way that uplifts and engages communities with dignity and in their own context.

We believe that the lack of access to quality healthcare and education is the biggest threat to development and world peace.

Currently VHW operates in a wide array of clinical and community programs in a catchment area of over 200,000 people within the provinces of Rumonge and Bururi, though its doors are open to every patient regardless of where that patient is coming from.

Our first clinic attends over 51,000 outpatient consultations per year.

Since 2007 until summer 2023, our 60-bed inpatient wards have been providing basic adult and pediatric non-operative inpatient services including treatment of malnutrition, mental health, chronic and acute diseases and uncomplicated obstetrical deliveries.

These services have been administered by our staff of generalist physicians under the supervision of our current Medical Director.

Village Health Works has embarked on a plan to expand our clinical services to provide comprehensive quality medical care and training.

To achieve this goal, VHW has constructed and officially opened an 85,000 sq. ft.

state-of-the-art teaching hospital with several services that include surgery, obstetric deliveries, intensive care, pediatrics and neonatology, emergency, pathology lab, medical education and research center.

To provide excellent patient care and training we must expand the scope and skills of the healthcare providers through training, teaching and research, hiring through rigorous development and implementation of systems and structures, policies and procedures that are framed by high quality norms and international standards.

Additionally, VHW has established the Kigutu International Academy, a grade 9-12 boarding school to equip young minds with an education based on critical thinking to prepare them to become the leaders we wish their country and the continent to have for a better future.

Our core values are as follows:

• Every member of VHW's team must value the dignity inherent in each individual, aspire to excellence in all we do, proceed with boldness and perseverance.
• Compassion and justice must be at the heart of our organization.
• To accomplish the mission of our organization we
  all must be accountable to each other and to our community.

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Position Summary
The Development Director is responsible, in partnership with the
CEO, for all fundraising and development activities. The Director will create new relationships to build VHW's visibility, impact and revenue. The Director will design and implement a plan for developing external alliances by cultivating individual and philanthropic support.

The Director will have the responsibility for creating and implementing the infrastructure, including hiring staff, needed to raise revenue for both capital and annual needs.

The Director will expand and diversify the donor base and work closely with staff in both the US and Burundi to increase funding.

In addition, the Director will work with the Board of Directors and support board members as they take on a more active fundraising role.

Responsibilities

• Lead all funding initiatives working closely with the
  CEO and Board Members.
• Actively work with the
  CEO and staff to implement a comprehensive development/fundraising strategy to include increasing the donor base, major donors, foundations, and corporations.
• The position is responsible for facetoface solicitation of major donors.
• Oversee the development and execution of all proposals including researching funding sources.
• Monitor all donor information providing statistical analysis to board and senior leadership.
• Identify, develop, and mentor the development team.
• Oversee the donor database to make sure that records are accurate and donor acknowledgments go out on a timely basis.
• Oversee communications and marketing.
• Provide support to the
  CEO, Country Director, and surrogates for public speaking engagements.
• Plan, lead and attend fundraising events.
• Oversee grant writing and grant management teams working closely with Country Director based in Burundi.

Qualifications