Business Development, Fundraising & Partnerships

About Max Foundation

Max Foundation is a thriving international nonprofit organization (NGO) committed to providing a healthy start in life for every child. With an annual program budget of €4.5 million and 58 full-time employees, our headquarters is located in Amsterdam. Our operations impact 3 million people and extend to vulnerable communities globally, with a current focus on Bangladesh and Ethiopia, and plans to expand further into sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Burundi.

The Way We Work

Our programs, serve as a 'design lab,' developing and scaling innovative solutions in safe water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), nutrition, food security, and maternal health, all with the ultimate goal of improving child health. We support entrepreneurs to play a key role in providing solutions to the complex challenges faced by children, their families and their communities. With evidence and learnings from our integrated solutions, we influence the development sector and governments to apply them on a broader scale, tackling problems from multiple angles.

Business Development at Max Foundation

As a growing and successful organization, Max Foundation is seeking a passionate individual to contribute to our expansion. While we are currently mainly funded by Dutch institutional and foundation donors, we are aiming to diversify to other institutional donors and foundations, while maintaining good relations with existing donors. We need someone with a deep passion for our mission, sector experience, and the ability to connect us with these funds.

You will be an integral part of Max Foundation’s business development team. Collaboratively, we formulate program- and fundraising strategies for both short and long term. You will share responsibility for executing these strategies, consequently obtaining funds from foundations and institutional donors. In this role, you will cultivate strong relationships with partners and identify opportunities for Max Foundation, to mobilize resources.

Tasks and Responsibilities

We are looking for someone who can:

• Identify, effectively respond to, and close funding opportunities.
• Write funding and grant applications, and reports to donors.
• Represent Max Foundation to donors and local/international partners.
• Manage relationships with existing partners and leverage those relationships for greater collective impact.
• Build a strong network with relevant international and Dutch foundations and governmental bodies.
• Identify trends and opportunities in the fundraising market.
• Conceptualize new strategic initiatives built around (inter)national partnerships.

Profile

You will need to be able to combine a talent for building relations with excellent networking skills and translating plans into action (Thinking, Sharing and Acting)

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in international development and institutional & foundation fundraising.
• Master’s degree or equivalent level education.
• You possess English and Dutch proficiency at a professional level (verbal and written).
• Persuasive, with strong communication skills, inspiring and managing stakeholders, and representing the interests of Max Foundation.
• You are a self-starter and proactive, taking on projects directly and determined to achieve goals.
• Energized by setting up fundraising initiatives; creative, driven, and decisive.
• Proficient in carefully managing the process surrounding your tasks, results-oriented, stress-resistant, and flexible.
• Strong in analytical skills, natural feel for researching, writing and securing income through the development of creative proposals.
• Eager to grow in your role and make an impact within the organization.
• Intercultural sensitivity and integrity are important

The role may require occasional international travel.

We Offer

A fantastic job opportunity with a dynamic, ambitious, and innovative NGO based in Amsterdam. Remuneration will be according to the "Regeling Beloning Goede Doelen Nederland" (job grade 11).

Interested?

The Max Foundation is assisted in this procedure by the executive search agency Colourful People. For more information about the position and the organization, please contact Rick Verhoeven, managing partner at Colourful People (06 267 067 57), or email r.verhoeven@colourfulpeople.nl.

You can express your interest by uploading your cover letter and CV through the 'apply' button on this page

The closing date for applications is December 17, 2023. Interviews will be held in weeks 2 and 3 of 2024.