Jobs

Location:

UK/Hybrid

Salary:

£42,396

Reporting To:

Head of External Engagement

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic communications and planning
Lead THET’s communications planning, working across the External Engagement
Team, Programmes team, and Research, Evidence and Learning Team to track and
coordinate all communications activities.
Develop and deliver an annual communications strategy that maps to the THET’s
strategic plan while managing competing timelines and scheduling of external
communications products.
Support THET’s advocacy engagement plans, ensuring key policy and campaign
messages reach stakeholders in government, the private sector and civil society.
Represent THET externally with key partners and at relevant conferences and
convening.

Project and country communications
Lead communications for THET’s flagship programmes of work. This includes the
Commonwealth Partnerships for and the Health Equity for All campaign.
Support communications at the country office level, working with THET’s Country
Directors to develop targeted communications plans and messaging.
Lead communications reporting for key donors and projects.

Design and brand
Manage THET’s brand, ensuring all external communications products are on-brand
and consistent.
Develop THET’s messaging framework, ensuring a coherent and powerful THET
voice.
Develop and evolve brand guidance and assets for teams, partners, grant holders
and supporters to make the charity as accessible and engaging as possible.

Digital
Oversee THET social media (which is managed day-to-day by the Digital & Marketing
Officer), developing an institutional social media strategy and driving flagship social
media campaigns.
Work with the digital function to ensure high quality, SEO-optimised content across
the THET website (this is also managed day-to-day by the Digital & Marketing
Officer)

Editorial, content and publications
Oversee and coordinate the production of all THET reports and publications. Work
with the team to ensure publications are strategic and high quality (supported on
design and production by a Digital & Marketing Officer).
Develop, write and edit compelling content on THET and the global health
partnerships community. This content includes blog posts, multimedia storytelling,
and newsletter content, tailored for specific audiences including health partnerships,
government, the private sector, and civil society.

Media
Lead the charity’s press office function, responding to relevant news and building
relationships with key journalists.
Work with THET’s PR agency to create and deliver a proactive media strategy that
raises the profile of THET and our work, and increases awareness of the critical role of
health workers and the path towards universal health coverage globally.
Manage issues and crisis communications – plans, messaging, FAQs, media training.
Support key spokespeople including the Chief Executive with media briefings and
key messaging.

Internal Communications
Manage THET’s internal communications, facilitating and fostering a culture of
openness and leading and operationalising an effective internal communications
strategy.
Enable a culture of working better together by listening to internal communications
needs across THET and delivering solutions to address them.

Management/Other
This role may involve deputising for the Head of External Engagement, owning some
cross-team areas of responsibility and supporting other priority areas of work,
specifically THET’s Annual Conference.
Oversee and mentor External Engagement team staff on communications activities,
including a dotted line to Digital & Marketing Officer.
Strengthen communications skills in the External Engagement Team, and across the
organisation.
Manage the communications budget for projects and key areas of work.

Location:

Hybrid meetings

More Info:

Current Recruitment

At this time we are seeking to appoint individuals residing either in the UK or in a LMIC, who have in particular strong skills, experience or knowledge in the following areas to join the Finance, Risk and Governance Committee.

Reporting to:    Chair of Board of Trustees

• Strong commercial acumen with a good financial understanding gained in a commercial or charity environment (ideally but not necessarily including charity accounts/finance)
• Legal Expertise, including a knowledge of employment legislation and GDPR
• Desirable: International development experience; Qualified Accountant; experience of working in or with the NHS

Remuneration:       The role of Trustee is not accompanied by any financial remuneration.

Location:                  Hybrid meetings.

Time commitment:        Approximately 60 hours in total per annum, the following is a breakdown of the time commitment.

Essential:     Attend 4 half-day, Board meetings each year as well as a strategy ‘away-day’ [total of 22 hours per annum].

Attend 4 half-day Finance, Risk and Governance Committee meetings each year. (Total of 8 hours per annum).

Attend other related THET events when possible. These are largely evening commitments and include engagements such as talks at the Royal Society of Medicine or a reception at the House of Lords [18 hours per annum]

Opportunities to attend:

• THET’s Annual Conference

 

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