Senior Corporate Communications Officer

The Drugs for Neglected Diseases _initiative_ (DND_i_) is an international, not-for-profit research and development (R&D) organization that develops and delivers new treatments for neglected diseases that affect millions of the world’s poorest people.

Together with more than 200 public research and industry allies worldwide, we use the power of partnership, innovation, open science, and advocacy to find solutions to a great injustice: the lack of medicines for life-threatening diseases that disproportionately impact poor and marginalized people. Driven by collaboration, not competition, and by patients’ needs, not profits, we promote equitable access, foster inclusive and sustainable solutions, and advocate for a more effective global biomedical R&D system that meets the needs of neglected patients.

Since our inception, DND_i_ has delivered nine new treatments for people with sleeping sickness, visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, HIV, hepatitis C, and malaria that have saved millions of lives. We now aim to deliver an additional 15-18 new treatments by 2028 - addressing R&D gaps for neglected tropical diseases and viral infections, including new pandemic-prone diseases (such as COVID19) and climate-sensitive diseases (such as dengue) with a focus on the needs of patients in low
- and middle-income countries.

The External Affairs’ Communications & Advocacy team develops and implements the global communications and visibility strategy. It aims for DND_i_ to be seen as a unique, relevant, and impactful project, and visibly supported by powerful champions at the global and regional level, and within influential constituencies.

Counting Brazil’s Fiocruz as a founding member and numerous collaborations with science and access leaders in Latin American region, DND_i_ established itself in Rio de Janeiro in 2004. An integral part of DND_i_’s global network, DND_i_ Latin America nurtures R&D and access partnerships in the broad region eco-systems, including for Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, hepatitis C, and dengue, while contributing to DND_i'_s global strategy. It also undertakes advocacy in support of neglected patients and leads capacity-building projects through multi-country clinical research and drug discovery platforms, including the Chagas Clinical Research Platform and RedeLEISH and the Lead Optimization Latin America (LOLA).

**The position**:
In collaboration with the Regional Communications Manager in Rio, the Senior Corporate Communications Officer works to ensure that DND_i_’s brand and key messages are effectively and accurately communicated through a range of communications tools. The incumbent works as part of the Communications team in DND_i_ Latin America office in Rio and collaborates closely with the global team based in Geneva to ensure the delivery of the Communications annual plan in alignment with regional and global priorities.

**Specific job responsibilities**:
**1**st** area - Writing and content development**:

- In consultation with R&D, Advocacy, Fundraising and other teams, and in line with regional communications plan, identifies needs for content development for DND_i_ Latin America
- Writes content for leaflets, brochures, policy briefs, fact sheets, messaging docs, Op-eds etc.
- Collaborates with Senior Digital Communications Officer to keep website content up to date and propose new content as appropriate
- Leads regional newsletter
- Ensures style is appropriate to the intended objective and audience of all regional communications pieces and advise other teams on style as needed
- Ensures that all information is accurate and standardized, including technical and scientific information, across all DND_i_ publications and other written communications output in the region (Portuguese and Spanish)
- Liaises with internal teams as needed to source information and validate content
- Manages external translation as needed
- Proofreads content as needed, including on website

**2**nd** area - Management of corporate communications tools**:

- Project manages all types of publications and other corporate communications tools such as banners, materials for events etc.
- Manages external suppliers such as designers, printers etc.
- Identifies needs and commissions or develops design templates to be used by different teams in order to maintain quality of communications and alignment with corporate visual identity (slides, save the date, invites for events etc.)
- Ensures all communications output from the regional office applies the DND_i_ style guide and corporate visual identity
- Contributes to management of budget for corporate communications material, is accountable for following financial guidelines and best practice and for monitoring expenses per project and throughout the year.

**3**rd** area - Scientific Communications**:

- Keeps track of DND_i_ scientific production at regional level and identifies opportunities for wider communications
- Maps scientific p