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About the Role

The External Relations and Advocacy Advisor supports MSI’s External Relations and Advocacy strategy within the Chief Executive Office, working closely with fundraising and communications departments. This role contributes to advocacy, thought leadership, fundraising, partner engagement, communications, and events to influence global policy and funding decisions. It also involves designing and coordinating MSI’s external representation in key sector spaces to strengthen visibility, reputation, and influence, while building strong relationships with key sector and donor stakeholders. Additionally, the role has a significant operational component, managing reporting processes, budgets, purchase orders, travel, logistics, and supporting events.

Responsibilities

Support delivery of MSI’s External Relations and Advocacy strategy
Contribute to MSI’s advocacy, thought leadership, fundraising, partner engagement, communications, and events
Ensure MSI effectively influences global policy and funding decisions
Share political and situational analysis, evidence and data as a strategic partner
Contribute to the design and co-ordination of MSI’s external representation in key sector spaces
Strengthen MSI’s visibility, reputation and influence in global and regional fora
Build and nurture strong relationships with key sector and donor stakeholders
Manage reporting processes
Build and manage budgets
Raise and track purchase orders
Coordinate travel and logistics
Support events
Work across internal functions such as finance, operations, donor compliance and IT

Requirements

Demonstrated experience of working and supporting diverse priorities across varied teams
Demonstrated experience of analysing and synthesising complex documents
Demonstrated experience of representing an organisation externally
Demonstrated experience of initiating and maintaining support systems in an office environment
Demonstrated experience in administrative functions including managing budgets, purchase orders, and logistics for external events

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Fluent in English
Ability to organise large scale events
Strong collaboration across the global team
Ability to manage a high level and diverse workload
Ability to meet tight deadlines across time zones
Excellent analytical and research skills
Ability to provide concise summaries of complex documents
Ability to provide high-quality policy analysis
Ability to translate complex information into clear recommendations for diverse audiences
Strong communication skills – both written and verbal
Ability to multitask and work under pressure
Team player and self-starter with high levels of initiative
Highly advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, Power Point and Canva
Familiarity with SRHR (desirable)
Fluency in French (desirable)

Location

London, UK
Any country programme where MSI operates

Work Type

Full-time
Permanent
Hybrid (minimum of 2 days per week in the office for London location)

Experience Level

Qualification through experience is sufficient

Education Level

No formal educational requirement

Salary/Compensations

£34,200 – £42,750 for UK candidates
Salary will be banded within the national context for other countries

About the Company

MSI Reproductive Choices is a leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Believes that everyone should have the right to choose.
Delivers contraception, safe abortion, and life-saving post-abortion care.
Committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services.
Has around 10,000 team members working in 36 countries.
MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial, and results-driven.
Passionate about delivering high-quality, client-centred care.
Operates as a social business focused on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models.
Believes access to reproductive choice is life-changing, enabling education, careers, and the freedom to decide one's future.
Aims to create a fairer, more equal world.

Equal Opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can participate and contribute meaningfully.
Value open-mindedness, curiosity, resilience, and a solutions-oriented mindset, alongside a commitment to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of both team members and clients.