Description

Position Title: Business Development Associate

Reports to: Senior Director, Public Sector Partnerships

Location: Boston, MA

General Responsibilities

The Business Development Associate serves as an integral part of the Public Sector Partnerships (PSP) team within the Global Policy & Partnerships Department (GPP) at Partners In Health. The PSP team manages relationships with bilateral and multilateral government funding institutions and associated implementing partners in order to mobilize resources to support the organization’s health programming ambitions. The position is responsible for managing prospect research and qualification processes as well as providing support to team engagement and stewardship activities for government funding partners. The position will also serve as primary focal point for a small portfolio of care delivery country sites and manage coordination to respond to such needs and interests both internally and externally. The Associate will also provide critical cross-team coordination support working closely with the team Senior Director and Associate Director, Public Sector Partnerships as well as teams across GPP and PIH’s External Engagement Cluster (EEC).

Specific Responsibilities

Research and prospecting (40%)

• Lead daily prospecting efforts identifying potential released opportunities, interpreting information, summarizing opportunities, and making recommendations.
• Lead improvements to team prospecting systems and ways of working, facilitate meetings, and engage team members across GPP in systems and policies.
• Support the assessment of opportunities with team leadership and complete restricted funding forum (RFF) processes in collaboration with department and site leads.
• Gather, compile, and analyze business information from many sources, connect this information to pre-released and released opportunities, and make recommendations.
• Monitor institutional donor priorities and general funding trends.

External engagement and stewardship (40%)

• Lead qualification of identified prospects including analysis for potential alignment with PIH mission through online research in relation to partner geographic and technical priorities.
• Prepare prospect analysis reports and briefing materials to support relationship manager cultivation strategies as well as donor meetings and visits. Prepare other background materials and presentations as needed.
• Support team definition, implementation, and tracking of partner cultivation and engagement strategies and actions through.
• Support proactive, responsive stewardship practices and cultivation outreach including annual report mailing and event invitations in concert with EEC teams.
• Support communication projects for improved visibility of PIH’s scope of public sector partnerships, including internal intranet and external website enhancements.
• Support the regular updating and maintainence of prospect information within our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.

Business Development Support (20%):

• Lead and support requests for funding, such as letters of inquiry, concept papers, proposals, and grant applications in close coordination with team business development officers and site partnership teams. Coordinate with clinical and finance teams to develop technical and financial proposal components.
• Support planning, design, and proofreading of proposals and reports. Format and compile documents to ensure polished presentation and consistency with donor and partner guidelines.
• Serve as focal point for a few care delivery country sites that have low level government funding to maintain support for fundraising objectives and solicitation strategies.
• Serve as relationship manager for a set of public sector donors and lead on proposals per their annual funding rounds.

• Coordinate scheduling, agendas, and logistics for internal and external meetings and conference calls.
• Perform other related tasks and special projects as assigned to support the overall functioning of the PSP team and GPP department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, at least two years’ experience required
• Demonstrated competence to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and to meet deadlines, with strong attention to detail and quality.
• Ability to work independently to accomplish priorities.
• Ability to collaboratively guide the activities of a team toward the achievement of overall goals.
• Demonstrated maturity, judgment, and ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Ability to travel internationally up to 10% of time.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities. Flexibility and commitment to excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required. Ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff and donors.
• Writing and proofreading skills. Experience with research a plus.
• Strong computer skills. Excellent skills in the functional use of Raiser’s Edge, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word.
• Interest in global health policy and fundraising preferred.
• Spanish, French, or Russian language experience a plus.

Application Instructions: Please upload a Cover Letter and Resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Please note that we are not able to sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role.

Organizational Profile

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.

As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Malawi, Lesotho, Russia, Kazakhstan, Navajo Nation), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.

Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. PIH works in and with a number of governments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.

Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.