Communications & Advocacy Manager

About the role

Managers lead teams so that our clients achieve their goals. They know how to devise a strategy and mobilize people to act, build expertise across wide-ranging topics, and provide strategic advice to diverse audiences. Specific responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

• Communications
• Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by developing strategies for creating key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials and mobilizing teams accordingly
• Build strong relationships with top-tier media outlets so that our clients efforts receive the best coverage for advancing their goals
• Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by polishing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews, and providing ongoing counsel
• Leveraging trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations to further strategies that work on behalf of client interests
• Advocacy
• Identifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients 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 overseeing 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 to continuously innovate on strategy
• Client/Project Management
• Oversight of all major deliverables by developing a vision and strategy and delegating work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Leading client calls and meetings, while mentoring team members on how to do these things effectively
• Over-communicating with senior management on progress and challenges, creating solutions to problems before they arise
• Understanding background and nuance across our priority issue areas to form compelling arguments and provide strategic counsel to clients
• Coaching junior staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills
• Attending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5-7 years of work experience
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Exceptional writing ability
• Experience managing teams to achieve ambitious results

Qualifications

• Foreign language skills (French or Spanish, in particular)
• International work experience
• Communications, public relations or journalism experience
• Public health, global development or campaign experience
• Masters degree in a related field
• Experience with Adobe Suite of creative tools (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) or Canva

Pay

NYC Salary Range: $85,000 - $90,000 (plus bonus opportunities)