Last Mile Health is hiring a
Senior Manager, Partnerships & Development, Remote - Ghana

Summary

The job is for a Senior Manager, Partnerships & Development role at Last Mile Health. The position involves managing a portion of the philanthropic portfolio, focusing on business development for philanthropic and corporate partners that provide restricted grant funding. The role requires autonomy in prospecting, vetting, preparing for, and engaging with new partners, developing recommendations for prioritizing funding prospects, creating cultivation strategies, and leading due diligence and proposal development to secure philanthropic business.

Requirements

• Expertise in fundraising with a proven track record of successful portfolio management towards the accomplishment of revenue goals
• Exceptional verbal and written skills, capable of crafting and delivering messages that engage and motivate donors
• Ability to manage donor-facing deliverables: strong project management skills and attention to detail, including role assignment, timeline management, and meeting deadlines
• High emotional intelligence and comfort working in a diverse, high-performing team
• A proactive problem-solving mindset to develop and manage the next steps independently, anticipating and addressing issues as needed
• Effectiveness in creating systems to manage tasks, prioritize competing demands and maintain quality

Responsibilities

• Actively cultivate a portfolio of new philanthropic partners to achieve revenue targets
• Develop strategy to achieve new philanthropic business development priorities, working closely with members of the Partnerships & Communication team to align portfolio with other fund development efforts
• Undertake ongoing active prospecting, including the development of prospecting materials
• Manage all inbound requests for new philanthropic and corporate funding partnerships
• Manage development and ensure delivery of high-quality, accurate, and timely donor deliverables, including but not limited to concept notes, proposals, pitches, and due diligence (including site visits)
• Set and implement individualized cultivation strategies for each high-priority partner, developed in collaboration with Primary Relationship Owners (PROs) and country team leadership
• Conduct ongoing stewardship using a high-touch engagement model
• Support LMH in events and activities (such as Skoll World Forum, UNGA, World Health Assembly) to recognize and motivate current and prospective donors. Make recommendations for LMH attendance at conferences or events to drive business development strategies
• Provide strategic thinking around portfolio revenue targets, serving as an internal expert and advisor on portfolio to advance informed programmatic planning

Preferred Qualifications

• Educational qualifications in a related field (e.g., Bachelors/Masters in Public Health, Public Policy and/or Business Administration)
• Previous management experience
• Experience leading project design conversations and/or project budgeting as part of proposal development
• Familiarity with global public health NGOs
• Proficiency with Salesforce and Google Suite

Benefits

Compensation range: $37,100- $51,940 USD (Ghana) and $75,549- $91,884 USD (US), subject to statutory taxes