Interim Investor Engagement Officer

About the Access to Medicine Foundation

The Access to Medicine Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam. Our mission is to stimulate and guide healthcare companies to do more for people worldwide who cannot access the medicine they need.

The core pillar of our work is analysing and comparing how healthcare companies address the availability, affordability and accessibility of their products in low- and middle-income countries. We benchmark companies against each other, and identify best practices and progress gaps. To turn our research into real-world change, we engage with leading organisations, including companies, governments, investors and NGOs.

The Foundation has a growing global network of over 200 institutional investors, with USD 22 trillion in AUM, who use our reports and resources to aide direct engagements and investment-decision making activities when it comes to access to medicine and antimicrobial resistance. The Foundation supports investors to use our findings and analysis to better manage associated risks and opportunities for healthcare companies, and to drive positive change across the healthcare sector.

What this role looks like

Your main tasks will be to work with the Investor Engagement Manager and Investor Engagement Lead to successfully deliver ATM Foundation’s projects and objectives. Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Preparing and contributing to the Foundation’s everyday communication with investors, e.g. through bilateral meetings, webinars, workshops or after publication of the Foundation’s research reports - providing added support to our signatory base of investors who engage with healthcare companies.

• Encouraging investors to utilise the Foundation’s findings by drafting, organising and supporting  delivery of tailored content based on in-house research. This will include identifying new target investors and responding to requests from signatories and non-signatories.

• Supporting internal reporting by preparing the content and data for various reports.

• Change-making: You will support, operationalise and implement collaborative investor initiatives on access to medicine, across our programmes and will be able to engage with investors on this topic to help achieve our goals. 

• Tracking and documenting external developments supporting the materiality of access to medicine for companies and investors.

• Analysing relevant news and events related to institutional investors and conducting research on investors’ best practices on ESG integration and active ownership.

• Cross-functional working: You will work with the Foundation’s other teams (Research, Company Engagement, Government Engagement and Policy and Communications) to optimise engagement with investors and to contribute to other teams’ strategies based on learnings.

• Contributing to the Investor Engagement teams’ website and social media content which from time to time will include supporting investors in their external awareness raising efforts.

• When needed: supporting those speaking and/or representing the Foundation at industry events, seminars and conferences; translating research and insights for wider audiences and/or enabling investors to speak on our behalf at events as required. This may include representing the Foundation at events where appropriate.

What we are looking for

• A relevant postgraduate degree or relevant qualification in medical, pharmacy, sciences, finance, business, sustainability, health policy/public health, or economics focused on health-related fields;

• Work experience: at least 1 year either in or with the healthcare industry and/or related financial industry, either public or private sector. Working with investors is a plus;

• Knowledge of working with investors and/or sustainability is a plus with a particular focus on ESG and healthcare;

• Knowledge of global public health, pharmaceutical sector and critical access to medicine issues;

• Excellent command of English, both spoken and written;

• An ability to communicate with others effectively in various settings;

• Affinity with diplomacy and relationship building;

• Eye for details and structured approach to work;

• Ability to draft written materials to a professional standard with minimal review;

• Work independently on team goals and objectives, work cross functionally and collaboratively when required;

• Willingness and ability to work with stakeholders who are based in different time-zones;

• The positions will be based in Amsterdam and a valid work permit to work in the Netherlands is needed. EU applicants welcome.

What we offer you

• A dynamic, innovative, working environment with a diverse team based in our Amsterdam office. This position is not available for remote working in a country outside the Netherlands (there will be no compensation for relocation costs);

• Hybrid options available (2-3 days per week in our office in Amsterdam or working from home in the Netherlands);

• Being part of the development of analyses, reports, and material for events;

• The possibility to work in a team where you can learn from each other;

• Benefits include 25 holidays on an annual basis based on a fulltime employment, mandatory company pension scheme, holiday allowance and reimbursement of public transport to work (if living beyond 10km from the office).

How to apply

Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please send your cover letter with your motivation on why you would like to join the Access to Medicine Foundation and how you think you will fit in our team, your resume, the contract details of two references (e-mail address), (i.e. published article, thesis or white paper) to Mrs Mireille Deen at recruitment@accesstomedicinefoundation.org.

The applications will not be considered unless they are complete with all supporting documentation provided and emailed as an application package to Mrs Deen. There will be no compensation for relocation costs.

Applications to work on a freelance basis are also welcome – please include relevant details about your availability and rates. As a consultant you have to be based in the Netherlands including having a valid work permit, so you can come to the office on a regular basis.