Executive Director — Campaigns in Global Health

About Campaigns in Global Health

Campaigns in Global Health (CGH) is a dedicated advocacy organisation working to accelerate political action and policy change on the world's most pressing health challenges. Through strategic campaigning, parliamentary engagement, and coalition-building, CGH works with decision-makers, civil society, and partners across regions to turn ambition into policy commitment and policy commitment into impact. More at www.cghproject.org.

About the Role

The Executive Director is the most senior leadership position at Campaigns in Global Health, with overall responsibility for the organisation's strategy, operations, external profile, and mission delivery. The postholder will set the direction for CGH's campaigns across the global health landscape, lead its engagement with political and institutional stakeholders at the highest levels, and ensure the organisation is resourced, positioned, and governed to achieve lasting impact.

This is a role for a leader who combines strategic vision with hands-on campaigning experience — someone with deep knowledge of how political change happens in global health, the relationships to open doors, and the drive to build an organisation that punches above its weight – together with the ability to combine that into efficient administration and operations for CGH and the organisations it hosts

Key Responsibilities

The Executive Director will lead the development and delivery of CGH's campaigns strategy, ensuring that the organisation's advocacy priorities are clearly defined, politically credible, and well-coordinated across target geographies and audiences. They will drive CGH's flagship campaigns from inception through to measurable outcomes, overseeing the design of political asks, coalition strategies, communications approaches, and engagement with parliamentary and governmental stakeholders.

The postholder will take personal ownership of CGH's most senior external relationships — with governments, multilateral institutions, parliamentary networks, civil society partners, and funders — and will represent the organisation in high-level forums, conferences, ministerial engagements, and media settings. They will be responsible for growing and diversifying CGH's funding base, leading donor relationships, and making the case for the organisation's work to a wide range of institutional and philanthropic audiences.

Internally, the Executive Director will provide clear and motivating leadership to the CGH team, building a high-performance culture and ensuring strong operational foundations. They will work with the Board to uphold sound governance, manage financial sustainability, and develop the organisation's long-term institutional capabilities.

Note that part of how CGH delivers on its mission is to host aligned advocacy organizations on a common operational platform. The ED will be responsible for overseeing (including budgeting, cash flow and ensuring financial viability) the operations of CGH and its hosted organizations. This includes fundraising and technical grant applications for CGH and hosted organizations, as well as funding and budget oversight for successful applications.

The postholder will monitor the global health policy environment, identify opportunities to advance CGH's mission, and ensure the organisation adapts its campaigns approach in response to political developments, funding landscapes, and emerging evidence.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

Leadership & Strategy

· Substantial senior leadership experience in global health advocacy, political campaigning, or a closely related field, including direct management of teams and organisational development

· A track record of building high-performing, mission-driven organisations or teams, with the ability to inspire, retain, and develop talent

· Experience working at Board level or in close partnership with a governance body, with sound understanding of organisational accountability and financial stewardship

Campaigns & Policy Influence

· Demonstrated success in influencing policy outcomes at national or international level, through parliamentary engagement, multilateral processes, public campaigning, or coalition-building

· Deep understanding of how political change happens in global health, including familiarity with the institutional landscape of governments, multilateral bodies, and civil society

· Experience designing and delivering multi-stakeholder advocacy campaigns from strategy through to measurable impact

· Ability to identify and exploit political windows of opportunity, adapting campaign approaches in response to a shifting policy and funding environment

External Engagement & Communications

· Proven ability to represent an organisation credibly and compellingly at the highest levels — in ministerial meetings, international forums, and media settings

· Strong relationship-building skills across a diverse range of stakeholders, including governments, parliamentary networks, institutional partners, and donors

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex health policy issues into clear, persuasive narratives for political and public audiences

Fundraising & Partnerships

· Significant experience in institutional fundraising and donor engagement, ideally within international development or global health

· Demonstrable success in growing and diversifying an organisation's funding base and managing relationships with institutional and philanthropic funders

· Experience managing budget and cash flow, including reporting on financial sustainability and overseeing account audits to the Board of Trustees.

Knowledge & Expertise

· Strong knowledge of the global health policy landscape, including health financing mechanisms, multilateral institutions, and advocacy ecosystem

· Familiarity with parliamentary networks, intergovernmental processes, or disease-specific advocacy would be a strong advantage

· Commitment to CGH's mission and a genuine belief in the power of political will to drive health outcomes

Additional Details

The role is virtual and fully remote. There is dedicated budget for this role for the forthcoming year, and the successful applicant will be paid £80,000 per annum. Note however that the continued compensation for the role is contingent on continued fundraising and financial sustainability of the organization as a whole.

Apply by submitting a CV and cover letter to: info@cghproject.org deadline is 00:01am BST on Monday 13th July.

Pay: £80,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote