PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing heath challenges.
PATH's AI, Digital, and Data Initiative cuts across the organisation's work, developing and deploying innovations that address some of the world's most pressing health and development challenges. Its portfolio spans the use of generative AI and advanced machine learning to accelerate biomedical discovery and strengthen regulatory systems; the design and scale-up of digital health tools and platforms that improve the safety and reach of healthcare delivery; and the development of data infrastructure and services that put high-quality, actionable data where it is needed most.
PATH seeks a Communications Officer to work alongside the Chief AI Officer and shape how the initiative presents itself to the world. You will be the primary communications resource for a growing and diverse portfolio, which today includes a flagship FCDO-funded programme on AI co-scientists; Wellcome Trust-funded climate and health data services in Malawi and Pakistan; and digital financial inclusion work across Africa with partners such as AfricaNenda.
This is a role for someone with strong communications instincts and the versatility to move across formats and audiences. You might spend one morning turning a dense technical paper into a one-pager that a minister or board member would actually read, and the afternoon preparing talking points for a conference panel. You will develop and own the initiative's communications strategy, produce a wide range of written and multimedia outputs, run its external engagement, and serve as its primary liaison with PATH's central communications team.
The role is anchored in high-quality writing. The bulk of your time will go to producing outputs, with the balance spread across strategy, external engagement, and channel management.
Develop, own and iteratively refine the communications strategy for the AI, Digital, and Data Initiative, setting clear objectives, target audiences, channels and success metrics.
Maintain a forward-looking communications calendar that anticipates key milestones, publications, events and funding cycles across the portfolio, so the initiative's work is visible at the right moments.
Conduct regular audience analysis and landscape monitoring, keeping the approach responsive to external developments, emerging conversations, and shifting funder priorities.
Advise the Chief AI Officer and project leads on proactive opportunities, including media moments, thought-leadership windows, and policy-engagement openings, and help develop positioning ahead of them.
Project briefs, plain-language summaries, and case studies that turn technical work into accessible, donor-ready narratives.
Blog posts, feature articles, and newsletter content for global health, AI and development audiences.
Required skills & experience:
Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public health, international development, science communication, or a related field.
At least 5 years of professional experience in a communications, external affairs or public engagement role, ideally within a global health, international development, science, or technology organisation.
Excellent writing and editing skills across long-form, short-form and digital formats, with the ability to produce polished outputs under tight deadlines and adapt voice and tone to different audiences.
Master's degree, or equivalent experience, in communications, journalism, public health, international development, science communication or a related field.
More About the Skills and Experience Needed to Succeed
Communications instincts. You know how to tell a compelling story about complex, technical work. You can take a dense project document and turn it into a one-pager that a minister or board member would actually read. Good communication comes down to clarity, credibility and knowing your audience.
Strategic ownership. You can zoom out, assess what the initiative needs to say and to whom, and build a plan to get there. You take initiative, manage your own workload across concurrent projects, and set the next deliverable yourself rather than waiting to be told.
Intellectual curiosity. The portfolio spans AI for biomedical science, climate and health data systems and digital financial inclusion. You will not be a subject-matter expert in all of these, but you will be genuinely interested in learning enough to communicate effectively, and to spot when a technical claim needs checking before it goes out the door.
Judgement and discretion. Working closely with a senior leader means you will be involved in communications decisions before they are finalised and privy to sensitive strategic context. You exercise good judgement, know when to seek input, and can be trusted to represent the Chief AI Officer's intent accurately.
We know great candidates won't always meet every listed qualification. Research shows that some groups, on average, are more likely to self-select out if they feel they don't meet all requirements. If you're excited about the role and think you'd be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.
