Project Communications Specialist (Casual)

Jhpiego; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Jhpiego Inc. is seeking a part-time Global Awards Communications Specialist to support communications for large, multi-country U.S. Government-funded global health programs, including maternal and child health, global health security, and HIV.

The role partners with project and country teams to translate complex programs into external communications that elevate impact. The successful candidate will work independently, build relationships quickly, and manage priorities while reporting to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, global health, international development, or a related field.
• 7+ years of communications experience, including significant experience in global health or international development.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience communicating complex technical or program information to external audiences.
• Experience working with technical experts, program leadership, country teams, and communications professionals.
• Experience working on U.S. Government-funded programs and familiarity with related communications, branding, visibility, and approval requirements.
• Strong organizational and relationship‑management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a part‑time role.
• Excellent written and spoken English

Responsibilities

• Serve as the GECO communications contact for designated Global Awards and work closely with their project and country communicators.
• Develop a good understanding of assigned programs, including their priorities, technical work, results, partnerships, milestones, and upcoming activities.
• Participate in relevant project meetings and maintain awareness of developments that may require communications support.
• Advise project teams on communications needs, audiences, messages, timing, channels, and coordination with GECO.
• Coordinate with existing project and country communications staff to support their work and avoid duplication.
• Help plan communications around major milestones, publications, events, results, and other significant activities, including maintaining a communications calendar.
• Identify project stories, results, data, experts, and other information that may be relevant to Jhpiego’s organizational communications.
• Bring relevant information to GECO colleagues and help determine how it can be used across appropriate channels.
• Work with GECO communications, digital, events, fundraising, and other teams to develop and place project content when appropriate.
• Identify project leaders, technical experts, country voices, and other sources who can contribute to organizational communications and thought leadership.
• Help maintain a pipeline of project stories and communications ideas for GECO.
• Develop or coordinate success stories, profiles, case studies, articles, web content, social media content, presentations, talking points, and other materials.
• Interview project staff, technical experts, partners, health workers, and other stakeholders to develop content.
• Translate technical and program information into clear and accurate communications for external audiences.
• Identify opportunities to adapt project content for different audiences and channels.
• Support communications for project events, conferences, webinars, launches, publications, and other external activities.
• Develop or coordinate event materials and follow-up communications.
• Help ensure project communications meet all branding, visibility, review, and approval requirements.
• Coordinate reviews and approvals with project, Global Awards, and GECO colleagues.
• Flag sensitive communications issues or content that may require additional review.

Skills

Global health communications

Stakeholder engagement

Storytelling/writing

Editing

Public health communications

Communications strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Job description

Overview

Working with designated Global Awards and their project and country communications teams, the position supports communications for large, multi-country U.S. Government-funded global health programs, including maternal, newborn, and child health; global health security; HIV; and other areas of global health.

The Specialist is an experienced global health communicator who understands complex programs and works effectively with technical experts, program leaders, and communications teams. The role provides communications support and guidance to Global Awards while bringing relevant program information, stories, experts, and opportunities into GECO’s broader communications work.

The position is part-time and requires someone who can work independently, build relationships quickly, exercise good judgment, and prioritize high-value communications opportunities. The position reports to the Senior Manager of Communications.

Responsibilities

Global Awards Communications

• Serve as the GECO communications contact for designated Global Awards and work closely with their project and country communicators.
• Develop a good understanding of assigned programs, including their priorities, technical work, results, partnerships, milestones, and upcoming activities.
• Participate in relevant project meetings and maintain awareness of developments that may require communications support.
• Advise project teams on communications needs, audiences, messages, timing, channels, and coordination with GECO.
• Coordinate with existing project and country communications staff to support their work and avoid duplication.
• Help plan communications around major milestones, publications, events, results, and other significant activities, including maintaining a communications calendar.

Organizational Communications

• Identify project stories, results, data, experts, and other information that may be relevant to Jhpiego’s organizational communications.
• Bring relevant information to GECO colleagues and help determine how it can be used across appropriate channels.
• Work with GECO communications, digital, events, fundraising, and other
• teams to develop and place project content when appropriate.
• Identify project leaders, technical experts, country voices, and other sources who can contribute to organizational communications and thought leadership.
• Help maintain a pipeline of project stories and communications ideas for GECO.

Content Development

• Develop or coordinate success stories, profiles, case studies, articles, web content, social media content, presentations, talking points, and other materials.
• Interview project staff, technical experts, partners, health workers, and other stakeholders to develop content.
• Translate technical and program information into clear and accurate communications for external audiences.
• Identify opportunities to adapt project content for different audiences and channels.

Events and Visibility

• Support communications for project events, conferences, webinars, launches, publications, and other external activities.
• Develop or coordinate event materials and follow-up communications.
• Help ensure project communications meet all branding, visibility, review, and approval requirements.
• Coordinate reviews and approvals with project, Global Awards, and GECO colleagues.
• Flag sensitive communications issues or content that may require additional review.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, global health, international development, or a related field.
• 7+ years of communications experience, including significant experience in global health or international development.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience communicating complex technical or program information to external audiences.
• Experience working with technical experts, program leadership, country teams, and communications professionals.
• Experience working on U.S. Government-funded programs and familiarity with related communications, branding, visibility, and approval requirements.
• Strong organizational and relationship‑management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a part‑time role.
• Excellent written and spoken English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, multi‑country U.S. Government-funded Global Awards.
• Experience working directly with project or country communications teams.
• Experience with global health communications, technical communications, thought leadership, or evidence‑based storytelling.
• Experience supporting communications for global health conferences, publications, events, or organizational campaigns.
• Experience working across digital, media, events, fundraising, or organizational communications.

The hourly rate range for this role is expected to be: $38.39 - $47.65

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