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 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 for 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, etc.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.
For more information on our organization and programs, please visit villagehealthworks.org.
Position Overview
We are searching for a competent and dedicated candidate for the position of Grants and Development Manager, a new position on our vibrant and growing campus. In this role, the manager will lead efforts in identifying and applying for worldwide grant opportunities aligning with the mission of Village Health Works. The successful candidate will also serve as a representative of VHW in Burundi and beyond, liaising with local and international government officials headquartered in Bujumbura and throughout East Africa.
Duties and Responsibilities
Grant writing and proposals
- Identify grants from foundation, corporate, and government entities that align with the mission and vision of Village Health Works.
- Collaborate with the Country Director, the Medical Director, the Director of Monitoring & Evaluation, and the Director of Development to produce compelling and competitive proposals.
- Liaise with program managers to define program priorities, plans, and long-term strategy.
- Develop proposal budgets in coordination with program staff to ensure they are in alignment with the organization goals – work with both finance and program teams to plan and cost activities.
- Produce reports for funders on program activities in collaboration with finance and program managers.
- Collaborate with department heads, program leads, and M&E to demonstrate impact and align our work with funder expectations.
Development
- Align tactics and targets in strategic plan with proposals and communications to funders.
- Manage and build relationships with institutional funders, especially multilateral funders.
- Build upon existing donor landscape analysis to better understand funding in the region.
- Assess internal gaps to funding and recommend steps we can take to improve our capacity to apply for and receive funding.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience writing grants and reports for externally funded projects
- Highly organized with superb time management skills
- Experience working with diverse teams
- Strong interpersonal communications skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Native or native-like fluency in English is required; proficiency in Kirundi and/or French is a plus
- Nonprofit experience a plus
- Ability to travel extensively throughout Burundi and other locations in East Africa
Qualified candidates are encouraged to immediately submit a CV and a thoughtful cover letter outlining why this position is of interest, and how their experience matches the qualifications stated. Candidates are asked to provide the salary range requested. Submissions without cover letters and salary requirements will not be considered.
Applications should be in English and sent to: [email protected]. Please include “Grants and Development Manager” in the subject line of your email. Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted until the position is filled.
Village Health Works considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, color,
religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran or military status.