http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/communications-officer-salary-jobs/ Custom RSS Feed for communications-officer-salary-jobs Wed, 22 May 2013 01:52:04 GMT en-us /sites/gates/images/logo.png http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/communications-officer-salary-jobs/ 720 DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentWater, Sanitation and HygieneLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe goal of the Global Development Program (GDP) is to increase opportunities for people in the developing world to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty and to help deliver targeted healthcare solutions in these regions. Our strategies focus on Agriculture Development; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Financial Services for the Poor; and Family Health which includes Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Family Planning, and Nutrition. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Vaccine Delivery and Integrated Delivery. GDP also has Special Initiatives that focus Urban Poverty, Emergency Relief, and Value for the Money.

ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Program Assistant (SPA) is a key member, acting in the lead administrative role for the team. The SPA provides executive level support to the Director, assists in managing operational issues for the team and acts as a lead to the Program Assistants. Primary responsibilities are listed below.

1. Optimize the use of the Director's time so as to maximize the efficiency of the team's operations. This requires providing support to ensure that their time is preferentially dedicated to the highest priority activities, that tasks and correspondence are rapidly delegated as appropriate, and that follow-up by the Director's office is ensured. This includes the following:
- Prioritize the Director's appointments, meetings and travel.
- Managing communication with and for the Director.
- Aid the Director in managing deadlines by keeping track of key dates and understanding the Director's assigned tasks.
- Complex calendar management, scheduling high volumes of appointments and meetings with internal staff and external parties. Assist with prioritizing and balancing Director's workflow and time, by successfully understanding dependencies and relationships.
- Work closely with the Business Officer and/or Project Manager to:

a. Ensure the Director's office facilitates the work of the team by providing timely responses to requests for review and/or decisions on team activities and grant proposals.

b. Aid the Director by ensuring they provide regular attention to strategic planning and that inefficiency due to miscommunication or lack of communication is minimized. The SPA should help ensure that the Director has regular communication with team leads and other Directors, and becomes aware of team issues and concerns as soon as possible.
- Travel Arrangements: Make complex, domestic and international travel arrangements for Director and/or team.
- Event Coordination: Assist in scheduling and planning of meetings, conferences and presentations for department or for external guests, which may include coordinating travel for participants, organizing logistics, preparing and disseminating materials.
- Expense Reconciliation: Compilation and processing of expense reports, reimbursements, and check requests in an accurate and timely manner.
- General Support: Creating, updating and/or maintaining organized files and records. Maintaining an organized system of tracking, monitoring and prioritizing tasks and projects.

2. Information resource and internal communications to team and cross-foundation liaison with regards to operational issues:
- Provide communications support and assistance to ensure timely responses to inquiries from external partners, grantees, government officials and consultants.
- Act as team liaison with internal operations and business partners such as human resources team.
- Work with operations teams to relay and fulfill facility's needs.
- Work with executive office and Human Resources information, maintaining confidentiality as required.
- Assist with onboarding of new team members.
- Team resource to communicate foundation policies.
- Provide input on new polices and guidelines, as well as help communicate changes in policies and procedures.
- Disseminate information from the Executive Office and/or Director Team.

3. Serve as the administrative lead for team ensuring efficient collaboration among the team's Program Assistants (PAs). This includes management of Program Assistant task coordination and workflow, capacity building for Program Assistants, harmonization of procedures, and serving as liaison to other administrative units as needed.


Qualifications- A minimum of five years experience in an office setting, preferably in an administrative role for a complex and fast-paced organization, interacting intensively with internal and external contacts preferred.
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Ability to work well and respectfully with extremely diverse internal and external colleagues.
- Previous work supporting senior level executives.
- Experience setting priorities and meeting deadlines while balancing the needs of providing support for multiple individuals, including calendar management, travel arrangements, and event planning coordination.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in an environment requiring diplomacy and good judgment in managing interactions with individuals at all levels inside and outside an organization.
- Demonstrated effectiveness meeting deadlines in a role requiring continual attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials.
- Experience establishing organizational systems to improve efficiency and functioning in a changing environment.
- Previous experience managing and/or leading and mentoring people is preferred.
- Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office Suite with extensive experience using Outlook and MS SharePoint. Experience in web-based research, and learning and mastering new software applications is required.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number3739BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2554330/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2554330/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionUS ProgramDepartmentAdministrationLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe foundation's U.S. Program works with a range of partners toward greater opportunity for all Americans largely through the attainment of secondary and postsecondary education. By making college and other forms of education both accessible to and successful for all, we hope to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty that prevents families and communities from opportunities to reach their full potential. The U.S. Program works to advance:
- College Readiness and Success. Education is the broadest avenue to opportunity and the most influential factor in ensuring that children will grow up to do as well or better than their parents. Today, a postsecondary education is the most important requirement for jobs that pay a family wage. Our goal is to ensure that 80 percent of students will graduate from high school prepared for college, with a focus on low-income and minority students reaching this target, and to double the number of low-income young adults who earn postsecondary degrees or certificates by age 26 each year.
- Strong Communities in the Pacific Northwest. As a family foundation, we are committed to strengthening our communities and providing new avenues of opportunity for those most in need in Washington State, the foundation's home. Our main goal in the state is to help all children begin kindergarten ready to succeed and cut family homelessness in half over the next decade.

ResponsibilitiesThe Foundation is seeking a director to serve as an extension of the United States Program (USP) President within USP and across the foundation. He/she will drive the communication and execution of the President's objectives within the program and with external partners, working to ensure alignment of the leadership team with President's strategic goals and priorities.

The successful candidate will:
- Support the US Program (USP) President in follow-through on management, operational, and leadership development priorities, working in partnership as needed with USP leadership team, key USP business partners, other operational leaders, Executive Office staff, and Global program leaders.
- Represent a programmatic point of view to inform the development and implementation of foundation-wide Operational Excellence projects.
- Provide leadership to USP Operations team to achieve goals of providing value-added service to the USP strategy teams in project management, resource management and productivity management.

Major Responsibilities
- Serve as key advisor and thought partner to the USP President and act as a representative internally and externally on his behalf as requested/needed on programmatic matters.
- Lead strategic projects for which the President is taking responsibility
- Support the USP President in the articulation of a cross-USP strategic agenda, in collaboration with the USP leadership team; manage the USP strategy meeting agenda.
- Work with the President to support critical grantee and partner relationships
- Support the President's workload by managing information flow, resolving and prioritizing issues, and providing analysis and advice on key issues.
- Maintain knowledge of USP Strategies and participate as needed on behalf of the Office of the President at grant review meetings.
- Manage and oversee the Senior Project Officer who is responsible for:
- Serving as the programmatic liaison to the CEO and Co-Chair's offices
- Coordinating strategy reviews and refreshes
- Strategically driving the use of the President's leadership voice, internally and externally, in partnership with Advocacy and Communications
- Managing the Program Advisory Panel and supporting grantee and partner communications.
- Manage and oversee the Deputy Director of Operations Management responsible for providing value-add service to program staff in project management, resource management, and productivity services.
- Manage other critical functions including a research analyst, senior fellow and other roles essential for the president's office.
- Serve as the primary formal contact and thought-partner for USP Business Partners, with a focus on issues critical to USP President and overall management of USP
- Provide input and direction of foundation-wide Operational Excellence projects and priorities, representing US Program's perspective through participation in working groups, steering committees, or providing ad hoc guidance and direction.
- Support USP President in implementation, communication, and change management related to USP's management, leadership and operational priorities.
- Serve as the primary advisor to USP President focused on improving USP leadership and overall management, including planning and managing Annual Executive Team Retreat, Quarterly Extended Leadership Meetings, Monthly Executive Tactical Meetings, Monthly Strategy, Planning and Management.
- Develop and oversee budget for USP Administration and Operations.

Qualifications- A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible leadership/management experience in the US Education sector preferred (K-12 and/or higher education).
- An advanced degree (Masters or MBA strongly preferred)
- Experience running a complex organization as part of a management team
- Fluency (not expertise) across key operational areas such as financial analysis, HR, IT, legal, and knowledge of what foundations do and how they typically work.
- Experience using quantitative and qualitative data to present options for decision-making, highlight trade-offs and propose recommendations.
- Track record of developing strong partnerships internally and externally and using influence, (rather than direct authority), to make change.
- Experience hiring talent, ensuring successful on-boarding, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, and supporting employee development through feedback and coaching.
- Energy and a desire to work collaboratively; team oriented temperament.
- Able to represent the Foundation and its benefactors effectively with strong character, integrity, and the highest ethical standards.
- Deep commitment to serving disadvantaged individuals.
- Communicates in a compelling way, both verbally and in writing.
- A balance of confidence and humility; a sense of humor

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

Requisition Number3847BR

]]>Thu, 02 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Director%2C-Office-of-the-President-and-Chief-of-Staff-Job-WA-98101/2411332/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Director%2C-Office-of-the-President-and-Chief-of-Staff-Job-WA-98101/2411332/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentOffice of the PresidentLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.


Group SummaryOur Global Health Program (GHP) harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in poor countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don't, we invest in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work in infectious diseases focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected and other infectious diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.

The Senior Project Officer in the Office of the President of Global Health provides critical oversight and day-to-day project management for high priority, high visibility and highly complex scientific initiatives sponsored by the President of Global Health. Reporting to the Global Health Chief of Staff (COS), the Senior Project Officer is also responsible for coordinating the GH President's relationship with the Heads of Research Organizations (e.g., NIAID, NIH, Wellcome Trust) and coordinating the GH President's engagement with the various Health/Science Ministries, especially the ones with existing MoUs. The Senior Project Officer is an integral member of the Office of the President staff.

In coordination with the COS and APO, Trips/Events, the role is also responsible for shaping the learning agenda of the GH President and for orchestrating topical learning sessions throughout the year across a wide area of life science, research and development and global health areas. The SPO ensures that the programmatic goals of the Global Health program teams are reported in a timely and consistent manner via the division wide Scorecard Priorities Report. The Senior Project Officer provides research support for the Chief of Staff and partners with the COS to research and analyze questions/topics related to special projects and the learning agenda.


ResponsibilitiesProvide oversight and project management for initiatives and projects:
- Manage the work and conduct quality oversight of both internal foundation teams and third-parties; create frequent status updates on the progress of these initiatives and convene appropriate reviews by leaders and stakeholders.
- Provide project management oversight for internal projects that are sponsored by the GH President and impact the GH division, including Employee Surveys and Grantee Perception Reports.
- Negotiate and oversee contracts with partners and consultants; review the activities, research and analytic output produced by third-parties that are contracted via the foundation and provide quality control for resulting outcomes and deliverables.
- Manage a portfolio of external projects, including grants and contracts; engage grantees and partners, monitor progress and outcomes for achieving the greatest impact in a manner that aligns with GH goals and objectives.
- Shape the agendas and advise on the substance, content and materials used for the Global Health Scientific Advisory Committee meetings; provide guidance to staff in the GH Office of the President on how to best orchestrate committee meetings so they maximize the insight the committee is able to provide the foundation.

Represent GH and the OOP in major cross-foundation projects:

- Represent GH's perspective on major, cross-foundation initiatives, including the Annual Planning Cycle, Grantee and Partner Engagement, harmonizing Scorecards, etc.
- Lead the GH implementation efforts for major cross-foundation initiatives, convene implementation teams, ensure communication of the purpose and charter of GH implementation efforts, support effective collaboration and execution by project teams responsible doing the work.
- Provide visibility to GH leadership for how these initiatives may impact GH and raise for leadership's consideration issues and decisions that require their input.

Manage strategic relationships:

- Manage the GH President's engagement strategy with GH research partners (e.g., NIAID, NIH, Wellcome Trust) and coordinate the GH President's engagement with the various Health/Science Ministries, especially the ones with existing MoUs.
- Develop the relationship priorities and plans for how the GH President will engage with Ministers of Science/Technology in the geographies of interest to the programmatic work of the foundation.

Learning agenda:

- Inform and develop learning sessions and learning objectives by engaging and influencing programmatic teams.
- Convene and manage relevant internal and external experts and thought leaders to provide content for learning agenda and field-based experiences; build and maintain an advisory body of credible players able to provide advice, influence and experiences to the GH President in alignment with his learning agenda and priorities.

Oversee division-wide Scorecard Priorities reporting:

- Oversee and coordinate the Scorecard Priorities effort and ensure it provides an accurate view of current status and overall progress of the programmatic goals of Global Health; work closely with GH program strategy teams to maintain and update them according to a recurring cadence.
- Help articulate the value and intent of the report throughout GH as an important means of conveying division-wide status and measuring accomplishments towards programmatic goals.

Provide support and expertise for the Chief of Staff:

- Under the direction of the Chief of Staff, take on assignments that directly support the GH President; work independently to research issues and questions, interface at all levels of the foundation to gather information and to provide follow-up.
- Interface with the GH President to support quick turn-around requests, research in depth programmatic questions and research operational needs.


QualificationsA minimum of five years' work experience with demonstrated complex project management experience and a successful track record of managing and/or leading multiples projects at any given time.

- A Master's degree (MPH, MBA, MS) required. PhD or MD preferred.
- A strong background in life sciences – basic science/R&D/product development/global health and the ability to digest and distill new information to facilitate decision-making.
- Experience working with large initiatives and business processes.
- History of success in roles requiring logical, systematic thinking while managing multiple priorities in a changing environment.
- Success working in cross-functional teams in a dynamic organization requiring flexibility, patience, creativity, and the ability to adjust work style to match audience for unique business solutions and changing and/or conflicting priorities.
- Excellence in influence and building trust; is a team player that motivates and educates other team members and understands the value of interpersonal relationship building.
- Strong facilitation skills, including leading meetings, presentation skills, mediation, and ability to peer mentor.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to extract and analyze appropriate data and communicate accordingly.
- Problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
- Leadership skills, including persistence, diplomacy, pragmatism, and flexibility.
- Strong initiative and ability to self-manage. Understands communication channels and escalates appropriately.
- Be a team player who motivates and educates other team members and understands the value of interpersonal relationship building.
- Intellectual quickness, curiosity, discipline, resourcefulness and resilience.
- Ability to manage multiple (often competing) priorities in a changing environment.
- Discretion with confidential information within and outside the foundation.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.
We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated and focused on diversity.
The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria and general work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills for this job.

Requisition Number4071BR

]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Project-Officer%2C-Global-Health-Job-WA-98101/2572320/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Project-Officer%2C-Global-Health-Job-WA-98101/2572320/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentAfricaLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy program is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the Foundation's work in developing countries, build support for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. Because the Foundation's resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions that advance our program goals. GPA is composed of our International Programs in India, China and Africa; our Europe & Middle East team based in London and our US, Canada & Asia-Pacific team based in Washington, DC; a Program Advocacy team; a Policy Analysis & Financing team; and our Charitable Sector Support team. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health and Global Development Programs, the CEOs office, and Foundation Communications to build the environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

ResponsibilitiesThe Africa Division within Global Policy & Advocacy focuses on managing our relations with governments and other key partners in our high priority African Countries. The team includes three Country Representatives, based in Ethiopia, South Africa and Nigeria. It also includes three Program Officers based in Seattle, covering other high priority countries in Africa.

The Senior Program Officer will be one of the senior positions within the Africa team. Based in Seattle, it will lead on a number of high priority countries in Africa, not including our three Country Representative countries: Ethiopia, South Africa and Nigeria. While the allocation of country lead responsibilities is subject to review and the best use of the overall talents within the team, the initial intention is to focus this position on East or Southern Africa, possibly including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi. The SPO will also take a lead responsibility within the Africa team for one of our 4 main program advocacy areas: Agriculture, Family Health, HIV/TB/Malaria & Vaccines and Polio. Initially it is likely to be Agriculture or Family Health but that is flexible.

The Senior Program Officer's main role will be to lead the Foundation's overall Policy & Advocacy work in 4-6 high priority countries. In the 2-3 highest priority countries, this will include developing a Foundation country plan with a virtual team of Program Officers with significant active grants in those countries. This will involve working with Program, Policy & Advocacy and Communications staff to identify the key opportunities for the Foundation in these countries. In the other countries, it will involve a lighter touch approach.

Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain relationships with key African policy makers and support Foundation leadership in their relations with leaders and institutions.
- Work with colleagues to identify a prioritized set of African government relations needs and leverage foundation leadership, convening, and voice to generate local will.
- Track current global, regional and national economic, political, social, and other trends impacting African regions and countries where BMGF programs work, and inform appropriate foundation personnel on actions or pending actions that would impact their work.
- Serve as a liaison between relevant Program and Advocacy staff and the Africa team.
- Analyze and evaluate partnership and alliance opportunities focused on Africa to increase visibility of the areas that we work on, offer compelling evidence, promote policies, boost political will and bring in new resources in support of achieving programmatic goals.
- Research and analyze aid and budget allocations, decision making, and regulatory structures relevant to the broader work of the program in Africa to help determine best methods for achieving desired results to support wider mission attainment.
- Draft short issue briefs and staff as needed senior foundation leadership including the President, CEO and co-chairs.
- Appraise speaking and meeting opportunities for foundation leadership in Africa and on African issues.
- Maintain communications that keep the foundation staff aware of important, relevant opportunities and pitfalls working in Africa. Relevant opportunities and pitfalls working in Africa.

Qualifications-An advanced degree in public policy, international relations, development or a related field.
-At least 10 years' experience working on a broad range of development policy issues, preferably including significant experience working in a developing country and/or closely with partners, including Governments in developing countries, bilateral and multilateral donors.
-Preferably knowledge of East or Southern African countries.
-The ability to work effectively to deadlines.
-Ability to manage a varied workload and different levels of priorities.
-An ability to work as part of a team.
-Ability to staff and advise senior Foundation leadership, being both responsive to their concerns and able to give them clear advice on the best courses of action.
-Strong public presentation skills and ability to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with policy partners (e.g. think tanks, universities, other development players).
-A professional demeanor and sensitivity to social practices in other cultures.
-The ability to stay calm and poised under pressure and remain focused in a rapidly changing environment.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills and a demonstrated ability to create persuasive and clear oral and written communications.
-Experience in a role requiring the ability to mentor staff and recommend necessary improvements with compassion and firmness; being willing to both give and accept feedback about performance.
-Demonstrated initiative to solve problems with high energy and a positive attitude.
-Demonstrated commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs and to serving our grantees.
-The highest personal and professional integrity along with a sense of humor.
-Fluency in Swahili or other local languages an advantage.
-Ability to travel up to 30%.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.


Requisition Number3668BR

]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Global-Policy-&-Advocacy-East-&-South-Africa-Job-DC-20001/2292197/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Global-Policy-&-Advocacy-East-&-South-Africa-Job-DC-20001/2292197/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionCommunicationsDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe Communications team advances the foundation's goals by protecting and extending its reputation. We are responsible for unifying and strengthening the foundation's voice, raising public awareness of the issues we work on, and building the public will to address those problems.


ResponsibilitiesThe Communications Officer, Brand and Visitor Center is part of the Global Brand & Innovation team within Communications. This role is a core member of the foundation's brand team and will execute many of the initiatives required to support our brand strategy. Furthermore, it has specific responsibility for marketing, and exhibit content within, the foundation's Visitor Center (“VC”) adjacent to the Seattle headquarters.

The brand team has made recent progress in identifying and quantifying the potential of the foundation's brand to help catalyze audience groups in service of our mission. This role will help us realize the full potential of this promise. Underlying all of our work is an increasingly deep knowledge of our audiences and how we can best communicate with them. We work in an insights and data-driven environment, and a qualified candidate will have experience in similar environments.

We seek highly creative marketers who have demonstrated experience in setting vision, detailed strategy, ambitious goals and optimizing those plans based on data. Savvy candidates will also be adept at creating and using insights to fill knowledge gaps and round out our knowledge on a proper marketing model for organization and VC, in particular. Our work is global in nature and strong candidates will have demonstrated success in understanding and working across cultures.

This role is highly visible to, and interactive with, cross-functional teams across the organization, including VC interpretive staff, Operations, Insights, External Communications, New Media, Finance and Contracts (among others) and must be a team player in a highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities
- Develop tools and materials that extend, promote, and bring alive the foundation's brand narrative with specific audiences.
- Help identify and create opportunities for increased localization of the brand essence and narrative, and provide specific support to local field office teams to fulfill the potential of this work.
- Work closely with our Insights function as a thought partner to help scope new work, coordinate initiatives, and help manage those work streams as needed. Assist in helping socialize these learnings throughout the organization.
- Manage day-to-day marketing of the VC with focus on identifying and activating channels, measurement of visitor experience, driving footfall, and audience segmentation.
- Drive messaging strategy and marketing mix optimization, with emphasis on digital, earned media, social media, and local/global partnerships.
- Formulate and execute public programming plans in concert with interpretive staff and necessary support functions.
- Manage agencies and/or external contractors to develop exhibit content refreshes and other content updates both within the Visitor Center and online.
- Manage content on the VC website, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, TripAdvisor, and other relevant digital property profile pages.
- Champion development of VC's offline and online community, with emphasis on local influentials, tourist gatekeepers, youth, and school district partners.
- Lead development of VC 3-year planning cycle including potential development of rich digital experiences and extension to other physical locations and experiences throughout the world.
- Liaise daily with Operations and quarterly with the VC Governance Committee for ongoing updates and support in service of the mutual operating goals.

Qualifications- 7+ years' experience in brand management, with preference for experiential sectors. Experience in other highly branded experience environments will also be considered, such as museums, retail, tourism and other fields where immersive and inspiring experiences engage the public towards social change.
- MBA or relevant Master's degree preferred.
- Multinational experience a plus, with preference for experience in Europe, Africa, India, and/or China.
- Technology native with Microsoft suite, the web and mobile devices.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, flexible and dynamic environment with numerous priorities.
- Readily able to forge consensus across varying groups.
- Intellectually curious & culturally aware with a natural interest in global and social issues.
- Ability to collaborate and interact successfully with all levels of staff.
- Commitment to the foundation's core values and mission.
- A fantastic sense of humor.

Reports to: Manager, Senior Communications Officer, Global Brand & Insights

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.


Requisition Number3961BR

]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Communications-Officer%2C-Brand-and-Visitor-Center-Job-WA-98101/2481127/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Communications-Officer%2C-Brand-and-Visitor-Center-Job-WA-98101/2481127/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentEuropean OfficeLocationLondonFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy program is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the Foundation's work in developing countries, build support for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. Because the Foundation's resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions that advance our program goals. GPA is composed of our International Programs in India, China and Africa; our Europe & Middle East team based in London and our US, Canada & Asia-Pacific team based in Washington, DC; a Program Advocacy team; a Policy Analysis & Financing team; and our Charitable Sector Support team. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health and Global Development Programs, the CEOs office, and Foundation Communications to build the environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

ResponsibilitiesThe Program Assistant is a key member of the European Office support team. The role provides direct administrative and organizational support to members of the advocacy and communications staff, and works as part of a small team of other assistants to support the overall work and ensure the smooth running of the European Office. Efficiency, attention to detail, professional flexibility and good judgment are critical in this role.

Provide a wide variety of administrative support including:
- Scheduling a high volume of appointments and meetings, managing complex calendars, and making travel arrangements.
- Maintaining an organized system of tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks and projects.
- Scheduling and assistance with planning for events, meetings, conferences, and presentations which may include coordinating arrangements for participants; handling and planning logistics and disseminating materials.
- Creating, updating, maintaining and organizing files and records.
- Compiling and processing expense reports and reimbursements in an accurately and timely manner.
- Providing communications assistance to ensure timely responses to inquiries including acting as liaison for team with internal partners, answering questions, routing requests appropriately and taking and distributing minutes of meetings.
- Assisting with Reception cover and set-up for meetings and events taking place in the office, as required.
- Taking initiative to support the varying needs of the team.


Qualifications-Bachelor's degree is preferred.
-Knowledge of British business environment and standards is required; general familiarity with European business norms is desirable.
-Experience setting priorities and meeting deadlines while balancing the needs of providing support for multiple individuals, including calendar management, travel arrangements, and event planning coordination.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills in an environment requiring diplomacy and good judgment in managing interactions inside and outside an organization with individuals at all levels, including the very senior.
-Demonstrated effectiveness meeting deadlines in a role requiring continual attention to detail in composing, tying, and proofing materials.
-Experience with, or interest in, Policy and Advocacy, Government Relations, Global Health or Global Development is desired
-Ability to deal with and work through ambiguity.
-Demonstrated proficiency with MSWord, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint is required. Previous experience using MS SharePoint preferred, but not required. Experience in learning and mastering new software applications.
-Demonstrated positive, collaborative approach to work, including a commitment to client-service and problem solving.
-Proficiency in (an) additional European language(s), particularly French and/or German, is desirable, but it not required.
-United Kingdom work permissions are required.

Relocation benefits are not provided.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

Requisition Number3977BR

]]>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:31:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Program-Assistant%2C-Europe-Office-Job/2494292/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Program-Assistant%2C-Europe-Office-Job/2494292/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionStrategy, Measurement and EvaluationDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe role of the Strategy, Measurement and Evaluation (SM&E) department is to strengthen and harmonize the foundation's use of measurement and evaluation and to continually challenge and improve its practice. In doing so, it works closely with the Foundation's four program areas and across operations and leadership to develop relevant tools and training on program design and measurement for Program Officers; define organizational policy on measurement and evaluation; build results monitoring and data infrastructure systems that can be used by all programs; and spread innovative practices from within and outside the foundation.

ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Assistant will be responsible for supporting the work, goals and priorities of the Strategy, Measurement and Evaluation team. Primary responsibilities will include providing wide and varied administrative and organizational support across the team.

Key duties may include all or a combination of the following:
- Complex calendar management and travel planning.
- Basic financial duties including expense, budget and invoice reconciliation.
- Records and data management including but not limited to management of the team SharePoint site, maintaining an organized filing system, etc.
- Assist with the planning for events, meetings, conferences, convenings, retreats & presentations.
- Work on division specific special projects as needed.
- May determine methods & procedures on new assignments and may provide guidance to other support staff.
- This role is responsible for high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.

Qualifications- Associates degree with 5-8 years of experience is preferred.
- Experience working in a fast paced office environment while supporting multiple individuals is required.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands for time among the individuals supported, and do so in high time-pressure situations.
- Ability to work on assignments that are complex in nature where considerable judgment & initiative are required in resolving problems & making recommendations.
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with internal and external contacts.
- Ability to maintain a pleasant demeanor at all times and have the ability to adjust to a wide variety of working styles.
- Experience and proficiency with MS Office Suite, SharePoint, MS Outlook and knowledge of basic accounting is required.
- Basic working knowledge of foundation priorities and how they align with the goals of the division is preferred.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number4108BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2603870/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2603870/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentVaccine DevelopmentLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryOur Global Health Program (GHP) harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in poor countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don't, we invest in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work in infectious diseases focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected and other infectious diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.

ResponsibilitiesThe Global Health Vaccine Development team is hiring a Program Officer (PO) to support its Crosscutting Biosurveillance Initiative. In partnership with software, technology, governmental, nonprofit, academic, and private partner collaborators, the Crosscutting Biosurveillance Initiative is identifying and linking a set of tools and technologies capable of integrating traditional epidemiologic, molecular/genomic, social media, and other contextual Big Data sets. Once developed, the toolkit will be openly available to external partners. The initiative will address end-to-end data access, management, integration, alignment, analysis, model creation, data visualization, and decision support. Data will be openly contributed by existing surveillance networks, systems, and partners. User interface solutions will ensure that the integrated data is accessible to and useful for partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Program Officer, Analytic Epidemiology will be responsible for one main area of work:
- Integrate newly developed tools and test them in the development of additional core epidemiological models that will forecast the spatiotemporal dynamics of malaria and polio probabilistically. This will require performing initial literature searches, as well as, work with multiple knowledgebase sources to be up to speed with state of the art approaches. This individual will gather and integrate a variety of models in order to produce a unique platform. He/she will then proceed to develop a set of models and test them against historical datasets.

The program officer will work closely with the malaria and polio program strategy teams and cross-cutting functional teams to ensure that the platform being developed meets their needs.

The program officer will report directly to the Director of Vaccine Development, with technical supervision from a Senior Program Officer in Epidemiology and Surveillance. The position will be a two year professional engagement based in Seattle. There is a high likelihood of extended periods of international and domestic travel in which the individual would work closely with external partners.


Qualifications- Ph.D. (with research) or M.D. strongly preferred (advanced degree in medicine/pharmacy or public health, epidemiology, or equivalent combination of education and a minimum of 7 years' experience in microbiology, international/public health and/or vaccinology)

Other desired qualifications include:
- Experience in Cloud-based modeling with or without simulation
- Demonstrated experience in project management to support research projects
- Extensive experience with writing and reviewing scientific material including ability to critically review scientific grant proposals
- Knowledge and experience in international public health, public policy, and/or global development including experience working with global partners and/or experience in developing country settings
- Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communications with a broad and diverse audience on a range of complex technical issues
- Ability to work well in a matrix environment that brings together strategic and functional groups in support of the malaria and polio teams' research goals and objectives
- Self-starter with demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with high energy and positive attitude
- Demonstrated ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced and changing environment with multiple and competing demands
- Ability to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally

This is a Limited Term Employee (LTE) position with an assignment length of 24 months.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number3856BR

]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer-Crosscutting-Biosurveillance-Initiative-Job-WA-98101/2483870/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer-Crosscutting-Biosurveillance-Initiative-Job-WA-98101/2483870/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionFinance and StrategyDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.


Group SummaryThe Finance and Strategy group is responsible for implementing and maintaining operating procedures designed to ensure rigorous stewardship of the foundation's financial resources. We oversee the business processes that govern the foundation's basic grantmaking and risk management; evaluate and improve the impact of the foundation's grantmaking; and produce accurate and transparent financial analyses and reports. We also coordinate public-private partnerships across the different grantmaking areas to optimize effectiveness and share best practices, and we drive a number of special initiatives related to planning for substantial increases in long-term payout and overall growth.


ResponsibilitiesPlease note this is a limited term position - anticipated duration of 18 months.

The Budget Analyst (BA) works in collaboration with team members (FP&A Financial Managers, Financial Associates, Program Officers and Program Coordinators) to support the development and implementation of program goals and to assist in the management of the grants and contracts portfolio. To this end, we are seeking a total of four Bduget Analysts to work with the following Global Health (GH) teams:
- GH Functional Teams to include Discovery & Translational Science, Integrated Development, Vaccine Development, Life Science Partnerships, Strategy Planning & Management, and the Office of the President (x2)
- Enteric & Diarrheal Diseases, Pneumonia, Malaria and Neglected Infectious Diseases teams
- HIV/AIDs and Tuberculosis teams.
In all of these areas, the BA will provide financial analytical support in addition to coordinating and managing a range of financially-oriented projects in support of grants, contracts and portfolio management. Work efforts to include supporting the preparation and analysis of business plans, financial statements, models, and tools to support team goals while advising staff on a wide range of financial and operational issues.
The BA will also be expected to collaborate with Program Officers, Coordinators, and GH Stakeholders to provide financial analytical support to execute and manage investments.
Work efforts to include:
- Assisting in the development of budgets and financial plans including the tracking of variances
- Analyzing proposals and budgets of new and existing investments, including spending patterns
- Recommending payment and reporting schedules based on the analysis in collaboration with Program Officers
- Preparing financial reviews to summarize analysis
- Developing benchmarks and tools for analyzing and monitoring grantee budgets and financial reports.
- Organize and articulate financial data in a clear and intuitive manner; especially the articulation of complex financial concepts in non-financial terms.
- Provide clear and consistent communications while engaging in high quality interactions with our grantees and partners in the field.
- Assist GH FP&A on special projects.

QualificationsA minimum of three years' work experience in financial and strategic planning functions providing support to multiple team members within a complex and fast-paced organization.
- A degree in Finance, Business or a related field is required. MBA is preferred.
- Experience working in a consultative role with both public and private sector organizations is ideal. Health sector and global heath experience helpful.
- Prior experience in finance or grants management within a non-profit ideal but not required.
- Strong working knowledge of financial analysis (budgeting, costing, reporting).
- Strong technical and financial knowledge, including experience creating complex financial models and efficiently communicating data and results to inform sound strategic and tactical decisions.
- Experience developing, evaluating, managing, and monitoring business plans, budgets and financial reports.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, plan, manage, and complete multiple projects simultaneously while balancing the needs of multiple individuals/teams.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to extract and analyze appropriate data to convey financial results through the use of supporting tables, graphs, and other visual representations.
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently in an environment requiring diplomacy and good judgment in managing interactions with individuals at all levels both inside and outside an organization
- Ability to successfully work in cross-function teams in a dynamic organization requiring flexibility, patience, creativity and the ability to adjust work style to match audience for unique business solutions and/or changing or conflicting priorities.
- Strong attention to details and accuracy.
- Excellent software skills with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Access. Ability to quickly learn and master new software applications.
- Commitment to the Foundation's core values, mission, and programs.
- Demonstrated positive, collaborative approach to work, including a commitment to client-service and problem solving.
Reports to: Financial Manager
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria and general work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills for this job.

Requisition Number3876BR

]]>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Budget-Analyst-Job-WA-98101/2458152/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Budget-Analyst-Job-WA-98101/2458152/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentProgram AdvocacyLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) Program seeks to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the Foundation's work, build support for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. Because the Foundation's resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions that advance our program goals. GPA is composed of our country offices in India, China; our Europe team based in London and our US & Canada team based in Washington, DC; our country representation in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa; a Program Advocacy team; a Policy Analysis & Financing team; and our Charitable Sector Support team. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health and Global Development Programs, the CEOs office, and Foundation Communications to build the environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

Within the Global Policy & Advocacy Program, the primary goal of the Program Advocacy team is to identify and address alliance opportunities to address policy constraints, increase visibility, offer compelling evidence, boost political will and bring in new resources in support of programmatic goals. The Program Advocacy team works in partnership with program teams to achieve their goals by:
- Leveraging grants and leadership and foundation voice to implement advocacy strategies
- Developing manage, convene, and coordinate partnerships with private donors, advocacy organizations, and opinion leaders to promote foundation priorities
- Building advocacy communities to support foundation priorities


ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Program Officer (SPO) will be a leader and a team player in the implementation of these goals, with a specific focus on the foundation Family Health & Family Planning strategies, including specific strategies on family planning, and maternal and newborn health. The SPO will work closely with the full Global Policy and Advocacy team, the Family Health and Family Planning teams to develop, refine and execute an advocacy strategy, forge new partnerships, and develop grants in support of that strategy.

The SPO will play a critical role in conceptualizing and managing high impact and complex partnerships, grants, coalitions, and advocacy campaigns. She or he will provide expertise in developing and executing policy and advocacy strategies; working closely with Communications partners to support our advocacy efforts; conducting research and analysis to drive investment decisions; and supporting foundation leadership engagement in driving forward the strategy. The SPO will bring a depth and breadth of experience in and knowledge of donor and developing country governments' development activities and mechanisms, and political and technical expertise in evidence-based, results-oriented advocacy.

Key responsibilities include:
- Form key partnerships with individuals and organizations – in both the public and private sector – to enhance implementation of advocacy strategies and tactics.
- Identify opportunities for the development of strategic alliances and coalitions to further the objectives of the foundation's Family Health & Family Planning strategy.
- Manage a portfolio of project grants. Partner with grantees to develop project objectives and define key outcomes and milestones, ensuring that appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems and processes are established to produce robust evaluation of outcomes.
- Review letters of inquiry, grant proposals and other requests for support; provide recommendations for funding or technical assistance, including drafting and editing proposal summaries for submission to Directors, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Chairs.
- Consult with grantees to achieve desired impact of grants, by conducting site visits, providing technical guidance, convening meetings of key stakeholders, and applying and evaluating performance objectives.
- Write and produce informative briefings, reports, email updates, and other materials on key family planning, MNCH and other issues related to program advocacy for foundation leadership.
- Collaborate with team members to manage and present portfolio progress and grant budget information.
- Serve as a point of contact on portfolio-related issues for key internal and external stakeholders.
- Represent the foundation to key program-related external constituencies. This could include both formal and informal presentations such as making speeches, attending conferences and other meetings as necessary.

QualificationsWe are looking for a recognized expert in family health advocacy with a depth of experience and strong roots in the field, management skills, and experience in developing policy and advocacy strategies. Experience in advocacy in developing countries is a plus.
- 7-10 years of experience (at least 10+ years of experience strongly preferred) plus an advanced degree in public policy (or equivalent work experience) in international relations, development or a related field preferred, (preferably with a mix of service in either the public or non-profit sectors).
- Deep understanding, experience and expertise in family health policy issues and advocacy efforts in developing countries, working with CSOs, coalitions, governments, and the media
- Experience in the conception, design and management of strategies, initiatives and programs
- Experience working with policymakers and advocates for global and/or country level policy & advocacy, with preference for knowledge of Africa
- Experience developing, managing and implementing projects, including partnering with grantees on the definition of objectives and deliverables and monitoring and evaluation of results.
- Demonstrated understanding of the role of advocacy and communications efforts to increase awareness of health/ development issues and build political/financial support for health and development goals in the developing world with governmental and non-state organizations
- Demonstrated success in leadership roles developing and managing policy and advocacy organizations, programs or initiatives requiring a combination of strong analytical, writing and management skills
- Ability to work with flexibility, entrepreneurship, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort
- A deep commitment to development issues
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally
- High standards of personal integrity

*This position can be located in Seattle, Washington (strongly preferred) or Washington, D.C.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number3964BR

]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Program-Advocacy%2C-Family-Planning-Job-WA-98101/2483871/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Program-Advocacy%2C-Family-Planning-Job-WA-98101/2483871/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentStrategy, Planning and ManagementLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryOur Global Health Program (GHP) harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in poor countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don't, we invest in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work in infectious diseases focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected and other infectious diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.

Fellows Program Summary

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has recently established a Gates Fellows Program, the objectives of which are to:

1)Create a cadre of top talent within strategic partners and the field that aligns with the foundation

2)Access fresh talent and perspectives to advance our thinking and contribute in a substantive way to our work

3)Develop fellows' capabilities, skills, and understanding of the foundation.

We are seeking Fellows with exceptional qualifications across a variety of backgrounds, to join beginning in Fall 2013, to contribute to program teams in Global Health.


ResponsibilitiesFellows at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will work in close collaboration with foundation employees to support research, evaluation of strategic priorities, grant projects and initiatives. Fellows will have broad access to mentoring from world class leaders and opportunities to leverage the foundation's network. Fellows will be a part of a two year cohort that will work on a range of responsibilities.

In partnership with foundation team members Fellows will:

Strategic portfolio management
- Plan, design, manage and execute activities in strategic planning, portfolio/grants management and external relationship management. Participate in strategy development, review and evaluation activities.
- Serve as a point of contact on portfolio-related issues for key internal and external stakeholders, including performing technical, scientific, and strategic analysis on portfolio investments.
- Collaborate with other program staff and foundation colleagues as appropriate to ensure that work is aligned, supported, and enhanced throughout the foundation.
- Partner with foundation staff to develop and manage funding partnerships with external stakeholders, including identifying funding opportunities, managing negotiations, developing MOUs, and shaping announcements.
- Identify and engage qualified subject thought leaders, technical experts, and consultants in priority areas for meetings, technical consult, review, and other program activities.

Knowledge management and learning dissemination:
- Write and produce informative briefings, reports, email updates, and other materials on key issues. Provide ongoing research and literature reviews in areas related to foundation strategic priorities, as well as capture and synthesize background and technical progress information from grants and other initiatives.
- Interact with foundation staff as well as partners and outside experts to develop information that contributes to shaping program priorities and strategies. In specific assigned areas, develop drafts and concepts that contribute to shaping program priorities and strategies.
- In partnership with program staff, coordinate and/or manage a wide range of monitoring and evaluation activities in support of strategic planning, grant management and external relationship management.
- In partnership with Business Teams, create and manage content for technical and strategic areas on our internal SharePoint site.
- Undertake special projects, as requested.


QualificationsTo be considered, applicants are required to have an advanced degree such as MD, PhD, PharmD (scientific disciplines highly encouraged), or MBA with backgrounds in management consulting, investment banking, private equity or venture capital, and 7-10 years of related professional experience.

Those with an advanced degree and field experience in global health and development are encouraged to apply.

In addition, heavy emphasis will be placed on:
-Demonstrated interest and/or experience in global health, development, policy and advocacy, or communications
-Strong knowledge across relevant technical area/expertise, proven ability to learn new content quickly, identify connections and second-order implications as well as demonstrate competence and execute good judgment in a variety of areas.
-Demonstrated strong analytical, writing & verbal skills for communicating with a broad and diverse audience, including internal leadership and external high-level stakeholders, on a range of complex technical issues.
-Experience in a role requiring effective collaboration within a complex organization, as well as a proven ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort.
-Commitment to Foundation's core values of Rigor, Innovation, Collaboration and Optimism
-Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude
-Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills as well as willingness to work in a flexible environment
-Proactive and flexible nature with reliable follow-through and attention to detail
-Ability to work both independently and in a cooperative and collegial fashion

Scope of work will require residency or relocation to the Seattle area, and ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally is required. We offer a competitive salary, full relocation package and a comprehensive benefits program that reflects the foundation's values and culture.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.

Requisition Number4084BR

]]>Tue, 07 May 2013 05:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Gates-Fellow-Job-WA-98101/2584907/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Gates-Fellow-Job-WA-98101/2584907/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionChief Administrative OfficeDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe Chief Administrative Office facilitates critical connections that support the foundation in both programmatic and operational capacities. It is responsible for the foundation's grantee partner engagement and human resources functions as well as facilities and security.

ResponsibilitiesThe GPE Program Manager is a limited term employment position for a maximum of three years designed to put in place repeatable processes for administering grantee and partner feedback via surveys (GPR and interim pulse surveys) and focus groups/interviews (Grantee Advisory Community). Complex project management across multiple projects is required with a focus on change management to ensure the processes are both adopted and scalable.

This position will also be responsible for developing the fledgling Grantee Advisory Community in a way that takes modest effort over time, but provides robust feedback from a wide range of grantees to ensure teams without direct access to our grantees and partners have opportunities to learn and implement based on grantee/partner perspective to improve our overall impact as an organization.

In addition, this position will identify and help teams adopt best practices in how to engage grantees and partners in dialogue through a wide variety of tools and methods. This position will collaborate with HR and Comms to integrate and promote adoption at scale these practices and skills.

Additional responsibilities include:

Provide program design, project management and support to the GPE team in the rollout of feedback mechanisms including the Grantee Perceptions Report and develop ongoing practices through next GPR scheduled for 2016.
- Collaborate with Human Resources to develop rollout plan and communications to support inclusion of grantee feedback in Performance Partnership.
- Coordinate, execute, and track communications and facilitation to support rollout of grantee perceptions report results with foundation divisions, thirty-three grant-making teams, and grantees.
- Coordinate cross survey analysis for GPR and Organizational Health survey by Business Intelligence and Organizational Research Services.
- Manage additional GPR analysis requests from divisions and grant-making teams.
- Manage qualitative grantee data collection and communication of results across the foundation.
- Manage timelines, milestones, and process documentation.
- Develop rhythm of feedback cycle to inform 2014 grantee feedback cycle and institutionalize practices through next GPR.
- Debrief process, document and implement repeatable practices to support on-going feedback collection efforts.

Manage the overall Grantee Advisory Community and develop templates and practices to reduce the need to actively manage by 2016.
- Provide ongoing support and facilitation for the Investment Harmonization Grantee and Vendor Advisory Community.
- Coordinate and execute communications to facilitate growth of grantee advisory community.
- Provide support for teams to utilize grantee advisory community for feedback.
- Model quality interactions and clear and consistent communication in wide range of interactions with grantees as advisors.
- Facilitate and provide ongoing support for grantee advisory community, monitor and track community members.

Provide project management and support to program teams in partnership with Communications and HR to support dialogues with grantees in a way that fosters integration and scaled adoption.
- Provide support for teams in their efforts to engage in dialogue with grantees about the feedback they have received.
- Document and publish sample materials and best practices from supporting teams in reporting back to grantees and action planning.
- Align GPE planning and training rollout efforts with Human Resources and Investment Harmonization.

Qualifications- Master's/MBA degree with 11+ years of experience.
- Ideally looking for someone with experience working within a grantee organization.
- Demonstrated commitment to the foundation's mission.
- Diplomatic skills and ability to work well with others in different and often high pressure situations is critical.
- Manage confidential information from both internal and external sources.
- Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize and multi-task, ability to coordinate with and motivate others, and to meet tight deadlines.
- Experience working with high-level individuals in complex, unstructured situations.
- History of success in roles requiring logical, systematic thinking while managing multiple priorities in a changing environment.
- Must be able to create and cultivate trust and transparency in all relationships.
- Demonstrated success in scheduling, logistics, event planning with experience in staffing senior leadership, preparing briefing materials, memorandums, etc.
- Strong communications skills including writing, editing, verbal communications, and facilitation skills.
- Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy, both individually and as part of a complex team.
- Experience with change management approaches and tools.
- Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number4095BR

]]>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Manager%2C-GPE-Job-WA-98101/2594569/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Manager%2C-GPE-Job-WA-98101/2594569/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentVaccine DevelopmentLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryOur Global Health Program (GHP) harnesses advances in science and technology to save lives in poor countries. We focus on the health problems that have a major impact in developing countries but get too little attention and funding. Where proven tools exist, we support sustainable ways to improve their delivery. Where they don't, we invest in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics. Our work in infectious diseases focuses on strategies to fight and prevent HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, neglected and other infectious diseases, enteric and diarrheal diseases and pneumonia. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Discovery and Translational Sciences, Vaccine Development, and Integrated Development.

ResponsibilitiesThe Global Health Vaccine Development team is hiring a Program Officer (PO) to support its Crosscutting Biosurveillance Initiative/Computing-Informatics. In partnership with software, technology, governmental, nonprofit, academic, and private partner collaborators, the Crosscutting Biosurveillance Initiative is identifying and linking a set of tools and technologies capable of integrating traditional epidemiologic, molecular/genomic, social media, and other contextual Big Data sets. Once developed, the toolkit will be openly available to external partners. The initiative will address end-to-end data access, management, integration, alignment, analysis, model creation, data visualization, and decision support. Data will be openly contributed by existing surveillance networks, systems, and partners. User interface solutions will ensure that the integrated data is accessible to and useful for partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

The PO will be responsible for one main area of work:
- Work closely with the internal Biosurveillance team and external partners to integrate new models and tools to develop software that manages end-to-end data processing, from data intake to predictive modeling and innovative data visualization. The utility of the tools/software will be verified through evaluation of performance metrics when applied to existing datasets.
- This software would be developed for running and implementation in the cloud environment.

The Program Officer will work closely with the malaria and polio program strategy teams and cross-cutting functional teams to ensure that the platform being developed meets their needs.

The Program Officer will report directly to the Director of Vaccine Development, with technical supervision from a Senior Program Officer in Epidemiology and Surveillance. The position will be a two year professional engagement based in Seattle. There is a high likelihood of extended periods of international and domestic travel in which the individual would work closely with external partners.


Qualifications- A scientist with a Ph.D. and/or M.D with background in research computing and computational mathematics and one of the following areas: medicine/pharmacy, public health, microbiology, vaccinology, or epidemiology (or equivalent combination of education and a minimum of 7 years of experience)
- A strong background in data input/output, high performance computing, and integration with cloud-based technology
- Experience with geospatial applications at scale
- Experience in JAVA programming, or past experience with STEM or the ECLIPSE Community

Other desired qualifications include:
- Knowledge of Bayesian space, cloud-based modeling (and simulation) as well as the fundamentals of performance computation
- Demonstrated experience in project management to support research projects
- Extensive experience with writing and reviewing scientific material including ability to critically review scientific grant proposals
- Knowledge and experience in international public health, public policy, and/or global development including experience working with global partners and/or experience in developing country settings
- Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communications with a broad and diverse audience on a range of complex technical issues
- Ability to work well in a matrix environment that brings together strategic and functional groups in support of the malaria and polio teams' research goals and objectives
- Self-starter with demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with high energy and positive attitude
- Demonstrated ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced and changing environment with multiple and competing demands
- Ability to travel up to 40% domestically and internationally

This is a Limited Term Employee (LTE) position with an assignment length of 24 months

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Requisition Number3859BR

]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer-Crosscutting-Biosurveillance-Initiative-Job-WA-98101/2483612/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer-Crosscutting-Biosurveillance-Initiative-Job-WA-98101/2483612/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentVaccine DeliveryLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewPlease note this is a limited term position - anticipated duration of 24 months.

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.


Group SummaryThe goal of the Global Development Program (GDP) is to increase opportunities for people in the developing world to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty and to help deliver targeted healthcare solutions in these regions. Our strategies focus on Agriculture Development; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Financial Services for the Poor; and Family Health which includes Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Family Planning, and Nutrition. These strategies are supported by functional teams that focus on Vaccine Delivery and Integrated Delivery. GDP also has Special Initiatives that focus Urban Poverty, Emergency Relief, and Value for the Money.

The Vaccine Delivery team is responsible for developing, implementing and supporting global strategies to strengthen routine immunization programs in developing countries and introduce new vaccines. While maximizing value from investments in immunization programs is key to the foundation's strategy, an equal priority is also be placed on the design and execution of delivery systems; including the monitoring of performance of routine immunization supply chains for both existing vaccines as well as those to accelerate new vaccine introduction.

The Vaccine Delivery team works with a variety of internal and external partners and is comprised of individuals with varying backgrounds in global public health, epidemiology, immunization, and program management.


ResponsibilitiesLocated in Seattle, WA, the Associate Program Officer (APO) will work across the Routine Immunization (RI) initiative and broader Vaccine Delivery team to support the implementation of strategic priorities and performance goals by providing analytical and research support as relates to ongoing grant, contract and project management for the team. This will also include working to address challenges in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of vaccine supply chains in GAVI-eligible countries.
Specific areas of work include:

Providing ongoing research and analytical support for the RI teams supply chain efforts including:
- Contributing to the development and drafting of new proposals and development plans including proposal analysis and completion of appropriate form sections, etc.
- Developing materials for learning trips and drafting responses to leadership requests for information or in preparation of their participation in key meetings relevant to the strategy of the Vaccine Delivery team.
- Providing research and analytical support of technical data required to answer critical strategic or learning questions as well as for data modeling as needed.
- Coordination and completion of literature reviews, landscape analysis and analytical reviews as assigned.
Potential management of a small portfolio of special project and/or conference grants:
- Assisting grantees in project development and definition of key outcomes.
- Supporting grantees in the management, monitoring and evaluation of grant components ensuring the achievement of the desired impact of grants.
- Collaboration with team members to manage internal processes, portfolio progress, documentation, and grant budget information and reporting.
- Serving as a point of contact on portfolio-related issues for key stakeholders.
Facilitating, coordinating, and managing a range of projects and activities related to developing, evaluating, and monitoring specific grants including:
- Reviewing grant proposals and writing grant summaries.
- Coordinating activities for a portfolio of initiatives or grants; overseeing key contractors and grantees working on these issues
- Facilitating external reviews of grant proposals as needed.
Assisting with knowledge exchange and communication of strategy progress including:
- Creating and managing a framework for capturing progress and lessons learned relevant to projects and initiatives with the Vaccine Delivery team.
- Coordinating across the group to capture data and communicate results and lessons learned to multiple stakeholders both internally and externally to support better decision making. This may include the development of reviews, summaries and presentations.
- Creating and managing content for programmatic areas on an internal team SharePoint site.
- Supporting the ongoing development of various communication materials as needed.
Regularly engaging with key Immunization partners, and supporting others who engage with partners, to ensure that partner and foundation expectations are being met.


QualificationsH/She will have a minimum of three (3) years' experience in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility; including basic program/project management experience. Experience working in global health vaccine delivery, finance and policy related work; ideally within developing countries required. Background should include broad knowledge of international development and general health issues and institutions.
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree required. MPH or other post-secondary degree (MBA) with relevance to public health and/or immunization preferred.
- Ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines while providing continual attention to detail in proofing materials, tracking projects and grants, all within a fast paced environment with multiple and competing demands.
- Experience in a role requiring collaboration in complex internal and external organizations, as well as a demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, particularly as part of a team effort.
- Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communication with a broad, diverse and cross-cultural audience. Strong listening skills and ability to adapt style to a variety of audiences crucial.
- Financial modeling experience.
- Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a complex organization.
- Excellent software skills with Microsoft Office applications including advance use of Excel. Ability to quickly learn new software modules.
- Commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of time (both domestically and internationally).
Reports to: Supply Chain Initiative Program Lead To apply for this position, please visit www.gatesfoundation.org/AboutUs/Jobs and submit your resume online.
We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated and focused on diversity.
The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria and general work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills for this job.

Requisition Number3939BR

]]>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:01:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Associate-Program-Officer%2C-Global-Development-Job-WA-98101/2521494/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Associate-Program-Officer%2C-Global-Development-Job-WA-98101/2521494/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentLibrariesLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe goal of the Global Development Program (GDP) is to increase opportunities for people in the developing world to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty and to help deliver targeted healthcare solutions in these regions. Our strategies focus on Agriculture Development; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Financial Services for the Poor; Global Libraries; and Family Health, which includes Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Family Planning, and Nutrition.

People often think of public libraries as simply “book houses,” but at the foundation we believe they serve a much greater purpose in communities. When libraries are development partners, they support public health, education, economic development, gender equality, and all the areas of the Millennium Development Goals. Global Libraries' vision is to improve people's lives by bringing about effective, sustainable public access to information and technology in public libraries, and to ensure it is useful and used. As the largest single entity working to strengthen public libraries today, Global Libraries has a tremendous opportunity to lead the transformation of libraries, to change how libraries are perceived and to expand their role in developing and transitioning countries. There has never been a more exciting time to work in the library field.


ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Program Officer leads Global Libraries' “Delivery” Initiative, one of the program's four strategic pillars. The Delivery Initiative works to scale and maximize the impact of public access to information and technology in public libraries with a focus on effective and sustainable approaches.

The Delivery Initiative focuses on three core elements:

1. Scale: Implementing proven programs that can be replicated and customized, taking advantage of opportunities where regional, country or target population reach can be maximized and sustained;

2. Meeting Users Needs: Supporting libraries and the library field to customize and implement tested programs so that users may access relevant information and communication technology;

3. Leveraging Partnerships: Engaging, leveraging and focusing major partners in the library field, the foundation, and the development community via cross-cutting efforts to maximize effectiveness of development programs.

The Senior Program Officer strategically designs, develops and oversees the Delivery investment portfolio with a 2013 budget allocation of approximately $35M, leads the Delivery team to develop, manage and implement project strategies; negotiates, executes and manages complex, performance-based contracts/grants, and develops relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies, to further strategy goals.

Primary responsibilities include:
- Further develop the Delivery team's strategy including determining opportunity criteria, assessing and analyzing implementation models, articulating learning questions and defining the Delivery team's relationship to the other GL initiatives: Research and Innovation, Training and Leadership, Impact, Advocacy and Policy;
- Act as GL team's Delivery subject matter expert and work across all team initiatives to ensure key opportunities and learnings are maximized to further Delivery team and GL strategy goals;
- Research investments and potential partners aligned with the Delivery portfolio with a focus on scaling opportunities, meeting user needs, and leveraging partnerships;
- Review, evaluate and analyze concept notes and grantee proposals for alignment with strategy, assess grantee strengths and weaknesses, organizational capacity, and budgetary considerations and work with prospective grantees to develop proposal submissions, associated budgets, implementation plans and key outcomes;
- Provide clear, concise & insightful written analyses & recommendations of grant proposals and annual reports;
- Ensure quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners, including government stakeholders, other library funders and representatives from the library and development fields at large, to maximize impact of projects and ensure optimal learning;
- Manage a team and lead efforts to hire the talent needed to achieve goals, ensuring successful employee onboarding, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, integrating project and change management, giving and seeking feedback, coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, and recognizing achievement and lessons learned;
- Contribute to the design of GL strategies, collaborations and implementation plans to ensure long-term sustainability and impact;
- Seek opportunities for collaboration with other foundation program strategy teams who share programmatic themes.
- Prepare briefings for Global Libraries and Global Development leadership as necessary on salient program issues, program strategies, and other relevant topics;
- Represent the foundation at external conferences, events and other program related events and report outcomes.


Qualifications- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required as well as a Masters' degree in Library Science, International Relations or Development, Public Policy or related field.
- At least 10 years' professional experience in domestic or international program development and implementation; may include complex program development, design, and management, consulting, or strategic development.
- Significant experience in planning and implementation of strategies or programs to reduce information inequities through public, non-profit or private institutions.
- Experience with and knowledge of legislative/government organizations, relevant to library policy and advocacy issues.
- Familiarity with internet/technology access and digital divide programs.
- Demonstrated judgment and experience working within international, domestic, state/local government, and NGO organizations in development.
- Familiarity with how information and communication technologies can reduce inequities through public access, useful content, training and building community and governmental support.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction with large scale, multi-partner projects in the non-profit/library community.
- Ability to work with diverse organizations and people of all backgrounds.
- Proven leadership, analytical, interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills, in positions requiring communication with a broad and diverse audience.
- Capacity to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy individually and as part of a complex, dynamic team.
- Strong analytical skills, including risk analysis and sound understanding of complex business models.
- Ability to travel up to 35% domestically and internationally.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in team building and mentoring and/or supervising, and motivating a team.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number4010BR

]]>Fri, 03 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Global-Libraries-Job-WA-98101/2530227/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Global-Libraries-Job-WA-98101/2530227/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionCommunicationsDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryCommunications staff contribute to advocacy efforts, raise awareness of the issues the foundation addresses, work to protect and advance the foundation's reputation, and oversee all internal and external communications functions

ResponsibilitiesThe foundation offers an opportunity for an innovative media measurement and audience expert to discover what works, and what doesn't, at the cutting edge of media, storytelling and engagement. This individual will play a key role in understanding how a variety of content, platforms and engagement strategies can impact positive change and advance foundation objectives.

The Senior Communications Officer (SCO) will join the Strategic Partnerships team, which manages media and information grants (e.g., NPR, the Guardian, Univision, Participant Media, etc.). The SCO will oversee the measurement and evaluation of media and information grants, help grantees establish systems to better gather and analyze audience and engagement metrics, and facilitate the team's ability to identify and apply insights from metrics as well as audience and media-usage data.

The position will enable the media grants team to achieve key objectives by: tracking and reporting on progress against our strategic goals; using data and metrics to improve the impact of our existing grants and help to identify new partnership opportunities; and informing the field with the latest techniques, credible evidence and analysis.

The SCO will design, implement and manage MLE across the grant-making portfolio and its diverse set of media and information grants. This position will support MLE efforts across communications and collaborate with key MLE partners across the program and advocacy teams. Responsibilities include:
- Design and implement a MLE framework to be used across the media and information grantmaking portfolio
- Use MLE results and analytics to improve strategy implementation, maximize impact and suggest course-corrections; support annual strategy reviews and periodic strategy refreshes; and develop strong independent evaluation as needed.
- Manage key MLE contracts, grants and partnerships, including relationships with other media funders, universities, private measurement firms
- Provide support and MLE plan for new grants developed by other team members. Collaborate with external partners/grantees such as major media organizations and private agencies to assist with data collection and reporting.
- Drive core insights from the data to suggest and guide implementation of adaptations that drive improvements to the partner's business model
- Exhibit a high level of expertise in driving the measurement strategy across multiple “listening posts” (merging quantitative and qualitative as well as websites, surveys, CRM systems, market research etc.)
- Contribute to program- and foundation-wide learning and improvement in MLE and, specifically, media metrics
- Develop innovative MLE approaches for the influence of media and information on areas such as engagement, perception change and behavior change
- Partner with MLE counterparts and leadership across the foundation to help integrate media metrics into advocacy investments
- Identify and develop pipeline of MLE grants or contracts to inform and support current and future media and information grants
- Understands the complex multi-platform media ecosystem and best measurement practices and applies this knowledge to the work
- Lead MLE planning and framework, including the production and updating of a multi-year MLE planning document, standard outputs (e.g. scorecards, dashboard, etc.), and resource requirements for teams, and cross-team MLE work plans
- Lead the development and management of MLE-specific grants and contracts, including those with other funders
- Participate with teams in development and application of lessons learned from MLE in annual planning
- Join an MLE working group to develop and apply tools and processes for using MLE

Manage consultants or contractors that work directly with grantees to improve their media metrics and analytics


Qualifications-Advanced degree in relevant media field or business is preferred
-Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional work experience in media and media management, applying media metrics to business decisions and resource allocation
-Broad experience using and implementing web analytics and media measurement tools, such as web analytics (Omniture, Google Analytics) and or hybrid/syndicated sources (KantarComscore)
-Strong evaluation design skills, and a track record of planning, conducting, and facilitating the use of and evaluation and results measurement in media (e.g., news, entertainment, etc.)
-Strong consultative, communication, and facilitation skills and a proven ability to shape metrics and measurement results and analysis with media executives and non-metrics savvy managers and colleagues
-Significant experience using logic models, logical frameworks, or similar devices for framing strategic objectives, articulating key assumptions, and articulating results
-Strong project management and consultative skills and ability to work as part of a team with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, diplomacy, and humor in an evolving, fast-paced and matrixed work environment
-Exposure to project management skills, business process redesign principles, tools and techniques a plus.
-Demonstrated commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs and to serving our grantees

The SCO reports to the Deputy Director, Strategic Partnerships in Communications.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check

Requisition Number4019BR

]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Communications-Officer%2C-Measurement%2C-Learning-and-Evaluation-Job-WA-98101/2542334/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Communications-Officer%2C-Measurement%2C-Learning-and-Evaluation-Job-WA-98101/2542334/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionCommunicationsDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryCommunications staff contribute to advocacy efforts, raise awareness of the issues the foundation addresses, work to protect and advance the foundation's reputation, and oversee all internal and external communications functions.

ResponsibilitiesStrategic Planning-Creative, which is comparable to an ad agency Account Planner/Strategic Planner role, plays a key part in developing communications strategies, messaging platforms and authoring creative briefs that inform the creative product.

Critical to this role is the experience and ability to assume the role of our disparate audiences which cross all social economic classes and global regions, and include government decision makers, social influencers, engaged public and employees.

Planners combine segment and audience data and insights, qualitative research and program knowledge within a core proposition or messaging platform to enable the communications group to produce engaging and compelling messaging that amplifies and enhances the work of the foundation, it's partners and it's grantees. While increasing awareness of foundation strategies is critical, a key challenge is to collaborate on innovative ways to reach our diverse audiences.

Typical work activities:
- Shaping engaging, compelling and motivating messaging against the foundation's programmatic work.
- Participating in the strategic, creative expression and management of the foundation brand.
- Liaising with internal clients to identify specific programmatic issues and opportunities and develop ideas.
- Partnering with the speechwriting team to ensure the synergistic and consistent messaging across campaign and project messaging.
- Communicating with colleagues within the organization, such as creative, project managers, advocacy and strategy leads, in the process of developing a creative brief, messaging platform and campaign elements.
- Assist in facilitating a consistent and effective creative briefing process.
- Gaining a comprehensive context for communication and project strategies by analyzing a wide range of information in great detail, including demographics, socio-economics, and political landscape as well as the identified foundation audiences.
- Participate in qualitative research and analysis with Brand & Insights colleagues.
- Participate in the refinement and definitions within the foundation audience taxonomy.


Qualifications-Bachelor's degree with 10+ years in the role of Global Strategic Planning or Account Planning in multinational advertising agencies or similar communications firms.
-Experience with, or interest in, working with insights and messaging for Global Philanthropic, NGO or Charitable organizations focused on the developing world.
-Achieved success with campaigns and/or communications strategies designed to inform and activate specific audiences against a cause.
-Preferred experience developing insights, messaging and campaign elements that focused on the Global South.
-Ability to develop and implement communication strategies in complex organizations and to develop internal communication solutions targeted to different audience segments/needs.
-Strong written and oral communication skills, in positions requiring communication with a broad and diverse audience.
-Strong business acumen and a good understanding of business strategy with an ability to lead and influence.
-Ability to work with all levels of management and staff.
-Strong and proven experience in different communications disciplines.
-Strong presentation skills.
-Ability to rapidly shift gears and accommodate changes and incorporate new information with minimal disruption.
-Resilient, with the ability to work to deadlines and maintain high levels of professionalism while managing multiple demands.
-Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency and diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort.
-Collaboration, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
-Demonstrated proficiency using MSWord, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint or related software.
-This position is based at the foundation's headquarters in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Reports to: Deputy Director Communications Creative

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check


Requisition Number3971BR

]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Communications-Officer%2C-Strategic-Planner-Job-WA-98101/2486962/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Communications-Officer%2C-Strategic-Planner-Job-WA-98101/2486962/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionUS ProgramDepartmentEducation - College ReadyLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe foundation's U.S. Program works with a range of partners toward greater opportunity for all Americans largely through the attainment of secondary and postsecondary education. By making college and other forms of education both accessible to and successful for all, we hope to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty that prevents families and communities from opportunities to reach their full potential. The U.S. Program works to advance:
- College Readiness and Success. Education is the broadest avenue to opportunity and the most influential factor in ensuring that children will grow up to do as well or better than their parents. Today, a postsecondary education is the most important requirement for jobs that pay a family wage. Our goal is to ensure that 80 percent of students will graduate from high school prepared for college, with a focus on low-income and minority students reaching this target, and to double the number of low-income young adults who earn postsecondary degrees or certificates by age 26 each year.
- Strong Communities in the Pacific Northwest. As a family foundation, we are committed to strengthening our communities and providing new avenues of opportunity for those most in need in Washington State, the foundation's home. Our main goal in the state is to help all children begin kindergarten ready to succeed and cut family homelessness in half over the next decade.

The Next Generation Learning team within the College Ready program focuses on personalized learning for students. Our vision for education is that all students have access to what they need, when and where they need it. Implementing this vision at scale will require new tools to help teachers, parents and learners diagnose gaps in students' knowledge and skill and adapt the learning experience based on their progress. We invest in organizations that build school models, technology, research and knowledge that redefine how learning takes place.


ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Deputy Director for Next Generation Learning, the PO will be responsible for partnering with the Deputy Director and Program Officer for Personalized Learning to accelerate the implementation of personalized learning within cities, districts, and regional coalitions.

The PO will be responsible for the following:
- Developing, planning, and executing a strategy, including planning investments, soliciting proposals, and negotiating and managing complex, performance-based grants and contracts.
- Consulting and providing thought partnership with grantees and partners to maximize impact of projects and ensure optimal learning. This may include preparation for Program Officer & leadership site visits, development of materials, and convening meetings of key stakeholders.
- Managing internal processes and portfolio progress while ensuring appropriate documentation, grant budgeting and reporting.
- Providing clear, concise and insightful written analyses and recommendations for funding including drafting and editing proposal summaries and progress reports for existing grants for review by Foundation leadership.
- Contributing to the design of new strategies, cross cutting data initiatives with focus on scaling and implementation plans to ensure long-term sustainability and impact.
- This role is responsible for high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.
- Up to 50% U. S. travel required.

Qualifications- Strong working knowledge of the K-12 education sector, and in particular, experience building or working with innovative school models.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a large school district or network driving change initiatives.
- Experience leading or supporting the development or implementation of instructional models is preferred.
- Ability to solve unstructured problems with rigor, creativity, high energy, and a positive attitude.
- Knowledge of strategic communications, messaging and media strategy.
- Experience managing diverse teams of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to manage all aspect of grant and portfolio life cycle, including pre-development (making new grants), development (managing multi-year grants), post development (dissemination, scale and disposition of grants in portfolio).
- Ability to be highly effective in complex organizations and partnerships, with a variety of grantees and partners.
- Strong program management, critical thinking, and strategic thinking skills.
- Prioritize and manage large amounts of information relevant to the work.
- Excellent written and verbal communications are a must, and strong presentation skills are highly valued.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Requisition Number4055BR

]]>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:31:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer%2C-Next-Generation-Models-Job-WA-98101/2556626/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer%2C-Next-Generation-Models-Job-WA-98101/2556626/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionFinance and StrategyDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe Finance and Strategy group is responsible for implementing and maintaining operating procedures designed to ensure rigorous stewardship of the foundation's financial resources. We oversee the business processes that govern the foundation's basic grantmaking and risk management; evaluate and improve the impact of the foundation's grantmaking; and produce accurate and transparent financial analyses and reports. We also coordinate public-private partnerships across the different grantmaking areas to optimize effectiveness and share best practices, and we drive a number of special initiatives related to planning for substantial increases in long-term payout and overall growth.

ResponsibilitiesThe Financial Manager position will assist in developing, communicating, and monitoring the financial and operational results for the foundation's Communications organization and is a key contributor to the foundations Global Policy and Advocacy's effectiveness.

Work efforts will include supporting the preparation and analysis of business plans, financial statements, models, and tools to support organizational goals. The Financial Manager will work closely with the Communications team on a wide range of financial, operational, and capital issues, and will serve a critical role in developing and tracking projects, including the submission and presentation of these analyses to FP&A leadership, CCO and Management Teams.

Responsibilities
- Support the Communication's organization's annual budget creation and tracking of variances. Assist in creating and modeling departmental budgets by cost center. Produces budget justification analysis utilized by the CCO and Communications Leadership Team to review, prioritize and make decisions on the proposed operating budget.
- Develop efficient budget reporting frameworks, cost center structures, and financial reporting tools. Analyze spending patterns to determine rationale in setting budget allocations.
- Work with Communications Project Managers and Business Analysts; auditing cost-benefit analysis and helping the team with proper guidelines around items such as capital versus expense and project costing.
- Prepare monthly reporting packages which summarize project spending and variance analysis that enable Communications to track financial and business metrics. Coordinate the forecasting process with the Communications team; present and review results with Communications leadership.
- Develop financial models and framework to support specific division projects. These models will support initial project recommendations, track financial progress, identify opportunities and risks associated with specific alternatives, quantify the impact of these actions on the division's finances and operations, and support decision making for various program options.
- Coordinate within the Financial Planning and Analysis department to establish foundation best practices and develop and implement these practices within the division. Serve as a resource to the Deputy Director, FP&A. CCO and Communications Leadership Team to explain and interpret foundation policies relating to finance and business planning.
- Act as key communications liaison between Communications and other functional areas such as Human Resources and Finance; assisting in resolving challenges that arise.
- Ad hoc project reporting and/or analysis for any investment being made by foundation.

Qualifications- A degree in Finance, Economics or related field and 3 to 5 years of experience in a finance role preferred.
- MBA is preferred. Previous experience working with a Communications or Marketing group within an organization is ideal.
- Strong technical and financial knowledge, including experience creating complex financial models and efficiently communicating results to inform sound strategic and tactical decisions.
- Experience developing, evaluating, managing, and monitoring business plans.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to extract appropriate data to convey financial results through the use of supporting tables, graphs, and other visual representations.
- Demonstrated success working with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds to facilitate group problem solving in dynamic organizations. Strong interpersonal, customer service, and team-oriented skills are a must.
- Demonstrated interest in, knowledge of, and experience with a broad range of functional areas including information technology.
- Commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs.
- Excellent software skills with Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to quickly learn new software modules.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check

Requisition Number3607BR

]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2201067/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2201067/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionHuman ResourcesDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

Group SummaryThe mission of Human Resources is to attract, engage, develop and align people to achieve the mission of the foundation.

ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, and acting as a key member of the Human Resources Leadership team, the Senior Human Resources Business Partner leads a small team of HR Business Partners and is responsible for developing and implementing the human resource strategy for the US Program, Operations team and Executive Office. The role will scale the type and level of HR services provided to the program and/or operational areas in anticipation of the specific needs of the portfolios and aligned with program strategies. Primary responsibilities include:

Workforce Planning:
- In alignment with the with the annual strategic planning process, manage the Human Capital planning process to understand the talent (type and number) required to achieve strategic objectives of the programs/operations supported.
- Collaborate with and advise leadership to identify and prioritize current and future talent requirements which impact achievement of strategic impact objectives.

Talent Acquisition:
- In collaboration with staffing team, ensure program and operational areas realize required type and level of staffing to support objectives in a timely manner.

Talent Review:
- Develop and manage the process to differentiate roles, identify pivotal talent and document a robust succession plan.
- Identify and initiate actions required to address key talent gaps and ensure programs and support areas have the right people in the right place at the right time.
- Proactively partner with leaders to identify and implement targeted individual development plans that address key talent gaps in a timely manner.

Employee Relations:
- Coach leadership in the development and implementation of required programs and the practice of consistent processes to establish and maintain a work environment where people can do their best work.
- Develop and implement specific plans that reinforce foundation values and enable high performance from the organization.
- Proactively identify and resolve employee issues through individual conversations or inputs from engagement surveys or other instruments to insure a productive and constructive work environment.


QualificationsBachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) and a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in human resources preferred.

At least five years of team leadership experience - proven ability to attract, lead, develop and motivate a team of HR professionals

In-depth knowledge of human resources trends, best practices, regulatory issues and experience in the following key areas:
- Ability to develop and execute human resources strategy consistent with organizational needs
- Strong oral/written communication and presentation skills, including experience working with c-level executives
- Project management processes and practices
- Business fundamentals
- Organizational design
- Workforce planning
- Workforce Analytics
- Change management techniques and strategies
- Management and leadership development
- Employee relations
- Compensation practices

Experience as a member of an HR leadership team, responsible for the overall HR direction of an organization.


Requisition Number3886BR

]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-HR-Business-Partner-Job-WA-98101/2431087/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-HR-Business-Partner-Job-WA-98101/2431087/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS