Position Title: Media Relations Manager
Location: Kenya, South Africa, or India
Reports to: Communications and Engagement Director
Full time
Our Vision and Mission – WomenLift Health is committed to expanding the power and influence of talented women in global health and catalyzing systemic change to achieve gender equality in leadership. We envision a world where diverse, accomplished leaders collectively transform health outcomes. To realize that vision, we seek to expand the power and influence of talented women in health and catalyze system change to achieve gender equality in leadership, across various hubs in North America, South Asia, East Africa and Southern Africa, with prospects of expansion.
Our Work – Established in 2019, we work to advance equality in health leadership through a range of actions at the individual, institutional, and societal levels. This includes a “Leadership Journey,” which focuses on giving mid-career women the tools, along with peer, mentor and coach support, to successfully use their voice, expertise and leadership for impact. It includes pushing conversations and partnerships with health institutions, taking steps to prioritize gender equality. It also includes driving a global conversation about the importance of women’s leadership, amplifying the voices of national and global health leaders including at our annual conference, Women Leaders in Global Health.
Our Culture and Values – We are building a diverse, entrepreneurial team of people who bring unique cultural and technical perspectives and experiences. We welcome results-oriented problem-solvers of any nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability. We are a growing organization that is committed to building a culture with our partners that values:
- Collaborative leadership that celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences and ensures everyone contributes to their full potential.
- Partnership grounded in humility, respect, empathy, and inclusion.
- Transformative change based upon bold, strategic thinking combined with adaptability and pragmatic action.
- Spirit of learning that ensures we are open, forward-looking, constructive, and committed to growing collectively and individually.
- Achieving impact by improving global health and gender equality.
Position Summary
WomenLift Health is seeking an experienced, innovative and dynamic Media Relations Manager responsible for overseeing communications to the media, including preparing articles, press kits, press releases and other content initiatives. We are looking for a creative leader with excellent media networks across country, regional and international media outlets who also brings a strategic, analytical, and innovative approach to the work we are undertaking. Reporting to the WomenLift Health Communication and Engagement Director, this individual must thrive in a dynamic and creative work environment, be a self-starter and a passionate change agent for advancing women’s leadership.
Responsibilities and Tasks
- Create and execute an integrated media strategy for WomenLift Health that supports the organization’s objectives and drives engagement with key audiences.
- Cultivate and enhance a collaborative working relationship within the press and publicity community.
- Collaborate with country/regional counterparts as the program rolls out geographically to optimize contextual impact while telling a consistent and compelling global narrative for media pitches.
- Provide strategic and insightful recommendations to our various hubs related to media coverage of complex, high profile public health topics.
- Develop communication materials in support of new or expanding programs, campaigns and initiatives, including press releases, talking points, messaging frames, media advisories, toolkits and other communication products.
- Identify and facilitate new content opportunities, exploring ways to repurpose existing content in the WomenLift Health repository to position the brand’s thought leadership.
- Generate fresh, creative ideas for initiatives and campaigns across media channels, and work with cross regional teams and agency to execute on them.
- Drive participation in WomenLift Health-hosted events through proactive media pitching and promotional strategies.
- Proactively support in pitching story ideas, including op-eds and interviews, to media and ensure coverage.
- Ability to track media coverage.
Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism or other related field.
- 7+ years of full-time media relations experience, preferably in an area related to gender equality, women’s leadership and/or global health.
- Experience leading media engagement initiatives.
- A highly strategic and innovative leader who is self-motivated and seeks and identifies opportunities to advance WomenLift Health’s goals.
- Ability to manage through ambiguity, establish process and structure to help the team operate more effectively and efficiently.
- Superb writing and editing skills with rigorous attention to detail.
- Crisis management experience.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Highly organized and a critical, creative thinker under pressure
- Proactive, self-starter able to work independently.
- An ability to cultivate team members and effectively collaborate with team members and external partners.
- Proven ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment that requires initiative, flexibility, ingenuity, resilience and commitment.
- May require up to 15% travel.
Valued and Non-Essential Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Additional languages are a plus but not required.
How to Apply
To apply, submit resume and cover letter through Jobsoid link. Please also include 3 professional references desired annual salary in USD, and 2 writing samples.
Hiring Statement
WomenLift Health is a project of New Venture Fund (NVF), a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. NVF is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. NVF’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.
WomenLift Health intends to hire the selected candidate employment via a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) such as BDO Kenya. Candidate must live and be authorized to work in the respective country you are applying from.