Senior Associate, Communications & Advocacy

Senior AssociateSenior Associates are outstanding project managers, writers, and editors — and the engine of our client work. Key to our small teams, Senior Associates drive critical deliverables, run key client interactions, and help develop the next generation of GHS talent. You will work across communications, advocacy, and project management, typically supporting two or more client accounts at once.We're looking for people who bring entrepreneurial energy and out-of-the-box thinking to complex problems, who are as passionate about the craft of communications as they are about the issues, and who understand that impactful work — especially in a global, fast-moving field — doesn't always fit neatly into a 9-to-5.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to be in touch.CommunicationsProducing compelling, strategic communications materials from crisp communications strategies and persuasive pitch decks to compelling narratives around key issuesMaking complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by creating and polishing key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materialsThinking like a journalist to identify what makes a strong story and craft pitches and press materials for reportersElevating 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 eventsFollowing and tracking trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations that may impact priority global health challengesAdvocacyIdentifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients' strategic goalsGetting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignmentGetting 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 presentationsBuilding new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship managementFollowing and tracking trends in global health policies and fundingClient/Project ManagementKeeping tabs on all the moving pieces of the project, often in a fast-paced environmentLeading components of client calls and meetingsUnderstanding background and nuance across global health and development to provide strategic counsel to clientsCoaching staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skillsIncreasing your efficiency, including through use of AI, as you become familiar with the team, work and issue areaOver-communicating with managers on progress and challenges, bringing solutions to problems before they ariseAttending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clientsRequired QualificationsBachelor's degree3-6 years of related work experienceExceptional writing abilityMicrosoft Office proficiencyValuable QualificationsCommunications agency, communications or public relations experiencePublic health, global development or political campaign experienceForeign language skills (French or Spanish, in particular)International work experienceMaster's degree in a related fieldExperience with Adobe Suite of creative tools (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) or CanvaGlobal Health Strategies (GHS) is a global health and development communications and advocacy consultancy. We use research, advocacy and storytelling to inspire action on key policies, funding and programs — working with leading philanthropies, multilateral organizations, pharmaceutical companies, NGOs, and governments around the world. Our work spans infectious diseases, universal health coverage, women's and girls' health, climate and agriculture, gender equality, and more.

On any given day, our teams are drafting op-eds for senior global health leaders, building coalitions to drive new policy commitments, running communications for major international conferences, and creating campaigns that put critical issues in front of the audiences that can act on them. We do this work across offices in New York, London, Geneva, Nairobi, Johannesburg, New Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, and beyond.NYC Salary Range: $75,000 - $80,000 (plus bonus opportunities)