Associate, Mena

About the Role
The Associate (MENA) is an exceptional researcher and content producer. As the backbones of the team, they know how to execute effectively while bringing fresh ideas to their work.

Specific responsibilities include:

Client/Project Management
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Keeping tabs on all the moving pieces of your work and the broader project, often in a fast-paced environment
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Over-communicating with managers on progress and challenges
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Liaising with and supporting clients and key partners
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Tracking project team monthly activities and account deliverables
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Organizing team calendars and travel logistics
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Increasing your efficiency as you become familiar with the team, work and issue area
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Attending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients

Media & Communications
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Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience through key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials
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Getting journalists excited about an issue or announcement by identifying the right media contacts, drafting compelling pitches and press releases and maintaining relationships
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Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by writing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews, drafting speeches and talking points for events
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Following and tracking trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations that may impact priority global health challenges

Advocacy
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Identifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients' strategic goals
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Getting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignment
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Getting partners, influencers and decision-makers in the same place by supporting high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, developing agendas or presentations, and managing the logistics
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Building new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship management
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Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding opportunities

Scope of Work and Deliverables

• Identify influential partners, stakeholders, and media outlets through indepth mapping and landscaping
• Manage databases of global health media, policymakers, and opinion leaders
• Drafting communications documents, including press releases, opeds, messaging documents, pitches, social media toolkits, and other communications content as needed
• Assist with project management (e.g., drafting meeting minutes, updating work plans, tracking budgets)
• Provide logistics support for conferences, virtual and inperson convenings
• Other tasks as required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 13 years of continuous work experience in advocacy & communications experience in the MENA region, preferably supporting pharmaceutical companies in an agency setting, or working in regional healthcare businesses, private sector entities, or other related organizations around public health issues
• Experience using social media, organizing webinars, workshops or other events
• Clear, concise, and effective communicator and writer with strong communication skills in English (written and oral)

Valuable Qualifications

• Fluency in Arabic and French is an asset
• Strong design skills and experience creating engaging content (including presentations, flyers, animations and graphics) are a plus
• Communications, public relations or journalism experience
• Public health, global development or campaign experience

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