Global: Director of Global Fund constituency building - UN Foundation

The United Nations Foundation
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria

Director of Global Fund Constituency Building

Background
Founded by Ted Turner, the United Nations Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. Conceived by former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, the Global Fund works to increase resources to fight three of the world’s most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. As a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector, and recipient countries, the Global Fund is an innovative approach to global health financing.
The United Nations Foundation has served as the Global Fund’s U.S. charitable fiduciary since the Fund’s founding in 2001 and serves as the foundation alternate to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the Fund’s Board of Directors. The two organizations are currently working together, and with others, to develop a long-term resource mobilization strategy for the Fund that will ensure its ability to meet financial needs for interventions against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in recipient countries.

The Opportunity
The United Nations Foundation recently received 30 months of external seed funding to hire and support a Director of Global Fund Constituency Building to develop and implement an individual, corporate, and foundation constituency building program for the Global Fund to be housed within the UN Foundation. Future funding is not confirmed, but it is expected that the increased revenue generated by success in this position will provide future funding and possible expansion of this area.

The diseases that the Global Fund works against currently kill over 6 million people per year. Success in this role will result in a measurable reduction in the number of those deaths.

Reporting Relationship
The Director will report to the Foundation’s Senior Vice President who has direct responsibility for partnership development and fundraising.

Responsibilities & Deliverables
• Develop a strong working relationship with Global Fund staff members. Coordinate efforts and maintain regular, effective communications. (Estimated 10%.)
• Develop and implement a strategy to build a mass constituent base of individuals to provide financial and public policy support for the Global Fund. (Estimated 65%.)
• Manage an externally funded project currently underway with PRODUCT (RED) to develop consumer support for the fight against global AIDS via the Global Fund. Provide oversight, communication, reporting, and evaluation as described in the Foundation’s agreement with the funder. (Estimated 10%.)
• Provide an entry point, information sharing, and a platform where organizations interested in, or involved in, resource mobilization and constituency building activities for the Fund can interact in a synergistic manner and/or coalesce in support of the Fund. (Estimated 10%.)
• Establish relationships with members of the global health and development community. Keep them informed about the ongoing efforts on behalf of the Fund. Foster interaction between this community and organizations involved in advocacy and resource mobilization on behalf of the Fund. (Estimated 5%.)

Selection Criteria

• Proven success designing and implementing capital campaigns.
• High energy self-starter with ability to create something from nothing.
• Strong communication skills (listening, speaking, and writing).
• Ability to work equally effectively independently and as a member of a team.
• Self confidence.

Travel
Travel is budgeted at one to two trips per year to Geneva for planning and approximately six domestic trips per year for fundraising purposes.

Location

1800 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. (Metro: Dupont Circle).

Compensation & Benefits

A hiring salary range of plus/minus US$125,000 per year is most likely.

The United Nations Foundation pays 100% of medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance premiums for its employees and 75% of medical and vision for employees' dependents.

In addition, UNF provides 20 days of paid vacation per year, 12 paid holidays, an immediately vested 150% matching 403(b) contribution up to a limit of six-percent of employee pay, and flexible spending accounts for health and dependent care.

To Apply

Please e-mail your Microsoft Word resume and one to three portfolio samples to Donna Svei, Executive Search Consultant, at [email][email protected] Please include your e-mail address on your resume and reference “Director of Global Fund Constituency Building” in the subject line of your e-mail.

UNF is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.