Application Guide

How to Apply for Director of External Affairs

at HealthLearn, Inc.

🏢 About HealthLearn, Inc.

HealthLearn is unique as a mission-driven organization providing free online training to health workers, focusing on government adoption and strategic partnerships to improve healthcare quality and save lives. Working here offers the opportunity to directly impact healthcare systems in underserved regions through scalable digital education solutions.

About This Role

As Director of External Affairs, you'll shape HealthLearn's external growth strategy, drive government engagement for Ministry of Health endorsements and accreditation in priority countries, and build relationships with NGOs, multilaterals, and donors. This role is impactful because it directly enables the scaling of free healthcare training to save lives through strategic partnerships and government adoption.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve morning strategy sessions on government engagement approaches for priority countries, afternoon meetings with potential NGO partners to explore collaboration opportunities, and preparing presentations for upcoming health conferences. You'd likely spend significant time coordinating with country teams on accreditation processes while developing partnership proposals for donor organizations.

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🎯 Who HealthLearn, Inc. Is Looking For

  • Has 8+ years specifically in government engagement and partnership development within healthcare or international development sectors
  • Possesses direct experience navigating complex bureaucratic environments in sub-Saharan Africa or similar contexts
  • Demonstrates proven ability to own and execute multi-step external initiatives with senior stakeholders over extended timelines
  • Has experience building or supervising focused teams in external affairs, partnerships, or government relations functions

📝 Tips for Applying to HealthLearn, Inc.

1

Quantify your experience with sub-Saharan African government engagement - specify countries, ministries worked with, and outcomes achieved

2

Highlight specific examples of securing government endorsements or accreditation for health/education programs

3

Demonstrate understanding of HealthLearn's model by suggesting potential partnership opportunities with specific NGOs or multilaterals active in their priority regions

4

Show how you've built external affairs strategies from scratch, including country sequencing approaches for expansion

5

Provide concrete examples of representing organizations at international health conferences or high-level meetings

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your specific experience with Ministry of Health engagement and accreditation processes in African contexts', 'Examples of building partnership ecosystems with NGOs, multilaterals, and donors in global health', "How you've developed and executed external growth strategies with measurable impact", 'Your approach to representing organizations at senior levels in complex bureaucratic environments']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → HealthLearn's current country presence and government partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa
  • → Key players in global health training and digital health education that could be potential partners or competitors
  • → Current healthcare workforce challenges and training gaps in HealthLearn's target regions
  • → Recent global health conferences and events where HealthLearn should have representation
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would develop HealthLearn's country sequencing strategy for expansion in sub-Saharan Africa
2 Describe your experience securing CPD/CME accreditation from Ministries of Health and the challenges you overcame
3 How would you approach building relationships with key multilaterals like WHO, UNICEF, or Global Fund for HealthLearn?
4 Share an example of a complex, multi-year external initiative you owned and the stakeholder management strategies you employed
5 How have you built or supervised external affairs teams in remote or distributed settings?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with generic partnership experience without specific healthcare or government engagement examples
  • Failing to demonstrate understanding of sub-Saharan African bureaucratic contexts and healthcare systems
  • Presenting as an individual contributor rather than someone who can build and lead external affairs functions

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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