Communications & External Affairs Associate

<div class="content-intro"><p>Our mission is to catalyze innovations that solve global problems and improve the lives of the world’s poorest people. We do this by incubating products, advocating for important causes, engaging with global organizations, and managing venture investments.</p> <p>Gates Ventures is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.</p></div><p><strong>The Team</strong>:</p> <p>At Gates Ventures, our work supports Bill Gates’s contributions to the world of global health, energy innovation, science, education, technology, and philanthropy. We are a small, collaborative organization and support each other across levels, teams, and workstreams.<br><br></p> <p><strong>The Role:</strong></p> <p>The Communications &amp; External Affairs Associate for the Communications &amp; External Affairs team will provide a wide range of support across media relations, external affairs, and correspondence. The Associate will have the opportunity to contribute to important projects, collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, and handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion. Strong organizational skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for this role. This role is in person in our Kirkland office.<br><br></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Provide support across a variety of activities for media relations and external affairs, including meeting management (agendas, recaps, follow-up) and development of briefing materials - including messaging, Q&amp;A, bios, and relevant coverage.</li> <li>Support research needs to inform communications plans.</li> <li>Support correspondence (e.g. requests for event attendance, participation, and other varied requests for our principal’s time).</li> <li>Maintain media interactions within an existing CRM system.</li> <li>Maintain knowledge management system - update and organize content.</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams - support trips, events and special projects as needed. May include onsite event support, large-scale printing projects, and creation of media lists.</li> <li>Serve as a collaborative liaison and partner to the Gates Foundation and other entities connected with Gates Ventures.</li> <li>As with most communications/PR jobs, travel may be required and some work will be required outside of normal office hours, including occasional evenings, weekends, and holidays.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong>:</p> <p>The requirements listed below are representative of