Africa Development Director — Major Gifts & Partnerships

Seed Global Health; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Seed Global Health is seeking a Senior Director of Development to lead an institutional donor portfolio across Africa, shaping strategy and advising the Executive Team while collaborating with country teams and partners.

You will secure multi-year six- and seven-figure grants, manage senior donor relationships, and grow a diverse funding pipeline. This remote role requires time-zone collaboration with US and Africa teams and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of progressive institutional fundraising or business development experience.
• Proven ability to secure six- and seven-figure, multi-year grants from foundations, corporations, or multilaterals.
• Experience leading senior donor relationships and complex proposals including consortium bids.
• Strong understanding of African health and development funding landscape and regional funders.
• Excellent writing, negotiation, and relationship-building skills with multi-partner stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead foundation, corporate, and multilateral relationships from cultivation to award and renewal.
• Secure multi-year investments in Seed's work and build a pipeline of new partners, including African-led funds.
• Coordinate proposal development with program, finance, and country teams and manage consortium partnerships.
• Map funding landscapes to support growth into new countries and in-country donor engagement.
• Represent Seed at donor meetings, regional events, and conferences.
• Build and lead a growing Development team and help set fundraising strategy.

Skills

Fundraising leadership

Grant writing

Donor relations

Proposal development

Team leadership

Job description

Seed Global Health is seeking a Senior Director of Development to lead an institutional donor portfolio across Africa, shaping strategy and advising the Executive Team while collaborating with country teams and partners.

You will secure multi-year six- and seven-figure grants, manage senior donor relationships, and grow a diverse funding pipeline. This remote role requires time-zone collaboration with US and Africa teams and travel as needed.