Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) Engagement Coordinator

More about the Access to Medicine Foundation

The Access to Medicine Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam. Our mission is to stimulate and guide pharmaceutical companies to do more for the 2 billion people worldwide who cannot access the medicines they need. The core pillar of our work is researching how pharmaceutical companies address the availability, affordability and accessibility of their products inlow- and middle-income countries. To turn our research into real-world change, we engage with leading organisations, including companies, governments, NGOs and asset managers.

Our primary research products, the Access to Medicine Index and the Antimicrobial Resistance Benchmark, are valued by a wide network of experts and external stakeholders including healthcare companies and industry watchers, governments, international agencies such as the United Nations and World Health Organisation, pharma journalists, investors and global health professionals and academics. The Foundation also publishes stand-alone studies about the pharmaceutical industry. It identifies best practices, highlights where progress is being made and uncovers where critical action is still required. The Foundation strategy today encompasses more companies, including more generic medicine manufacturers, as well as incorporates more non-communicable diseases in its work, such as diabetes.

With these tools and outreach work, the Foundation provides both an incentive and a guide for healthcare companies to do more to improve access to medicine. Each new product brings new opportunities to stimulate change and to advance the global debate on access to medicine. Quality research and analysis are essential activities within the Access to Medicine Foundation to achieve these change making goals.

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What does the role look like:

• Support the GE manager in engagement with global health stakeholders, including low- and middle-income country governments, multilateral organizations, product development partnerships, NGOs and civil society to drive change-making in LMICs.

• Coordinate strategic development and implementation of the Foundation’s LMIC engagement programme including dissemination of all research findings in alignment with stakeholder priorities to ensure its utilisation.

• Create a feedback mechanism to facilitate exchange of information and insights between key stakeholders in LMICs and the Foundation’s team on methodologies, research reports and events.

• Coordinate generation of strong impact and influence examples of the Foundation’s work on national policies and regional initiatives in LMICs to drive change-making.

Key deliverables include:

• Support policy inquiries from relevant stakeholders and the development of briefing documents.

• Draft and, when appropriate, deliver presentations and/or introductions about the Foundation and its research.

• Track relevant news related to LMIC health stakeholders and strategise for stronger engagement opportunities.

• Background research on potential synergies and partnerships with other organizations and governments

• Broad dissemination of learnings from engagements with LMIC stakeholders with the rest of the organisation, including updating CRM databases and writing notes.

• Mapping of relevant meetings and events and subsequent pitching for speaking slots for the Foundation.

• Stakeholder mapping across programmes, events and reports, including net new prospective LMIC stakeholders.

• Development of a diverse stakeholder database for the Foundation to use in dissemination of research insights, stakeholder consensus and policy shaping.

Profile and essential skills:

• A Master’s degree or PhD. in health, global health or international affairs (or similar).

• 3-5 years’ experience working on global health topics and with governments, preferably one based in an LMIC.

• Experience working with the pharmaceutical sector and global health partners in LMICs is preferred. 

• 5-7 years’ experience drafting policy recommendations and briefings.

• Experience working in LMIC countries and/or engaging the industry is a plus

• Proficient written and spoken English; Strong writing skills in English. Additional language skills (e.g., French considered an asset).

• Ability to master new technical and thematic knowledge and summarize complex information.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Highly organised with a strong team spirit.

• Self-starter and ability to meet tight timelines.

What we offer you

• A dynamic, innovative, working environment with an international team based in our Amsterdam office.

• Hybrid options available: 2-3 days per week in our office in Amsterdam, with the option to work from your home in the Netherlands on the remaining days.

• 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).

More about the Government Engagement and Policy team

The Government Engagement and Policy team supports and advises global health leaders in making critical policy decisions to facilitate increased access to healthcare products through company actions specifically for people living in LMICs. Utilising the Foundation’s unique data backed research, the Government Engagement team facilitates evidence-based communication between governments and key global health stakeholders including pharmaceutical companies. The Government Engagement team is also responsible for the fundraising activities of the Foundation.

How to apply

Interested in this exciting opportunity? Please send the following documents to Mrs. Mireille Deen at recruitment@accesstomedicinefoundation.org:

• a 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 CV

• the contact details of two references (e-mail address and/or phone number)

• one writing sample (e.g., policy brief, published article, white paper, etc.).

The application will not be considered unless it is complete, and all supporting documentation has been provided via email. There will be no compensation for relocation costs.