RFP: CDO and CFO Executive Search

***Submission date extended to Nov 24th 2021***

We are looking to engage with an executive search firm to recruit for our CDO (Chief Development Officer) and CFO (Chief Financial Officer) roles.

CDO Role

The Chief Development Officer (CDO) is a high energy, visionary leader who thrives in a dynamic, fast paced environment. They are passionate about leading a matrixed fundraising team to do their best work and to meet and exceed fundraising goals and motivate and support team members. They are an innovator, a high-level thinker, a team player, and decision maker who can keep their finger on the pulse of internal strategic priorities while managing high level funders and partnerships towards a matrixed, high impact strategy and vision that is in line with the broader global agency. The CDO is passionate about supporting an authentic Mercy Corps brand across audiences and channels that align with Mercy Corps’ global culture and future vision. They will bring experience leading high performing fundraising teams and managing large scale, multi-channel fundraising operations.

CFO Role

As CFO you will lead all finance functions in a leading international relief and development organization towards the goal of ensuring our resources are deployed strategically and maximized to their full potential. You have experience helping finance departments and leadership teams through times of growth and change.  You also welcome the opportunity to re-engineer systems and processes. You will serve as a conduit between finance departments, the Board and leadership team and global programs.  You must be able to connect, establish relationships, build trust, and facilitate tradeoffs and difficult decisions with key stakeholders and identify next steps as the organization responds to internal and external demands.