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Global Head of Corporate Philanthropy & Social Impact Foundations(m/w/x)

Basel
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
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Overseeing global philanthropy strategy and grant operations for health equity and humanitarian aid at a global healthcare company. Extensive experience in governance, due diligence, and risk management for large-scale grant portfolios required. International travel expected.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Medicine, International Development, Non-profit Management, related field, or equivalent senior-level experience
  • Significant leadership experience in philanthropy, global health, social impact, international development, or related domains
  • Extensive experience in governance, due diligence, compliance, risk management for donations and partnerships
  • Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale grant and donation portfolios, partnerships, social impact programmes
  • Ability to design clear frameworks, make disciplined investment choices, and lead through complexity and ambiguity
  • Experience working across cultures and regions, ideally in complex matrix or multinational context
  • Strong strategic and systems thinking
  • Ability to balance innovation with governance and risk
  • Fluency in written and verbal English
  • Pharmaceutical industry experience

Tasks

  • Design and deliver social innovation initiatives for health equity.
  • Design and deliver humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
  • Steer Corporate Philanthropy Strategy delivery.
  • Ensure strategic, well-governed, and auditable investments.
  • Oversee grant and donation operations.
  • Oversee partnership management.
  • Oversee program execution across multiple regions.
  • Ensure giving programs are impactful and compliant.
  • Build a global philanthropy portfolio with internal teams.
  • Set strategic direction for innovative initiatives.
  • Ensure initiatives generate measurable health and community value.
  • Define frameworks for partner selection, funding, and governance.
  • Oversee philanthropic investment decisions and resource allocation.
  • Deliver SI&S strategy for community giving programs.
  • Ensure local relevance and responsiveness for community giving.
  • Oversee employee giving, matching, and volunteering programs.
  • Set direction for skills-based volunteering initiatives.
  • Partner with Impact Measurement to define performance standards.

Work Experience

approx. 4 - 6 years

Education

Master's degree

Languages

EnglishBusiness Fluent

Benefits

Other Benefits

  • Reasonable accommodation

Informal Culture

  • Diverse teams
  • Inclusive workplace

Startup Environment

  • Innovation through collaboration

Purpose-Driven Work

  • Empowerment to unleash potential
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