We are passionate about nurturing our employees’ growth and view staff development as one of our strategic roadmap goals. We believe that personal development is a partnership, a journey shared by both the individual and our organization.

During our annual performance development cycle, each team member crafts a personalized Professional Development Plan, and works closely with their supervisor to identify opportunities for growth that align with an employee’s career goals. These opportunities range from engaging online courses and certifications made available through our partnership with eCornell Learning and other platforms, to challenging “stretch assignments” that empower employees to take on greater levels of responsibility.

The MSH Scholarship Fund, generously backed by our Board of Directors and Leadership Team, embodies our unwavering commitment to fostering local talent and ensuring sustainability in the communities we serve around the world. This initiative reflects our deep belief in nurturing knowledge and expertise that will carry MSH’s mission of improving health and saving lives far into the future.

Our team members in MSH project countries can tap into this fund for a wide array of professional development endeavors, including degree programs, certification courses, workshops, and participation in conferences. We understand that each career journey is unique, so we’re here to support both portions of comprehensive degree programs and smaller-scale learning that aligns with individual timelines and budget constraints. The fund can also be used to acquire essential resources, from books to online subscriptions, that directly contribute to an employee’s professional growth.

Additionally, MSH established the Steve Solter Scholarship through the MSH Scholarship Fund to specifically support staff members who seek to develop their professional capacity in the areas of maternal, child, and community health. 

In 2022, MSH ran a process involving hundreds of staff from more than 20 countries, to determine our organizational values. Please take the time to review our values as these are the core ethics, behaviors and principles we expect everyone at MSH to live in their work. If these values speak to you, we welcome you to join our organization.

Respect

At MSH, respect is at the center of our mission and everything we do. Respect for each other; respect for our partners and donors; and respect for every person who is touched by our work, wherever they are in the world. We are a people-centered organization that respects divergent views. Collaboration, humility, and empathy enable us to hear and act on the best ideas from our stakeholders and achieve the greatest impact. We seek to recognize the efforts of everyone involved in our vital work and support their needs.

Accountability

MSH’s work depends on trust among communities, partner organizations, governments, and donors. We manage the funds entrusted to us responsibly and with the utmost integrity. We believe that as a mission-driven, nonprofit organization, we are financially and morally accountable to deliver the highest quality work. We seek to be transparent and insist on accountability among one another and our partners. We take personal and professional responsibility—and pride—in our work and the impact it has.

Impact

At MSH, we strive for impact and a culture of evidence-based actions in all we do. Our technical expertise, professionalism, data-driven decision making, quality program delivery, and ambition to accomplish more are essential to ensure that we achieve the greatest impact for our partner communities around the world. We seek to learn from each experience and share that learning with one another and our peer organizations. We take a systems thinking approach to ensure the quality of our activities to secure long-lasting impact. We believe local partnerships result in global impact.

MSH is committed to promoting a culture of legal compliance, as well as ethical conduct.

To achieve the mission of saving lives and improving health, MSH must consistently demonstrate that it is committed to conducting its business with high ethical standards by dealing fairly and honestly with all parties and strongly condemning and actively preventing fraud and unethical acts. By adhering to the highest standards of ethical conduct MSH demonstrates to donors/clients that we can be trusted to do the right thing when managing their resources and demonstrates to beneficiaries that we are worthy partners in building strong, resilient, sustainable health systems.

• Code of Business Ethics
• Anti-Corruption Policy
• Child Protection Policy
• Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy
• Anti-Harassment and Misconduct Policy

MSH is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability unrelated to job requirements. All applicants will be assessed based on merit and without regard to their race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran and disability status.

• Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Poster – English (PDF) and Spanish (PDF)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (PDF)
• Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal (PDF)
• Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Poster Supplement (PDF)
• Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster (PDF)