Job Description
Become part of the World Health Summit team in Berlin and shape the future of global health with key partners around the world:
We are looking for a proactive, dynamic, and creative new colleague to join the Strategic Engagement team of the World Health Summit. The successful candidate (f/m/d) should be a team player and excellent communicator in English and German, should have professional experience at an appropriate level, and completed studies, ideally in global health or a related field.
About the World Health Summit:
The World Health Summit is the premier international platform for global health. It brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to set the agenda for a healthier future and well-being for all. The World Health Summit strengthens exchange, stimulates innovative solutions to health challenges, fosters global health as a key political issue, and promotes the global health debate in the spirit of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The main World Health Summit conference is held each October in Berlin with around 3,000 participants on-site and more than 10,000 online. In addition, there are annual WHS Regional Meetings in different parts of the world as well as various formats throughout the year such as the WHS Global Health Dialogues.
The World Health Summit is organized and administered by the WHS Foundation GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
- Mid- to long-term planning of annual WHS activities and events
- Developing event strategies, concepts and plans
- Coordinating and communicating with partners on formats such as Global Health Dialogues, Side Meetings, and VIP Events
- Supporting the organization of WHS Regional Meetings (together with the local organizing teams)
- Identifying, selecting and approaching potential speakers and other participants for events
- Coordinating venue and logistics for events (together with the central organizing team)
- Managing events on-site
- Post-event evaluation and reporting
We are looking for a Strategic Engagement Manager to develop and coordinate year-round activities and events worldwide that serve the World Health Summit's overall strategy and help catalyze meaningful initiatives and effective solutions for imminent global health questions and challenges. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team passionate about advancing global health and further professionalizing these activities in close coordination with the WHS leadership as well as the World Health Summit's international partners.
- Completed university degree in health sciences, political science, public policy or similar
- Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English and German (min. C1); knowledge of another language would be a plus
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat and CRM systems
- Teamwork, quality awareness, independent and target- as well as service-oriented way of working
- Creative, strategic thinking, organizational, communication skills, and hands-on mentality
- Diplomatic finesse and confidence in navigating social settings
- Experience in dealing with national and international VIPs from various sectors
- Interest and prior knowledge in the field of global health
- A meaningful, versatile, and stimulating job in a growing organization with a strong mission and worldwide reputation
- Working with a high-level international network from science, politics, the private sector and civil society
- A close connection to Charité, Europe's largest university hospital
- High individual visibility, excellent learning opportunities and decision-making responsibility in a small, highly motivated and hands-on team
- An open and collegial corporate culture that encourages commitment, courage and entrepreneurship
- A flexible, hybrid working model and a city-center workplace in Berlin