Development Lead

Development Lead | Ntchito Malawi

Ntchito Malawi

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Medic is a non-profit organization that catalyzes a global community building open-source technology to power last-mile care. As stewards of the open-source Community Health Toolkit (CHT) and community of practice, we enable over 45 organizations to power frontline health systems across 24+ countries. Our tools support over 182,000 community health workers delivering care to some of the world’s most underserved and hardest-to-reach communities.

We’re a lean, globally distributed team at a key inflection point: we have just completed a major strategic restructuring, and launched our next 3-year strategy which positions Medic as the driver of innovation in community health technology. By 2028, Medic will build on the CHT’s proven foundation – catalyzing a community of 75+ organizations to extend accessible technology to 350,000 CHWs delivering care to 175 million people. The Development Lead is critical to securing the resources needed to meet these ambitious goals.

The Role

We’re looking for a senior development professional who is as comfortable writing a compelling grant proposal as they are managing a complex grants portfolio – and who genuinely enjoys the work of connecting people and organizations to a mission they care deeply about.

This is a senior individual contributor role: you’ll be the engine behind Medic’s fundraising: managing a gifts and grants portfolio, writing proposals that win, supporting the Co-Executive Directors in building and stewarding funder relationships, and positioning Medic as a meaningful investment for foundations, donors, and bilateral partners across the global and community health, digital public goods, innovation, and emerging technology ecosystems. You’ll work closely with colleagues across Programs, Community Stewardship, Finance, and Communications, and you’ll be a key contributor in shaping how Medic tells its story externally.

Position Details:

Employment Status: Full-time

Reports to: Co-Executive Directors

Location: Remote, with a strong preference for GMT/EST time zones

Core Responsibilities

Write Proposals that Win (40%)

Write the full range of grant documents – concept notes, letters of inquiry, requests for proposals, reports, etc., independently and to a high standard

Collect key programmatic and operational information from colleagues, distill into compelling language, and reconfirm accuracy and readability

Own Medic’s proposal calendar: manage deadlines, coordinate inputs and submissions across the full portfolio and organization, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Translate Medic’s work into language that resonates with funders across global health, digital public goods, and innovation ecosystems

Maintain a living library of core materials to support efficient and consistent proposal development

Stay current on trends in community health, digital health, innovation and AI, and global health funding; communicate pertinent information via internal learning pathways (e.g., Slack)

Run a Tight Portfolio (30%)

Manage the full lifecycle of active grants with operational precision: tracking deliverables, reporting deadlines, budget burn rates, and compliance risks

Own and evolve Medic’s grants management systems, ensuring audit-ready records of all proposals, agreements, and grant opportunities

Maintain a clear, live view of Medic’s revenue pipeline in partnership with Finance to support accurate cash flow visibility and forward planning

Keep the Co-EDs informed on portfolio health with clear, regular reporting

Power the Relationships That Fund the Mission (30%)

Support the Co-EDs in building and stewarding strong funder relationships – drafting outreach emails, preparing briefing materials, and managing scheduling and follow-up

Own Medic’s CRM as the system of record for all funder relationships, keeping

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