Senior Associate, Global Health

This is a one-year position with the possibility of extension based on funding and organizational needs. The salary range for this position is $70,000 to $77,000

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

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.

JOB SUMMARY

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).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Associate, Global Health is not a supervisory role.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION and/or EXPERIENCE

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• 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

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the required skills and competencies.

• Familiarity with global health issues required; 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
• Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The essential functions of this role will generally be performed in a typical professional office environment with routine use of standard office equipment. Employees are expected to work on-site in accordance with UNF’s hybrid work policy, which currently requires regular in-office presence.

LOCATION

While The United Nations Foundation headquarters is located in Washington, DC, you are on a hybrid work schedule. You are expected to commute to the office three (3) days per week and you may work from home two (2) days per week.

DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS  

The United Nations Foundation will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

To be considered for this position, please upload both a resume and cover letter. Applications that do not include both documents will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION

For full-time, U.S. benefit eligible employees, UNF offers an excellent range of benefits, including:

• 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

Additionally, all benefit eligible employees have 12 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 weeks of family leave care.

The United Nations Foundation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.