Openings

StrongMinds is looking for a seasoned development professional to build on the successful foundation laid by our Development Manager (who is sadly leaving us for personal reasons) and lead our fundraising efforts to the next level. Depending on the experience you bring, this position will be offered as a Manager or Director level.

This exciting role is integral to our ambitious growth trajectory as we dramatically scale our programs. The successful candidate will provide strategic fundraising leadership with an emphasis on procuring major individual and foundation gifts and spearheading our aggressive fundraising growth. Specifically, the role will lead efforts to raise $6+ million over the next three years by working with our existing funders, identifying and establishing new strategic relationships, creating new streams of revenue, and developing creative strategies for individual and foundation donors. We view this role as a cornerstone to building out a talented fundraising team over the coming years.

The Development Manager/Director of Development will report to and work closely with the Executive Director, as well as work with key members of the StrongMinds Board of Trustees and a new Development Analyst role to be hired, who will report directly to this position.

We are hiring our the first Development Analyst to join our small, results-oriented fundraising / business development team focused on fuelling our rapid scale up. The Development Analyst will report to the Development Manager/Director of Development (under recruitment as our current Development Manager is leaving our team for personal reasons) and partner closely with all members of the StrongMinds team. The successful applicant will provide crucial administrative, research and fundraising support to the Development Manager/Director of Development and the Executive Director.

This exciting role is integral to StrongMinds’ ambitious growth trajectory as we dramatically scale our program. Specifically, the Development Analyst, in concert with the Development Manager/Director of Development, will pursue opportunities to raise $6+ million over the next three years by executing important administrative functions, undertaking targeted research of prospective philanthropic partners and by contributing to creative strategies to steward new and existing individual and foundation donors. This is an exciting opportunity to gain entry into and develop a growing social impact career with an international development focus.

StrongMinds is seeking an experienced and motivated Marketing and Communications Manager to work closely with the Executive Director (ED) on a wide range of exciting areas as the organization is experiencing a substantial level of growth.

The Marketing and Communications Manager will execute StrongMinds’ marketing and communications strategy with hands-on management of activities that help to elevate StrongMinds as a thought leader in global mental health. Key initiatives will include: creating marketing collateral for programs and events, engaging in public relations and branding activities, and managing the organization’s web site and social media functions.

StrongMinds Uganda is looking for a Peer Therapy Group (PTG) Program Supervisor. The role is based in the Uganda Country Program Office, Kampala, with regular travel within Kampala, Iganga, Mukono and expected Northern regions up to 50%.

This is an exciting new role within the StrongMinds Uganda (SMU) team. The Peer Therapy Group (PTG) Program Supervisor oversees the overall strategic direction, coordination and administration of all aspects of the PTG Program within SMU. The PTG Program is a core program that uses volunteer-led talk therapy groups to ensure that the greatest number of people are depression-free across Uganda.

StrongMinds Uganda is seeking an Investments and Partnerships Manager who will be a driver of growth within the organization and will lead on building relationships with the private sector in Uganda and pro-actively seek out new potential partners and donors, developing innovative ways to diversify our funding stream, along with maintaining relationships with diverse strategic partners already in place including government, multilateral and bilateral agencies, trusts and foundations.

This role will partner with the ED to manage existing donor partnerships in-country. As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Partnership Manager is responsible for contributing to the strategic development of StrongMinds Uganda’s partnership approach within development as well as humanitarian programming.