Wellcome Trust
Wellcome has appointed Green Park to support us on this search, to apply for the role, please follow this link and if you like to discuss any further details please email: Gulshan [email protected].
Wellcome is a global charitable foundation established in 1936. Through our work we support science to solve the urgent health issues facing everyone.
Our perspective on health and how to improve it spans science, innovation, and society.
Between 2022 and 2032, we plan to spend £16 billion supporting science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. We support discovery research into life, health and wellbeing, and we’re taking on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, infectious disease, and climate and health.
We foster collaborative and supportive research environments that give researchers across a range of disciplines – including physical and social sciences, and the humanities – the time and resources they need to be creative and make new discoveries.
Where in Wellcome will I be working?
You will be leading the Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships Team within the Strategy area, reporting to the Chief Strategy Officer.
The team leads Wellcome’s political engagement, advocating for change in our world, and building the partnerships that help us reach our goals. Based in Berlin and London, we are comprised of the Global Government Relations Team, the European Government Relations Team and the Strategic Partnerships Team.
We focus on Wellcome’s four strategic programmes: discovery research, climate and health, mental health and infectious disease, and work closely with Policy and Corporate Affairs teams to deliver coordinated global political and cultural outreach. Our key stakeholders include governments and public bodies, multilateral organisations, the private sector and philanthropies.
What will I be doing?
As Associate Director (AD), Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships, you will:
- Lead Wellcome’s Government Relations function to deliver political engagement in support of Wellcome’s influence goals as an integrated part of our Strategic Programmes and lead the development and delivery of Wellcome’s strategic partnerships, ensuring these are kept updated to meet strategic need.
- Create political engagement strategies to further our goals in priority countries and through multilateral fora, such as the G7 and G20; Deliver targeted, high quality political engagement including behind the scenes advocacy and through global events, working with expert advocates in Policy and the Strategic Programmes.
- Work in deep collaboration with Wellcome’s policy, communications and campaigns functions to ensure that political and partnerships work is delivered as part of coordinated influence programmes.
- Ensure Wellcome’s work is underpinned by high-quality and timely analysis, evidence and intelligence on the political environment and our strategic partners.
- Act as a senior representative and spokesperson for Wellcome and support other senior leaders in Wellcome, including the CEO, Chair and Directors of the Strategic Programmes, to deliver political and strategic partner engagement.
- Shape and implement the prioritisation of target geographies for Wellcome’s influence work.
- Provide ongoing strategic direction for this, including the future development of our international influence presence, as appropriate.
- Empower a diverse team to deliver Wellcome’s political and partnerships work, supported by a supportive and inclusive work culture. Manage roles across the UK and Germany to flexibly to deliver these programmes, supporting the team to develop deep political and partnership expertise, and contribute to a diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation, collaborating across departments.
Is this job for me?
We are looking for someone with:
- Significant experience identifying opportunities for partnership and working strategically with senior stakeholders to develop joint initiatives, with strong track record in delivering impact through political engagement and advocacy at a senior level and across different geographies or multilateral fora.
- Experience in science-led advocacy, the international scientific landscape and global health – desirable.
- Proven experience of building, managing, leading and motivating diverse teams,
- Project management – experience of developing and executing complex projects and well-developed and demonstrable strategic planning skills – ability to match activities to need to maximise impact and ensure that the team’s work is calibrated appropriately.
- Capability to develop and own the risk and control environment for an area of work and be accountable for the quality of a team’s outputs.
Wellcome has appointed Green Park to support us on this search, to apply for the role, please follow this link and if you like to discuss any further details please email: Gulshan [email protected]
We might not be able to forward direct applications to Green Park.
Interview dates: w/c 12th, 19th and 26th February 2024
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Our Hybrid Way of Working
We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment, in which people can perform at their best. We are currently working 2 days per week (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from our Euston Road offices (as part of our hybrid Ways of Working) with the remaining 3 days from home.
Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do
Diversity and Inclusion is a priority at Wellcome. We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone. This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. Please visit our website for more information on adjustments and accessibility, or contact us at [email protected].
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