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In the past ten years THET has reached over 100,000 health workers across 31 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia in partnership with over 130 UK institutions.

THET offers a range of benefits including hybrid working, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus 3 days winter closure between Christmas and New Year; 5% pension contribution when Employee contributes 3%; Cycle to work scheme.

THET is an exceptionally friendly place to work, and we have maintained this reputation throughout the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Current opportunities

Head of Fundraising

Location:

Remote — with regular meetings in London

Contract Type:

Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary:

£59,745

Reporting To:

Deputy Chief Executive

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive as a member of the Leadership Team. Responsibilities for fundraising are distributed across many roles in the organisation, but you will be responsible for the development and delivery of the organisational fundraising strategy, paying particular attention to the diversification of our funding portfolio and ensuring all teams are supported to achieve their fundraising goals.

Your main focus will be on diversifying our funding sources, growing our income from major donors and corporate supporters and increasing our effectiveness and reach with trusts and foundations. You will have the autonomy to shape the role and make it your own. We encourage the successful candidate to showcase their creativity and strategic thinking to enhance our profile, attract and retain new donors and to grow income.

You will have impeccable stakeholder management, ensuring our core partners, stakeholders, donors and trustees receive timely, engaging and trusted updates on our work and impact, and have a positive experience of creating change with GHP.

You will be a positive, flexible, and hands-on team player who is able to create a team around projects and campaigns, as well as build strategic relationships with strategic donors, philanthropists and partners.

Apply for this role

Candidates can apply by submitting a maximum two-page cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, what they would bring to the role and how they fit the person specification.

This letter should be submitted with a CV to jobs@thet.org by midnight Wednesday, 20th January, with ‘Head of Fundraising’ in the subject line.

This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

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Grants Manager - Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP)

Location:

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contract Type:

Fixed term contract: from February 2025 to March 2026 (14 months)

Salary:

Ethiopia: GBP 1,171 / month (including 35% tax). The salary will be pegged against the GBP amount, with the employee receiving the salary in ETB according to the monthly exchange rate.

Reporting To:

The Grants Manager will report to the Programmes Coordinator.

Apply for this role

Candidates can apply by submitting a cover letter and a CV to jobs@thet.org by midnight Wednesday, 22nd January, with ‘Grants Manager’ in the subject line

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Communications Manager

Location:

Remote — with frequent travel required to London

Contract Type:

Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary:

£42,396 - £48,260 (dependent on experience)

Reporting To:

Head of External Engagement

Key Responsibilities:

The Communications Manager leads and oversees Global Health Partnerships’ (formerly Tropical Health and Education Trust) communications function. This is an exciting role with lots of autonomy.

You’ll be a strategic communications whizz with a flair for creative storytelling, a sharp mind and pen for impactful strategy and messaging, and a focus on efficient planning and execution. You will have a passion for and background in international health or international development.

Strategic Communications

Reporting into the Head of External Engagement, you will lead GHP’s communications planning, developing and delivering an annual communications strategy that aligns to GHP’s strategic plan and supporting GHP’s advocacy engagement plans,. You will oversee project and country communications, including leading on communications for GHP’s flagship programmes of work, as well as supporting communications at the country office level.

You will manage GHP’s institutional brand which is evolving since the recent renaming, developing our messaging framework, brand guidance and assets, ensuring a coherent and powerful GHP voice.

Digital
You will oversee and contribute to the delivery of GHP social media, developing an institutional social media strategy and driving flagship social media campaigns. You will be responsible for high quality, SEO-optimised content across the website.

Editorial, content and publications
The Communications Manager will oversee and coordinate the production of all GHP reports and publications. You will develop, write, and edit compelling content on GHP and the global health partnerships
community, including blog posts, multimedia storytelling, and newsletter content, tailored for specific audiences including health partnerships, government, the private sector, and civil society.

Media
You will lead the charity’s press office function, working with GHP’s PR agency to create and deliver a proactive media strategy that raises the profile of GHP and our work and increases awareness of the critical role of health workers and the path towards universal health coverage globally.

Internal communications
You will work with other departments to contribute to the development of GHP’s internal communications, helping facilitate and foster a culture of openness.

Management / other
You will line manage the Digital Marketing Coordinator & Convening and Communications Coordinator, and oversee/mentor External Engagement team staff on communications activity. You will be responsible for communications budget for projects and key areas of work.

Apply for this role

To apply for this role please follow this link: https://hr.breathehr.com/v/communicationsmanager-39138

The deadline for applications is midnight on Thursday 30th January 2025. Any applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

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This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

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