Advocacy Officer at Medicines for Malaria Venture

Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

• Support advocacy activities in Africa in relation to the Intermittent Preventative Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp) call uptake increase by supporting pilot advocacy project in Liberia and engaging with CSOs in Africa to help increase support for the uptake of IPTp.
• Support the advocacy agenda on local manufacturing by helping organize events and leveraging with stakeholders on how to position MMV within the local manufacturing space.
• Support advocacy for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) by assisting at stakeholder meetings and providing administrative support for the SMC Alliance as well as managing and updating the SMC Alliance website on a regular basis and developing the newsletter.
• Support advocacy activities on severe malaria as well as managing and updating the severe malaria observatory website on a regular basis, including developing the newsletter and working on projects to increase website patronage.

Qualifications and Skills 

Education and experience: 

• Master’s degree in international relations, advocacy or communications.
• At least four years’ experience in advocacy and/or communications, partnership development, communications, or project management.

Technical Skills  

• Fluency in English (oral and written) is a key requirement. Good command of French is an asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, drupal and mailchimp

Behavioural Skills 

• Ability to analyse, summarize and draw key content in written health documents
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Very good interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Able to spot and evaluate process requirements in a dynamic environment
• Strong planning, coordination and organizational skills
• Ability to work proactively, independently under minimal supervision and under tight deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously