Communications & Advocacy Manager, Africa at Global Health Strategies

Specific Responsibilities Include
Communications

• Strategic content development: Translate complex concepts into clear, actionable messaging for diverse audiences. This includes developing strategies for key messages, fact sheets, social media content, and creative digital materials. You will also effectively mobilize internal teams to execute on these strategies.
• Media relations expertise: Build and maintain strong relationships with top-tier media outlets to secure optimal coverage for client initiatives and goals.
• Champion building: Elevate the voice and expertise of high-level influencers and champions by positioning them as thought leaders at key moments.
• Leverage trends in media: Stay at the forefront of industry trends by actively monitoring media coverage, key announcements, emerging evidence, and high-level conversations to continuously refine communication strategies and ensure alignment with client interests.

Advocacy

• Strategic advocacy: Identifying strategic moments and new champions to advance global health issues.
• Coalition building: Building strong partner relationships through coordination, relationship management and message alignment.
• Event management: Coordinating and supporting the execution of client high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, and developing agendas or presentations
• Data-driven approach: Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding opportunities to continuously innovate on strategy

Client/Project Management

• Management, tracking and implementation of project deliverables, as per the contract/s
• Contributing to strategy development, in coordination with project leads, to effectively plan the implementation and completion of deliverables and its expected outcomes
• Managing team resources, in coordination with project lead, to ensure timely completion of deliverables and use of resources
• Reviewing and guiding the team to draft client ready documents (concept notes, presentations, etc.,) and communications material (articles, factsheets)
• Participating and sharing inputs during client and external stakeholder meetings/calls; manage select external relationships
• Supervising and mentoring team members to deliver client-ready materials

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-7 years of work experience
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Exceptional writing ability
• Experience managing teams to achieve ambitious results