Communications Officer, Programs and Innovation

Job Description

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PATH is currently recruiting a Communications Officer to support multiple programs and projects within our Programs and Innovation division, including:

• Center of Digital and Data Excellence (35%). PATHs Center of Digital and Data Excellence (CoDE) is dedicated to accelerating the digital transformation of global health and utilizing high quality data to further improve health outcomes. Our work spans the entire systems strengthening lifecycle from advancing global, regional and national digital health agendas to supporting the deployment and long-term use of these systems.

• Market Dynamics (40%). PATH works closely with both public- and private-sector partners to understand markets and address inefficiencies so that appropriately designed, high-impact products are produced and distributed at affordable prices and through the best distribution channels to meet demand. Our work helps ensure that medicines, vaccines, diagnostic tools, and medical devices reach the world’s most vulnerable populations. Our expertise in market dynamics includes analyzing current market operations, supply and demand forecasting, supply chain analysis, modeling the impact and cost of new health products, and developing and implementing strategies to strengthen markets.

• Primary Health Care (25%). Operating at the nexus of product development and system innovation, we work with countries and partners to reimagine primary health care through a people-centered, data-driven approach that gives everyone a fair chance at health and well-being. PATH’s Primary Health Care program, which includes teams focusing on Early Childhood Development; Health Systems, Innovation, and Delivery; HIV and Tuberculosis; Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition; Noncommunicable Diseases; and Sexual and Reproductive Health. PATH’s PHC program also supports and interacts with PHC, health systems strengthening and universal health coverage efforts across the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and support the implementation of communications strategic plans and activities to support programmatic goals, including increasing awareness, mobilizing resources, and shifting the policy landscape.
• Develop, maintain, and build strong relationships with PATH colleagues and stakeholders; establish credibility as a domain-knowledgeable thought partner and leverage community to source content in-line with programmatic objectives and priorities.
• Develop, manage, and implement a portfolio of communications activities that align with programmatic strategies and are coordinated with project workstreams.
• Contribute to the design of overall programmatic communications strategy and identify and develop collaborations and activities to ensure long-term sustainability and impact.
• Work with technical teams to identify successes and translate into visually and narratively compelling communications materials for external audiences.
• Create and support publication of creative and compelling communications and advocacy materials and content, including fact sheets, web content and articles/blogs, press releases, talking points, routine (quarterly and monthly) donor reporting, strategic documents, scientific publications, case studies and reports, and social media content.
• Ensure that all media and external communications messages and activities are in-line with PATH communication policies; review content to ensure it is on-brand, consistent in style, quality and tone of voice, and in compliance with branding, strategy, and marking plans and policies.
• Support collection, interpretation, and analysis of communications and advocacy metrics; use metrics to proactively inform prioritization of activities for self and team.
• Support and facilitate external events, panels, and webinars.
• Ensure engagement activities and events are following diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
• Project-manage or collaborate on the production process and work with graphic designers on materials requiring professional design.
• Act as a PATH representative where needed, including delivering presentations about our work.
• Create compelling visual and narrative programmatic stories, and also strengthen team’s ability to tell these stories.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field required. Experience managing scientific communications is preferred.
• A minimum of five years working in public health communications and/or advocacy fields, with a strong track record of making highly technical content accessible to lay audiences while maintaining credibility with technical community is required.
• Two or more year’s experience in contributing to and managing communications and/or advocacy strategies, with an emphasis on strategic communications.
• Two or more year’s experience developing digital communications, including social media, web content, wikis, knowledge management platforms, etc. preferred.
• Excellent writing and editing skills and a demonstrated capacity to translate sophisticated health and development issues into compelling persuasive writing.
• Experience creating and disseminating versatile communications and advocacy products for global, regional, and national audiences, including for partners, policymakers, implementers, governments, and funders.
• Strong interpersonal communication, presentation skills, and relationship-building skills demonstrating a client-centered approach to opportunities.
• Strong design skills including document layout and PowerPoint slides/presentations strongly desired.
• Experience developing, running, and implementing communications projects and activities, including working with partners on the definition of objectives and deliverables and monitoring and evaluation of results.
• Experience facilitating externally facing events – virtually and in-person.
• Ability to work with flexibility, entrepreneurship, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort.
• Must have legal authorization to live and work in the U.S. or in the country where PATH has an existing location.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment. PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

About the Organization

PATH is a global organization that works to accelerate health equity by bringing together public institutions, businesses, social enterprises, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing health challenges. With expertise in science, health, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales solutions—including vaccines, drugs, devices, diagnostics, and innovative approaches to strengthening health systems worldwide.