http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/external-relations-officer-jobs/ Custom RSS Feed for external-relations-officer-jobs Fri, 24 May 2013 19:31:31 GMT en-us /sites/gates/images/logo.png http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/external-relations-officer-jobs/ 720 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 Senior Program Officer (SPO), Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) will utilize their senior-level technical and strategic knowledge of CMC to develop and implement innovative and sustainable CMC solutions for Global Health (GH) related vaccine development projects. The SPO – CMC is a key member of the Vaccine Developement leadership team and will shape and guide solutions for foundation program strategy teams and partners. The SPO will contribute to the continued development of the team's vision while supporting Program Officers and managing consultants at the Global Health Program level. The SPO will work closely with the Director of VxDev and other team members to guide the foundation's engagement in efforts against global health needs. Core responsibilities of the SPO are listed below.

CMC Strategies and Solutions:
- Shape and guide implementation, delivery, and impact measurement of CMC solutions towards approved GH strategic objectives.
- Partner with Director, Vaccine Development to conceptualize, articulate, and implement effective and strategic CMC solutions. This will include looking for synergies across staff work streams and translating new knowledge into effective interventions and decisions.
- Oversee shaping and implementation of CMC related grant portfolio aspects; creating robust systems that ensure quality grantee interactions, balance in the portfolio and effective annual planning.
- Provide senior-level technical CMC expertise for internal Program Strategy Teams (PST's) and partners.
- Synthesize commercial and technical information toward strategic decisions; clearly articulating value propositions from both a business and technology perspective.
- Provide rigorous reviews of GH programs that incorporate contributions from both internal & external stakeholders and anticipate mid-course corrections, project impact and propose appropriate changes.
- Support VxDev goal achievement, create systems to track progress and ensure accountability and link VxDev CMC efforts to GH and foundation missions.
- Provide consistently superb leadership and exceptional management of CMC related internal and external partners.

Management for Impact:
- Guide the CMC efforts in optimizing the level of engagement required for specific team and grantee support.
- Provide strategic guidance in crafting grants or contracts such that GH resources are efficiently and expertly utilized.
- ontribute to integration of strategies and execution plans across VxDev, GH & other Foundation teams (e.g., Global Development).

Engagement with External Partners:
- Play a strategic role in CMC related issues relevant to regulatory interactions and submissions.
- Identify & cultivate partners to build coalitions and achieve objectives; manage partnerships to achieve impact.
- Serve as a leadership partner and resource to grantees to achieve strategic objectives.
- Attend internal meetings to represent CMC and VxDev as well as being a representative of the foundation at external meetings.
- Actively search for and create opportunities for partners and solutions to leverage available resources.
- This role is responsible for high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.
- This role manages people and is responsible for hiring the talent needed to achieve our goals, ensuring successful employee onboarding, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, integrating project and change management, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, and recognizing achievement and lessons learned.

Qualifications- PhD in chemistry or a related field and 15+ years' experience, preferred.
- Experience in the design and implementation of CMC solutions for a broad range of drugs, biologics, and/or vaccines.
- Knowledge of CMC capabilities in non-US / non-EU based manufactures.
- Solid understanding of the realities and complexities of matrix based organizations.
- Proven ability to lead and influence data-driven strategy planning and implementation.
- Demonstrated experience with team management and leading cross-functional teams.
- Administration and fiduciary responsibility.
- Demonstrated excellence in scientific writing and data analysis, written and oral communication skills, and experience advocating and communicating with a broad and diverse audience.
- Experience in a role requiring collaboration in a complex internal and external organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency, diplomacy, and flexibility particularly as part of a team effort.
- Experience in managing teams with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
- An understanding of regulatory requirements necessary for the various phases of drug development and experience interacting with regulators.
- A work history which demonstrates: Success supporting a highly skilled and demanding client base with diverse backgrounds; Demonstrated ability to lead and build relationships to gain the respect and trust of others; Intellectual quickness, curiosity, discipline, resourcefulness and resilience; Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a team effort.
- Demonstrated passion for the Foundation's values with commitment to deliver results against the Foundation's mission.
- Ability to travel up to 30% 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 Number4129BR

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Chemistry%2C-Manufacturing-and-Controls-Job-WA-98101/2608745/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Chemistry%2C-Manufacturing-and-Controls-Job-WA-98101/2608745/?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 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 Development 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 SummaryThe Strategy team was created in 2009 to provide internal strategy consulting support via projects such as:
- Development and updates of individual program team strategies
- Development of cross-program strategic topics
- Leading analysis to inform program-wide decisions
- Managing strategic direction of cross-program partnerships
- Development of tools to support quality decision-making

Although the Strategy team initially supported the Global Health program, a recent foundation reorganization effort has expanded its role to provide support to the Global Development and Global Policy & Advocacy groups as well. The Strategy team works with the various program strategy teams, data & analytics units, and other Strategy Planning and Management teams within the foundation.


ResponsibilitiesLocated in Seattle, WA, the Senior Program Officer will report to the Deputy Director of the Global Development Strategy team. Key responsibilities include:
- Strategy design and development:

o Provide oversight to ensure projects aimed at answering key strategic issues for global program are analytically and logically sound

o Provide leadership in the design of the strategy process with the strategy support team

o Ensure strategy support team is optimally interacting with the program staff team and key stakeholders to advance project effectively and maintain positive client relations

o Act as thought partner to the program staff/clients/leadership requesting strategic support; frame and conduct analysis to respond to urgent key strategic needs

o Ensure best practices are documented and shared across the Strategy team to promote knowledge management and efficiency of future projects

o Provide recommendations to improve overall foundation strategic planning and management process based upon experience supporting teams
- Project/team/contract management:

o Manage and monitor overall performance of internal/external staff supporting specific client team assignments

o Motivate and support strategy support team (including mentoring internal staff), and seek and provide feedback to drive team performance and productivity

o Scope projects with external consultant firms and manage interface with firm to address resourcing or performance issues
- Client/partner relations management:

o Assure effective relationship with key stakeholders to ensure that consultancies effectively meet client team needs and expectations

o Maintain effective relationships with external consultants to build roster of support
- Strategic planning/performance management/team participation:

o Contribute to ongoing evolution and improvement of the Strategy team operating model, performance assessment, and strategic planning
- Communications/external representation:

o Communicate information on strategy development process or specific strategic content

o Represent the foundation to key external constituencies, including participation in conferences and meetings especially on strategy related topics


Qualifications- A minimum of 9 years of professional experience with 5 years of experience in strategic planning functions preferably at a top tier strategy consulting firm
- Experience with providing overall leadership and direction to varied consulting projects to assure the quality of content and interaction with client – as well as driving team performance and productivity
- MBA, MA/MSc. in business, Engineering, Sciences, Planning or equivalent experience/advanced degree
- Proven strength in structured problem solving and strategic business planning, with the ability to easily identify and communicate framework to analyze issue
- Strong quantitative and financial knowledge to understand, explain, and conceptualize analyses information
- Demonstrated ability to bring new frameworks and tools to facilitate strategy development process
- Experience in providing recommendations to improve the design of annual strategic planning process for large organizations
- Excellent oral, facilitation, and written communication skills
- Ability to question and challenge colleagues including managers and partners in constructive manner
- Experience in developing and managing strong partnerships and relationships inside and outside the organization, managing conflicts, and building consensus
- Development experience and/or knowledge of global development issues and institutions, preferably working with global partners such as the WHO, GFATM, UNICEF, AGRA etc.
- Commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs with an approach that is consistent with the foundation's guiding principles and holding self to the highest ethical standards
- Ability to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally
- Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy in a complex, demanding environment
- Self-motivated and self-managing
- 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 Number3598BR

]]>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer-Job-WA-98101/2185777/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer-Job-WA-98101/2185777/?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 Development ProgramDepartmentIntegrated DeliveryLocationSeattleFoundation 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.

ResponsibilitiesLocated in Seattle, WA, the Senior Program Officer for Innovation Introduction will provide strategic & technical expertise to inform the design of innovations/products to optimally meet system & user requirements & drive toward fast & appropriate launch working in collaboration with internal & external partners. The portfolio could include various innovations – drugs, diagnostics, health commodities, consumer product goods, vector control, sanitation technologies, behaviors/practices, other. The SPO will need to be able to consider the use cases for which the innovation can be cost-effective, scaled, & sustained & translate those system requirements into the design of the innovation during the development phase. In addition, the role will require identifying & sequencing problem-solving again the range of activities

– clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, policy evidence, etc.

– to drive toward fast launch. Moreover, the role will require being able to assess external analytics regarding the market landscape on production technologies and costs, cost reduction strategies, manufacturer market strategies, competitive landscape, buyer/procurer dynamics, demand forecasting, etc. – to collaborate with our procurement/supply chain experts, financing team, and/or Life Sciences Partnership team to determine if and how the foundation could improve specific markets to better serve the needs of the poorest countries in the world. The SPO will bring depth & breadth of experience & knowledge in business new product design, launch/commercialization experience, & business strategy, ideally with experience/knowledge of developing country markets. This position will report to the Deputy Director for the Innovation Introduction team.Key areas of work will include:

Strategic & technical expertise in technology introduction/commercialization
- Collaborating with foundation colleagues sponsoring innovation development to design specifications of the innovation (technology, services, or other intervention) to meet user, system & market needs
- Assessing market (segments, consumer preferences, market size, demand projections, competitive landscape, product supply projections, etc.) to inform strategic planning
- Applying information to refine user requirements/target product profiles, optimize portfolios, & define go/no-go criteria
- Developing critical path for innovation launch & ensuring timely execution of necessary activities in partnership with internal and external partners (regulatory planning, manufacturing plans/price, costing/financing, guideline development, support for policy decision-making – e.g. cost-effectiveness analysis, program design/demonstration projects, developing awareness/commitment/demand, etc.) to drive toward fast launch

Investment management
- Scope, shape, propose, & manage investments (grants and/or contracts) to execute activities to support programmatic goals
- Develop projects with clear, measurable outcomes & milestones that clarify expectations up-front & enable nimble course-correction
- Analyze & synthesize lessons & results

Partner relations
- Scan the area to find promising opportunities to advance strategies
- Develop effective relationships & collaborate with internal & external partners & grantees to ensure implementation of the launch plans

Strategic planning/performance management/team participation
- Provide objective, evidence-based input to design strategic plans & participate in annual planning
- Contribute in identifying & gathering quantitative/qualitative information to measure progress against strategic goals

Communications/external representations
- Communicate effectively with senior management through memos, meetings, & field visits
- Represent the foundation to key external constituencies, including participation in conferences & meetings


Qualifications- 10+ yrs experience in assessing market in order to define user requirements/target product profile, managing activities to plan and drive technology implementation or commercialization strategies to introduce innovation in global context, and managing against milestones/results preferred
- Experience with strategic planning for marketing/launch of different types of innovation (services, medicines, water technology, drugs, vector control, diagnostics, other) ideal
- MBA, MA/MSc. in business, Engineering, Sciences, Planning or equivalent experience
- Development experience ideal – preferably interacting with key global health institutions and stakeholders
- Knowledge of government and health systems, rural agriculture, and/or finance health systems in developing countries ideal
- Experience collaborating with private sector service delivery systems preferable
- Ability to orchestrate effective decisions across a broad range of issues and stakeholders, assess progress, analyze gaps, and make necessary changes
- Experience developing and managing projects in a matrix team environment – ideally including oversight of team
- Innovative and open-minded approach; ability to question and challenge colleagues including managers and partners in constructive manner
- Demonstrated ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, and diplomacy in a complex, fast-paced environment
- Ability to think/act like an investor
- Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behavior with a diverse range of people
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to convey complex situations in a clear and concise manner, in positions requiring communication with a broad and diverse audience
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally
- Self-motivated and self-managing
- 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 Number3241BR

]]>Thu, 23 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Innovation-Introduction-Job-WA-98101/2219625/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Innovation-Introduction-Job-WA-98101/2219625/?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 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 DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentDiscovery & Translational ScienceLocationSeattleFoundation 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 SummaryMillions of people - most of them children - die each year in developing countries from diseases that are preventable and treatable. Moreover, tragically little research is done to prevent or cure some of the world's biggest killers, such as malaria and tuberculosis. The foundation is guided by the belief that all lives, no matter where they are lived, have equal value. The mission of our Global Health Program is to encourage the development of lifesaving medical advances and to help ensure they reach the people who are disproportionately affected. We focus our funding in two main areas:
- Access to existing vaccines, drugs, and other tools to fight diseases common in developing countries
- Research to develop health solutions that are effective, affordable, and practical


ResponsibilitiesThe SPO - Endocrinology &Metabolism works as part of the Translational Science group within our Discovery and Translational Sciences (DTS) functional team. As part of a collaborative team of innovative physician scientists, they have a vision for how basic and preclinical research can be applied to generate new vaccine, drug or diagnostic solutions, and a demonstrated capability to think and work across traditional disciplinary boundaries. They engage deeply with our strategic program teams, product development partners, and other key external partners and participate actively in the broader biomedical scientific community. They serve as timely sensors of novel opportunities and unforeseen synergies that might be applied to our strategic priorities. The overarching aim of this group is greater mental and temporal agility, shorter time to decisions on projects and better decisions as to which projects advance into and through clinical development.

We are looking for an individual to join the translational sciences group with expertise in endocrinology and metabolism. Applicants should be physician scientists with the capabilities described above and an established track record of success. He/she will help to create a productive and collaborative culture of innovation in and translation of basic research into practical health solutions and be passionate about solving problems and addressing questions relevant to our mission.

Responsibilities:
- Help to conceptualize and shape priorities in key technology strategy areas
- Monitor and provide analysis on technology trends, innovations and policy issues relevant to initiatives/portfolios
- Provide subject matter and technical expertise
- Collaborate with colleagues within the Global Health and Global Development programs of the Foundation

in strategic planning and project initiation
- Form key partnerships with our PDPs and other key external partners to enhance implementation of program strategy and tactics
- Develop and manage grants and contracts portfolios to meet strategic objectives
- Develop and implement competitive solicitations
- Develop the scope and strategy for selected grants and contracts
- Plan and organize convenings to inform strategic planning
- Assist in developing strategies, contribute to review of grant proposals and write proposal summaries
- Manage substantial portfolio of complex grants requiring high-level grant management skills, including applying and evaluating milestone-based performance objectives and helping to make go/no-go decisions about specific projects and product candidates
- Review interim and final reports and write final evaluations
- Serve as a partner and resource to grantees to facilitate accomplishment of strategic objectives
- Contribute to foundation knowledge capture, evaluation, learning, and dissemination
- Keep Director and Foundation colleagues informed of progress on individual grants and sets of grants that may constitute solution sets for specific global health problems
- Synthesize and document learnings across related grants and contracts
- Prepare briefings and portfolio reviews
- Assist in preparation and present reviews and information/reports to Directors, President, Co-Chairs and other leadership
- Partner within Global Health and Global Development to share learnings and expertise
- Represent the foundation and program to the external world
- Be a recognized thought leader through speaking and participation in public events and meetings related to area of expertise and position responsibilities, as well as through written work in relevant journals and publications
- Serve on relevant advisory and working groups
- Leverage opportunities to disseminate knowledge and products developed by grantees in order to extend their impact
- Represent foundation interests in building networks

Qualifications- MD/PhD or MD with deep knowledge and experience in metabolism, endocrinology, and nutrition and working knowledge across biomedicine
- Minimum 15 years of experience in academic, industry or similar position, preferred
- Experience in technology assessment and matching novel technologies with biomedical or public health applications preferred
- Experience in project monitoring and evaluation, including development of conceptual frameworks, management of monitoring systems, implementation and supervision of evaluations and reporting of evaluation findings
- Experience in the execution, conduct and/or management of performance based grants, contracts or cooperative agreements preferred
- Experience working with the health community and with governmental and non-governmental organizations
- Commitment to the Foundation's core values, mission and programs and to Global Health Program's core values
- Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communications in a broad and diverse audience on a range of complex technical issues
- Strong planning and analytical skills
- Experience in a role requiring collaboration within an organization and with external partners, as well as a demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy as part of a team effort
- Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude
- Willingness to work in a flexible environment
- Ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced environment with multiple and competing demands
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Proactive and flexible nature with reliable follow-through and attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and in a cooperative and collegial fashion
- Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally
- Scope of work will require primary residency in the Seattle, Washington area

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 Number3951BR

]]>Sun, 05 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Endocrinology-and-Metabolism-Job-WA-98101/2470066/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Endocrinology-and-Metabolism-Job-WA-98101/2470066/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentPolicy Analysis and FinancingLocationWashington D.C.Foundation 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 and resources for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. 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 Charitable Sector Support team; and our Policy Analysis & Financing team (PAF). PAF operates as an in-house policy shop analyzing the major development policy issues affecting the environment in which the foundation works, proposing foundation positions or projects on some of those issues, and ultimately working directly with partners to shape the external direction of some of those issues. PAF focuses on aid policy, country financing and the multilateral financing system -- three major systems relevant to achieving the foundation's mission.


ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Program Officer (SPO) will be a key member of the Policy Analysis & Financing team and will serve as a foundation leader on aid trends and policy. This position brings together three complex needs: expert analytic capacity to help the foundation better understand the definitions, figures and trends in official development assistance; deep program and policy knowledge to advise the foundation on the most effective aid models within and beyond our sectors of work; and innovation in defining and engaging with other donors on aid effectiveness. A significant portion of the SPO's time will focus on analyzing numbers and evidence in the field and then formulating and disseminating policy content to recommend external stances for foundation co-chairs and leadership.

Responsibilities:

Working with colleagues, the SPO will:
- Serve as the foundation's in-house expert on sources and trends in Official Development Assistance and ideally development assistance from emerging donors– particularly in health, agriculture and other foundation priority fields;
- Deeply understand the literature and practice on aid effectiveness – allocation, channels, delivery models – in order to help the foundation define its views on the best ways to deliver aid to achieve programmatic results;
- Write regular policy briefs – including analyzing implications for BMGF – on new directions or innovations in the field and respond to regular leadership requests on same;
- Structure a work program including policy research, direct advocacy and some grantmaking to achieve specific policy objectives in aid effectiveness;
- Contribute to strategy development and overall priorities for the PAF team and wider GPA division


Qualifications- Advanced academic or professional degree related to economics, public policy, or a related field
- A minimum of 10 years of wide-ranging experience in aid policy, ideally with experience in at least one of the foundation's program areas and ideally including both technical knowledge and a close understanding of the politics of aid and development finance
- Excellent writing, research, and oral communications skills, effective with a broad and diverse audience
- Experience developing, negotiating and articulating institutional policy positions, e.g. for an IFI or government
- Demonstrated creativity in developing and sharing policy products
- Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, particularly as part of a team effort
- Commitment and dedication to improving the lives of those living in the developing world is a strong requirement, as is a sense of humor and ability to be flexible and adjust to changing circumstances
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally

This position reports to the Director, Policy Analysis & Financing and can be based in Washington, DC or Seattle, WA.

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 Number3793BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Development-Policy-&-Finance-Aid-Focus-Job-DC-20001/2372303/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Development-Policy-&-Finance-Aid-Focus-Job-DC-20001/2372303/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentHIVLocationSeattleFoundation 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.

ResponsibilitiesThis Senior Program Officer (SPO) position supports the HIV vaccine initiative, a high priority and complex portfolio of activities within the foundation's HIV strategy. The vaccine initiative encompasses investments in discovery research, early clinical and translational research, and more advanced clinical development, all with an emphasis on developing vaccine products. Within this initiative, a deputy director and team of program officers, together with a program coordinator and other business team members, manage a comprehensive portfolio of grants, contracts, and program-related investments in support of HIV vaccine discovery and development. The HIV Vaccines initiative is implemented in significant part through the foundation-funded Collaboration for HIV Vaccine Discovery (www.cavd.org).

The HIV vaccine initiative is seeking a Senior Program Officer (SPO) to supplement our current discovery and development expertise, to inform vaccine clinical development strategies and provide oversight of selected translational vaccine development programs. The SPO will utilize their expertise, and leverage capability from individuals and teams across the foundation, to develop and manage a portfolio of grants focused on the development of HIV vaccine products.

Major responsibilities
- Develop and manage a variety of HIV vaccine translational and clinical development grants, including use of data to inform program progress and, in coordination with the Vaccine Development team, analytic approaches for product development
- Collaborate and coordinate with other foundation teams including HIV ARV-based Prevention, Discovery, Vaccine Development, Integrated Delivery, Policy and Advocacy, and newly established in-country Africa teams
- Collaborate and coordinate with other funders, clinical trials groups, Product Development Partners, biotech and pharmaceutical companies to enable clinical product development and help ensure portfolio is complementary and synergistic with other funded efforts
- Help prepare communications to educate and inform foundation leadership
- Contribute to overall HIV and HIV vaccine strategy development, reviews, and execution as part of HIV team

Qualifications· MD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree in Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology, or related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years professional experience relevant to HIV vaccine, prevention or treatment research and development, preferred.
- Proven ability to oversee clinical and product development activities
- Expertise in clinical trial design, clinical trial execution and regulatory issues highly valued
- Knowledge of development program measurement and evaluation tools highly valued
- Attention to detail and capacity to perform and to meet deadlines under pressure
- Experience writing and/or reviewing budgets
- Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary team structure
- Ability to build and manage productive relationships with internal teams and external partners and organizations.
- Strong interpersonal skills and aptitude for relationship development
- Commitment to foundation's core values, mission and programs
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally

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 Number3035BR

]]>Fri, 03 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer-HIV-Vaccine-Initiative-Clinical-Development-Job-WA-98101/1891304/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer-HIV-Vaccine-Initiative-Clinical-Development-Job-WA-98101/1891304/?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 education work in the United States is focused on ensuring that all students graduate from high school ready for college. With our partners across the country, we have demonstrated that with the right opportunities, the most disadvantaged young people can achieve at high levels. Yet today, only 71 percent of students earn a high school diploma, fewer than six in 10 minority students' graduate with their peers, and many graduates are unprepared for college. A core lesson from our work is that we need to dramatically accelerate academic performance to achieve results. We have set an ambitious goal for our work and investments: to help ensure that 80 percent of high school students graduate fully prepared for college, with a focus on low-income and minority young people reaching this target.

There are three main strategy elements:
- Empowering Effective Teaching
- Next Generation Models
- College Ready Work


ResponsibilitiesThe College Ready Work Team is focused on improving the work that teachers and students do together. Our investments seek to help teachers teach to college ready standards and to provide new ways for them to get the support they need, including via digital technologies (i.e. use of video, e mentoring/coaching and by linking evaluation systems to more effective supports.) In addition, we have portfolio of investments focused on what students need to be CR and new ways for them to demonstrate college readiness. On the student supports side we are investing in games as learning and assessment; proficiency pathways; and academic tenacity/engagement research and practical applications.

This job description is for the teacher supports program officer. The teacher supports position will manage a portfolio of investments related to our teacher engagement and networks strategy.

Three years ago we made a set of investments in tools to help teachers implement the Common Core. We invested in a set of states, districts and networks. We found the most powerful voices for the work were teachers and began to see a viral spread of the work via teacher networks (formal and informal ones). This position will hope grow these networks from a couple hundred thousand teachers to over a million. We have also launched a broader teacher engagement strategy and this position will manage grants related to that work as well.

The ideal candidate has:
- Managed complex systems/programs
- Understands curriculum and instructional issues (and the shifts required by the Common Core)
- Familiar with the strategies that use social media to scale ideas/tools
- Familiar with existing teacher networks and interested in building new ones
- Familiar with the latest teacher accountability systems and research on teacher effectiveness
- Has been a teacher or worked closely with teachers and understands their realities
- Specific duties include: Managing a set of teacher network grantees and significantly growing that network over the next three years. Developing a teacher network among our iPD grantees.
- Managing new opportunities related to our teacher engagement strategy.
- Working independently and collaboratively to undertake rigorous analysis in support of recommendations about investments, scaling strategies and partnerships

Actively collaborating with other teams at the foundation (including the Advocacy and Communications teams)
- Proactively identifying and vetting promising opportunities and creating a grant pipeline
- Collaborating with grantees to develop projects and define key outcomes and milestones that pilot, incubate, and robustly assess replicable approaches to support teachers in preparing students for college, such as the implementation of assessments through teacher networks, and the design and implementation of professional development strategies.
- Consult with grantees to achieve desired impact of grants; conduct site visits, provide technical guidance, convene meetings of key stakeholders, and apply and evaluate milestone-based performance objectives.
- Reviewing letters of inquiry and grant proposals; provide recommendations for funding including drafting and editing proposal summaries for submission to the Foundation's Director of Education, President of US Programs, CEO, and Co-Chairs.
- Managing internal processes and portfolio progress, while ensuring appropriate documentation, grant budgeting and reporting.
- Publicly representing the Foundation with broad stakeholders including both public and private entities, grantee organizations, other funders, universities, think tanks, and other valued partners.

Qualifications-Bachelor's degree in an education related field and an advanced degree or equivalent work/leadership experience in a school district and/or state educational agency preferred.
-5-8+ years of professional leadership experience directly supporting, managing and implementing complex systems change in education. Has a track record of using data to support continuous improvement in those systems.
-Knowledge of latest curriculum (including middle and high school accelerated Math and English programs), assessment tools and school reform models, teacher evaluation, with a deep understanding of the policy landscape about educational standards, as well as how curriculum, instruction and assessment fit together at the classroom level.
-Deep knowledge of professional development, instructional leadership, and how teacher networks operate.
-Ability to think/work at scale as well as in white space to create new ideas; strategizes with passionate commitment, and strongly executes to meet deadlines and deliver results.
-Excellent written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communication with a broad and diverse audience.
-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.
-Ability to travel 40% of the time.

The position will be located in Washington, D.C. or Seattle, WA.

Reports to: Lead SPO for Teacher Practice/Tools, College Ready Work

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 Number3614BR

]]>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer-Job-WA-98101/2203195/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer-Job-WA-98101/2203195/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentHIVLocationSeattleFoundation 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.

ResponsibilitiesThis Senior Program Officer (SPO) position supports the HIV vaccine initiative, a high priority and complex portfolio of activities within the foundation's HIV strategy. The vaccine initiative encompasses investments in discovery research, early clinical and translational research, and more advanced clinical development, all with an emphasis on developing vaccine products. Within this initiative, a deputy director and team of program officers, together with a program coordinator and other business team members, manage a comprehensive portfolio of grants, contracts, and program-related investments in support of HIV vaccine discovery and development. The HIV vaccine initiative also engages deeply with the Discovery & Translational Science, Integrated Development, and Vaccine Development functional teams. The HIV Vaccines initiative is implemented in significant part through the foundation-funded Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery (www.cavd.org).

The HIV vaccine initiative is seeking an SPO - Concept Pipeline to inform upstream vaccine discovery and development strategies. They will strategically develop and manage a portfolio of complex grants requiring high-level grant management skills, monitoring, and evaluation. The SPO will utilize their scientific and subject-matter expertise, and leverage capability from individuals and teams across the foundation, to support the development and management of a portfolio of grants focused on the concept pipeline/discovery of HIV vaccine products. Applicants should be scientists and/or physician scientists with an established track record of success. He/she will help to create a productive and collaborative culture of innovation in and translation of basic HIV vaccine research into practical health solutions and be passionate about solving problems and addressing questions relevant to our mission.

Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design of new strategies, collaborations and implementation plans to ensure long-term sustainability and impact.
- Consult with grantees and other partners to maximize impact of projects and ensure optimal learning. This may include: site visits, providing operational guidance and convening meetings of key stakeholders.
- Review letters of inquiry & grant proposals; provide clear, concise & insightful written analyses & recommendations for funding including drafting & editing proposal summaries & progress reports for existing grants for review by Foundation leadership.
- Manage internal processes and portfolio progress while ensuring appropriate documentation, grant budgeting and reporting.
- Active technical collaboration and support to Discovery and Integrated Development teams, including potential support to the venture capital team.
- Represent the Foundation with stakeholders, grantees and other funders; serve on relevant advisory and working groups.

Qualifications- PhD, MD or MD/PhD in Immunology, Virology, Molecular Biology, or related discipline
- Expertise in immunology, infectious diseases, infectious disease pathogenesis, and vaccine discovery is of particular interest.
- Minimum 12 years laboratory experience relevant to HIV vaccine, prevention or treatment research and development, preferred.
- Demonstrated innovation and success in translation of basic HIV vaccine research into practical health solutions, highly preferred.
- Recognized internally and externally by global professional community as an expert within this specialized field; and/or recognized leadership in research relevant to the field, preferred.
- Experience managing personnel.
- Strong interpersonal skills and aptitude for relationship development.
- Excellent written & oral communications skills effective with a broad & diverse audience.
- Attention to detail and capacity to perform and to meet deadlines under pressure and to prioritize and focus to achieve results.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time.
- Commitment to foundation's core values, mission and programs.
- Experience participating in and/or designing large collaborative research studies and/or consortia, strongly preferred.
- Experience writing and/or reviewing budgets, strongly preferred.
- Adaptability to the changing demands of a complex global health initiative and the environment of a private 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.

Requisition Number3649BR

]]>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-HIV-Vaccine-Initiatve-Concept-Pipeline-Job-WA-98101/2233086/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-HIV-Vaccine-Initiatve-Concept-Pipeline-Job-WA-98101/2233086/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentFamily PlanningLocationSeattleFoundation 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 international efforts of the foundation are executed by three programs – Global Health, Global Development and Global Policy & Advocacy. These three programs share responsibility in advancing the goals of the foundation in its various strategic areas of focus.

The 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 accelerating introduction, scale, and effective use of development interventions: the Vaccine Delivery and Integrated Delivery.


ResponsibilitiesThe Global Development Family Planning Team is building capacity to execute market-based solutions to support enhanced access to contraceptive commodities. We are hiring a Senior Program Officer who will be responsible for strategies to ensure sufficient, sustainable and affordable access to commodities, with an initial focus on ensuring successful implementation of volume guarantees for contraceptive implants.

The SPO will be an integral member of the Family Planning Team and will champion increased access to quality and affordable long-acting and reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods, with an initial focus on implants to meet the unmet needs of women in the developing world. This will require an in-depth understanding of the global implants market as well as an understanding of the global health partners that provide access to these contraceptive commodities including USAID, UNFPA, DFID, etc..

1.Partner with key stakeholders in the family planning field and in countries to create an enabling environment for increased access to LARCs with an initial focus on implants.

2.Work in partnership with foundation colleagues to ensure that the implants market is well characterized, market information is used to inform scale up plans, and the critical path is adjusted to ensure sufficient supply of implants.

3.Represent the foundation at high level internal and external meetings to provide technical updates, progress reports and strengthen partnerships with donors, technical agencies and Ministries of Health.

4.Build and manage relationships with critical external stakeholders especially private sector companies, donors and Ministries of Health to support program objectives

5.Partner with key stakeholders to develop and successfully execute a detailed workplan that includes forecasting, procurement, financing, and scale up of implants in developing countries.

6.Develop, manage, and support a portfolio of complex grants and contracts requiring high level partner management and finance skills to evaluate results based performance objectives.

7.Develop a dashboard/scorecard to monitor and report on performance and be able to use data to problem solve, adjust and modify the execution plan to achieve success.

8.Report on progress monthly and document achievements and challenges for the foundation and global community, write communication briefs and provide updates as needed.

9.Conduct thorough analyses of grants and contracts including progress reports for grantees, grants analysis, briefing documents and portfolio reviews; synthesize and document results and lessons to leadership.

10.Serve as a liaison between Family Planning and other strategic program teams to ensure that full support is leveraged across the organization to create a healthy market for contraceptive implants especially the Program Related Investment, Integrated Delivery, and Global Policy and Advocacy.


Qualifications-10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical, healthcare or biotechnology arena with experience in contraceptives preferred. Candidate profiles will include experience in marketing, commercialization, strategy, and business intelligence.
-Passion for increasing access to contraceptives in emerging and low income countries.
-The ideal candidate will have experience working in-country in the family planning field with close relationships and an excellent network within donor-dependent countries. The candidate will have a strong record of engagement with major donors (e.g. USAID, UNFPA, DFID) and at the country level will have familiarity with country funding and planning process, goal setting, implementation and evaluation of activities. The candidate will have had experience with a product launch or scale up of a product, preferably within donor-dependent countries.
-The candidate must have a prior track record of success. They must have demonstrated strategic thinking paired with an ability to develop scale up in the context of a complex portfolio of activities and an evolving political environment. Execution skills would be complemented by expertise in strategic planning, financial analysis, marketing analysis, monitoring and evaluation. Familiarity with inventory management, supply chains and LMIS is important.
-Be knowledgeable of issues of Volume Guarantees, pricing, cost of goods, regulatory issues with a focus on implants.
-Preferably, the candidate will have experience with development of innovative financing agreements, managing the post-transaction fulfillment process, and managing overall partnership agreements.
-Demonstrated ability to work with diverse stakeholders and teams including scientists, public health specialists, business analysts, program implementers and developing country stakeholders is required.
-Ability to work in a matrixed environment.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in positions requiring communications with a broad and diverse audience.
-Minimum of 10 years in a combination of family planning, business or global health field required; 15 plus years of experience highly preferred.
-Ability to travel up to 35% time.
-The position will be based in Seattle.

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 Number4025BR

]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Contraceptive-Implants-Job-WA-98101/2544504/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Contraceptive-Implants-Job-WA-98101/2544504/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentVaccine DeliveryLocationSeattleFoundation 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 Vaccine Delivery team is responsible for developing, implementing and supporting global strategies to strengthen routine immunization programs in developing countries and introduce new vaccines. The team works closely with the foundation's Polio and Integrated Delivery teams, as well as the communication, policy and advocacy teams. Externally, the Vaccine Delivery team works with multiple partners including the GAVI Alliance, WHO, UNICEF, CDC, Civil Society Organizations and national immunization programs. The team is comprised of individuals with varying backgrounds in global public health, epidemiology, immunization, and program management.

Located in Seattle, WA, the Program Officer (PO) will work closely with the Deputy Director, Country Immunization Programs and be responsible for assisting with ongoing strategy implementation within the Routine Immunization initiative and broader Vaccine Delivery team.

Specific areas of work include:
- Manage a small portfolio of grants, and support others in the management of their grants-includes monitoring and evaluating the progress of key grants.
- Regularly engage with key Immunization partners, and support others who engage with partners, to ensure that partner and foundation expectations are being met.
- Collate and draft briefing notes for foundation engagement in the GAVI Alliance.
- Support development of materials for learning trips and draft responses to leadership requests for information, or questions related to immunization.
- Support the development and implementation of analytics required to answer critical strategic or learning questions about immunization.


QualificationsA minimum of five years' experience in global health; ideally within developing countries required.
-MPH or other post-secondary degree with relevance to public health and immunization.
-Experience developing and managing projects within a matrix team environment.
-Knowledge of global health issues and institutions, and experience working with global partners and developing country governments.
-Ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced environment with multiple and competing demands.
-Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a complex organization.
-Strong quantitative/financial knowledge, including experience creating complex models, with a demonstrated ability to extract appropriate data to convey complex information through the use of supporting tables, graphs and other visual representations.
-An analytical background with excellent written and oral communication skills.
-Demonstrated capacity and initiative to solve problems with energy and positive attitude.
-Ability to work effectively and with sensitivity across barriers such as language, culture and distance.
-Excellent software skills with Microsoft Office applications. Ability to quickly learn new software modules.
-Commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs.

Reports to Deputy Director, Country Immunization Programs

This is a Limited Term Employment (LTE) position

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 Number3942BR

]]>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer%2C-Vaccine-Delivery-%28Limited-Term-Employee%29-Job-WA-98101/2489001/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer%2C-Vaccine-Delivery-%28Limited-Term-Employee%29-Job-WA-98101/2489001/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionUS ProgramDepartmentPolicy and AdvocacyLocationWashington D.C.Foundation 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 lead the USP Policy and Advocacy team. Reporting to the President of the US Program, the successful individual will lead the group to provide policy and advocacy thought partnership and support to the College Ready and Post-Secondary programs. In addition, he/she will serve as a conduit for communicating and building productive relationships with state and federal policymakers and other external stakeholders and will guide the team in creating and implementing advocacy initiatives to further the goals of the USP. Duties include:
- Lead the Advocacy team in providing proactive, knowledgeable and strategic thought partnership and work execution to USP strategies, directors and teams, including:

o Federal and state level surveillance, identifying significant trends, challenges and opportunities that relate to the strategies.

o Creative approaches to coalition building and systems change.

o Ensure an effective, persistent presence and engagement at the federal and state level.

o Ensure that all advocacy resources, advisors, state leads, etc. are aligned to program work – with effective two-way communications.
- In deep collaboration with key leaders and program staff, ensure that cross-cutting and embedded advocacy work, College Ready (CR) and Post Secondary (PS), including budgets, is aligned to the programmatic strategies and effectively implemented.
- With Communications, USP executives and the foundation's executive team and education directors in the lead, support the effective development and delivery of a coherent plan for engagement of key leadership (CEO, co-chairs and USP president, education directors, etc.) and use of their voices to advance USP strategies.

o Includes, but is not limited to, learning sessions, trips, speeches, DC meetings and critics.
- As a member of the USP executive team and leader of Advocacy, foster mutual understanding of shared and respective efforts, challenges, priorities and intersections. Engage in generative thinking and decision making. Build trust, take measures to unify the USP teams and strengthen the program culture.
- Serves as a leader that helps build the foundation capacity for impact, including engagement in key leadership teams and work groups.
- Effectively manages a matrixed team including the responsibility for hiring 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, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development and recognizing achievement and lessons learned.
- This role is responsible for high-quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.

Qualifications- Fifteen years of experience working in the policy/advocacy arena with at least five years focused on education. Knowledgeable of federal and state public policy in K-12 and higher education and familiar with the policy development process and understand the general principals of federal and state education budgets.
- Experience working with state-level policymakers and influencers along with some Federal exposure.
- Experience leading, developing and inspiring a team of highly capable and mission-driven individuals. Able to proactively recruit, mentor, and further develop an exceptionally talented team. He/she will develop and communicate clear direction and priorities for the team, will build esprit de corps, will balance building the skills of individuals with the need for efficiency in the team's work, and will set a standard for excellence in achieving the Advocacy goals of the US Program.
- Comfort with “servant leader” approach to his/her work with others in the USP and across the foundation. He/she must put the goals of the USP first, working to create and execute policy and advocacy programs that support the goals as defined by the College Ready and Post-Secondary teams.
- The successful candidate will not only run an efficient and well-organized Advocacy function, but will make important cross-foundation contributions, collaborating with other US Program and Foundation leaders on achieving organizational goals
- Ability to navigate a wide range of political actors of different partisan and ideological affiliation and perspective.
- Track record of developing strong partnerships internally and externally and using influence, rather than direct authority, to make change.
- Experience interacting with, and influencing, senior governmental officials (i.e. cabinet officers, members of Congress, governors and state officials).
- Master's/M.B.A. 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 Number4087BR

]]>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Director%2C-USP-Policy-and-Advocacy-Job-DC-20001/2582784/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Director%2C-USP-Policy-and-Advocacy-Job-DC-20001/2582784/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentPolicy Analysis and FinancingLocationWashington D.C.Foundation 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 (GPA) program is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the Foundation's work in developing countries, build support and resources for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. 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 Charitable Sector Support team; and our Policy Analysis & Financing team (PAF). PAF operates as an in-house policy shop analyzing the major development policy issues affecting the environment in which the Foundation works, proposing Foundation positions or projects on some of those issues, and ultimately working directly with partners to shape the external direction of some of those issues. PAF focuses on aid policy, country financing and the multilateral financing system -- three major systems relevant to achieving the Foundation's mission.

ResponsibilitiesRecent years have witnessed an increasing number of developing countries - particularly in Africa and Asia - experiencing rapid economic growth. This growth and its consequent reduction in access to concessional finance flows, combined with expectations of stagnation in traditional aid, mean now more than ever domestic finances will represent the major source of support for national development priorities.

Against this background, we are looking for an experienced professional to support the Foundation's learning about domestic resource mobilization (DRM) and public financial management (PFM) in Africa and India. The selected individual will provide analysis and advice on the major components of revenue in the Foundation's priority countries, including on the design and administration of tax policy, as well as all PFM areas including the legal, institutional and regulatory framework; management of revenue flows, budget preparation including medium-term frameworks and performance-oriented budgeting; budget execution including expenditure controls; and fiscal reporting including government finance accounting and audit. Familiarity with fiscal frameworks in natural resource-driven economies would be a plus.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a deep understanding of the political and economic dimensions of PFM and DRM, and have a strong network of connections to experts and decision-makers in these fields in Africa and India. He/she will be expected to produce and interpret rigorous technical analytical work but with a clear operational focus.

Responsibilities:
- Lead analysis of issues and trends in DRM and PFM for linking domestic resources to sustainable development outcomes, including designing and delivering a learning program for GPA and Foundation leadership on relevant topics in the field;
- Create a diagnostic tool to understand gaps or opportunities to influence DRM and PFM in order to create more fiscal space for human development, and apply that tool to priority countries including Ethiopia, Nigeria and India
- Meaningfully contribute to the exploration of a Foundation strategy in the field, including by working closely with our Africa and India offices and potentially including the creation of an external advisory group
- If relevant, propose a work program including policy research, direct advocacy and some grant-making to achieve specific policy objectives in DRM and PFM

Qualifications-Advanced academic or professional degree in economics, public policy, or a related field
-A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, ideally in a senior or advisory position within a Ministry of Finance, the IMF or equally relevant institution
-Experience developing new strategies and/or work programs, from concept phase through option evaluation and execution
-Extensive experience working in/with Africa; experience in/with India a plus
-Strong connections with main strategic thinkers in the area of DRM and PFM in Africa and India
-Experience developing and negotiating institutional policy positions
-Outstanding team player
-Excellent writing, research and oral communication skills proven effective with a broad and diverse audience
-Commitment and dedication to improving the lives of those living in the developing world is a strong requirement, as is a sense of humor and ability to adjust to changing circumstances
-Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally

This is a project-based position with a limited employment period, currently estimated as 24 months. The position reports to the Director, Policy Analysis & Financing and can be based in Seattle, WA (preferable) or Washington, DC.

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 Number3795BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Technical-Advisor%2C-Fiscal-Policy-and-Budget-Management-Job-DC-20001/2372304/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Technical-Advisor%2C-Fiscal-Policy-and-Budget-Management-Job-DC-20001/2372304/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentMalariaLocationSeattleFoundation 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 infectious diseases (NID), 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.

Battling NID and malaria is a priority of the GHP strategy. More than 1 billion people in developing countries suffer from infectious diseases and until recently, investment in treatment and prevention methods has been lacking and access to existing interventions in areas where they are needed has been limited. Our goal is to reduce the burden of these diseases through targeted and effective control, elimination and eradication efforts. Our strategy reflects where we believe the foundation is best positioned-among a broad spectrum of actors-to help significantly reduce the incidence of neglected infectious diseases and ultimately, eradicate malaria.

To this end, we support efforts to accelerate progress through coordinated vaccines, mass drug administration against multiple diseases, public-health surveillance, and vector control. Additionally, we have focused our priorities on multiple vector borne infectious diseases including Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL or Kala Azar), Dengue and Malaria.
- VL is a major public health problem in the Indian subcontinent that affects 300,000 people per year. Bihar shares 85% of India's VL Burden and the disease is endemic in 33 out of 38 districts of the state.

Over the last year, the government of Bihar (GoB) has increased its focus on VL with the objective of elimination. The goal of the VL elimination program is to reduce the annual incidence to less than one per 10,000 at the district or sub district level by 2020.
- Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness and its incidence has increased 30-fold worldwide since the 1960s. An estimated 50 million people are infected each year. There is no effective treatment, and current methods of controlling transmission are costly and often ineffective because they are used too late.

Dengue is a high-opportunity target because several potential vaccines are in development. We are supporting preparations to deploy a safe and affordable vaccine when it becomes available. Meanwhile, we are investing in the development of novel mosquito-control methods to prevent outbreaks. We are also funding work on new ways to detect or even predict dengue outbreaks early enough for transmission controls to succeed.
- Our Malaria program strategy is based on our assumption that the preventive and curative tools that are currently available are not sufficient to achieve eradication everywhere, especially in areas of high transmission, and that emerging resistance to drugs and insecticides present additional challenges. With eradication as the aim, our strategy focuses both on improving current approaches and on intensive research and development toward the creation of new vaccines, vector-control tools, drugs, and diagnostics to prevent and interrupt transmission of the two major species infecting humans, P. falciparum and P. vivax.

We also engage in modeling to better understand the potential impact of new tools and the optimal combination of such tools to achieve eradication in different settings. Underlying these efforts is our ongoing analysis of financial needs and advocacy for sustained commitment, funding, and supportive policies that are needed in the long-term fight against malaria.


ResponsibilitiesThe Malaria Program Strategy Team (PST) is recruiting a Senior Program Officer to strategically develop and manage a portfolio of complex investments requiring high-level grant management skills, monitoring, and evaluation. H/She will act as the initiative lead for Neglected Infectious Disease (NID) and Malaria Vector Control and will oversee the management of product development and delivery as well as integration with other disease control interventions.
This position is Seattle based and will report directly to the Director, Malaria with a dotted line relationship to the Director, Neglected Infectious Disease.
The SPO will be expected to:
- Act as the vector control expert resource for both the NID and Malaria programs.
- Lead a team to develop, manage and implement project strategies, and negotiate, execute and conduct and manage complex, performance-based investments.
- Review letters of inquiry, grant and contract proposals; provide clear, concise and insightful written analyses and recommendations for foundation including drafting and editing proposal summaries and progress reports for existing investments for review by foundation leadership.
- Consult with grantees and other partners to maximize the impact of projects and ensure optimal learning. This may include conducting site visits, providing operational guidance and convening meetings of key stakeholders.
- Represent the foundation with stakeholders who may include public and private entities, partner organizations, other funders, universities, think tanks and government agencies. May serve on external boards and working groups.
- Manage internal processes and portfolio progress while ensuring appropriate documentation, budgeting and reporting.
- Contribute to the design of new strategies, collaborations and implementation plans to ensure long-term sustainability and impact.
- Collaborate with foundation colleagues in related program areas to take advantage of cross-sector grant making opportunities.
- Conduct high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with partners in the field.
- Manage people and hire the talent needed to achieve our 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.

QualificationsThe foundation is looking for a global expert in vector borne infectious diseases with recognized medical, scientific, management and strategic planning skills. The ideal candidate will have lived and worked in developing countries for a period of time giving him/her an appreciation for the complexities of implementing and managing field-based programs.
The ideal candidate should have:
- A PhD,
- A minimum of six years of experience in medical entomology and vector borne diseases; preferable experience with mosquito transmission (malaria, dengue) and sand fly (Visceral Leishmaniasis) would be particularly relevant to priority programs.
- Five or more year's field experience managing vector borne disease control programs would be highly desirable.
- Field experience in target geographies (Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia) is preferred, together with a solid understanding of the realities and complexities of “in country” interventions.
- Proven ability to lead and influence others.
- Experience in strategic planning and strategy implementation.
- Demonstrated excellence in scientific writing and data analysis, written and oral communication skills, and experience advocating and communicating with a broad and diverse audience.
- Ability to work with external organizations and work in a role requiring collaboration, prioritization and results-orientation in a fast-paced, complex organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency, diplomacy, and flexibility particularly as part of a team. Experience working on teams with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
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 Number4089BR

]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-NID-and-Malaria-Job-WA-98101/2599279/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-NID-and-Malaria-Job-WA-98101/2599279/?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.

ResponsibilitiesThe Benefits Portfolio Manager manages the foundation's global benefits programs, responsible for the relationship with service vendors of the foundation's US employee benefit, regional office employee benefits and expatriate worker employee benefit policies. Primary functions include, but are not limited to, policy development and management, vendor management and consulting both internally with HR, vendors, management directly and/or in partnership with HR consulting, and with employees. Responsibilities include:
- Vendor review and management (benefit brokers, carriers and vendors). Reviewing and streamlining our vendor relationships, quality and working capability (SLA oversight, effective global relationship provision, etc).
- Program management (day-to-day execution of existing benefit policies; managing all existing offerings) and consulting.
- Policy review and development as well as other employee project-related activities.
- Ensure the foundation's compliance – regulatory/legislative/tax in consultation with Legal & outside counsel.
- Able to add or terminate benefit offerings based on usage and benefits budget
- Able to implement new providers for improved efficiency and streamlining of day-to-day benefits operations
- Execution of benefits based on established policies.
- Approval/denial of first-level exceptions regarding programs (based on the magnitude, cost impact, etc).
- Contract/WO details for providers.
- Determining most appropriate strategy in line with the overall philosophy.
- Approval/denial of invoices (up to signing authority limit).

Contact Engaement:

INTERNAL:
- Foundation management and leadership
- Legal, Finance teams
- HR – Recruiting, Business Partners
- Employees as an escalation point for benefit questions, issues and/or enquiries

EXTERNAL:
- Benefit and Pension Brokers, Carrier and Vendors.
- Legal firms supporting Benefit programs.
- Network contacts fron other foundations, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations

This role may manage people and would be responsible for hiring the talent needed to achieve our goals, ensuring successful employee onboarding, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, integrating project and change management, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, and recognizing achievement and lessons learned.Day to day management and administration of the global employee benefits programs and outsourced providers.

May have limited financial responsibility as determined under Delegation of Authority.


QualificationsBachelor's degree, 6-10 years of experience.
-Experience managing an employee benefits function in a global organization, specifically through vendor leveraged programs.
-Extensive knowledge of and ability to oversee US state and federal compliance, such as COBRA, HIPPA, FMLA and ERISA.
-Knowledge of global benefit landscape and compliance requirements around a actively mobile workforce.
-Understanding of and ability to integrate benefits into a total compensation offering to employees.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to develop and gain support for ideas.
-Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
-HCMS/HRIS usage experience.

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 Number3981BR

]]>Sat, 04 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Benefits-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2508420/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Benefits-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2508420/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentFinancial Services for the PoorLocationSeattleFoundation 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.

The Financial Services for the Poor (FSP) team organizes their work around four initiatives:

1. Digital Payment Systems at Scale: In countries that have a minimal level of connectivity in poor and rural areas, we aim to work with a range of providers to extend the reach of digital payment systems into poor and rural communities and to encourage poor people to adopt these systems through a mobile phone or other digital interface. In general, we will work only in markets that have this minimum level of connectivity.

2. Digital Financial Services at Scale: While the FSP program believes that access to payment systems can deliver substantial benefits to poor households, we also believe that poor people need access to enhanced financial services, like savings, credit, and insurance to better manage their lives. In countries that have extended digital payment systems into poor and rural communities, we will work with banks, insurance companies, and other providers to increase the range of financial services that poor people can access in digital form.

3. Global Partnership Alignment: In initiatives #1 and #2, we will work with in-country partners to help catalyze demonstration models in select countries. Under initiative #3, we will work at the global level with governments, donors, global standards-setting bodies, and the private sector to maximize our collective impact on poor people's access to financial services.

4. Technology and Innovation: Enabling all poor people to access digital financial services (DFS) is a multi-decade undertaking. The technologies that ultimately eliminate financial exclusion may be different from those we employ today. Under Initiative 4, we aim to nurture innovations that could create a step-change improvement in delivering digital financial services at scale.


ResponsibilitiesThe Program Officer (PO) will provide technical and strategic input to help advance Financial Services for the Poor's (FSP) overall strategy. This will include developing and managing a portfolio of interventions (grants, contracts, direct engagements) involving banks, mobile operators, regulators, and other stakeholders to increase uptake and usage of digital financial services in Tanzania, East Africa and other FSP countries, with the ultimate goal of delivering complex financial services through these transaction platforms. This role will also be involved in building linkages between agriculture and financial services. The PO will work in Initiative 2, Digital Financial Services at Scale and report to the Deputy Director of that initiative, but will also provide agricultural support to I1.


The position will serve as point of contact on portfolio-related issues for key stakeholders, represent the Foundation with stakeholders (public and private entities, grantee organizations, other funders, universities, think tanks, government agencies).

The PO will provide deep content knowledge and support through investments, grants, technical cooperation and partner engagement to:
- Help the Deputy Director of Financial Services at Scale and team drive a consistent, evidence-based strategy across the various grant-making areas that will deliver financial services to the poor, digitally, and at scale.
- Be the primary point person within FSP on digital financial services in Tanzania. This includes developing a deep understanding of the enabling environment as well as developing and managing the majority of grants in the country.
- Provide content expertise related to agriculture value and supply chains, commercialization of agriculture products, and requirements of smaller holder farmers to assist FSP in supporting strategic grants that increase efficiency and reduce friction in agriculture related financial flows.

Specifically, the PO will:
- Develop and manage a portfolio of investments and grant-making activities in Tanzania foster the delivery of digitized financial products over new and existing platforms that dramatically reduce costs, increase client uptake, and incentivize a range of players to participate more fully
- Foster innovative approaches to the development of financial services across agriculture value chains to reduce fragmentation in the market, improve efficiencies for all parties, and increase value for small holder farmers
- Contribute to the development of best practices for delivering complex financial products through digital financial platforms, particularly mobile money platforms
- Build strong relationships across the Foundation's agriculture teams
- Support the activities of other members within the Financial Services at Scale team, as well as across FSP to maximize the potential of the entire team
- Represent the foundation with external stakeholders including governments, regulators, grantee organizations, banks, mobile operators, universities, think tanks, and other value partners
- Prepare briefings and organize visits to field sites for foundation staff and leadership


QualificationsWe are looking for people who enjoy solving complex problems using a hypothesis-driven approach and have been helping to deliver solutions in challenging environments

The qualified candidate should have the following experiences:
- Six to ten years relevant work experience in roles responsible for developing, implementing, and managing projects/programs preferred. Outstanding record of achievement required
- Undergraduate degree in business, finance, international development, or technical discipline. MBA or other advanced degree, desired
- Strong understanding of the commercial challenges associated with building and managing digital payments systems, including regulations, distribution, marketing, and product design
- Experience working with teams that have built, deployed, and scaled either mobile money systems – particularly in developing countries - preferred
- Knowledge of agriculture value and supply chains, commercialization of agriculture products, and small holder farmers
- Innovative, out-of-the box thinker who is hands-on and willing to go as deep or broad as necessary to achieve outcomes
- Exceptional results orientation combined with strong relationship management skills
- Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behavior with a diverse range of people
- Experience working in Tanzania, preferred
- Experience leading and working with a range of clients, colleagues, consultants, and other partners with a broad exposure to private and public stakeholders
- Solid team player who can operate independently, with a demonstrated ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, and diplomacy in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to question and challenge colleagues, including managers, in a constructive manner
- Fluent in English with excellent written and oral communication skills
- Other languages highly desired: Swahili or other East African language
- Ability to travel up to 30-35% of time as needs dictate
- Prior grant making experience, preferred

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 Number4045BR

]]>Thu, 16 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer%2C-Financial-Services-for-the-Poor-Job-WA-98101/2551695/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Program-Officer%2C-Financial-Services-for-the-Poor-Job-WA-98101/2551695/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS