Medical Benevolence Foundation (MBF) is an international medical mission dedicated to transforming the lives of the poor and proclaiming the Gospel, working in partnership with local leaders of the Church to build sustainable, quality medical care in developing countries.
The President and Chief Executive Officer of MBF reports to the Board of Directors. The CEO is responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and vision. The CEO provides visionary leadership to the staff and manages the ministry in a manner consistent with the values of the organization. The CEO heads a staff leadership team responsible for the effectiveness of the ministry programs, excellent management of MBF resources, and the recruitment of needed ministry resources.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
MBF is boldly pursuing a transformative new strategy focused on 21st Century Medical Missions. The unique MBF model aims to significantly impact healthcare by providing capital, strategic guidance, and management expertise, thereby fostering growth and innovation. The ultimate goal is to equip the indigenous church to develop financially sustainable in-country hospital networks that proclaim the Gospel and achieve international quality standards.
MBF was founded in 1963 to provide a professional evaluation of medical missions, build long- term relationships with mission partners, and realize new medical mission opportunities. MBF has continued to focus on core values including excellence in medical care and sustainability while working in 34 of the least-resourced, most medically impoverished countries in the world.
Today, MBF partners with hospitals, nursing schools and clinics owned by the indigenous Church in developing countries. All legacy mission medical providers face a sea change in the next decade, away from predominantly communicable diseases (i.e., AIDS and malaria) and primary care needs toward non-communicable diseases and acute and complex medical care (diabetes, cancer, heart disease, orthopedics, etc.). MBF is building new and unique ministry models to equip the medical ministries of the Church to care for the poor, share the Gospel, and become sustainable providers of quality medical care that meets international standards.
The organization is currently led by its President and CEO, Andrew Mayo, and the leadership team. There are currently eighteen full-time and part-time employees, six of whom work out of their headquarters in Houston, Texas. Its 15-member Board of Directors represents a cross-section of international business and medical professional and pastors, and operates with a Carver Policy Governance model.
The current budget for FY2025 is just over $7 million. However, as the result of a recent significant financial investment, MBF is expanding its professional leadership in order to become a leader in its field. The organization is in excellent financial condition, with extensive investments and endowments.
HOW THEY ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION
MBF works exclusively through medical ministries owned by the indigenous Church in lesser-resourced countries. MBF is currently actively engaged with hospital, nursing school and clinics in Haiti, DR Congo, Malawi and Kenya in addition to ongoing relationships in other countries including Cameroon, Egypt, Pakistan and others. Local ownership and control are mandatory. From the start, every project and effort must have clear local ownership and leadership. The structure and concept of everything MBF does is designed to enable the international partner to achieve their advancement, not for MBF to do it. And every project must be adapted to achieve its objectives within the existing culture and systems, not in place of or in spite of them.
Through developing a long-range plan with local church and medical leaders of the ministries, MBF engages as a partner in planning, locating funding and achieving the execution of initiatives that improve the quality of care, enhance sustainability, expand medical services, and train local medical workers. Projects must have a written plan for sustainability built in from the start. MBF has learned that sustainability is not something that will self-generate or spontaneously occur over time. Professional, evidence-based medical practices are required in all medical projects.
Most importantly, MBF works with the international partners to continue to provide charity care for the most vulnerable and to embed spiritual ministry into patient care. Embedding the Gospel is non-negotiable in their work.
MBF’s unique new approach to medical missions is intended to significantly impact the quality of medical care, its long-term sustainability, and the effectiveness of spiritual ministry in their international partners by developing in-country networks of hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers. While second nature to those in the West, this is not something that exists in most of the developing world.
MBF'S UNIQUE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Partner Hospitals, Clinics & Schools
Quality of clinical care and business acumen equals sustainable medical ministries. The higher the quality of care offered, the more likely medical ministries can attract more patients, including patients with the means to pay for the cost of their care. Along with sound business and financial practices, this creates the opportunity for ministries to become sustainable providers of international standards of medical care. Helping these hospitals and clinics improve their clinical quality, financial practices, and business acumen is part of MBF’s approach to improving the sustainability of medical ministries.
MBF Center for Global Nursing Development
The Center for Global Nursing Development focuses on building nursing capacity in developing countries. Nurses comprise up to 80% of frontline health workers in developing countries. Growing nursing capacity qualitatively and quantitatively is the aim of the Center for Global Nursing Development (CGND). A central resource for nurses globally, the Center works with volunteers and partners to give nurses in lesser-resourced countries the knowledge and resources they need to develop professionally.
Spiritual Ministry
Sharing the Gospel of Christ with patients and families isn’t just the responsibility of the hospital chaplain at MBF partner facilities. Spiritual ministry as an integrated part of medical ministry is so important to MBF that they have a full-time staff member devoted to helping partners develop their spiritual ministries. Working alongside the partners, MBF helps assure that resources are available, so the ministry makes a meaningful impact on lives.
Impact Medical Networks—Malawi Phase 1
Working with local leaders, MBF is helping create an innovative countrywide Christian medical network in Malawi to strengthen the medical ministries there. This novel network integrates and modernizes medical mission hospitals, clinics and schools. Updated buildings, new equipment, local staff trained locally in surgery, specialty medicine and critical care—all of this is happening as part of the Malawi Medical Network.
In future stages, MBF will help the Network members establish needed subspeciality medicine and integrate economies of scale in areas such as IT, HR, training, procurement, etc. The Presbyterian-owned network currently includes:
5 Hospitals
3 Nursing Schools
24 Clinics
Surgical Residency
Nursing Leadership Program
Critical Care Program
Spiritual Ministry Program
This is a major new initiative for MBF, and the goal of the Malawi phase is to create a proven operational model that can be scaled and adapted across the sub-Saharan African region.
OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
The staff team is Africa and the U.S. describes itself as healthy and excited about the future. United by their daily prayer time—in which every MBF team member participates across the globe—MBF has a deep focus on God and ministry and enjoys strong interpersonal relationships, cooperation, support, and effective communication. The senior management team is well-balanced, highly competent and functional, and employs a decentralized operating style. There is a respect for personal boundaries, where time is valued and protected, even across time zones, and a deep commitment to the mission throughout the organization.
To their donors, MBF is known for their holistic approach to medical mission. Unlike many other organizations, there is no focus on a single disease or on sending supplies or building a building. Instead, donors comment that it is the long-term view and the accountability that MBF brings that sets MBF apart. MBF can demonstrate real progress over the years in standards of medical care and sustainability.
To the mission partners they serve, MBF is known as a true partner that is committed to them long-term … one who listens to the local hospital or church’s objectives and assesses needs together, plans together, and creates something lasting together.
MBF has recently received a major investment and is embarking transformation that will establish its leadership position.
Ideal Candidate Characteristics
The ideal candidate for this role will have extensive leadership experience in hospital administration, international healthcare program development and/or healthcare consulting. They will have a heart for Africa and for medical missions, demonstrate proven project management skills, and have a style that is consultative and relational. He or she will be experience in problem solving and show tenacity, discernment and empowerment. They will possess an in-depth understanding of hospital systems and demonstrate both the ability to organize and influence others and the tenacity to see things through and get things done through others. They are a leader, administrator, detail–oriented, analytical, and operationally-focused. Terms like expert, task-oriented, culturally-aware, mature, self-motivated, good communicator (internally and externally) and mentor will apply to this person. This leader can and will be instrumental in improving medical care, hospital practices, and ultimately, the lives of tens of thousands of Africans.
POSITION PROFILE
Title: President and CEO
Reports to: Board of Directors
Direct Reports: Leadership Team (CFO, CMO, CDO, VP Hospital Advisory Services, VP of Impact and Sustainability, CNO/Director of the Center for Global Nursing Development and Director of Marketing) Team is hybrid- some remote, some in person.
Location: International Corporate Office, near Houston, TX (Sugar Land)
[CEO preferred to relocate to Houston but remote optional]
POSITION OVERVIEW
The CEO is the Chief Executive Officer of MBF and reports to the Board of Directors. The CEO is responsible for the organization’s consistent achievement of its mission and vision. The CEO provides visionary leadership to the staff and manages the ministry in a manner consistent with the values of the organization. The CEO heads a staff leadership team responsible for the effectiveness of the ministry programs, excellent management of MBF resources, and the recruitment of needed ministry resources.
Board
Serve as the primary visionary spokesperson of MBF regularly communicating the mission, values and vision of the ministry to MBF Board of Directors, international partners staff, supporting donors and public in the U.S. and abroad.
In relationship with the Board of Directors as their only direct employee, the CEO works with the Board to: establish a compelling vision and long-range strategic plan toward which they will lead MBF to make consistent and timely progress.
Develop appropriate policies and procedures and with staff to implement them.
Provide leadership in developing and implementing organizational plans and ministry programs.
Assure that the Board is provided regular and timely information as specified by MBF Governance Policies.
Strategic Vision & Leadership
Provides inspirational leadership and direction to all executives to ensure achievement of annual and set long-term goals.
Ensures continued development and management of a professional and productive organization with efficient decision-making processes in direct dependence on God’s guidance and direction.
Responsible for developing current and future executives so that there is a succession plan for key positions to include the CEO, CFO, and the Chief Development Officer.
Finance & Development
Oversees the financial status and ensure proper financial controls are in place with funds being allocated in accordance with good stewardship and priorities set by the strategic and annual plan.
Ensure the Chief Financial Officer keeps timely and accurate accounting for all transactions.
Ensures that proper records and documents are kept in line with government and ECFA guidelines and regulations.
Fundraising and Development
Is responsible for overseeing overall fundraising strategy and plans, and personally support fundraising efforts by being available for major donor visits, key donor events, and written communication. This includes alignment of annual planning, messaging, and visiting key donors, churches, and foundations. Vision trips to Africa may be led by this position from time to time.
In the area of communications and fund development, the CEO will: Represent MBF, its programs, goals and activities to the general public and the national Christian community.
The CEO will have experience in building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners.
Public Relations:The CEO directs, and shapes messaging developed by the US marketing staff to create marketing materials, social media and advertising campaigns as part of a public relations strategy. This activity, critical to successful fundraising endeavors, should focus on a strategy that expands the target audience through community relations, speaking engagements, social media and charitable events.
Spiritual Ministry
The CEO is responsible for setting and heading the Spiritual Ministry of MBF.
Establishes the values guiding the organization based on biblical principles and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Oversees and sets the strategic direction of MBF programs to develop and support the spiritual ministry of its international partners in cooperations with the national church.
Leads the organization daily to keep it Christ centered and focused on its founding objectives.
Ensures that all employees share the primary values of the organization.
Human Resources
Maintains a work environment that attracts, motivates and retains a diverse staff.
Is responsible for the recruitment, employment, training, evaluation and release of all management personnel, and oversees the same for all other personnel and volunteer staff.
Ensure job descriptions are developed, regular performance evaluations are conducted, and sound human resource policies are implemented.
Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS
Full agreement with MBF’s Statement of Faith.
Master’s degree or higher in Business Administration, Health Administration, Health Science or other relevant fields.
10+ years in senior leadership roles within nonprofit organizations, particularly in healthcare, international development, or related fields.
Proven track record of managing teams and fostering a collaborative organizational culture. Demonstration of leading a team to accomplish quantifiable results.
Experience in working with and reporting to a Board of Directors.
Relocation to the Houston TX area is preferred but not required.
COMPETENCIES
Direct experience in building the capacity of partners, preferably faith-based hospitals or health centers.
Experience in building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners.
Experience in developing and executing strategic plans that align with organizational missions and goals.
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
Willingness and ability to travel extensively both internationally and domestically.
Familiarity with global health issues, particularly in underserved communities, is highly desirable.
Experience working in multicultural environments and with diverse populations.
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and organizational skills.
CHEMISTRY WITH THE CULTURE
Impact on God’s Kingdom: MBF board members find life-giving fulfillment in knowing that the work of MBF directly contributes to God’s kingdom through medical missions. The Board is seeking a CEO who understands, communicates and will lead the spiritual ministry.
Serving Others: The opportunity to serve others, especially those in need, is a crucial aspect of MBF. Board members want to have a CEO who values the chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of people through their service.
Community and Fellowship: The sense of community and fellowship is a highly valued part of the MBF is highlighted as a life-giving aspect of its culture. The Board wishes to have a CEO who shares the same values and spiritual mission and is personally inspired and motivated.
Spiritual Growth: Demonstrated spiritual growth is essential in the CEO. The MBF Board members desire a CEO who will create a culture which deepens the faith of staff and Board and strengthens their relationship with God.
Seeing the Results: The commitment to seeing the tangible positive impact of MBF efforts, whether through successful projects or the advancement of the organization’s mission, is a requirement in the MBF CEO.
Called to the Healing Ministry of Christ: A personal alignment with Jesus' healing ministry, which is a significant to the mission of the organization. A personal priority to alleviate suffering and touch the hearts of those in need in the name of Jesus.
A New Vision for Mission: A focus on sustainability, training, and education rather than just sending medical missionaries, is a strong priority for the organization.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Salary: A competitive professional salary commensurate with candidate experience will be discussed in personal interviews,
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and 401(k).
Vacation: Three (3) weeks.
Relocation: Yes, negotiable.
Travel: International travel to work with ministry partners and travel domestic donor development
*MBF is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. In this regard, MBF conducts hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual.
**Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a), MBF has the right to and does hire only candidates who agree with its Statement of Faith.
To learn more about the work of Medical Benevolence Foundation, please visit their website at www.mbf.org. A vision paper regarding the MBF Medical Network concept is available upon request.
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