Context & mission

Médecins Sans Frontières is an independent, international medical and humanitarian organization that provides care to people in need, people affected by natural or man-made disasters, and victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and without regard to race, religion, creed or political affiliation (MSF Charter).

The MSF movement is built around 5 operational centers supported by 24 sections and offices worldwide. MSF Operational Center Geneva (MSF OCG) is one of these centers.

The Philanthropy Team Coordinator is a key position in the Philanthropy Unit. S/he is responsible for raising funds from some of our top major donors and is accountable for the results of his/her team. As member of the Philanthropy management team, s/he contributes to designing MSF Switzerland’s philanthropy strategy and drives the implementation in the French part of Switzerland. He/she manages a team of experienced Philanthropy Advisors based in Geneva. He/she reports to the Head of Philanthropy and coordinates implementation with the Zurich-based teams and the functional leads.

Tasks & Responsibilities

Philanthropy Team Coordinator will play a critical role in:

Strategy and team management

• As member of the Philanthropy Management team, co-designs MSF Switzerland’s philanthropy strategy and annual plans of action

• Leads on implementation of the strategy and plan of actions in the Romandie

• Collaborates with the relevant philanthropy referents to align regional execution with donor-type strategies

• Drives results: accountable for the income target of his/her team (forecast and monitoring)

• Resource management: manages the expense budget and the time-allocation of the team

• People management: Leads and manages the team of Philanthropy Advisors for the Romandie area (recruitment, performance management, coaching, career support, overseeing activities and implementation of action plans, priority setting)
• Segment and manage his/her own donor pool (qualification, upgrading, segmenting) and guides and supports team members in the management of their donor pools
• Secures a consistent, high- quality donor experience and ensures coordination around Major Donor events in Geneva and other French-speaking cantons (priority setting in terms of donor events and other engagement opportunities)
• Ensures the team applies the philanthropy procedures (use of database, Gift Acceptance Policy, etc.)

Donor stewardship and reporting

• Manages relationships with several top major donors (one-to-one meetings, calls, presentations and other touchpoints to deepen relationships and understand donors’ philanthropic goals)
• Interacts with senior managers within MSF as well as field staff, with the aim of bringing donors closer to the organisation and our live-saving work
• Reports back to donors -in the most adequate form (in person meeting, email, telephone…) about impact and results and ensures excellent quality and timely submission of written reports
• Keeps donors informed about key humanitarian developments such as the changing humanitarian landscape

Donor solicitation

• Present and defend MSF’s case for support to foundations, corporates, individual major donors, cantons and municipalities in French speaking Switzerland
• Ensure that all project applications and proposals are of excellent quality and submitted on time
• Liaise with Writing Officers for the preparation of project proposals and grant applications to foundations, cantons and municipalities

Acquisition

• In collaboration with the team and the Prospect Researcher, proactively identifies and researches prospects, in particular foundations
• Approaches and converts new major donors

Others

• Contributes to the team spirit and cohesion in the Philanthropy Unit and the Communication and Fundraising Department of MSF Switzerland

• Contributes to learning and knowledge exchange with peers from other MSF sections
• Provides back-up to other managers upon request

Your profile

Education

• University degree in Business Management, Marketing, Communications, Political Science, Law, International Relations, Social Science or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in relationship fundraising or in other fields of relationship management (stakeholder engagement, external relations, advocacy etc)
• Experience in people management
• Experience in working with MSF is a strong advantage
• Experience in and knowledge of the International Geneva ecosystem is a strong plus

Languages

• Mother-tongue equivalent French
• Excellent professional English
• German and/or Italian knowledge is a plus

Skills/ Technical competencies

• Excellent in oral public presentations
• Proven writing skills
• People management skills
• Sound understanding of the humanitarian sector

Personal Abilities/Qualities

• Commitment to and alignment with MSF’s social mission
• Negotiation and persuasive skills
• Dynamic, proactive, enthusiastic and optimistic
• Empathic, with very good listening skills
• Strong at prioritization
• Team player
• Sound judgement and solution-orientation
• High integrity and trustworthiness, excellent ability to work in a multicultural environment successfully and to demonstrate commitment and support for diversity, gender-responsive, inclusive, and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.

Terms of employment

• Full-time position 100% (40h/week)
• Open ended contract
• Working place: Geneva, Switzerland
• Ideal start date: December 1st, 2025
• Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 94’440.- to CHF 108’348.- (salary commensurate with equivalent experience and internal salary grid)
• Paid vacation: 25 days per year, prorate temporis, plus any Swiss public holidays falling within the contract period.
• Pension plan: pension contribution covered 3/4 by MSF, 1/4 by staff member.
• Relocation package if moving from a different country to Switzerland.

How to apply

Candidates are invited to submit their application exclusively through our recruitment platform, following these guidelines:

• CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)
• Documents must be submitted in either English or French.

The application deadline is October 19th, 2025.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if we receive a sufficient number of quality applications.

All applications will be treated confidentially.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not wish to use the services of recruitment or placement agencies