The Communications team in the China Country Office is responsible for protecting and strengthening the foundation’s brand and reputation in China and advancing the foundation’s advocacy and programmatic goals through communications. The team’s areas of focus include the development and implementation of integrated campaigns and management of owned social channels and platforms, engagement with media and digital influencers, strategic deployment of leadership voices, and cultivation of champions and partnerships to support priority issues. Undercutting these efforts is our ability to engage priority audiences with compelling themes, content and stories.

We work in close partnership with a diverse range of grantees and partners, and our internal colleagues from the policy & advocacy and government relations team, programmatic teams focusing on health and development, as well as the communications teams based in Seattle/other regional offices.

• Establishing and nurturing relationships and partnerships with top tier Chinese media outlets.
• Crafting media engagement strategies and plans to build trust and credibility in the foundation and support its key advocacy objectives in China.
• Contributing to large-scale, coordinated communications campaigns through the development and execution of media activities, in partnership with global colleagues.
• Collaborating with global colleagues to share information and enhance internal understanding of the China landscape and the foundation’s work in China.
• Performing the press desk function, including addressing media inquiries daily, collaborating with the global media team on global media requests, key events and initiatives, crafting local press releases, adapting global announcements for Chinese audiences, gatekeeping grantee/partner press announcements involving the foundation's brand and voice, and preparing media statements, presskits and briefing papers as needed.
• Overseeing existing initiatives like the Media Academy series, Media Day and community building, and creating new programs to further strengthen engagement with the media.
• Proactively identifying media story opportunities and pitching stories to targeted media outlets in support of the foundation’s brand and advocacy goals.
• Providing training and support for the foundation’s spokespersons.
• Leading the foundation's strategic response to the news cycle, monitoring issues that affect the foundation and critical GH and GD agendas, and coordinating with relevant colleagues to proactively manage issues and risks.
• Overseeing media monitoring and insight tracking to inform media strategies and narrative framing.
• Managing a diverse array of agency partners.

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in journalism, communications, or a related field with a focus on global health and development, is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in public relations or a similar communications role, including leading media engagement strategies and execution.
• Proficiency in Chinese for verbal and written communication, along with fluency in English, is required.
• A deep understanding of the media landscape in China, with substantial experience engaging with a variety of media types, including print, broadcast, and digital.
• A track record of cultivating long-term, strategic relationships and partnerships with media entities and successfully pitching high-quality media reports.
• An analytical approach to real-time data and insights, and sound judgment.
• The ability to quickly grasp and communicate complex topics, including those in scientific, medical, agricultural, and development finance policy areas.
• Skilled in fostering effective collaboration with both internal and external partners.
• Demonstrated flexibility, efficiency, and empathy in a fast-paced, multifaceted setting.
• Ability to gracefully lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines with strong project and time management skills.
• Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.

• Must be able to legally work in China without visa sponsorship.