Advocacy Manager

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Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (“Friends”) works to end the worldwide burden of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. We educate, engage, and mobilize U.S. decision makers to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (“Global Fund”), the world’s largest public health financier. The Global Fund supports treatment, prevention and care programs for the three diseases – and larger health security and pandemic response capacity locally — in more than 100 low- and middle-income countries.

In addition, we advocate with policymakers in support of the U.S. bilateral health programs (PEPFAR, PMI, and the USAID TB program), and advocate for global pandemic prevention, preparedness and response policies and institutions grounded in human rights and implementing country leadership. Friends works very closely with the Global Fund in Geneva, and with civil society partners and coalitions in the United States, in other high-income donor countries (e.g., in Europe and Japan), and in low- and middle-income countries around the world.

The Advocacy Manager is a part of the Policy team and will play a vital role within the organization. The position reports to the Policy Director.

Duties

The Advocacy Manager assists the Chief Policy Officer and Policy Director in four central elements of Friends’ advocacy work. First, the primary responsibility of the Advocacy Manager will be to play a significant role in Friends’ efforts to communicate with policymakers in Congress in particular, and also the Executive Branch. The Advocacy Manager will be encouraged to develop relationships with staff and principals to cultivate support for Friends’ goals to expand support for the Global Fund and other global health initiatives.

They will also track legislative processes and advocate for policy decisions that advance global health.

Second, the Advocacy Manager will assist the Policy Director in maintaining relationships with a wide variety of advocacy coalitions and civil society partners in the U.S. and abroad. The Advocacy Manager will represent Friends in regular meetings with coalitionsof non-governmental organizations focused on advocacy for global health and foreign assistance programs.

Third, the Advocacy Manager will also be the lead staffer in coordinating events to educate policymakers or discuss emerging ideas in global health policy. These events range from panel discussions, webinars and in-person events with experts, advocates, thought leaders and frontline health specialists.

Lastly, the Advocacy Manager will produce research and writing to support Friends’ advocacy objectives on HIV, TB, malaria, other global health access and preparedness, institutional arrangements and financing. This will include producing issue briefs, reports and policy memos based on empirical evidence for public or internal use. In addition, the Advocacy Manager will assist the writing and research of other members of the Friends team.

In addition, the Advocacy Manager plays a key role in managing the operations of the policy team. This includes assisting with scheduling, contributing to regular reports to Friends’ Board and funders, and supporting the Policy Director in managing the Friends’ intern program.

The ideal candidate will bring experience and connections from the advocacy or legislative sectors, be energetic and motivated, work well in a team, and have a problem-solving attitude. This is a full-time, exempt opportunity reporting directly to the Policy Director based in our Washington, D.C. office.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of/experience in the advocacy or think tank communities, preferably with a focus on global health or international relations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and occasional heavy workloads.
• Ability to research and analyze various issues with reasonable speed, sourcing and accuracy and articulate how these interact with the Global Fund and U.S. policies, initiatives and procedures.
• Possess strong analytical, oral, written and interpersonal communication…