Policy & Advocacy Advisor, Multilaterals

Position Summary:

• Position Title: Policy & Advocacy Advisor (Multilaterals)
• Reporting Relationship: Head, Impact & Engagement, India & Multilaterals.
• Employment: Part-time 0.6FTE, fixed-term until 30 June 2027 (with possibility of extension).
• Salary: £48,000 - £54,000 per annum (dependent on experience).
• Start date: ASAP.

Context of the role

The Policy and Advocacy Advisor (Multilaterals) will be part of The George Institute's Impact & Engagement (I&E) team, which aims to increase the impact of the Institute's research by:

• Supporting a focus on impact from the earliest stages of research, by increasing awareness and understanding of the policy environment, and supporting researchers to develop meaningful 'pathways to impact'; including through engaging with communities and people with lived experience
• Facilitating coordinated engagement with policymakers and other key stakeholders, including developing and/or strengthening relationships with potential partners and collaborators; and
• Promoting evidence from TGI's research that has clear and specific implications for policy and/or practice and advocating for change in line with those implications.

Role:

• The Policy and Advocacy Advisor (Multilaterals) will support global advocacy and multilateral engagement activities with a focus on increasing the impact of the Institute's research.
• The position holder will work as a member of the global I&E team, which spans the UK, India and Australia. They will work directly with researchers across all offices.

Reporting relationships

This role reports to the Head, Impact and Engagement, India and Multilaterals (based in India) and collaborates with:

Internal:

• Research programme leads, to align advocacy priorities with strategic research priorities
• Other TGI research colleagues, to help develop and implement meaningful pathways to impact, and identify opportunities for engagement and advocacy activities
• Colleagues in the I & E team, to identify opportunities for collaboration across regions, amplification of activities at the global level, and global team activities
• Colleagues in the communications, philanthropy and CREST teams, to enable co-ordination and collaboration across activities

External:

• Key stakeholders at WHO and other multilateral agencies, global health organisations, civil society and advocacy networks, to build mutually beneficial partnerships and help ensure the Institute's research is both informing, and informed by, the global health agenda

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement a programme of engagement with multilaterals including the WHO and other multilateral agencies, global health organisations and advocacy networks, developing mutually beneficial relationships with key stakeholders to ensure impactful outcomes.
• Maintain an awareness of developments in the global health sector and advise senior staff on advocacy and engagement opportunities and challenges.
• Use sector knowledge and experience to develop advocacy materials, respond to policy consultations, and plan engagement activities (including events), promoting evidence from the Institute's research that has clear implications for policy and/or practice.
• Secure funding through the inclusion of advocacy/policy engagement activities in successful research applications, and by winning commissions for standalone advocacy/policy engagement activities, including with multilaterals.
• Maintain good awareness of the work being conducted across research programmes at the Institute.
• Work with colleagues in the I&E and communications teams to identify opportunities for collaboration across regions and amplification of activities at the global level, including advocacy campaigns.
• Represent the Institute at global fora such as the UN General Assembly, World Health Assembly, and the Conference of the Parties - presenting evidence and insights through official statements, civil society and partnership meetings, events, and panel discussions.
• Contribute to commissioned policy and advocacy work as needed and as relevant to the role's multilaterals remit.

As a Team Member:

• Participate in special projects to improve processes, tools, systems and organisation.
• Take responsibility for personal learning and development and for setting achievable and meaningful work objectives and managing personal targets, meeting obligations of The Institute's Performance Management and Development Policy.
• Demonstrate commitment to The George Institute's organisational values, including performing to an exceptionally high ethical standard and showing integrity, collaboration and teamwork in all efforts.

Work, Health and Safety:

• Comply with the Institute's Work Health and Safety Policy and related procedures, and similar policies which apply when visiting the premises of affiliates and collaborating sites.
• Promote and contribute to a safe, secure environment for staff and visitors.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Experience required:

• Significant experience in the field of advocacy, policy influencing and strategy development in the global/public health or related sectors.
• Demonstrable experience of high-level stakeholder engagement across multiple sectors, including multilateral agencies, government, NGOs and other civil society groups.
• Demonstrated track record of developing and implementing successful partnerships and strategies to achieve impact.
• Experience of relevant health advocacy and policy issues globally.
• Experience of working in an academic research environment, and/or experience of working at a multilateral organisation (desirable).

Capabilities required:

• Ability to think innovatively and strategically to develop appropriate solutions and identify potential opportunities, and to be creative in forging approaches and linkages with key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence in influencing colleagues internally and externally, and able to represent the Institute at international events and conferences and other key fora globally.
• Ability to understand and interpret complex research and scientific projects and to communicate key messages to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build strong and effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly organised, with an ability to work within tight deadlines and manage projects independently, prioritizing and managing workflow and ensuring high-quality outputs.
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to The George Institute's values and model these in all aspects of your work.

About The George Institute

The George Institute for Global Health (TGI) was established in 1999 with a mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide, particularly underserved populations, by challenging the status quo and using innovative approaches to prevent and treat the world's biggest killers: non-communicable diseases and injury.

With offices in Australia, China, India and the UK, our 700+ people support 245+ active projects and clinical trials across 50+ countries, with 400+ more staff across our social enterprises. We focus on the global health challenges that cause the greatest loss of life, the greatest impairment of life quality and the most substantial economic burden, particularly in resource-poor settings.

Together with our academic partners, UNSW Sydney in Australia, Manipal Academy of Higher Education in India and Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, we work with a global network of collaborators, undertaking clinical, population and health systems research.

What we do:

• Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
• Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
• Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
• Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship

For more information about The George Institute, visit and explore the impact of our research here .