Policy and Advocacy Officer job at Seed Global Health

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Seed Global Health (Seed) envisions a world in which a robust health workforce strengthens every country to best meet the health needs of its population. We partner and invest deeply in the health workforce and health systems in Malawi, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia. We educate and train health workers across a variety of cadres and specialties, strengthen the quality of care in our partner health facilities, and improve the national and global policy environments to support health workers.

Our approach is context-driven and country-led. We partner deeply with students, faculty, clinical providers, health institutions, and national and global policymakers across three core, interrelated pillars of education, practice & policy to drive results and impact.

For more information, please visit www.seedglobalhealth.org.

Our vision is a just, equitable, and healthy world.

Our mission is to expand access to quality care and improve health outcomes for all.

Our living values

Integrity & Accountability (Doing the right thing and doing it right)

At Seed, we prioritize integrity and accountability in all actions. Integrity involves making ethical choices based on respect and a commitment to continuous learning. Accountability ensures these choices are implemented justly. We foster trust and mutual respect through meaningful dialogue and advocacy.

Authenticity & Open Communication (Open Minds, Open Doors)

At Seed, we value diverse voices and perspectives. We communicate with humility and honesty, navigating differences to find common ground. Authenticity allows us to show our true selves in a safe environment, fostering innovation and progress through open communication.

Humanity & Respect (Putting people at the heart of everything we do)

At Seed, we adopt a human-centered approach, prioritizing the well-being and development of every individual and family. We lead with care and compassion, constantly asking, “What would this mean for the people we work with?” This people-centered mindset is central to our mission.

Objective

We are seeking a Policy and Advocacy Officer to help shape and advance Seed’s global, regional, and national policy and advocacy agenda. This is a dynamic role for a strategic thinker who can translate complex policy issues into clear, compelling insights to position Seed as a leading voice in global health, financing reform, and climate resilience.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Policy, with a dotted line to the Director of Advocacy and Media, the Officer will support policy research, advocacy influencing, and stakeholder engagement across Seed’s priority areas. The role includes engagement with major policy processes and platforms, including COP, UNGA, World Bank meetings, and more.

The officer will play a central role in ensuring Seed’s policy positions are evidence-based, coherent, and aligned with Seed’s 2030 strategic plan, while helping to manage the systems, relationships, and partnerships that make our advocacy effective. The role will work closely with policy advisors and colleagues based across Seed’s four partner countries: Uganda, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.

Scope of Work

Policy Development and Research

• Support the delivery of Seed’s policy and advocacy strategy.
• Conduct research to support the development of clear, evidence-based policy positions on health workforce, financing reform, climate and health, etc.
• Support production of policy briefs, talking points, event concept notes, and other policy and advocacy materials.
• Oversee and strengthen Seed’s repository on key policy and advocacy asks to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Draft high-level correspondence, letters, and statements to advance Seed’s policy and advocacy objectives.

Advocacy and Influencing

• Support and contribute to Seed’s policy and advocacy engagement in key multilateral influencing processes (e.g., WHA, UNGA, COP), and in policy workshops and meetings to further Seeds core policy objectives. This includes background preparation, coordination, external representation, and post-engagement follow-up actions.
• Coordinate with colleagues on Seed’s participation in key global, regional, and national policy milestones and events.

MEL/Reporting

• Monitor priority global and regional policy frameworks and agreements, assessing Seed’s influence and progress against the Policy Advocacy Results Framework.
• Lead Results Framework reporting, translating evidence and updates into clear, compelling external annual/biannual progress reports for the policy team.

Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships

• Manage stakeholder mapping and engagement.
• Provide support for developing partnerships with governments, multilaterals, and civil society.

Administrative Support

• Assist with logistical and administrative tasks, including maintaining and updating partnership maps, stakeholder databases, and coordination trackers across policy, advocacy, and country teams.
• Contribute to internal knowledge management and communication, including preparing presentations, summaries, and other materials for organization-wide policy updates.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, international development, or a related field.

Experience needed

At least 5-7 years of experience in global health policy, advocacy, or development.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of global health architecture and multilateral and global policy processes (e.g., WHA, UNGA, COP).
• Excellent working knowledge of key multilateral, development, and global health stakeholders. Having a solid network of contacts is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to changing priorities and tasks.
• Passion and commitment to Seed’s mission with a strong sense of accountability, personal initiative, and responsibility.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to build respectful relationships with colleagues from different cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds.

• Support the delivery of Seed’s policy and advocacy strategy.
• Conduct research to support the development of clear, evidence-based policy positions on health workforce, financing reform, climate and health, etc.
• Support production of policy briefs, talking points, event concept notes, and other policy and advocacy materials.
• Oversee and strengthen Seed’s repository on key policy and advocacy asks to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Draft high-level correspondence, letters, and statements to advance Seed’s policy and advocacy objectives.
• Support and contribute to Seed’s policy and advocacy engagement in key multilateral influencing processes (e.g., WHA, UNGA, COP), and in policy workshops and meetings to further Seeds core policy objectives. This includes background preparation, coordination, external representation, and post-engagement follow-up actions.
• Coordinate with colleagues on Seed’s participation in key global, regional, and national policy milestones and events.
• Monitor priority global and regional policy frameworks and agreements, assessing Seed’s influence and progress against the Policy Advocacy Results Framework.
• Lead Results Framework reporting, translating evidence and updates into clear, compelling external annual/biannual progress reports for the policy team.
• Manage stakeholder mapping and engagement.
• Provide support for developing partnerships with governments, multilaterals, and civil society.
• Assist with logistical and administrative tasks, including maintaining and updating partnership maps, stakeholder databases, and coordination trackers across policy, advocacy, and country teams.
• Contribute to internal knowledge management and communication, including preparing presentations, summaries, and other materials for organization-wide policy updates.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of global health architecture and multilateral and global policy processes (e.g., WHA, UNGA, COP).
• Excellent working knowledge of key multilateral, development, and global health stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to changing priorities and tasks.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to build respectful relationships with colleagues from different cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds.

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, international development, or a related field.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in global health policy, advocacy, or development.
• Strong understanding of global health architecture and multilateral and global policy processes (e.g., WHA, UNGA, COP).
• Excellent working knowledge of key multilateral, development, and global health stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to adapt to changing priorities and tasks.
• Passion and commitment to Seed’s mission with a strong sense of accountability, personal initiative, and responsibility.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to build respectful relationships with colleagues from different cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds.