http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/seattle-wa-knowledge-management-sharepoint-jobs/ Custom RSS Feed for seattle-wa-knowledge-management-sharepoint-jobs Sun, 19 May 2013 23:56:02 GMT en-us /sites/gates/images/logo.png http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/seattle-wa-knowledge-management-sharepoint-jobs/ 720 DivisionStrategy, Measurement and EvaluationDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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

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

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


Requisition Number4108BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2603870/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2603870/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentVaccine DeliveryLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewPlease note this is a limited term position - anticipated duration of 24 months.

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


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

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

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


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

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


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

Requisition Number3939BR

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

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

Fellows Program Summary

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

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

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

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

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


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

In partnership with foundation team members Fellows will:

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

Requisition Number4084BR

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

Group SummaryThe foundation's U.S. Program works with a range of partners toward greater opportunity for all Americans largely through the attainment of secondary and postsecondary education. By making college and other forms of education both accessible to and successful for all, we hope to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty that prevents families and communities from opportunities to reach their full potential. The U.S. Program works to advance:

College Readiness and Success. Education is the broadest avenue to opportunity and the most influential factor in ensuring that children will grow up to do as well or better than their parents. Today, a postsecondary education is the most important requirement for jobs that pay a family wage. Our goal is to ensure that 80 percent of students will graduate from high school prepared for college, with a focus on low-income and minority students reaching this target, and to double the number of low-income young adults who earn postsecondary degrees or certificates by age 26 each year.

Strong Communities in the Pacific Northwest. As a family foundation, we are committed to strengthening our communities and providing new avenues of opportunity for those most in need in Washington State, the foundation's home. Our main goal in the state is to help all children begin kindergarten ready to succeed and cut family homelessness in half over the next decade.The Next Generation Learning team within the College Ready program focuses on personalized learning for students. Our vision for education is that all students have access to what they need, when and where they need it. Implementing this vision at scale will require new tools to help teachers, parents and learners diagnose gaps in students' knowledge and skill and adapt the learning experience based on their progress. We invest in organizations that build school models, technology, research and knowledge that redefine how learning takes place.


ResponsibilitiesReporting to the Portfolio Manager for Next Generation Learning, the APO will be responsible for helping develop and manage the portfolio of foundation investments that comprise the Next Generation Learning strategy.

The APO will be responsible for the following:
- Capturing and analyzing data and information coming in from grants, contracts, and partners, and using it to support the team's investment decisions.
- Conducting ongoing research, providing background data and information and preparing analytic models in support of the Deputy Director and the team.
- Supporting the Portfolio Manager to plan and execute team meetings, retreats, and learning trips, including driving the development of presentations and analysis that help the team refine and better execute its strategy.
- Coordinating strategic internal and external meetings and follow up with partners and prospective partners on high priority projects.
- Using the team's SharePoint site and other tools to effectively share work plans, research, reports, meeting notes, and other information relevant to the team portfolio with internal staff.
- Up to 25% U. S. travel required.

Qualifications- An advanced degree and /or a minimum of 3-5 years of professional experience preferred.
- Understanding of or experience in U.S. education system.
- University major or work experience that indicates demonstrated analytical rigor.
- Experience in management consulting highly desirable.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
- Ability to generate presentations that serve as effective tools for decision-making.
- Ability to solve unstructured problems with rigor, creativity, high energy, and a positive attitude.
- Ability to successfully plan, manage and complete multiple projects. Ability to juggle multiple competing demands and establish priorities.
- Works with efficiency & diplomacy.
- Ability to quickly ramp up on new subject matter.
- Ability to effectively collaborate in complex internal & external organizations.
- Excellent written and verbal communications are a must, and strong presentation skills are highly valued.
- Success working in a fast-paced environment with little oversight.

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 Number4036BR

]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Associate-Program-Officer-Job-WA-98101/2545656/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Associate-Program-Officer-Job-WA-98101/2545656/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionCommunicationsDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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

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

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


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

Reports to: Deputy Director Communications Creative

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


Requisition Number3971BR

]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Communications-Officer%2C-Strategic-Planner-Job-WA-98101/2486962/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Communications-Officer%2C-Strategic-Planner-Job-WA-98101/2486962/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionInformation TechnologyDepartmentN/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 SummaryDo you believe technology can improve lives around the world? We do! We are IT at the Gates Foundation. We are a creative, dynamic group of technologists determined to help change the world. Bring your creative thinking to our tight knit, energetic team to help us achieve our mission. Work CAN be fun and inspiring – check us out.

ResponsibilitiesSeeking a solutions architect to support IT Business Intelligence team, emphasis on application architecture, information delivery, and data visualization. This individual will support a delivery team within a larger BI team structure. Individual will work closely with management team, technology leads, developers, designers, and information architects to ensure that a sustainable and scalable BI suite is delivered in a way that best meets current and future customer demand.

Product and Service Strategy: Develop and maintain the technology roadmap for key areas of Business Intelligence team. Collaborate with business and IT partners to ensure that the roadmap creates business value with technically sound solutions. Ensure implementations support technology and business roadmaps. Seek out opportunities to apply technical innovations to customer needs.

Solution Design: Develop and maintain a comprehensive technical blueprint of the team's services. Create solution options that align IT services with business sponsor's missions, goals and objectives with consideration of both technical and non-technical implications and trade-offs. Review and recommend selection of third-party software platforms. Follow Enterprise architecture best practices, adhering to and advocating for standard activities and deliverables for project solutions.

Solution Implementation: Produce blueprints that guide the development and implementation of BI solutions across multiple projects. Provide direction to technical teams during project delivery.

Customer Engagement: Deeply understand the customer's business capabilities and business strategies. Incorporate customer feedback into the team's solution architecture to support business strategies.

Continuous Improvement: Frequently monitor the business capability landscape to identify opportunities for greater long-term business value. Provide guidance on industry landscape to track the development of available solutions, and identify opportunities for adapting the team's solution architecture.

Qualifications- Deep expertise with the Microsoft BI Stack, and industry leading BI technologies.
- Expert level understanding of web architecture, application development, SDLC methodologies.
- Experience in outlining solution architecture descriptions, monitoring and governing their implementation and identifying continual improvement opportunities in alignment with Enterprise Architecture framework.
- Experience mapping business capabilities to long-term technology solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking and presentations; ability to articulate technology impact to business customers at all levels.
- Complex problem-solving knowledge and skills, including conflict resolution and facilitation.
- Ability to estimate and recommend total cost of ownership with and for colleagues & customers/business owners.
- Experience contributing to and/or facilitating RFP processes with third-party vendors.
- Expert-Level knowledge of MS SharePoint platform desired.
- Bachelor's degree, with a degree in computer science desired.
- Expert level knowledge of ETL architecture desired.
- Professional level knowledge of BI Data Modeling concepts desired.
- A minimum seven years of IT software development experience with: three years of application architecture design leveraging the MS BI stack and five years of software development within MS Platform (Windows, .NET, SQL, etc.).

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 Number3819BR

]]>Sat, 18 May 2013 05:31:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Solutions-Architect-Job-WA-98101/2494293/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Solutions-Architect-Job-WA-98101/2494293/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentWater, Sanitation and HygieneLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


Requisition Number3739BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2554330/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Assistant-Job-WA-98101/2554330/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionInformation TechnologyDepartmentN/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 SummaryDo you believe technology can improve lives around the world? We do! We are IT at the Gates Foundation. We are a creative, dynamic group of technologists determined to help change the world. Foundation Information Technology (IT) is responsible for evolving and executing the foundation's strategy for information technology systems in accordance with the organization's business requirements. This includes planning, implementing, maintaining, and evaluating cost-efficient enterprise systems that support both distributed and centralized grant management and business operations. IT also supports foundation programs directly, consulting on the execution of grants that include IT components.

ResponsibilitiesThe Network Engineer is responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining network services, equipment, and devices. Support the network and computing infrastructure by monitoring network usage and planning and implementing future IT deployments. Undertake project work and suggest and provide IT solutions to address business and management problems. Work with vendors to troubleshoot and resolve issues and drive organizational priorities through vendor organizations.
- Perform day-to-day installations, complex troubleshooting, support, maintenance and operations.
- Partner with Sr. Engineers to design solutions for new projects requests and work closely with customers to capture requirements.
- Deploy and implement critical changes based on designs provided by senior network engineers.
- Investigate, resolve, and prioritize network security-related issues.
- Provide superior customer service while interacting on a daily basis with customers, contingent staff, and partners (for implementation procedures, timing, etc.).
- Periodically update team members on any changes to clients for new projects or during troubleshooting.
- Some interaction with vendors for new products and images, and for support in critical situations.

This role is a project based position on a limited term, currently estimated at 24 months.

Qualifications- Bachelor's degree preferred with minimum 3 years of experience.
- CCNA certification or equivalent experience required.
- Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP, including, OSPF, BGP, VRF, IPsec, GRE and SNMP.
- Deep knowledge of routing and switching protocols and principles including extensive experience with Cisco and Juniper products.
- Knowledge of network design including switching, routing, load balancing, firewall, and wireless; network routing protocol troubleshooting; security issues and access control methodologies; and network monitoring.
- Work on and implement changes within a multi-platform environment.
- Experience with standard network change management, incident management, and configuration policies.
- Strong problem-solving skills, teamwork skills, and communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues clearly to diverse user groups.

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 Number3780BR

]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Network-Engineer-Job-WA-98101/2372958/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Network-Engineer-Job-WA-98101/2372958/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionHuman ResourcesDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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


Requisition Number3886BR

]]>Sun, 12 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-HR-Business-Partner-Job-WA-98101/2431087/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-HR-Business-Partner-Job-WA-98101/2431087/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionFinance and StrategyDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for auditing employee, domestic non-employee and international non-employee travel expenses to ensure compliance with domestic and international Travel & Expense Policies and laws. Assist with the maintenance and the day-to-day operations of the foundation's corporate credit card provider and electronic expense reporting system. Build and distribute reporting from the electronic expense reporting system. Manage the employee credit card accounts and manage company payments to the bank for employee expenses, through administration of expense reports.
- Audit Employee Travel & Expense expenditures to ensure compliance with domestic and international policies and applicable laws.
- Audit domestic and international non-staff participant travel expenditures to ensure compliance with non-staff travel & Expense policy as well as domestic and international laws.
- Develop, program and maintain travel and expense reporting with the Cognos 10 report designing platform, which requires in-depth knowledge of SQL, database joining techniques and report authoring skills.
- Receive and respond in a timely and highly professional manner to high-volume questions/issues regarding Travel & Expense Policy, Credit Card program and Electronic Expense Reporting System.
- Administer the Foundation Credit Card Program.
- Analyze and prepare ad-hoc reports.
- Support employees with Credit Card and Expense questions.


Qualifications- Associate's or BA degree preferred and/or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in processing Employee T&E reconciliations/payments utilizing automated accounting systems.
- Has good understanding of general accounting principles.
- Experience assisting and maintaining a corporate credit card web tool; or high volume Accounts Payable employee expense reimbursements.
- Experience with travel and expense report processing audits and has participated in corporate financial month end closings.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in an environment requiring diplomacy and good judgment in managing interactions with individuals at all levels inside the organization.
- Possess strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Has demonstrated a willingness and enthusiasm to temporarily step outside of hired role to help where help is needed.
- Demonstrated experience using and proficiency with MSWord, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and automated accounting systems. Experience with Concur is preferred.
- Commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs.

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 Number3852BR

]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Employee-Expense-Administrator-Job-WA-98101/2427970/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Employee-Expense-Administrator-Job-WA-98101/2427970/?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

]]>Sun, 21 Apr 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 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

]]>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:00:00 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 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 07:59:00 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 DivisionFinance and StrategyDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

ResponsibilitiesThe Financial Manager – Core Operations, will be responsible for developing, communicating and monitoring the financial and operational results for several of the foundation's Operations division. The Operations division includes the foundation's finance, legal and executive team. Work efforts will include preparation and analysis of business plans, financial statements, and developing financial models and tools to support division goals.

The Financial Manager will work closely with the Deputy Director on advising staff on a wide range of financial, operational, contracts and capital issues, and will serve a critical role in developing and tracking division's projects. The position will work closely with the operational teams in formulating a capital plan and help in building tools for better management of contracts.
- Development of the Finance and Strategy, Legal and the Executive Teams' annual financial plan and 5-year financial forecast.
- Ongoing management of the Finance and Strategy, Legal and the Executive Teams' investment pipeline through monitoring of execution, financial forecasting and advice.
- Transaction development and due diligence (including budget review) for the larger investments supporting the Finance and Strategy, Legal and the Executive Teams' impact goals.
- Review of annual reports and budget to actuals for subsequent payments of larger investments.
- Support work on complex transactions and special projects (Finance and Strategy, Legal and the Executive Teams' and across foundation) and lead those that require a financial analysis component.
- Lead operational improvement initiatives aimed at streamlining Finance and Strategy, Legal and the Executive Teams' investment development, approval, and monitoring.

Strategy & Financial Planning
- Perform analysis and provide leadership with strategic and financial information to support effective financial resource allocation and decision-making during strategy refreshes and reviews.
- Work closely with leadership to translate strategy into long-term investment forecast and annual plan. Create dynamic financial planning tools that support decision-making and communication with senior leadership.

Budgeting & Forecasting
- Monitor actuals and forecasts against budget, including major risks.
- Create financial monitoring tools, including workflow management and monitoring tools, and partner with leadership to manage spending.
- Identify operational and financial risks of executing against annual budgets and propose mitigating strategies to leadership.

Investment Analysis
- Perform financial and risk analysis to support investment-making and investment management. Partner with leadership to structure effective investments and develop appropriate mitigating strategies to manage risk.
- Analyze business plans and examine the economics of a certain proposal; also analyze the financial health of proposals through discussions with leadership and reviewing financial statements.

Cross-foundational / Project-based
- Participate in Operations-related and cross-foundation projects to develop tools and best practices in support of effective investment-making, pipeline management and operational excellence.
- Participate in complex transactions and special projects for Operations with significant financial analysis component.

QualificationsKnowledge:
- Finance and strategy background and work experience.
- Knowledge of business/financial planning, risk management and general management practices.
- Technical and complex financial knowledge – for instance, activity-based costing, portfolio analysis, NPV analysis.
- Master's/MBA with 6-10 years of experience.
- Experience in operational improvement.
- Project management and coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong analytics (especially financial modeling, investment/deal structuring).
- Knowledge and experience regarding relationship management.
- Knowledge of risk management and due diligence.
- Knowledge of systems and processes related to financial management.

Skills:
- Ability to provide leadership in execution planning.
- Robust business analytical, quantitative and modeling skills for broad variety of business models and transaction types.
- Ability to balance long-term strategy with short-term priorities.
- Negotiation skills.
- Ability to develop innovative approaches to problem-solving.
- Ability to communicate complex financial concepts to groups with diverse backgrounds, including leadership, program staff and other foundation operational resources.
- Ability to work in a team, and drive collaboration among different areas of foundation expertise, including program and operations.
- Effective project management and ability to work on multiple projects - or support multiple teams - simultaneously.

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 Number4040BR

]]>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2568963/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2568963/?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 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 DivisionInformation TechnologyDepartmentN/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 SummaryDo you believe technology can improve lives around the world? We do! We are IT at the Gates Foundation. We are a creative, dynamic group of technologists determined to help change the world. Bring your creative thinking to our tight knit, energetic team to help us achieve our mission. Work CAN be fun and inspiring – check us out.

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for providing leadership and managing the team's portfolio of projects, project roadmaps and governance processes. Build and manage strong business relationships with internal IT customers and order to deliver high quality IT infrastructure and support services.

Work with business and IT partners to develop multi-year roadmaps of the technology needs to support areas of responsibility. Lead the teams to develop and execute these roadmaps. This includes development and execution of a solution delivery plan, and the ongoing support and maintenance of the related systems in production. Collaborate with stakeholders on early product ideas. Collaborate across IT teams to integrate roadmaps and manage enterprise demand. Keep abreast of current industry and technology trends. Mature department capabilities in planning and program management.

Project & portfolio management:
- Develop service delivery strategy & project roadmap.
- Manage trade-offs in delivery roadmap against rolling strategy.
- Lead execution of portfolio via projects managed by project managers.
- Introduce portfolio & project management best practices.
- Identify cross IT impacts and work across the organization to plan and orchestrate.
- Maintain a pipeline of work in the pre-approved initiation phase.

Relationship management:
- Build & enhance strong relationships with internal business customers and other IT teams.
- Anticipate and define customer needs.
- Develop & maintain key internal customer relationships.
- Lead the development of business cases & definition of customer requirements.
- Partners with other team leaders to develop team strategy, improve processes based on ITIL methodology.

Governance and budgeting:
- Accountable for governance steering committee preparation and execution.
- Participate in annual budgeting process and maintain project budget details.
- Maintain detailed project budgets, track monthly budget to actuals, & report variances.
- Estimate project costs. Track plan vs. actual and report variances for projects.

Vendor management:
- Negotiate system & professional services contracts.
- Maintain relationships with vendor partners in order to deliver ongoing quality services.
- Includes oversight of RFPs, invoice review/approval, coordination with Contracts.

People management:
- Develop & execute resource plan to support analysis and sustainment of project work.
- Manage day-to-day supervision and work assignments of project managers and business analysts consisting of employee and contracted personnel.
- Hire and onboard employees; conduct performance evaluations, assess talent, develop staff.
- 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.
- Maintain career/professional development plans, annual (and near-term) goals, performance reviews, one-on-one meetings, staff meetings, and mentoring. Empower and motivate team members.

QualificationsEducation and Professional Experience:
- Bachelor's degree with 6-10 years of experience.

Knowledge and Skills:
- Knowledge of infrastructure technologies and process used and available in supported business partner groups.
- Project management methods and tools; industry developments and best practices.
- Experience with ITIL framework is required.
- Proven technical project methods for hardware, software, and support solutions; example: Networking, Data Center, Help Desk.
- Project portfolio management.
- Business case development.
- Organizational change management and communication planning and execution.
- Establishing and maintaining operating and project budgets.
- Resource planning and estimating.
- Experience managing teams. Includes recruitment, retentions, and staff development.
- Budget management, including project estimating, tracking actuals to forecast, reporting variances, making portfolio trade-offs to meet budget and business objectives.
- Translate strategic initiatives and tactical efforts onto a multi-year rolling roadmap.
- Extensive infrastructure project management and business analysis experience in a variety of settings and industries, including experience with various delivery methodologies across the full software development lifecycle.

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 Number3848BR

]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-IT-Manager%2C-Infrastructure-and-Program-Management-Job-WA-98101/2559027/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-IT-Manager%2C-Infrastructure-and-Program-Management-Job-WA-98101/2559027/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionCommunicationsDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Requisition Number3961BR

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

Group SummaryThe Finance and Strategy group is responsible for implementing and maintaining operating procedures designed to ensure rigorous stewardship of the foundation's financial resources. We oversee the business processes that govern the foundation's charitable investing and risk management; evaluate and improve the impact of the foundation's investments (grants, contracts and innovative financing instruments); and produce accurate and transparent financial analyses and reports. We also coordinate public-private partnerships to optimize effectiveness and share best practices, and we drive a number of special initiatives related to planning for substantial increases in long-term payout and overall growth. The Finance and Strategy group serves the foundation's four programmatic Divisions – Global Health, Global Development, Global Policy & Advocacy, and US Programs.

The Global Health division 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, Integrated Development, Vaccine Delivery, and Integrated Delivery.


ResponsibilitiesThe Global Health Financial Manager reports directly to the Global Health Program CFO and is part of an embedded financial team that supports the HIV & TB Program Strategy Teams (PSTs).

Key Responsibilities include:

Investment Analysis
- Perform financial and risk analysis to support development and management of grants and contracts. Partner with PSTs to structure effective investments and develop appropriate strategies to mitigate risk.
- Benchmark costs where possible, make recommendations and provide advice to program staff in negotiating investments and sizing payments.
- Analyze business plans and examine the economics of grantees and partner institutions; analyze the financial health of organizations through discussions with CFOs and reviewing financial statements.
- Maintain relationships with CFOs and other finance staff at large grantee and partners that the foundation funds.

Strategy & Financial Planning
- Develop the HIV & TB Program Strategy Teams' 5-year and 1-year strategic financial plans. Perform analysis and provide leadership with strategic and financial information to support effective financial resource allocation and decision-making during strategy refreshes and reviews.
- Work closely with PST leadership and program staff to translate strategy into long-term investment forecast and annual plan. Create dynamic financial planning tools that support decision-making and communication with senior leadership.

Pipeline/Payout Management
- Monitor actuals and forecasts against budget, including major risks.
- Create and use financial monitoring tools, including workflow management and monitoring tools, and partner with PSTs to manage grant and contract spending.
- Identify operational and financial risks of executing against annual budgets and propose mitigating strategies to the PST leadership.

Cross-foundational / Project-based Activities
- Provide expertise on R&D / clinical trial financials to teams and individuals across the foundation's Global Health division.
- Lead or participate in cross-foundation projects to develop tools and best practices in support of effective grant-making, pipeline management and operational excellence. Specifically, develop tools that improve the understanding of cost drivers for R&D projects and help maximize cost-effectiveness for the foundation's investments.

Qualifications- A degree in Finance, Economics or related field. MBA is preferred.
- 6+ years of experience in a business/financial planning role.
- Three or more years of experience in pharma or life sciences industries, with exposure to planning and costing research & development activities.
- Experience in strategy development, risk management, and general management practices.
- Technical and complex financial knowledge – for instance, activity-based costing, portfolio analysis, NPV analysis.
- Strong analytics skills (especially financial modeling, investment/deal structuring).
- Experience in operational improvement.
- Demonstrated success working with individuals with a wide range of backgrounds to facilitate group problem solving in dynamic organizations. Strong interpersonal, customer service, and team-oriented skills are a must.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to extract appropriate data to convey financial results through the use of supporting tables, graphs, and other visual representations.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage and complete multiple projects simultaneously.
- Knowledge of global health issues.
- Knowledge of developing country economics and dynamics.
- Commitment to the foundation's core values, mission, and programs.
- Knowledge and experience regarding relationship management and negotiation.
- Excellent software skills with Microsoft Office applications.

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 Number4060BR

]]>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2564135/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2564135/?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

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