Head of Institutional Fundraising

Head of Institutional Fundraising Head of Institutional Fundraising (60–70 %) Do you want to make a concrete social contribution with your fundraising expertise? Sucht Schweiz is a national non-profit foundation that is committed to the prevention and reduction of problems related to addictive behavior. At the interface of research, prevention, and politics, we actively participate in social debates and convey scientifically based findings. For the further development of our Institutional Fundraising, we are looking for a committed and proactive personality starting September 1, 2026, or by agreement. In this key position, you will take over the responsibility for our Institutional Fundraising and develop this area strategically and operationally. With your strategic thinking, your initiative, and your sense for sustainable partnerships, you will make a significant contribution to the long-term financing of our projects. Your tasks You will be responsible for our Institutional Fundraising independently and work closely with our specialist departments. Your tasks include in particular: Further development and implementation of the fundraising strategy in the area of Institutional Fundraising Identification of new funding opportunities with foundations, public institutions, and other funding partners Building, maintaining, and developing long-term partnerships with funding institutions Writing convincing funding applications, project descriptions, and reports, as well as accompanying the entire funding process Analysis of existing activities and development of new approaches to further develop Institutional Fundraising Close cooperation with the specialist departments to successfully position our projects with funding institutions Observation of relevant developments in the funding environment and identification of new financing opportunities What you bring You have in-depth experience in Institutional Fundraising and want to bring your skills to an organization with social impact. Ideally, you bring: Several years of professional experience in Institutional Fundraising, preferably in the environment of a foundation or non-profit organization Good knowledge of the Swiss funding landscape and experience in building sustainable relationships with funding institutions; an existing network is an advantage Experience in the successful acquisition of institutional funding Independent, structured, and solution-oriented work Distinct communication and negotiation skills as well as a convincing appearance Pleasure in taking responsibility, recognizing opportunities, and successfully implementing new ideas German at native language level (ideally Swiss German) and very good French language skills (at least level B2) What you can expect from us You will take over a responsible function with a lot of creative leeway and develop a strategically important area independently. Look forward to: a diverse key role with high autonomy the opportunity to actively help shape the development of our Institutional Fundraising an engaged, interdisciplinary, and bilingual team a appreciative work environment with short decision-making paths a 40-hour week at 100 % up to one-third home office 5 weeks of vacation, from the 50th year of age 6 weeks of vacation a SBB Halbtax subscription financed by Sucht Schweiz an above-average employer contribution to the pension fund (60 % / 40 %) Interested? Do you want to use your fundraising skills for an organization that is committed to prevention, research, and health promotion throughout Switzerland? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application documents, stating your earliest possible starting date. For questions, Mr. Velarde, HR responsible, is available under hr(at)