Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Grassroots Advocacy in grassroots advocacy network activations for target audiences, including existing campaign Champions and recruiting new ones; run the monthly Shot@Life grassroots Champion trainings
• Support the development, content, and functionality of the external-facing, online grassroots advocacy platform(s)
• Serve as a liaison to platform vendors and the UN Foundation’s digital infrastructure/information technology team
• Support the planning and execution of grassroots advocacy events and activities -- primarily the annual Champion Summit in February and the Mobilize to Immunize Conference
• Support the Virtual Shot@Life Summit with digital platform development for virtual advocacy events & serve as main point of contact for Zoom Events, our virtual event platform
• Support the logistics and running of the Global Health Advocacy Team’s annual in-person Summit
• Contribute to the content creation and implementation of online advocacy tools, including petitions and summit application forms
• Provide regular grassroots advocacy-related content to the communications team for advocacy materials, newsletters, web site content, social media platforms, and emails with our supporters and advocates. Manage mobile messaging and call-in systems. Draft and send texts to supporters and Champions
• Conduct day-to-day relationships with grassroots champions to foster engagement; provide support; problem solve; field correspondence regarding the campaign, etc. Serve as primary point of contact for the Shot@Life grassroots network
• Serve as a point of contact of internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems of the campaign’s grassroots advocacy program, including internal databases and tracking systems
• Regularly create, manage, and report out on grassroots advocacy data and metrics – including digital and non-digital advocacy actions taken by champions - especially around major advocacy activations in the spring and fall
• Collaborate with the Global Health Grassroots Advocacy team in the strategy, development, the implementation, and growth of our broader grassroots network, including volunteer management and support, champion leader development and support, and targeted outreach
• Support the Director, Grassroots Advocacy in managing existing organizational partnerships, including, but not limited to, acting as day-to-day contact for partners, running trainings, attending conferences, organizing and representing the Global Health Advocacy team in planning meetings
• Enhance grassroots advocacy program with innovative solutions and peer learning; collaborate with UN Foundation sister advocacy campaigns to grow number of cross-issue grassroots advocates
• Develop new data visualizations to highlight advocacy impact on campaign websites and for funders, as necessary
• Monitor the execution of recurring tasks for the Health for US Insider subscription service by completing the following responsibilities: Compile, design and distribute Daily News Clippings for the Health for US Insider; Maintain the subscription lists for the service
• Track team progress and contributions for bi-weekly newsletter, sending reminders to team members as needed
• Provide feedback on drafts of bi-weekly newsletters to the head of Communications?

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 3-5 years of related professional experience.
• Experience engaging and training diverse grassroots constituencies, such as university students, civil society groups, faith-based communities, professional association members, etc.
• Experience mobilizing advocates around key global health issues; activities could include guidance/coordination on meetings with politicians, advocate-led content creation, or advocate-led mobilizations.
• Experience developing advocacy materials and content related to global health issues to be used by constituents in their advocacy.
• Experience with news monitoring and distribution.
• Experience in project management, especially projects related to global health advocacy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a willingness to further develop skills in Salesforce
• Experience in all other relevant UN Foundation databases preferred.
• Experience in cross-cultural event planning skills, including running logistics and on-the- ground execution.
• Strong writing skills, particularly in developing reports and updates for both internal and external audiences, as well as communications, talking points, etc. to partners and supporters.
• Ability to synthesize information and communicate with different audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience working in teams and across many types of organizations; strong collaborator, problem solver, relationship-builder.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and enjoy effective working relationships with people from a variety of organizations and with a wide variety of functional expertise.
• Willingness to travel (10%).
• Self-starter with both energy and creativity.
• Strong customer service skills, in person, over the phone, and in writing.
• Highly organized, and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle stress.

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, and 8 weeks of family leave care