Senior Associate, Global Health

Low Cost IT • Washington, DC

2d • $70,000 - $77,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The United Nations Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The United Nations Foundation connects people, ideas, and resources to the United Nations to help strengthen the UN and its ability to advance human dignity and well-being on a thriving planet. The Foundation champions multilateral cooperation and the UN system and serves its mission by accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate action, mobilizing diverse constituencies for global change, nurturing a strong U.S.-UN relationship, and supporting the UN and its leadership. The Global Health Department at the UN Foundation works to mobilize partnerships, resources, and political commitment in support of global health priorities, including global health security, pandemic preparedness and response, disease surveillance, health systems strengthening for outbreak readiness, and emerging health threats. The Senior Associate will support the implementation of the United Nations Foundation's work on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response, with a particular focus on the Pandemic Risk Assessment (PRA) initiative, and malaria advocacy, communications, and policy work. The position will contribute to research, writing, project management, stakeholder engagement, and convening activities in collaboration with governments, multilateral organizations, academic institutions, philanthropic partners, and civil society organizations. The Senior Associate will play a key role in developing written products and communications materials; coordinating partnerships and stakeholder engagement; and supporting administrative and operational functions for workshops, expert consultations, strategy meetings, and other convenings. This position is based in Washington, DC (hybrid schedule).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, international affairs, or a related field, or commensurate professional experience required
• 2-4 years of progressively responsible experience in global health, international development, research, program management, policy, or a related field
• Excellent writing, editing, and analytical skills, including the ability to synthesize complex scientific, technical, and policy issues into clear and compelling materials for a variety of audiences
• Strong research skills and demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and synthesize information from diverse sources
• Demonstrated project management support function and organizational skills, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
• Strong administrative and operational skills, including experience supporting grants, contracts, consultants, budgets, reporting requirements, convenings, or related processes
• Experience coordinating meetings, workshops, conferences, or stakeholder engagement activities
• Experience developing written materials such as reports, briefing papers, presentations, talking points, meeting summaries, donor updates, and executive correspondence
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse partners; ability to operate collaboratively and communicate clearly, often under time pressure, and with discretion, tact, diplomacy, cultural sensitivity, and empathy
• Familiarity with global health issues required
• Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment

Nice To Haves

• familiarity with pandemic preparedness, infectious diseases, malaria, or related topics preferred
• Familiarity with the global health ecosystem and experience engaging with key stakeholders involved in pandemic preparedness, infectious disease prevention and response, global health financing, or malaria, including organizations such as WHO, the Pandemic Fund, CEPI, Gavi, the Global Fund, CDC, and related partners, preferred
• Advanced experience with Microsoft tools, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint and Teams

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the UN Foundation's Pandemic Risk Assessment initiative, malaria, and related global health initiatives
• Conduct research and analysis on issues related to pandemic preparedness, pandemic risk assessment, infectious disease threats, malaria, and other global health priorities
• Draft and edit a range of written products, including concept notes, briefing materials, reports, meeting summaries, presentations, blogs, talking points, donor updates, and other communications materials
• Support the design and implementation of virtual and in-person meetings, workshops, and convenings, including participant outreach, agenda development, logistics coordination, meeting preparation, and follow-up activities
• Coordinate planning groups, advisory groups, and other stakeholder forums, including scheduling meetings, preparing materials, capturing action items, and tracking progress on deliverables
• Support engagement with scientific experts, government representatives, multilateral organizations, philanthropic partners, and civil society organizations to advance project objectives
• Contribute to the development and implementation of advocacy, communications, and partnership activities related to malaria and other global health priorities
• Maintain effective working relationships with external partners and stakeholders and support coordination across collaborative initiatives and partnerships
• Support grants, contracts, consultant agreements, reporting requirements, due diligence processes, and other administrative and operational functions
• Track project timelines, deliverables, budgets, and stakeholder engagement activities to support effective project management and execution
• Provide research, writing, and project management support to senior leadership and the Global Health team on priority initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• a choice between two health plans through UnitedHealthcare (PPO or HDHP with HSA)
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• 403b retirement savings plan with a generous matching contribution
• group term and supplemental life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• back-up care
• employee assistance program
• 12 paid holidays
• 20 vacation days
• 10 sick days
• 3 personal days
• 8 weeks of family leave care

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior