Who are we?
The NCD Alliance (NCDA) is a global civil society network of over 400 organisations in 80+ countries, working to reduce preventable suffering, disability and death caused by NCDs such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and mental health conditions.
Founded in 2009 and based in Geneva, we are a leading advocate and thought leader on NCDs. Through global advocacy, national and regional capacity building, knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships, NCDA strengthens and unites civil society to advance health for all.
Our team of 25 staff is located across 3 offices (Geneva, London, and New York).
- Position Type: Employee (100%)
- Contract Duration: Fixed term, 3 years
- Team: Policy, Advocacy and Accountability
- Reporting to: Policy, Advocacy Manager
- Start Date: May 2026
- Location: London, UK (n.b. applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK)
- Application Deadline: 23 March 2026
- How to Apply: Please send your application to hr@ncdalliance.org and include “Policy and Advocacy Officer, Accountability” in the subject line of your email.
NCDA is seeking a motivated Policy and Advocacy Officer to support the delivery of a multi-year project focused on advancing national and regional implementation of global noncommunicable disease (NCD) commitments, and to coordinate PAA’s input into global accountability processes, and regional advocacy programs and global campaigns, with a particular focus on government relations and accountability.
1. Tracking NCD Accountability Processes and Coordinating PAA’s Policy Development and Engagement
- Support PAA’s tracking and engagement with the WHO process for the extension of the NCD Global Monitoring Framework (GMF).
- Assist in drafting materials, including consultation submissions, policy briefs, and advocacy tool content, to provide information to policymakers and partners.
- Support global accountability policy development, coordinating network feedback, and liaising across the PAA unit for detailed advocacy content and inputs in specific impact areas.
2. Regional Advocacy and Implementation Support
- Coordinate PAA priorities and input into the Advocacy Institute’s Regional Programme to help Regional Alliances hold governments accountable for UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) commitments.
- Support Advocacy Institute (AI) regional alliance engagement in global advocacy campaigns with a specific focus on global accountability policy development and advocacy, the 3rd NCD Financing Dialogue (Manila, September 2026), and UHC accountability processes (e.g. UHC-ACT), and the build-up to the UN HLM on UHC.
- Support regional strategy development, including the utilization of existing PAA content and the creation and delivery of advocacy and accountability tools for priority topics.
- Coordinate policy inputs from PAA for Capacity Development-led activities, primarily the regional alliance convenings and NCDA’s Global Forum in 2028.
- Coordinate PAA contributions to Advocacy Institute Alliances’ engagement with WHO Regional Committee Meetings (RCMs).
3. Government Relations and Systems Coordination
- Liaise with the Capacity Development (CD) team to improve systems and coordination for government contacts and intel sharing, particularly in countries with AI national and regional alliances.
- Identify opportunities to showcase national and regional NCD policy successes on the global stage.
- Support cross-unit improvements in planning and managing government relations between the PAA unit as well as capitals and regional intergovernmental bodies corresponding with AI grantees.
- Maintain and update systems for tracking interactions with partners, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
4. Support the Planning and Delivery of Key Events in the Run-up to the Global Week for Action Campaign (GW4A)
- Support planning, development, and delivery of a strong campaign during the GW4A.
- Work closely with the Comms and GW4A team on campaign deliverables in the lead-up to the 2GW4A, to be held mid-September (date TBC) on the theme of Leadership and Policy Implementation.
- Support the transition of campaign focus from HLM4 toward UHC HLM-related calls in 2027.
5. Operational and Logistical Support
- Support unit and organizational operations, as requested.
- Contribute to team processes, including note-taking, planning, and reporting.
- Collaborate with relevant Operations and PAA team members to deliver in-person and virtual events.
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