Senior Advisor to the President – HQ At MedGlobal

Job Title: Senior Advisor to the President

Job location: Remote HQ

Reports to: President of the Board of Directors

Budgeted salary: $6,000 – 8,000 Monthly

JOB SUMMARY

This person is advisor, planner, strategist, emergency responder and liaison, acting as the Board President’s high-level assistant on issues ranging from logistics, events planning, fundraising, advocacy, media preparation, networking and representation. The position reports to the President while liaising closely with the Senior Executive Coordinator, the Executive Director and other senior executive leadership, as well as board members, donors and other external interlocutors. The ideal candidate will handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously, mixing long-term endeavors with the urgency of immediate demands. They must also have the demonstrated ability to deal with highly confidential information and act as a liaison between the Executive Director and the President, as well as the Board of Directors and other constituencies – both internal and external.

The successful candidate exhibits exceptional communications, social and managerial skills, with demonstrated ability to collaborate to achieve actionable results, and the ability to build strong and sustainable relationships. They are highly resourceful, creative, solutions-oriented and able to perform multiple tasks under tight deadlines.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Executes and ensures the follow-up of all initiatives as directed by the President
• Strategic calendar management including planning and coordinating
• Builds a network and liaises with multiple internal and external contacts
• Drafts highly professional letters, messages, social media posts and emails
• Drafts public statements and presentations for the President
• Cultivates relationships to obtain high-level meetings for advocacy and fundraising purposes
• Plans meetings and records meeting minutes, as necessary, ensuring execution of actionable items
• Assists in the coordination of events and conferences at the President’s discretion for fundraising, advocacy and other purposes
• Manages the administration and logistics associated with travel
• Together with the Senior Executive Coordinator, ensures smooth coordinated and complementary activities and workflows between the President, other board members, the Executive Director and the executive team
• May assist in the planning, coordination, minute-taking or follow up Board meetings and/or administrative support to Board members

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• High level of discretion; able to preserve confidentiality while maintaining productive working relationships with multiple stakeholders
• Able to work under (extremely) tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Takes initiative to complete tasks and explore opportunities
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Excellent computer software skills related to, for example, presentations, publicity, managing multiple workflows etc
• Demonstrated social media skills
• Demonstrated ability for strategic and tactical thinking
• 5+ years of senior administrative or EA experience
• English fluency; Arabic, French, Spanish and other languages are an asset

ABOUT MEDGLOBAL

MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

CODE OF CONDUCT

MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, and contractors to guide their practice and conduct. The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

1. Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

2. Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY

MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.