Senior Officer, Advocacy - Global Health Ecosystem Engagement (12-month LTE) in London

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Senior Officer, Advocacy - Global Health Ecosystem Engagement (12-month LTE), London

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Client:

Gates Foundation - UK Office

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofitfighting 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 Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) to achieve their policy and finance goals by:

The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofitfighting 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 Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) to achieve their policy and finance goals by:
- Developing and coordinating the execution of advocacy and communications strategies.
- Leveraging leadership and foundation voice to implement communications and advocacy strategies.
- Developing and managing a grant portfolio dedicated to achieving communications and advocacy outcomes.
- Directly advocating with sector leaders, influencers, media and government officials in order to achieve communications and advocacy outcomes.
- Leading issue-specific communications in service of communications and advocacy goals.
- Developing policy recommendations or proposals in partnership with programmatic and regional offices.

Your Role

The Senior Officer, Advocacy - Global Health Ecosystem Engagement will be responsible for advancing key components of the GPA Division’s work on global health institution ecosystem reform to identify and support opportunities for change that could deliver increased health impact. Your work on the development and execution of political engagement, advocacy and communications strategies will focus on near-term improvements and considerations for how the ecosystem could evolve over the long-term to adapt and respond to a changing context. This will also include internal engagement with the cross-foundation teams working on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund), Gavi, Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and the Global Financing Facility (GFF), including resource mobilization leads, country-specific leads in Europe, Asia and North America, and programmatic and technical teams.

This work will include short-term and longer-term strategic planning and support a broader body of work on optimizing the ecosystem for global health, with a particular focus on building consensus, planning and executing complex advocacy strategies to drive change, leveraging leadership and foundation voice. You will bring to this work an ability to collaborate across teams within the foundation and with diverse external stakeholders in the global health ecosystem.

This is a limited-term position (LTE) for 12 months, based at the foundation’s office in London. Relocation will not be provided. The role will report to the Deputy Director, Global Health Multilateral Advocacy & Resource Mobilization within the PAC Team, with a dotted reporting line to the Deputy Director, Strategy Planning & Management in the Europe Middle East & East Asia (EMEEA) Team.

What You’ll Do

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:

Partner with internal teams (geographic, programmatic and functional), donor and recipient country leads, and with resource mobilization leads for the Global Health Institutions (GHIs) (particularly Global Fund, Gavi, GPEI and the GFF) to determine strategy, theory of change, requirements and working processes to effectively support improvements and reform within the ecosystem for global health to increase its impact.

Analyze and track trends for previous and current global health and development ecosystem reform including efforts led by both donors, key stakeholders such as private/philanthropic sector and Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) decision-makers.

Develop external engagement strategies and messaging on reform of the global health ecosystem, including identifying opportunities and risk mitigation in coordination with PAC and Central Communications.

Engage deeply with the Global Health Agencies and Funds Team (GHAF), EMEEA, North America Team (NAT), regional and country offices and Development Policy & Finance (DPAF) Teams, ensuring clear and consistent communication and representing the foundation as required.

Draft background documents, briefs, policy and foundation positions, and presentations, including preparing for team and foundation leadership engagement in discussions on global health reform.

Manage processes, tools and templates to facilitate project planning, effectively monitor progress, support cross-workstream coordination, and drive alignment on priorities and resource allocation.

Facilitate regular meetings and workshops internally, and as needed externally, to share progress updates and as needed, to review and analyze data, evaluate tradeoffs and define priorities.

Maintain high-quality interactions and oversight of grantees and consultants, providing course correction.

Conceptualize and lead complex formal and informal partnerships and working groups.

Conduct tracking and analysis of policy developments and trends as they relate to health financing and support strategies in key donor countries as well as regional initiatives.

Your Experience

Master’s degree in public health, development, international relations, public policy, or a related field and/or progressively senior level experience in the fields of global health policy and advocacy.

Strong understanding of: a) players, governance arrangements, strategies, operating models, modalities and processes of GHIs (especially Global Fund, Gavi and GFF), including experience working with secretariats and governing bodies to achieve health impact.b) bilateral and multilateral donors and agencies; governments in LMICs (especially within Africa); implementing agencies; and non-governmental organizations engaged and influential with global health institutions.

Experience developing strategies and theories of change to influence the strategic, programmatic, policy and resource decision of GHIs. Ability to see ahead to future possibilities and understand political economy to inform sound strategic and tactical choices.

Significant experience in strategic communications, including leading communications strategies across complex organizations and in articulating complex messaging and narratives on global health.

Experience navigating complex relationships between multiple governmental, non-governmental and private sector partners with tact and diplomacy including through interaction with formal governing bodies and forums.

Experience in project management such as managing a portfolio of grants, either as a grantee or as a grant manager, or management of complex initiatives and consultation processes.

Demonstrated experience working in cross-matrix programs.

A proven track record to adapt to a fast-paced environment, and the networking and coalition-building demands of a highly matrixed organization.

Demonstrated ability to influence others in a constructive and optimistic manner while building and sustaining collaborative relationships.

Ability to build bridges and trust with many different partners, including internally and externally.

Demonstrated ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, and diplomacy in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Demonstrated initiative and ability to multi-task and resolve unstructured problems with little oversight, creativity, high energy, and a positive attitude.

Excellent written, facilitation and oral communications skills to produce and share evidence-based materials and recommendations clearly and quickly.Ability to synthesize and analyze large data sets is essential.

Other Attributes

Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behaviour with a diverse range of people and a deep commitment to development issues and high standards of personal integrity.

Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

*Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

Application deadline: 16 August 2025

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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.

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