Uganda: Fundraising and Development Coordinator - Save the Mothers

About Global Health Corps

Global Health Corps (GHC) is a leadership development organization focused on building the next generation of diverse, disruptive global health leaders. Founded in 2009, we competitively recruit talented professionals (ages 21-30) from a range of sectors and backgrounds and place them in high-impact roles within partner organizations — including Clinton Health Access Initiative, Partners in Health, Planned Parenthood Global, and Government Ministries in Zambia, Rwanda, and Uganda — working on the front lines of health equity in Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, the US, and Zambia.

GHC is seeking fellows from a wide range of backgrounds, geographies, and expertise. Through a one-year paid fellowship program, fellows provide the expertise and leadership potential needed to fill capacity gaps in global health.

About Placement Organization

Save the Mothers (STM) is an international organization operating in Uganda, but registered in the US, Canada and East Africa. Its vision is that “no mother or her child should die of pregnancy complications.” STM is a non-governmental organization equipping professionals in developing countries—who work in a wide array of disciplines—to improve the health of mothers and babies. Multidisciplinary professionals are trained through the Master of Public Health Leadership Program, which is hosted by Save the Mothers at the Uganda Christian University. Through their specific vocations, graduates of our Master in Public Health Leadership (MPHL) program become influencers for positive societal change, working to overcome preventable maternal death. STM has enrolled over 350 East African professionals in its MPHL Program at UCU, developing change agents that bring change in maternal health to their spheres of influence. In addition, STM is utilizing its graduates to bring measurable and sustainable change to health facilities through its Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (now working in eight Ugandan hospitals).

Position Overview

The Fundraising and Development Coordinator will be based in Mukono and committed to improving maternal child health in a global community where mothers and babies continue to die from preventable diseases. S/he will have a vital role in helping to ensure that resources are available to make that a reality and will contribute to fundraising and grant writing with a focus on sources that are primarily from the East African context (and hence more sustainable and regional). This funding will support the leadership training of multidisciplinary East African professionals (through a Master of Public Health Leadership program) and clinical outreach activities (such as the Mother Baby Hospital Friendly Initiative) of Save the Mothers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a fundraising strategy and plan, in line with the strategic objectives of the organization


• Research funding and partnership opportunities and share them with program teams and STM board/management


• Liaise with management to build local and international strategic partnerships for Save the Mothers


• Participate in Save the Mothers’ resource mobilization initiatives, which include, but are not limited to: concept development, proposal writing, and donor communication


• Capacity building for Save the Mothers’ staff and partners in proposal development and resource mobilization skills


• Develop fundable concept papers and proposals across Save the Mothers programs including the Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and the Master of Public Health Leadership program


• Support, when possible, the fundraising initiatives of the Uganda Christian University (UCU), where Save the Mothers is housed

Required Skills and Experience

• Prior experience or coursework in public health


• Ability to write and organize grants


• Self-starter and commitment to learning


• Excellent collaborator and ability to inspire/mobilize others


• Respectful of the principles of identity and Code of Conduct at Uganda Christian University where the program is housed

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Master of Public Health degree


• Experience and commitment to maternal and reproductive health


• Fundraising or resource mobilization experience


• Team player

Fellowship Logistics

During the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:

• A living stipend of $550/month


• Housing and utilities


• Health insurance


• A professional development grant of $600


• An award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year


• Travel costs covered to and from placement site, training and retreats

*Note: The living stipend and the completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the placement organization.

Living and Working in Uganda: Fellows are provided with housing and utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on the placement organization and location within the country. Housing will be provided at Uganda Christian University, where Save the Mothers’ offices are located, in Mukono, a peri-urban center in central Uganda.

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