The Foundation
We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The Team
The Program Advocacy and Communications (PAC) team works in partnership with program teams and other teams in the Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) division to achieve their policy and finance goals by:
* Developing and coordinating the execution of advocacy and communications strategies.
* Using leadership and foundation voice to implement advocacy strategies.
* Developing policy recommendations or proposals in partnership with programmatic and regional offices.
* Developing and managing a grant portfolio dedicated to achieving advocacy and policy (AP) outcomes.
* Directly advocating with sector leaders, influencers, media, and government officials in order to achieve advocacy and policy outcomes.
* Leading issue-specific communications in service of advocacy goals.
Within the PAC team, the Global Health Innovations (GHI) cluster supports efforts to accelerate development of, access to, and initial uptake of innovations with the highest potential global health impact by. We address cross-cutting health R&D policy and funding challenges, while supporting innovation systems that respond to the needs of low and lower-middle income countries. We also advance innovative platform interventions and functions – such as collaborative disease surveillance and AI for health – that support across all of the foundation’s specific global health goals.
Application deadline: Sunday, November 17 (11:59 PM PDT)
Note: This is a 12-month limited term engagement with full Foundation benefits. Relocation will not be provided.
Your Role
The Program Officer (PO), GHI Advocacy Communications, will partner with team Senior Program Officers to lead discrete special projects across the GHI PAC portfolio, and also provide research/analysis and project implementation support across a range of team grant-making, strategy development, coordination, and advocacy communications. While the PO’s portfolio will include a range of initiatives that touch policy, advocacy campaign work, and strategic communications, particular focus is expected on cross-cutting global health R&D communications. The role is expected to split approximately 50/50 between direct communications activities and work on special initiatives.There is also the potential to flex across other program communications efforts as needed.
This role will report to the Deputy Director, Global Health Innovations, in PAC. The PO will work closely with the team’s Senior Officer for Advocacy Communications, the full GHI PAC team, other PAC Communications professionals, and teams across foundation divisions and geographies.
What You’ll Do
Special Initiatives:
Portfolio Communications:
Cross-Cutting:
Your Experience
Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Candidate Accommodations
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Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.
All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.