{"id":108038,"date":"2026-08-14T10:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/senior-associate-communications-advocacy-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:47:19","slug":"senior-associate-communications-advocacy-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/senior-associate-communications-advocacy-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Associate, Communications &#038; Advocacy (Contract)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Senior Associate, Communications & Advocacy (Contract)\", \"description\": \"Senior Associates are outstanding project managers, writers, and editors \u2014 and the engine of our client work. Key to our small teams, Senior Associates drive critical deliverables, run key client interactions, and help develop the next generation of GHS talent. You will work across communications, advocacy, and project management, typically supporting two or more client accounts at once.\\nWe're looking for people who bring entrepreneurial energy and out-of-the-box thinking to complex problems, who are as passionate about the craft of communications as they are about the issues, and who understand that impactful work \u2014 especially in a global, fast-moving field \u2014 doesn't always fit neatly into a 9-to-5. If that sounds like you, we'd love to be in touch.\\nCommunications\\nProducing compelling, strategic communications materials from crisp communications strategies and persuasive pitch decks to compelling narratives around key issues\\nMaking complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by creating and polishing key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials\\nThinking like a journalist to identify what makes a strong story and craft pitches and press materials for reporters\\nElevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by polishing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews and drafting speeches and talking points for events\\nFollowing and tracking trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations that may impact priority global health challenges\\nAdvocacy\\nIdentifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients\u2019 strategic goals\\nGetting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignment\\nGetting partners, influencers and decision-makers in the same place by owning major deliverables within high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, and developing agendas or presentations\\nBuilding new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship management\\nFollowing and tracking trends in global health policies and funding\\nClient\/Project Management\\nKeeping tabs on all the moving pieces of the project, often in a fast-paced environment\\nLeading components of client calls and meetings\\nUnderstanding background and nuance across global health and development to provide strategic counsel to clients\\nCoaching staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills\\nIncreasing your efficiency, including through use of AI, as you become familiar with the team, work and issue area\\nOver-communicating with managers on progress and challenges, bringing solutions to problems before they arise\\nAttending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients\\nRequired Qualifications\\nBachelor\u2019s degree\\n3-6 years of related work experience\\nExceptional writing ability\\nMicrosoft Office proficiency\\nValuable Qualifications\\nCommunications agency, communications or public relations experience\\nPublic health, global development or political campaign experience\\nForeign language skills French or Spanish, in particular\\nInternational work experience\\nMaster's degree in a related field\\nExperience with Adobe Suite of creative tools Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop or Canva\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-08-12\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Global Health Strategies\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-26T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"CONTRACTOR\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Global Health Strategies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract , Hybrid<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-26<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Senior Associates are outstanding project managers, writers, and editors \u2014 and the engine of our client work. Key to our small teams, Senior Associates drive critical deliverables, run key client interactions, and help develop the next generation of GHS talent. You will work across communications, advocacy, and project management, typically supporting two or more client accounts at once.<br \/>We&#8217;re looking for people who bring entrepreneurial energy and out-of-the-box thinking to complex problems, who are as passionate about the craft of communications as they are about the issues, and who understand that impactful work \u2014 especially in a global, fast-moving field \u2014 doesn&#8217;t always fit neatly into a 9-to-5. If that sounds like you, we&#8217;d love to be in touch.<br \/>Communications<br \/>Producing compelling, strategic communications materials from crisp communications strategies and persuasive pitch decks to compelling narratives around key issues<br \/>Making complex concepts accessible and actionable to a wide audience by creating and polishing key messages, fact sheets, social media posts and creative digital materials<br \/>Thinking like a journalist to identify what makes a strong story and craft pitches and press materials for reporters<br \/>Elevating the voice and expertise of high-level influencers by polishing opinion pieces at key moments, prepping them for interviews and drafting speeches and talking points for events<br \/>Following and tracking trends in media coverage, key announcements, new evidence and high-level conversations that may impact priority global health challenges<br \/>Advocacy<br \/>Identifying strategic moments and new champions to influence target stakeholders and amplify our clients\u2019 strategic goals<br \/>Getting partners on the same page through careful coordination, relationship management and message alignment<br \/>Getting partners, influencers and decision-makers in the same place by owning major deliverables within high-level events, including identifying invitees and speakers, and developing agendas or presentations<br \/>Building new coalitions of support for an issue with dedicated outreach, organization and relationship management<br \/>Following and tracking trends in global health policies and funding<br \/>Client\/Project Management<br \/>Keeping tabs on all the moving pieces of the project, often in a fast-paced environment<br \/>Leading components of client calls and meetings<br \/>Understanding background and nuance across global health and development to provide strategic counsel to clients<br \/>Coaching staff members on writing, client-facing interactions, and time management skills<br \/>Increasing your efficiency, including through use of AI, as you become familiar with the team, work and issue area<br \/>Over-communicating with managers on progress and challenges, bringing solutions to problems before they arise<br \/>Attending events and meetings with senior management on behalf of clients<br \/>Required Qualifications<br \/>Bachelor\u2019s degree<br \/>3-6 years of related work experience<br \/>Exceptional writing ability<br \/>Microsoft Office proficiency<br \/>Valuable Qualifications<br \/>Communications agency, communications or public relations experience<br \/>Public health, global development or political campaign experience<br \/>Foreign language skills French or Spanish, in particular<br \/>International work experience<br \/>Master&#8217;s degree in a related field<br \/>Experience with Adobe Suite of creative tools Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop or Canva<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Global Health Strategies on globalhealthstrategies.hrmdirect.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1304554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-26 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Global Health Strategies Location: Nairobi Job Type: Contract , Hybrid Apply Before: 2026-08-26 Job Description Senior Associates are outstanding project managers, writers, and editors \u2014 and the engine of our client work. 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