Executive Director

The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) is an international medical humanitarian organization founded in 2009 and headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, with offices in Paris, New York, and London. ALIMA's mission is to provide high-quality medical care to the world’s most vulnerable populations while advancing humanitarian medicine through research, innovation, and partnership with local organizations. ALIMA currently operates in 14 countries across West, Central, and East Africa and Haiti, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Sudan. ALIMA’s areas of expertise span acute malnutrition, maternal and child health, epidemics and emerging diseases, mental health, surgery, and research and innovation. ALIMA USA, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and serves as an autonomous US section of ALIMA. Established in 2014, ALIMA USA raises funds, builds awareness, represents, and cultivates partnerships in the United States to support ALIMA’s global humanitarian mission. THE OPPORTUNITY: ALIMA USA is entering a pivotal stage of growth. Building on the organization's expanding global impact and increasing momentum across the United States, the next Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead ALIMA USA through its next chapter of strategic growth—expanding fundraising, strengthening national partnerships, elevating visibility, and building the organization's long-term presence in the U.S. philanthropic market. The Executive Director (ED) of ALIMA USA reports to the ALIMA USA Board of Directors through the Board Chair and holds overall strategic and operational responsibility for ALIMA USA’s activities in the United States. The ED works closely with ALIMA’s Director General and the Executive Team, and other senior members of the Dakar- and Paris-based teams. The ED serves as an ex officio non-voting member of the ALIMA USA Board. The ED will serve as the strategic leader of ALIMA USA, responsible for expanding the organization's fundraising capacity, strengthening its national profile, deepening strategic partnerships, and positioning the U.S. affiliate as an increasingly influential contributor to ALIMA's global mission. ROLES + RESPONSIBILITIES: Collaborate with the ALIMA USA team to create and execute a fundraising plan focused on increasing the donor base via digital platforms, cultivations, and securing unrestricted operating support from the general public, major donors, and corporate and private foundations. Cultivate and steward existing general public, major donors, family foundations, corporate donors and prospects; research and actively pursue leads. Organize donor meetings, cultivation events, and annual fundraising events. Ensure sound donor data management and reporting. Collaborate with ALIMA’s digital team and external consultants to develop and implement a digital engagement and fundraising strategy. Identify and pursue restricted private and public grant opportunities in the US in support of ALIMA’s operations; work closely with ALIMA’s grants management and operations teams to prepare proposals and oversee grant compliance. Engage the ALIMA USA Board, Board+ (ALIMA USA's network of emerging leaders, young professionals, and next-generation champions who support fundraising and ambassador efforts), and ALIMA staff to advance U.S. fundraising activities. Manage the Development team, including the Senior Development Officer, Senior Major Gifts Officer, Development Officer for Digital Marketing and Social Media, and Development Associate, along with any additional staff or consultants engaged to support development activities. Communications & Representation Develop and implement a communications strategy in partnership with external vendors and the communications team in Dakar to raise ALIMA’s profile in US media and among key audiences, in support of the organization’s fundraising and programmatic objectives. Represent ALIMA USA to foundations, major donors, international institutions, global health initiatives, relevant government bodies, and the media, in line with ALIMA USA’s fundraising and communications strategy. Plan and organize public events, donor events, and meetings in support of ALIMA USA’s objectives and, when requested, in support of ALIMA’s broader organizational goals. Develop tools for and ensure regular communication with ALIMA USA donors about ALIMA’s work and impact. Maintain regular internal communication with the ALIMA USA Board and ALIMA management team about ALIMA USA activities. Administrative & Executive Management Oversee the office and administrative operations of ALIMA USA in New York, ensuring compliance with all legal, tax, and regulatory requirements applicable to a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Develop and maintain policies and procedures for grant-making, grant management, and the MOU relationship between ALIMA and ALIMA USA. Ensure sound day-to-day financial management, including accounting, human resources, tax compliance, and banking, with the support of an external bookkeeping consultant. Oversee preparation of monthly financial accounts and coordination of the annual audit with the Board Treasurer. Manage ALIMA USA employees in accordance with best human resources practices. Coordinate and convene ALIMA USA Board and committee meetings. The position is based in New York and requires travel within the United States, with occasional travel to Dakar, Senegal (ALIMA’s operational headquarters), ALIMA’s office in Paris, and periodic visits to ALIMA’s field operations in West, Central, and East Africa and Haiti if possible. The annual salary range is up to $200,000, plus benefits (additional room available for closely aligned candidates). MISSION CRITICAL OBJECTIVES | YEAR ONE Growth. Drive the expansion of ALIMA USA's fundraising platform, positioning the organization to scale its U.S. philanthropic operation toward a $20 million annual fundraising enterprise over time. Prioritize unrestricted revenue from major donors, private foundations, corporations, and strategic partnerships. Visibility. Develop and execute a strategy to raise ALIMA’s profile in the United States—across media outreach and representation, professional conferences, academic and research institutions, and the broader public. Network Development. Deepen and expand ALIMA’s network of partners, academic institutions, and advocates in the US; identify strategic hiring needs; and seize opportunities to advance ALIMA’s mission through advocacy and coalition-building. Organizational Management. Oversee the administrative and executive management of the ALIMA USA office in New York and support the ALIMA USA Board in its governance responsibilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr ALIMA