Legacies Coordinator  

The Legacies Coordinator is attached to the General Public Fundraising Unit, one of the four units of the Fundraising Division within the Communication and Fundraising Department of MSF Switzerland. The fundraising area is responsible to ensure the financial resources to support MSF operations by developing and effectively implementing the MSF fundraising strategy to attract and engage donors and supporters to MSF’s cause.

The Legacy Coordinator is responsible for securing and increasing MSF’s income from handraisers, confirmed bequests, and legacy donors across all regions of Switzerland. This role involves coordinating the activities of the Legacy team, which manages bequest files and maintains relations with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

The Legacies Coordinator is the main adviser to the Legacies Team. This is a key position in the General Public Fundraising unit. He/she is personally responsible for fundraising among his/her own group of individual donors and coordinates the fundraising and follow-up of the MSF Switzerland Legacies Team. He/she recommends the strategy and annual budget for Legacies and Inheritances activities, and works closely with his/her team to ensure synergy and coherence. Together with the Head of the General Public Fundraising unit, he/she is responsible for devising the overall strategy for the Legacies and Inheritances management procedures, as well as the dispatch of new files and donor portfolios managed by the team, and ensures the implementation of annual action plans for each. He/she accompanies and supports the members of his/her team in the management of their files and daily activities.

He/she also provides support to the team in administering legacies and inheritances in German, French, and Italian. He/she ensures that all legacies and inheritances made to MSF are received and optimised securely by the Legacies team. He/she works to cultivate good relationships with the testators and “handraisers,” working to promote their engagement, and ensures follow-up with this target audience. He/she manages relationships with our partner lawyers, notaries, and other stakeholders. He/she ensures that the team implements processes and procedures related to legacies and inheritances (acceptance, court decisions, etc.) and ensures that all legacies and inheritances made to MSF are received and optimised securely by the team. He/she always ensures the protection of the interest and reputation of Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland and ensures financial follow-up with the Head of the General Public Fundraising unit, and the Communications and Fundraising department and Finance management of MSF Switzerland.

• Develop and implement MSF’s fundraising strategy for legacies, in coordination with the Legacy team.
• Advise the Legacy team and recommend the strategy and annual budget for legacy and inheritance activities.
• Ensure the secure receipt and optimization of all legacies and inheritances made to MSF.
• Manage relationships with testators, “handraisers”, partner lawyers, notaries, and other stakeholders.
• Provide administrative support for managing legacies and inheritances in German, French, and Italian.

Your Profile

Education

• Tertiary degree in law, marketing, fundraising, or business administration.

Experience

• Previous experience in similar roles; experience with MSF or other NGOs/International Organizations is an advantage.

Skills/ Technical competencies

• Ability to develop and implement fundraising strategies for legacies.
• Proficiency in verbal and written communication and argumentation.
• Analytical skills and comfort with numbers.
• Knowledge of the Swiss legal and political system, particularly in the field of inheritance law.
• Excellent computer literacy, internet navigation, and proficiency with office software.

Languages

• Bilingual or highly fluent in German and French.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Knowledge of Italian is an asset.

Personal Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team, foster collaboration, and provide effective direction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven experience in managing relationships with various stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and effectively meet deadlines.
• Interest, understanding, and commitment to humanitarian principles and MSF values.

Terms of Employment

• Full-time position 100% (40h/week)
• Open-ended contract
• Working place: Geneva or Zürich
• Ideal start date: 17 June 2024
• Gross annual salary (for 100%): from CHF 93’504.- to CHF 107’280.- (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 submit their application following the requirements:  CV 2 p. max. – letter of motivation 1p. max. – in French or English. 

Deadline for application is 28 April 2024.

We reserve the right to close the position early if we consider the number and quality of applications received to be sufficient.

The applications will be treated confidentially.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Only applications submitted on our recruitment platforms will be considered.

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

At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together for the social mission of MSF to create better outcomes for our patients and the communities we work with.

We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.