Communications & Advocacy Junior Associate

New York, USA (On-site)

$50K/yr – $55K/yrIntern/New GradVolunteer

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive global health communications and advocacy work as a Junior Associate, focusing on research, media outreach, and event logistics.

  • Must-have: Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, global health, or international policy with PR/internship experience.
  • Standout: Digital media advocacy experience and campus leadership signal initiative and relevance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the research and writing of strategy memos, media materials and issue briefs
  • Monitor and analyze media coverage and advocate conversations about global health issues
  • Provide logistics support for conferences, meetings and events that GHS organizes on behalf of clients
  • Manage databases of global health media, policymakers and opinion leaders
  • Assist GHS staff with project management (e.g., drafting meeting minutes, updating work plans, tracking budgets)

Requirements

  • Bachelors Degree in Communications, Journalism, Global Health, or International Policy
  • Experience (internship) at a PR agency or related agency
  • Clear, concise, and effective communicator and writer
  • Entrepreneurial, innovative, and passionate about improving global health
  • Demonstrated experience with communications and advocacy on digital media platforms is a big plus
  • Internship in a communications or social media capacity at a Global Health organization
  • Leadership positions on campus

Preferred

  • Demonstrated experience with communications and advocacy on digital media platforms is a big plus
  • Valuable Experience
  • Leadership positions on campus
  • Experience (internship) at a PR agency or related agency
  • Clear, concise, and effective communicator and writer
  • Entrepreneurial, innovative, and passionate about improving global health
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Global Health Strategies (GHS)

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Global Health Strategies (GHS) is an international consulting company that specializes in global health communications, advocacy, research and strategy. We focus on public health issues that impact developing nations and emerging markets. Our clients include leading foundations, industry, NGOs, government agencies, academic institutions and product development. Our work is driven by a passion for improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities around the world. We offer the skills, knowledge and goal-driven efficiency to enhance our clients' efforts to address some of the world’s toughest health challenges, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, polio eradication, sexual and reproductive health and vaccines.GHS has offices in the US, the UK, India, China, Brazil, Kenya and South Africa, and works with philanthropies, industry, multinational organizations, NGOs and governments around the world.

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