Legacy Officer

Job offer
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Join MSF OCG as a Legacy Officer!

We are looking for committed candidates who are ready to contribute to our humanitarian mission.
Below you will find the job description as well as the requirements we expect from applicants.

Inclusion and Diversity at MSF

Do your qualifications and experience not exactly meet all the requirements of the position?

At MSF OCG, we are committed to an inclusive culture that supports and amplifies the diverse voices of our staff. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with different backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas, and experiences work together to advance MSF's social mission and achieve better outcomes for our patients and the communities we serve.

We understand that some people may hesitate to apply if they do not meet all the listed requirements. Research shows this is especially true for women. If you believe your profile fits this position well, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the stated qualifications.

We encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, religions, beliefs, with different abilities, and all other diversity characteristics.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will undergo a reference check.

Context & Mission

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is one of the world's largest medical emergency aid organizations, operating wherever human lives are at risk. Armed conflicts, as well as epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, or exclusion from healthcare are among the reasons for our missions.

Médecins Sans Frontières is independent of all political, religious, or military powers and acts impartially based on medical needs. The organization's independence is ensured by the fact that 96 percent of its income comes from private donations.

As a Legacy Officer, you are part of the fundraising team, which belongs to the Communications & Fundraising department of Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland and includes the three areas of Philanthropy, Grand Public Acquisition, and Grand Public Loyalty. You are responsible for strategic tasks, relationship management, and representing the organization to external stakeholders, donor relations, as well as the administrative management of files related to legacies and inheritances. In your role, you work with the Senior Legal Legacies Advisor and support this person in their tasks.

Responsibilities

Strategic tasks

• Participates together with the Legacy Coordinator and the Head of Grand Public Loyalty in the development and implementation of the predefined strategy. Supports the implementation of the action plan to expand legacies and inheritances as a private funding source for Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland.

• Works closely with the Head of Grand Public Loyalty and the Legacy Coordinator to achieve the goals for income from legacies and inheritances and to implement the annual action plan.

Relationship management and representation of the organization to external stakeholders

• Represents Médecins Sans Frontières in handling legacy and inheritance files without special complexity after prior consultation with the Legacy Coordinator.

• Establishes and maintains relationships with predefined persons (potential legacy donors and legal experts) in consultation with the Legacy Coordinator.

• Establishes and maintains good relationships with professional partners in the area of legacies and inheritances (especially executors and other third-party intermediaries).

• Promotes the development of partnerships with target multipliers (notaries, lawyers, asset managers, etc.).

Donor Relations

• Maintains relationships with testators and interested parties ("handraisers") and ensures sustainable engagement through targeted support using existing tools.

• Visits handraisers or confirmed testators for relationship management and to answer legal questions as part of initial information.

• Organizes and coordinates events in the area of legacies and inheritances.

Administrative tasks and support

• Supports the legacies and inheritances team in handling legacy and inheritance files with low complexity.

• Ensures close collaboration with our external legal advisors in contentious or complex cases.

• Ensures the administrative management of legacies after the death of testators and ensures compliance with legal requirements and deadlines.

• Takes responsibility for certain files on behalf of and/or under the supervision of the Head of Grand Public Loyalty.

Profile

Education

• University degree or equivalent education

• Knowledge of inheritance law is an advantage

Experience

• Experience in a similar role or in an administrative role in marketing, communication, financial accounting, or law

• Building and maintaining relationships

• Ideally, professional experience with Médecins Sans Frontières or another NGO or international organization

Languages

• Fluent in German and French, both spoken and written; very good English skills; Italian is an advantage

Professional skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Very good IT user skills (Office programs, internet research, digital tools)

• Knowledge of the Swiss legal and political system

Personal skills and strengths

• Reliability in meeting deadlines

• Independent, committed, and solution-oriented working style as well as strong teamwork skills

• High adaptability, flexibility, and agility in dealing with changing requirements and unforeseen situations

• Ability to maintain good relationships

• Initiative and ability to independently develop new ideas and solutions to improve existing processes

• Flexibility and ability to work in a multicultural environment

• Interest in, understanding of, and identification with the humanitarian principles and values of Médecins Sans Frontières

Working conditions

• Permanent contract, 80% (32 hours/week)

• Workplace: Zurich

• Ideal start date: ASAP

• Monthly gross salary (80%): between CHF 5,824.- and CHF 6,707.- (salary according to experience and internal salary scale)

Application

Only applications submitted via our application platform will be considered. Applications must include the following:

• Resume (maximum 2 pages)

• Cover letter (maximum 1 page)

• Documents must be submitted in German or English.

The application deadline is February 15, 2026.

We reserve the right to close this position earlier if we receive a sufficient number of high-quality applications.

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All applications will be treated confidentially.

Only candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.

Please note that we do not wish to use services from recruitment or placement agencies.