Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.RequirementsCommunications Associate - Center for Innovation in Global Health - Georgetown University Law Center Georgetown Law’s Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH) (https://cigh.georgetown.edu/) partners with governments, civil society, and others to develop and advance scalable public health solutions around the world. Established by Dr. Charles Holmes, CIGH brings together a multi-disciplinary team with a track record of tackling some of the toughest challenges in public health. Job OverviewThe Communications Associate serves as technical advisor and coordinator for the Center for Innovation in Global Health’s (CIGH) outreach and communications efforts to a variety of stakeholders, including U.S. and international policy makers, donors, and global health experts. They support Center leadership in developing and implement communications strategies to advance the Center’s influence and play a vital role in helping shape CIGH’s work in responsibilities that include but are not limited to:
Develop, manage, and coordinate the Center’s editorial calendar, including dissemination in a variety of mediums to share and promote the learnings of CIGH’s projects, including via multimedia tools, publishing op-eds, policy briefs, and email newsletters.
Coordinate communications related to the Center’s projects with relevant stakeholders.
Organize and support implementation of public and private convenings to advance CIGH’s dissemination of information, findings, and products.
Write and generate content on behalf of the Center, and provide editorial support to products written by Center staff and its partners.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
Content Creation and Dissemination
Editorial Calendar, Social Media, and Multimedia Management
Partner and Stakeholder Liaison
Event Coordination and Implementation
Work Interactions and Work Mode DesignationReporting to the Director of Center for Innovation in Global Health and working closely with the Deputy Director and other team members to implement communications content and outreach strategies, the Communications Associate regularly engage with the Center’s subaward partners, including in-country communications partners in the countries the Center supports.This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
3 to 5 years of experience
Exceptionally strong writing skills, including online and social media content development, website content production and publication, and effective outreach to academic, nonprofit, government, and other policymaker audiences
Proven critical thinking/problem-solving skills and ability to grasp “big picture” concepts and granular complexities.
Functional knowledge of the following communications tools: WordPress, MailChimp, G Suite, Facebook, and Twitter
Experience with institutional communications
Strong ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with often overlapping deadlines - while maintaining a high degree of thoroughness and accuracy and proven critical thinking/problem solving skills
Highly flexibility and adaptability to changing circumstances
Capacity for working both independently and within a team environment
Verbal communications and diplomatic skills
Experience working in multicultural settings - particularly with Sub-Saharan Africa
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