Senior Associate, Alliances and Partnerships, Global Health Advocacy

Overview

The salary range for this position is $61,000 USD to $76,000 USD.

Organization Overview As a strategic partner of the United Nations, the United Nations Foundation brings together fresh thinking and diverse voices around innovative ideas to drive progress and tackle problems. Sometimes we work behind-the-scenes, shaping negotiations and connecting experts, advocates and decision-makers. Other times we drive public awareness and involvement through communications, campaigns, and convenings. Over the years we’ve developed a diverse and dynamic portfolio of capabilities, tools, and platforms to help the UN build a better world for everyone, everywhere.

UN Foundation’s global health advocacy team champions American investments in global health as a smart, effective, and cost-effective way to protect the health of people around the world while benefiting the health prosperity of Americans here  global health advocacy team has three core brands:
Shot@Life, which advocates for global immunization programs;
United to Beat Malaria, which advocates for global malaria elimination; and Health

ForUS, which advocates holistically for American engagement and investment in global health.

The Senior Associate, Alliances and Partnerships is a full time, exempt position responsible for supporting efforts to develop and cultivate alliances and partnerships that advance the priorities of the global health advocacy team. They serve as the focal point for key advocacy alliances and impact partners and are responsible for recruiting and expanding partnerships in key states and districts.

A key objective for the Senior Associate, Alliances and Partnerships is the recruitment of new partners and maximizing their engagement during key moments of the year in support of global health advocacy and impact/ advancement priorities. The Senior Associate is a key member of the Global Health Advocacy team, working closely with the Senior Director, Directors of Global Health Advocacy, and Director of Grassroots Advocacy as well as other campaigns and UN Foundation colleagues.

This position is based in Washington, DC (Hybrid schedule).

Strategic Partnership Recruitment & Development

• Identify, cultivate, and support relationship management with key advocacy partners including NGOs, foundations, professional associations, and community-based groups
• Research and develop creative tactics and recruit prospective partners in key states and Congressional districts to include academic and research institutions
• Support the Sr. Director in cultivating strategic partnerships with academic institutions, including schools of public health, medicine, policy, and global leadership, as well as alumni networks and student organizations, with a focus on key Congressional districts
• Serve as the point of contact for partner organizations and maintain regular communication to ensure collaboration and alignment
• Organize and participate in partner meetings, events, workshops, and forums to deepen relationships with coalition partners
• Identify and develop opportunities for relationship cultivation, leveraging new and existing avenues of engagement including grassroots advocacy participation, Hill briefings, learning trips, training webinars, panels and presentations
• Develop and adjust operations and logistics with the goal of maximizing advocacy partner engagement during key advocacy moments

Coalition Building and Engagement

• Represent the organization at existing and prospective partner events and in relevant coalitions and working groups, ensuring alignment and contribution to shared advocacy agendas
• Convene and coordinate with partners to mobilize support for campaigns, policy priorities, and global health initiatives
• Collaborate with Direct Advocacy colleagues to execute advocacy goals and strategies for the year
• Collaborate with Grassroots Advocacy colleagues to support grassroots strategy and implementation tactics
• Collaborate with Communications colleagues to develop partnerships focused content including one-pagers, messaging, and collaborative content for prospective advocacy partners
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