Communications & Advocacy Senior Associate

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Global Health Strategies Full time

Career Opportunities with Global Health Strategies

Communications & Advocacy Senior Associate

Application deadline: Friday, 17 May, 5 PM BST but applications are considered on a rolling basis

About Global Health Strategies

Global Health Strategies (GHS) is an international consulting company that specializes in global health communications, advocacy, research, and strategy. Our clients include leading philanthropies, non-government organizations (NGOs), multilaterals, government agencies, academic institutions, and industry. Our work is driven by a passion for improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities around the world. We offer the skills, knowledge, and goal-driven efficiency to enhance our clients' efforts to address some of the world's toughest health challenges, including COVID-19, polio eradication, sexual and reproductive health, and access to vaccines, tests and therapeutics.

Who we're looking for

You are passionate, motivated and love to learn. Have experience working with relevant United Nations agencies and other public health entities including foundations, NGOs, and the private sector. You are hands-on, diplomatic, flexible and can quickly add value to teams. You'll be able to seamlessly transition between drafting tweets, liaising with senior agency leaders and presenting on partner calls.

We're particularly interested in bringing on board someone with strong connections in the global health space across Europe. Experience working with the German government is particularly welcome. Preferably, you are available to start immediately.

About the role
Our Senior Associates are outstanding project managers, writers and editors. As leaders of small teams, they know how to get great results through others and manage critical client interactions.

A key part of this role will involve supporting our activities based out of Geneva, Switzerland. The initial day-to-day will involve developing and executing communications plans; internal coordination with technical counterparts and communications colleagues, including triaging requests and negotiating clearance processes; and drafting talking points, press releases, statements, social media posts and more. We'd also look to you to drive the growth of our presence in Germany and other key markets in Europe.

Typical Senior Associate responsibilities include:

Communications

  • Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by creating and polishing key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials
  • Getting journalists excited about an issue or announcement by identifying the right media contacts, drafting compelling pitches and press releases and building relationships with reporters and major outlets
  • Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by polishing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews and drafting speeches and talking points for events
  • Following and tracking trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations that may impact priority global health challenges

Advocacy

  • Identifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients' strategic goals
  • Getting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignment
  • Creating platforms for influencers and decision-makers in the same place by owning major deliverables within high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, and developing agendas or presentations
  • Building new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship management
  • Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding opportunities

Client/Project Management

  • Owning critical deliverables by developing a vision and strategy and quickly mobilizing teams to bring it to fruition
  • Leading critical components of client calls and meetings
  • Extensively communicating with managers on progress and challenges, bringing solutions to problems before they arise
  • Understanding background and nuance across global health and development to form compelling arguments and provide strategic counsel to clients
  • Coaching staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills
  • Attending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients

Required Qualifications

  • 3-6 years of work experience
  • Exceptional writing ability

Valuable Qualifications

  • Foreign language skills (German and French in particular)
  • International work experience
  • Communications, public relations or journalism experience
  • Public health, global development or campaign experience
  • Proposal development and new business experience
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