POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISOR

The Global Innovation Fund (www.globalinnovation.fund) (GIF) is a non-profit, social-first investment vehicle established to find, fund, and scale-up cost-effective, evidence-based innovations that have the potential to measurably improve the lives of millions of people living on $5 a day or less. GIF was founded to invest in innovations in the public or private sector that will inspire fresh thinking and create better solutions in developing countries.

GIF’s hybrid model, as both a UK registered charity/US 501(c)(3) and an investor, reflects our dual mission: to invest in innovations that improve the lives of the poor, and to demonstrate how bringing evidence to bear can create new solutions to development problems.

GIF offers grants, loans, and equity-type investments ranging from $230,000 USD to $15 million USD to support a range of innovations with strong potential for social impact at a large scale. We support innovators at different phases of development, ranging from early start-up and pilot-testing to rigorous experiments and larger scale implementation. The innovations GIF supports can be located in any developing country and may focus on any sector relevant to international development.  GIF works with the private sector, NGOs, academic groups, and governments.

POSITION SUMMARY

The jobholder will have a diverse set of responsibilities, reporting to the Chief of Staff, including:

·       Working with the Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to provide outstanding private office support to the CEO, increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of her day-to-day work;

·       Preparing appropriate briefing notes and talking points for the CEO’s meetings with internal and external stakeholders, including donors;

·       Working with the Chief of Staff to ensure GIF delivers timely and strategic reporting to donors and investors on a quarterly, annual, and ad hoc basis;

·       Supporting engagement with government, philanthropic, and corporate funding targets, including the drafting and submission of funding proposals;

·       Providing verbal briefing to the CEO and senior leaders when required on key partnership and policy issues in GIF donor governments;

·       Preparing presentations for key audiences including the board and external engagements;

·       Working closely with the CEO, Chief of Staff, and Communications Team to ensure GIF is communicating effectively – including writing or editing written and verbal communications;

·       Providing support on the preparation of GIF’s quarterly board meeting materials including the drafting of memos and the preparation of talking points for relevant items; and

·       Leading policy and communications projects as and when required by the CEO or Executive Team, working in close collaboration with colleagues across the organisation.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND ATTRIBUTES

Our ideal candidate will have:

·       An undergraduate degree in a relevant subject, e.g. development, politics, or economics;

·       Experience analysing and interpreting complex information in a professional capacity;

·       Experience supporting senior leaders, preferably gained in a political or business context;

·       Strong organisational skills that reflect ability to multitask and prioritise;

·       Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint;

·       Proven experience of working on projects with multiple stakeholders, including policymakers;

·       The ability to meet tight deadlines for work-based projects;

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

·       A commitment to international development and social innovation;

·       Experience drafting internal and external communications content; and

·       Proven experience in drafting policy notes and briefings, and speeches for senior leaders.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Policy and Government Relations Advisor will report to the Chief of Staff. This is a non-managerial position offered on a permanent basis. This role will be based in our London office where we operate a hybrid working policy. Any job offer made will be subject to the successful candidate having the authorisation to work in the UK prior to commencing work at GIF.

HOW TO APPLY

The applicants are urged to follow the instructions available on https://app.beapplied.com/apply/atmjnql25r. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application and in accordance to the evaluation criteria of the job opening. The application process will close at 5.30pm, 11th November 2022 GMT.

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