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Special Assistant
Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)Special Assistant supporting CIFF's CEO in delivering on the Partnerships and Development Finance strategy. Managing high-value government relationships and providing strategic advice within a hybrid work environment.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in political analysis, strategic relationship management, and advocacy strategy development, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality communications for senior leadership. Capable of navigating complex environments and aligning government engagement with organizational priorities.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Political AnalysisStrategic Relationship ManagementAdvocacy Strategy DevelopmentHigh-Quality Briefing ProductionMultilateral Institution Familiarity
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Hard Skills
Political AnalysisGovernment Engagement PlanningAdvocacy Strategy DevelopmentBriefing ProductionStakeholder Coordination
Soft Skills
DiscretionProfessionalismProactive Problem-SolvingAdaptabilityEffective Decision-Making
Industry Keywords
International NGOsThink TanksPhilanthropic OrganizationsGlobal HealthClimateChildren's Rights
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide strategic advice and support to the CEO and senior leadership on government and multilateral relations, political dynamics and advocacy positioning; and lead preparation of high-quality briefings, talking points, speeches and background notes.
- Monitor and analyse political, policy and regulatory developments relevant to CIFF's priority geographies and thematic areas; provide forward-looking analysis on risks and opportunities; and synthesise complex external dynamics into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
- Develop and manage strategic relationships with key government stakeholders, including ministers, senior officials and advisers; coordinate and deliver high-quality government engagement plans aligned to CIFF CEO priorities; and support senior leadership engagement, including preparation, follow-up and relationship stewardship.
- Support the design and implementation of advocacy strategies and tactics to influence change, coordinating across CIFF teams including the CEO Office, Partnerships and Development Finance Centre of Excellence, External Affairs, and programme teams.
- Work closely with External Affairs to ensure alignment between government engagement and wider external affairs and communications strategy, including in particular CEO communications outputs; and act as a key interface between the CEO Office, External Affairs, partnerships and programme teams.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Ability to analyse political and policy environments and translate complex developments into clear, actionable insight for senior leaders
- Demonstrable ability to manage strategic relationships with senior government stakeholders and deliver structured government engagement plans
- Ability to produce high-quality briefings, speeches and talking points for use by a CEO or equivalent senior leader
- Experience supporting or delivering advocacy strategies aimed at influencing policy, financing or systemic change
- Ability to anticipate senior leadership needs, manage competing priorities, coordinate stakeholders, and enable effective decision-making and execution
- Familiarity with multilateral institutions and their role in international policy and financing decisions
- Experience working in or alongside international NGOs, think tanks or philanthropic organisations
- Understanding of CIFF's priority thematic areas (e.g. global health, climate, children's rights)
- Experience working across complex, matrixed teams to coordinate external engagement
- High degree of discretion, professionalism and the ability to operate with autonomy in sensitive and fast-moving environments
- Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to prioritise and adapt when political circumstances change quickly
- Genuine commitment to CIFF's mission and values
Benefits
Comp & perks- CIFF operates a hybrid work policy across all locations, which means employees work in the office and some of the time from home.
- Annual leave - 25 days per annum. Increasing by 1 day after each year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
- Bonus - CIFF currently operates a discretionary bonus scheme.
- Training allowance
- Wellbeing allowance
- Life insurance
- Medical insurance