Director, Africa Policy and Advocacy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ghana, +3 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee MMV’s Africa policy and advocacy portfolio within the framework of the organization’s comprehensive advocacy strategy.

• Design and execute the Africa policy and advocacy workplan under the guidance of the Senior Director of Advocacy.

• Convert established priorities into regional engagement and actionable steps.

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with governmental, parliamentary, intergovernmental, and global health stakeholders throughout Africa.

• Enhance MMV’s regional advocacy network.

• Coordinate collaboration with partners, consultants, and other authorized resources.

• Integrate regional evidence, policy priorities, and stakeholder insights into MMV’s global positions and advocacy initiatives.

• Provide counsel to senior colleagues on emerging policy opportunities, risks, and reputational factors.

• Collaborate across advocacy, research and development, access, communications, and resource mobilization.

• Ensure that advocacy efforts are guided by scientific, access, and product priorities, with well-defined objectives and coordinated execution.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in leading policy and advocacy initiatives within African health policy frameworks.

• Proven track record of influencing policy or institutional agendas through credible analysis, sustained engagement, and effective collaborations.

• Deep understanding of African governmental and regional policy processes.

• Capability to navigate intricate stakeholder environments.

• Experience in representing an organization to senior decision-makers and fostering relationships across various institutions and sectors.

• Ability to translate technical evidence into coherent policy arguments, briefings, and recommendations.

• Proven experience in coordinating people, partners, or consultants, and translating strategy into actionable outcomes.

• Strong judgment and political acumen.

• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with a geographically dispersed organization.

• Proficiency in English.

• High level of professional proficiency in French.

• Experience in malaria, access to medicines, or related global health policy is particularly relevant.

• Must be locally eligible for employment in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, or Nigeria.

• Relocation and immigration sponsorship are not provided.

🏝️ Benefits

• Home-based work arrangement.

• Three-year fixed-term contract, with the potential for renewal.

• Inclusive recruitment process.

• Employer of Record employment in the agreed country.