Position: Communications & Advocacy Senior Associate, Africa
Preferred Location: Dakar, Senegal/ Johannesburg, South Africa/ Nairobi, Kenya/ Abuja, Nigeria
Global Health Strategies (GHS) is seeking a Senior Associate to support the growth of its Africa office. GHS is a worldwide organization that uses advocacy, communications and policy analysis to advance issues and power campaigns that improve health and well-being worldwide. Our services blend creative communications – messaging, media and digital – with strategic advocacy – leadership voice, champion engagement, policy research and events.
GHS is headquartered in the United States (New York) with country offices that serve as regional hubs:
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) / Latin America; United Kingdom (London) / Europe and the Middle East; Senegal
(Dakar) / West Africa; South Africa (Johannesburg) / Southern Africa; Kenya (Nairobi) / East Africa; India
(New Delhi) / Southeast Asia. Across regions, we have strong relationships with government, industry,
media, academia and civil society stakeholders.
About the Role
We are in search of a Communications & Advocacy Senior Associate, reporting to one of our offices in Africa. Our Senior Associates work closely with managers for the successful execution of client deliverables.
Specific 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
• Getting partners, 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
• Over-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
• Attending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients

Required Qualifications

• Fluent proficiency in English and French (written and spoken)
• Bachelor’s degree
• 3-6 years of work experience
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Excellent writing skills
• Understanding of public health challenges and socio-economic landscape across Africa
• Ability to work remotely

Valuable Qualifications

• International work experience, preferably on the African continent
• Communications, public relations or journalism experience
• Public health, global development or campaign experience
• A degree in a related field
• Experience with Adobe Suite of creative tools (Illustrator, In Design, Photoshop) or Canva

Please email a cover letter, resume and any additional materials to ptalwar@globalhealthstrategies.com
Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Due to the high volume of expected applicants, only those meeting GHS requirements will be contacted. GHS is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages people of diverse backgrounds to apply.