Communications Manager at Global Partnership Health


About Global Health Partnerships (GHP)
GHP is a global health charity working in partnership with governments, health institutions,
and international bodies to train health workers and strengthen health systems across 31
countries.
We do this through grants management and capacity building, alongside research,
convening and advocacy towards the goal of Universal Health Coverage. At the centre of
our approach, is the model of Health Partnerships, long-term relationships between UK
and LMIC health institutions, which improve health services through the reciprocal
exchange of skills, knowledge, and experience.
At the heart of our work is the vision of a world where.
The Team
You’ll be part of a cross-functional External Engagement team with a remit spanning
communications, events, advocacy, and our Experts-in-Our Midst programme. This role
may at times include deputising for the Head of External Engagement.
OUR VALUES
1. Partnering through collaboration
2. Partnering with respect
3. Partnering with integrity
4.partnering with learning
WHY GHP
Here are three things to be excited about:
✓ You’ll be leading communications for a range of flagship
projects working with global partners, from the
Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial
Stewardship to the Health Equity for All Advocacy
Campaign.
✓ Following our recent renaming, you’ll play a critical role
in updating our brand, reflecting GHP’s commitment to
continually growing and adapting to the changing
global health and international development landscape.
✓ You’ll be joining a friendly, dynamic cross-functional
External Engagement Team with a strong focus on
collaboration and learning, within an exciting growing organisation
JOB SPECIFICATION
Hours : 37.5 hours per week
Reports to: Head of External Engagement
Line Management: Digital Marketing Coordinator & Convening and Communications Coordinator.
Location: Hybrid, with frequent travel required to London
Salary: £42,396 to £48,260 Dependent on Experience
Length of contract : permanent
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Strategic communications and planning
✓ Lead GHP’s communications planning, working across the External Engagement Team,
✓ Programmes, and Evidence and Impact team and country offices, to track and coordinate
all communications activities including website, media, and social media.
✓ Develop and deliver an annual communications strategy that aligns to GHP’s strategic
plan while managing competing timelines, and scheduling and delivering external
communications products with the team.
✓ Support GHP’s advocacy engagement plans, ensuring key policy and campaign messages
reach stakeholders in government, the private sector and civil society.
✓ High-level representation -engage externally with key partners and at relevant
conferences and meetings.
2. Project and country communications
Lead communications for GHP’s flagship programmes of work.
Support communications at the country office level, working with GHP’s Country Directors
to develop targeted communications plans and messaging.
3. Design and brand
Manage GHP’s institutional brand which is evolving since the recent renaming, ensuring all
external communications products are on-brand and consistent, with a potential full
rebrand of Global Health Partnerships.
Develop GHP’s, messaging framework, ensuring a coherent and powerful GHP voice.
Develop and evolve brand guidance and assets for teams, partners, grant holders and
supporters to make the charity as accessible and engaging as possible.
4. Digital
Oversee and contribute to delivery of GHP social media (which is managed day-to-day by
the Digital Marketing Coordinator), developing an institutional social media strategy and
driving flagship social media campaigns.
Work with the digital function to ensure high quality, SEO-optimised content across the
GHP website (this is also managed day-to-day by the Digital Marketing Coordinator).
5. Editorial, content and publications
Oversee and coordinate the production of all GHP reports and publications. Work with the
team to ensure publications are strategic and high quality (supported on design and
production by the Digital Marketing Coordinator).
Develop, write, and edit compelling content on GHP and the global health partnerships
community. This content includes blog posts, multimedia storytelling, and newsletter
content, tailored for specific audiences including health partnerships, government, the
private sector, and civil society.
6. Media
Lead the charity’s press office function, responding to relevant news and building
relationships with key journalists.
Work with GHP’s PR agency to create and deliver a proactive media strategy that raises the
profile of GHP and our work and increases awareness of the critical role of health workers
and the path towards universal health coverage globally.
Manage issues and crisis communications – plans, messaging, FAQs, media training.
Support key spokespeople including the Chief Executive with media briefings and key
messaging.
7. Internal communications
Work with other departments to contribute to the development of GHP’s internal
communications, helping facilitate and foster a culture of openness.
Enable a culture of working better together by listening to internal communications needs
across GHP and contributing to solutions to address them.
8.Management / other
This role may involve deputising for the Head of External Engagement, owning some cross-
team areas of responsibility and supporting other priority areas of work, including comms on
GHP’s major conferences.
Oversee and mentor External Engagement team staff on communications activities.
Strengthen communications skills in the External Engagement Team, and across the
organisation.
Manage the communications budget for projects and key areas of work.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
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METHOD OF APPLY
Salary £42,396 to £48,260 (dependent on experience)
✓ Flexible working hours.
✓ Remote working arrangements. This role should be within commutable distance to
London as the post-holder is expected to be in London on average 4 times a month,
sometimes more, for events and meetings.
✓ 25 days annual leave plus three days off between Christmas and New Year. Annual
learning and development allowance.
✓ Employee Assistance Programme
✓ 5% employer pension contribution when an employee contributes 3%. Cycle to work
scheme.
To apply for this role please send your CV and a cover letter to [email protected] by midnight
on 30 January 2025. With the subject line Communications Manager.
This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in
the UK.