External Relations and Advocacy Advisor

MSI Reproductive Choices•London, England

1d•£34,200 - £42,750•Hybrid

About The Position

The External Relations and Advocacy Advisor will support the delivery of MSI’s External Relations and Advocacy strategy within the Chief Executive Office, working closely with fundraising and communications departments. The role contributes to MSI’s advocacy, thought leadership, fundraising, partner engagement, communications, and events to ensure MSI effectively influences global policy and funding decisions, and shares political and situational analysis, evidence and data as a generous and strategic partner to governments, donors, and the wider sector. This role will contribute to the design and co-ordination of MSI’s external representation in key sector spaces, strengthening MSI’s visibility, reputation and influence in global and regional fora and helping to build and nurture strong relationships with key sector and donor stakeholders. This will be approximately 60% of the role. This role also includes a strong operational component (approximately 40%), supporting the smooth running of the team’s work. Responsibilities will include managing reporting processes, building and managing budgets, raising and tracking purchase orders, coordinating travel and logistics, supporting events, and working across internal functions such as finance, operations, donor compliance and IT.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; fluent in English
Ability to organise large scale events
Strong collaboration across the global team and ability to manage a high level and diverse workload and meet tight deadlines across time zones
Excellent analytical and research skills, with ability to provide concise summaries of complex documents
Ability to provide high-quality policy analysis and translate complex information into clear recommendations for diverse audiences
Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
Ability to multitask and work under pressure when needed
Team player and self-starter with high levels of initiative
Highly advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, Power Point and Canva
Demonstrated experience of working and supporting diverse priorities across varied teams
Demonstrated experience of analysing and synthesising complex documents
Demonstrated experience of representing an organisation externally
Demonstrated experience of initiating and maintaining support systems in an office environment
Demonstrated experience in administrative functions including managing budgets, purchase orders, and logistics for external events
Unequivocally pro-choice

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with SRHR
Fluency in French

Responsibilities

Support delivery of MSI’s External Relations and Advocacy strategy
Contribute to MSI’s advocacy, thought leadership, fundraising, partner engagement, communications, and events
Influence global policy and funding decisions
Share political and situational analysis, evidence and data as a strategic partner
Contribute to the design and co-ordination of MSI’s external representation in key sector spaces
Strengthen MSI’s visibility, reputation and influence in global and regional fora
Build and nurture strong relationships with key sector and donor stakeholders
Manage reporting processes
Build and manage budgets
Raise and track purchase orders
Coordinate travel and logistics
Support events
Work across internal functions such as finance, operations, donor compliance and IT