Organization: Possible
Location: United States
Eligible Citizenship: All Non-US Citizens
Application Code: US19-Int
Job Function: Communications, Development / Fundraising / Grant-Writing
Issue Area: Health Systems Strengthening / Healthcare Access
About
Possible is a nonprofit healthcare company that delivers high-quality, low-cost healthcare to the world’s poor. We are pioneering a new approach, called durable healthcare,that brings together the best of private, public, and philanthropic models. Today, our team delivers healthcare at a hospital, network of clinics, and via community health workers. Our "durable healthcare" approach enables Possible to directly deliver care within the Nepali government’s infrastructure and receive funding from the government only if we deliver results.
Since 2008, Possible has treated over 300,000 patients in rural Nepal, and the organization has been consistently named one of the world's most effective nonprofits in 2013, 2014, and 2015 by The Life You Can Save. Our current priorities include transforming our clinical and administrative hub, Bayalpata Hospital, into a teaching hospital; scaling our programs throughout our current district; and expanding into a second district to rebuild the healthcare system after the devastating earthquakes of April and May 2015.
Position Overview
The Communications and Development Associate will be based in New York City. Building our community of partners and advocates is essential to our ability to scale our healthcare model throughout Nepal. Our expansion plans are ambitious and accelerating: in the year ahead, we plan to increase coverage in Achham District where we currently work as well as to rebuild the healthcare system in Dolakha District (the most damaged region in the May 2015 earthquakes). These simultaneous expansions will directly increase access to healthcare for two different patient populations -- one chronically underserved, the other suffering in light of a natural disaster -- and yet neither is possible without a concurrent expansion of capacity of our Development and Marketing teams to grow our organization's relationships with global stakeholders and fuel our work.
To achieve these organizational goals, the primary goals of the Communications & Development Associate are to craft communication strategies and rich content to help share our work with a variety of key stakeholders (including but not limited to individual donors, large foundational funders, government partners in Nepal, our US and Nepali boards, public relations contacts, and our broader support/follower pool). The Associates will collaborate closely with our Chief Development Officer, Marketing Director, Creative Director, and Development Manager (all based in New York City) as well as our Communications Manager and Communications Associate (based in Nepal) to meet these targets. The Associates will have at least one opportunity to travel to Nepal to experience our work firsthand.
Responsibilities
- Develop targeted, evidence-based communications and collateral for external stakeholders (partners and donors) and team members’ internal communications utilizing Possible’s impact and healthcare delivery data
- Draft and edit requests for funding, letters of inquiry, concept notes, and grant applications for foundations, corporate giving, and major gift funding prospects
- Lead research of foundations, corporate giving and major gift funding prospects to create lead list of new partnership opportunities
- Assist CEO and Chief Development Officer in tracking and stewarding existing and prospective major donors
- Manage donor engagement by drafting regular updates and reports, including editing and revising donor proposals to ensure attainable deliverables and to ensure proposal budget funds proposal activities
- Support various internal communications projects, including but not limited to our update and newsletter approach and celebrating successes
- Support various external communications projects, including but not limited to maintenance of Possible’s website, social media channels, press release and blog content, and presentation content
Required Skills and Experience
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills
- Passionate about global health
- Deadline oriented and well-organized
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship development skills
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and present it in a clear and concise, readable manner for a variety of audiences
- Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Strong project management and analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability to take primary responsibility for a diverse number of projects and to complete them in a timely manner with limited supervision
- Ability to collaborate effectively with culturally diverse staff across teams and countries
- Experience working with or in bi/multilateral funding organizations (USAID, DFID, GIZ, etc.)
- Experience with grant research, writing, and reporting
- Communications/marketing or public relations experience
- Knowledge and experience with customer relationship management (CRM) tools and Adobe Creative tools
Fellowship Logistics
During the fellowship year, all fellows are provided with:
- A pre-tax living stipend of $1100/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
Living and Working in the United States: Fellows are provided with housing and utilities during the fellowship year. Housing arrangements vary based on location within the country. Fellows placed at Possible will live with other fellows in a furnished apartment in New York City, New York, an urban center. Monthly MetroCards to facilitate the Fellows' commute to and from the office will be provided.
