Open Call for Consultants – Health Policy Advocacy and Communications

• Analyse political economy, map stakeholders, and develop influence strategies for countries or regional bodies.
• Design and implement advocacy campaigns including theory of change, power mapping, messaging, and coalition building.
• Create advocacy materials such as policy briefs, technical reports, and presentations.
• Conduct health financing and public financial management analyses including budget engagement and resource mobilisation.
• Synthesize evidence rapidly to produce decision-relevant summaries.
• Develop communications products including media strategies, op-eds, polling, and launch materials.
• Facilitate collaborative processes and manage group dynamics among diverse stakeholders.
• Organise and deliver high-level global and regional events.
• Develop advocacy and funding proposals aligned with strategic objectives.

• Proven experience in health policy, advocacy, or government engagement in low- and middle-income and multilateral contexts.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with clients.
• Ability to work independently in complex, multicultural, and politically sensitive environments.
• Project management experience.
• Preferred: Degree in public policy, public health, economics, international development, or similar.
• Preferred: Experience designing and managing advocacy or political campaigns that led to government policy or budget changes.
• Preferred: Skills in systems thinking, problem mapping, and stakeholder incentive analysis.
• Preferred: Experience with digital and earned-media campaigns including audience targeting and rapid-response communications.
• Preferred: Professional proficiency in French or Portuguese.
• Preferred: Direct experience advising health or finance ministries, regulatory authorities, legislatures, or regional bodies such as AU or Africa CDC.
• Preferred: Expertise in areas such as health financing, regulatory policy, global health security, digital health, AI in health, NCDs, climate and health, investment economics, media and communications, polling, or public opinion research.
• Preferred: Established relationships with key health policymakers in priority regions including Kenya.
• Preferred: Familiarity with international donors and financing mechanisms.

Submit a combined application including a CV (maximum 3 pages) or capability statement for organisations, a short cover letter (maximum 1 page) outlining relevant experience and principal areas of expertise, and your daily rate in USD. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the employer's official contact. The employer has not published a closing date.