Senior Program Officer, Program Advocacy & Communications - Health

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We are a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. For over 20 years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been committed to tackling the greatest inequities in our world. We can’t achieve our goals on our own. We work together with businesses, government, and nonprofits, and each partner plays a specific role in accelerating progress.

Job Description

The Senior Program Officer, Health, Program Advocacy and Communications will be a key member of the program advocacy communications, external communications, and philanthropic partnerships team cluster within the India Country Office (ICO). The SPO will lead, build, and implement the foundation’s health program advocacy and communication strategy, anchor key relationships, and build an investment portfolio focused on demonstrating a range of tactics such as policy analysis, partnerships, financing, resource mobilization, champion-building, communications etc. in partnership with the health cluster in the India Country Office comprising primarily of family health (maternal and neonatal child health and nutrition and family planning), infectious diseases (Tuberculosis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Malaria etc.), Immunization, Health Systems Strengthening, with a focus on primary health care, and Digital Health & Innovation teams. The SPO will also work in close partnership with the global health program advocacy and communications team.

This role will report to the Deputy Director, Program Advocacy and Communications, External Communications, and Philanthropic Partnerships, India Country Office. 

Job Responsibilities

• Strategy Development and Execution: Responsible for identification, development, and successful implementation of the Health Program Advocacy and Communications (PAC) strategies and priorities by demonstrating a range of foundation tactics and approaches (for example, undertaking policy analysis, developing policy briefs, building partnerships, generating evidence, building champions and coalitions, mobilizing resources, communications, strengthening domestic institutions and other tactics or approaches), in partnership with the health cluster and global PAC teams to optimally deliver on ICO’s health goals.
• Relationship and Collaborator Management: Lead relationships with key government departments, institutions, quasi-government bodies, industry associations, institutions, media, and other critical partners at the national and state level and supervise progress on priority policy issues related to the foundation’s health cluster’s strategy.
• Grantmaking: Build/lead health advocacy, communication, and policy portfolio of partners/grantees to support the health cluster’s goals of the foundation. This includes management of existing investments and identifying new investments in partnership with country and global teams to advance the goals.
• Diffusion and Evidence Generation: Develop policy briefs, creatively gather and share insights and innovations, leverage media, and generate evidence in partnership with the measurement learning and evaluation (MLE) team to diffuse and accelerate impactful interventions at the national level and state level that benefit the health teams and other collaborators and policymakers. Also, lead evidence generation and insights to determine the performance of the portfolio.
• Cross-Team Engagement and Collaboration: Work closely with the health cluster in India, in other geographies, and the global health PAC team to identify relevant policy opportunities and needs and to get evidence ‘off the shelf’ by making it widely accessible, and applicable to local contexts. Actively provide technical leadership to help key internal and external collaborators understand the context and country perspective.
• Leadership Voice: Support the Deputy Director and leadership on high-level leadership visits and/or other critical advocacy/voice initiatives requiring in-country inputs and engagement. Focus on getting evidence off the shelf by making it widely accessible, and applicable to local contexts, helping key partners adapt and adopt findings while exploring local barriers to scale-up of successful programs.
• Partner Engagement: Lead communications with grantees, partners, and collaborators (e.g. government, donors, implementation partners), represent the foundation’s perspective, and work on health and nutrition in external meetings and committees, as appropriate and related to the area of expertise and responsibilities of the position. This role is responsible for high-quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced degree in public policy, public health, or a related field (e.g. economics, business, development studies, etc.)
• A minimum of 8 years of experience working on healthcare in government, public affairs, multilateral institutions, civil society organizations, and/or corporate roles with experience in program design, public policy, public health, communications, and strategy execution
• Technical expertise and proficiency in government relations and partnership management, specifically in health with deep work experience and knowledge of the political economy of India
• Strong advocacy and influencing ability concerning policy analysis, policy implementation, communications, resource mobilization, coalition building, and partnership development.
• Has a deep understanding of policies that directly and indirectly impact the priority areas in health and in co-designing technical and program advocacy needs.
• The breadth of knowledge and experience working with a range of key partners working to advance health in India on key policy issues.
• Should also be cognizant of various data sets and publications at national and global levels to advise and develop advocacy and communication material at national and state levels.
• Experience developing and implementing campaigns and sophisticated advocacy strategies in support of policy, partnerships, champion and coalition building, institutional strengthening, and financing goals
• Strategy development and execution expertise with the ability to guide implementation, delivery, and impact measurement.
• Ability to navigate a multiplex network of partners both internally and externally
• Ability to communicate and translate data and evidence to a variety of audiences and team members.
• Excellent written, facilitation, and oral communication skills to produce and share evidence-based materials and recommendations clearly and quickly.
• Ability to combine a strategic vision with day-to-day management using an evidence-based approach to substantiate progress
• Experience in a role requiring collaboration within an organization, as well as a proven ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, particularly as part of a team effort.
• Proven track record in achieving results and driving multiplex work to conclusion, including getting results through others
• Ability to build bridges among and trust with many different partners, including internally at the foundation

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