Strategic Engagement Program Manager; or remote

The WHO Foundation (WHOF), launched in May 2020 and headquartered in Geneva, was created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO. Its mission is to mobilize greater private capital and partnership to advance the mission of the World Health Organization (WHO), enabling catalytic impact on the people whose lives rely on WHO’s work, and facilitating innovation to maximize the impact of the resources we invest.

WHO plays a singular role in leading the global health ecosystem, acting as a first-responder to health crises — including cross border conflicts and outbreaks in underserved communities and geographies; producing technical guidelines and tools to prevent and treat disease; and acting as a country-level convener with an unparalleled level of trust. The crises of the 21st century, including COVID-19, have made clear both the inequity of access to effective and affordable healthcare and the indispensable role of WHO.

Yet WHO lacks sufficient resources to fulfill its mandate. And its vision cannot be achieved by the funding from the public sector alone.

The WHO Foundation was therefore created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO to marshal new resources from philanthropists, foundations, businesses, and individuals to support its mission: promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable, while protecting the neutrality and independence of WHO as the world’s leading health authority. WHOF is a nexus for unique opportunities in global health, facilitating game-changing opportunities between the private sector and WHO.

Our focus is on mobilizing grant income, shared value partnerships, and investment to power WHO’s work.

The Strategic Engagement Program Manager supports the Strategic Engagement team in driving the WHO Foundation’s investment blueprint for key Health Programs and Impact Areas among the priorities listed above. This role focuses on developing investment opportunities, conducting research and analysis, and producing high-quality content to guide strategies and engage stakeholders. The Program Manager also helps shape partnerships with WHO, donors, and external partners, while contributing to portfolio development, proposal preparation, grant making, and project management.

The role will demand a combination of strategic and operational tasks with strong ability to identify and cultivate relationships, in a rapidly evolving context.

The Strategic Engagement Program Manager will join a team of four heads of Strategic engagement and one SE Program Manager, that is part of the Development department. S/he will report to one but will regularly work with all of the four Heads of Strategic Engagement. S/he will work across WHO Foundation (Europe/APAC, MENA, US development teams), business operations, impact finance and communications.

• Support the SE Team in identifying and monitoring investment opportunities through collaboration with the prospect researchers.
• Coordinate, plan, and produce materials on strategic initiatives across the SE portfolio, ensuring alignment with WHO Foundation priorities and WHO strategic objectives.
• Manage investment initiatives from opportunity identification through to donor-facing materials, tracking, and updates.
• Act as liaison between the SE team and other units (e.g., regional teams, stewardship, and Communications) to ensure consistency .
• Support the strategic engagement with WHO technical teams where relevant.

• Design and oversee processes for data related to the opportunities the Foundation is fundraising for: data collection, quality control, transfer, management, and reporting.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends, assess impact, and generate insights on global health issues.
• Develop analytical and visualization frameworks using secondary data to create prospective impact cases.
• Support the SE Heads in integrating impact into proposals, communications, and other materials, collaborating with partnerships, philanthropy, and…