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Doctors for Global Health
Job Opening: Development Coordinator

Doctors for Global Health was founded in 1995 as a private, non-profit
organization promoting health and human rights through education, art,
activism and direct service. We have more than 500 active supporters and
volunteers including health care workers, educators, attorneys, engineers,
students and others. Volunteers work in their own communities or in one of
our supported projects in El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uganda and other
countries. Our mission guides us to work in partnership with communities
around the world on projects that emphasize Community Oriented Primary Care,
Liberation Medicine (promoting human rights through health care),
volunteerism, and a democratic approach to administration (for more
information about DGH, see http://www.dghonline.org).

The Development Coordinator will work in concert with a very active Board of
Directors to improve our effectiveness and expand the organization. Tasks
will include (but are not limited to):

Fundraising (approximately 70% of time):

*    Spearhead grant writing/fundraising initiatives (especially
non-governmental sources).
*    Develop sustainable base of individual donors.
*    Maintain donor database.
*    Correspond with donors.
*    Produce reports on fundraising initiatives.

Administration and Project Support (approximately 30% of time):

*    Facilitate communication with the Board about new project proposals.
*    Potentially travel internationally to project sites for in-country
project review for up to 4 weeks out of the year.
*    Aid in coordinating and developing the DGH international and national
volunteer programs.
*    Assist the Board in organizing biannual board meetings and the annual
General Assembly meeting.
*    Respond to messages sent to the DGH email address.
*    Update mailing list.
*    Perform general secretarial tasks as needed.
*    Act as liaison to the Board.
*    Coordinate national volunteers to aid in these administrative tasks.
*    Potentially supervise student intern.

Qualifications: 

*    Highly motivated, positive work ethic, self-directed, flexible,
responsible, detail oriented, and has the ability to meet deadlines.
*    Experience working in fundraising or development.
*    Experience working or volunteering with health or human rights
non-profit organizations.
*    College degree.
*    Excellent written and spoken English skills required, preference for
candidates with Spanish fluency, additional languages a plus.
*    Must be comfortable working in consensus-style with a diverse group of
very committed Board members.
*    Commitment to social justice.
*    Awareness of current events related to human rights around the world
preferred. 
*    Willing to work out of her or his home. DGH will provide office
supplies, fax machine, phone line, and copy machine.

Full time position. Salary commensurate with qualifications, plus medical
benefits, paid vacation, and sick days. DGH is an equal opportunity
employer, women and people of color encouraged to apply.

To apply, please e-mail your resume, salary history and references to
dghinfo at dghonline.org. Position will be open until filled, first
applications to be reviewed mid-October.