Officer, Communications, Shot@Life

Shot@Life is a grassroots advocacy campaign of the United Nations [UN] Foundation that works to give more of the world’s people, especially children, access to lifesaving vaccines. Shot@Life mobilizes public and private resources in support of the global immunization program work of UN partners. The campaign’s supporters and U.S.-based grassroots advocates strive to decrease vaccine-preventable deaths and give every child a shot at life no matter where they live.

Shot@Life seeks a Communications Officer to execute the campaign’s communications plan and ensure all external campaign products are top-notch and adhere to brand standards. The Officer reports to the Campaign Director and directly supervises the Communications Associate and seasonal interns. The Officer closely collaborates with and advises colleagues across all Shot@Life workstreams and coordinates with communications professionals on the UN Foundation’s global health and public affairs teams. 

This position is excellent for someone who is passionate about global health and has a keen understanding of how to develop and execute comprehensive communications strategies to educate, engage, and mobilize target audiences. The right candidate will demonstrate professional maturity and judgment with people and projects; be extremely detail-oriented and organized; a stickler for accurate, clear, concise, and consistent writing and communications products; skilled at prioritization and finding ways to work most efficiently and effectively toward the campaign’s overall strategic goals.

This position is based out of the UN Foundation’s Washington, D.C. office. (Hybrid schedule)

For full-time, benefit eligible employees, UNF offers an excellent range of benefits, including:

Additionally, all benefit eligible employees have 12 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 weeks of family leave care.