Philanthropy Advisor - Individual Major Donors
locations: ZURICH
Date de fin : 31 août 2026 (Il reste 20 jour(s) pour postuler)
job requisition id: JR114291
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Contexte et mission
Médecins Sans Frontières est une organisation médicale et humanitaire internationale indépendante qui apporte des soins aux personnes dans le besoin, aux personnes touchées par des catastrophes naturelles ou d’origine humaine, ainsi qu’aux victimes de conflits armés, sans discrimination et sans distinction de race, de religion, de croyance ou d’affiliation politique (Charte de MSF).
Le mouvement MSF s'articule autour de 5 centres opérationnels soutenus par 24 sections et bureaux à travers le monde. Le Centre opérationnel de MSF à Genève (MSF OCG) est l'un de ces centres.
As Philanthropy Advisor, you will secure and grow income from individual major donors in German-speaking Switzerland and Liechtenstein. You will manage a portfolio of assigned donors, build strong and lasting relationships, deepen their engagement with MSF’s social mission, and identify opportunities to increase their support. This includes organising meetings with MSF representatives, sharing relevant information on MSF projects and priorities, coordinating donor events and webinars, presenting funding opportunities, and directly soliciting financial contributions. You will also contribute to the effective use of the CRM system and prospect research to strengthen the team’s fundraising approach.
Tasks & Responsibilities
Qualification, cultivation and stewardship
• Manages a portfolio of Major donors
• Is accountable to deliver the best possible experience to MSF key donors in in order to increase their engagement.
• Qualify each Major Donor and Major Donor prospect, in close cooperation with the Prospect Researcher
• In coordination with the Team Coordinator, closely liaise with the Middle Donor manager to identify and update potential Major Donors
• Prepare and facilitate one to one meetings, calls, presentations and other meaningful interactions with major donors or representatives (lawyers, wealth managers, etc.)
• Establish relations with new potential major donors, including high-potential middle givers and other prospects, including ultra-high-net-worth individuals, to secure significant future support for MSF’s work
• Interact and collaborate with key spokespersons within MSF (President, General Director, Director of Operations, other management team members), as well as field staff, with the aim of bringing donors closer to the organisation in an attempt to show them our live saving mission and work in the projects.
• Define, propose and organise visits to MSF offices and projects, in line with MSF criteria and guidance
• Ensure that the nature / identity of donors is in line with MSF gifts acceptance policy.
• Ensure that the moves management runs smoothly, and donors are thanked and steward properly.
• Keep the database up-to-date
• Liaise with Writing Officers for the preparation, including proof reading and editing, of project briefings, reports, proposals, slideshows, infographics and any other creative way of presenting MSF and its mission to private major donors
• Liaise with the Direct Marketing team to adequately leverage marketing appeals and to coordinate touch-points
Solicitation
• Present and defend MSF’s cases for support to individual major donors in German speaking Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
• Ensure that the major donors journey strategy is followed and that major donors are solicited according to their motivations in a personalised way.
Information and data management
• Closely work with the System Support Team to ensure most efficient use of Customer Relationship Management Database
• Support the Team Coordinator in income forecasting and quarterly analysis of results
Others
• Participate in the Community of Practice for Individual Major Donors of MSF
• Work proactively on projects as needed in the Unit, upon request by her/his supervisor.
Your profile
Education
• University degree in Business Management, Marketing, Communications, Political Science, Law, International Relations or equivalent
Experience
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in similar functions or in the fields of high-level relational skills, like public relations, wealth management or sales/marketing/communications, high-level advocacy or humanitarian project work
• Experience in using Microsoft Dynamics or other Customer Relationship Manager System: a plus
• Experience and knowledge of humanitarian aid: a plus
Languages
• (Swiss) German (native or equivalent),
• English
• French : a plus
• Italian: a plus
Skills/ Technical competencies
• Proven writing skills
• Excellent in oral public presentations
• Use of data base a plus
Personal Abilities/Qualities
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Rigorous and good organizational skills
• Empathic, enthusiastic, optimistic
• Result orientation
• Team spirit
• Strong commitment to MSF’s social mission and values
Terms of employment
• Full-time position 100% (40h/week)
• Open-ended contract
• Working place: Zürich
• Ideal start date: asap
• Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 87’372.- to CHF 100’608.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid)
• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.
• Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member.
• Relocation support available for eligible candidates.
La date limite de candidature est fixée au : 2026-08-31
Nous nous réservons le droit de clôturer cette offre d'emploi plus tôt si nous recevons un nombre suffisant de candidatures de qualité.
Toutes les candidatures seront traitées de manière confidentielle.
Seuls les candidats présélectionnés seront contactés.
Veuillez noter que nous ne souhaitons pas faire appel aux services d'agences de recrutement ou de placement.
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