http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/us-government-jobs-in-london/ Custom RSS Feed for us-government-jobs-in-london Sun, 19 May 2013 13:44:09 GMT en-us /sites/gates/images/logo.png http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/feeds/us-government-jobs-in-london/ 720 DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentEuropean OfficeLocationLondonFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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


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

Relocation benefits are not provided.

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

Requisition Number3977BR

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

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

Summary:

The Senior Program Officer (SPO) is a key member of the India Country Program team and shares responsibility for management of the Foundation supported public health initiatives at national level and in Uttar Pradesh. This position will assist in the development of strategies, and actively manage partnerships at national, state and local levels to achieve the desired impact of the Foundation investments. S/he will assist in development and management of monitoring and evaluation of current and completed projects. The position will be located in Lucknow (preferred) or New Delhi and involves significant travel.


ResponsibilitiesManagement of critical relationships
- Lead responsibility to develop & maintain relationships with key partners at national level especially with development & technical partners critical to Foundation's success
- Leverage knowledge of State level government structures, working protocols, decision-making processes to identify influencers who can partner with the foundation to develop & implement programmes in Uttar Pradesh
- Develop strong & collaborative relationships with technical teams throughout the Foundation's Global Health Program in order to leverage opportunities to increase public health impact through consolidated grant making activities.
- Responsible for managing internal & external processes to deliver on the Foundation's commitments & strategic partnerships with the Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of Karnataka

Grants and contracts management
- Coordinate the internal processes to articulate strategies for refining, researching or assessing promising areas relevant our work
- Manage critical partnerships and relationships with grantees to achieve ambitious goal, coverage & impact level targets, for example by conducting site visits, convening meetings of key stakeholders, & by developing and managing monitoring & evaluation components for grants.
- Make critical contributions to effective grant implementation by managing & solving complex, &/or large technical challenges through consistent engagement & true partnership with the grantees
- Monitor implementation of individual grants through day to day coordination, analysis and review of data, field visits & problem solving
- Collaborate with team members to manage internal grant processes, portfolio progress, & grant budget planning and reporting.
- Serve as a partner & resource to grantees to facilitate accomplishment of strategic objectives.

Change agent functions
- Participate in and promote conferences & convenings' that provide opportunities for shaping the improvement of public health priorities of the Foundation with other members of the team.
- Assist in the coordination of conferences and convenings that provide opportunities to disseminate knowledge & key learnings of programme implementation at the State-level.
- Actively participate in cross-program and cross-foundation grant making opportunities by developing a deep understanding of the variety & breadth of the foundation's primary areas of focus globally.
- Seek and actively leverage opportunities to disseminate knowledge, key learnings and products developed in the course of State-level programme implementations.


QualificationsWe are looking for an individual with expertise and direct experience in program management overseeing multiple partners. The ideal candidate will have worked at different levels especially the State level and have demonstrated experience in and an appreciation for the complexities of implementing large scale programs in partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- 15 years of experience in implementing public health programmes at the State level.
- Knowledge of Indian State government structures
- Experience in a global donor or funding agency is preferred
- Experience in grant management, review and evaluation and program design is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders including government, other donors, grantees and to identify, establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Experience in a role requiring collaboration in complex internal and external organizations
- Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, flexibility and a sense of humor, particularly as part of a team effort.
- History of involvement and commitment to public health issues of the poor.
- Ability to travel to remote, rural and under-served regions in north India

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 Number3379BR

]]>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/New-Delhi-SPOPO%2C-UP-State-Programs-Job/2164117/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/New-Delhi-SPOPO%2C-UP-State-Programs-Job/2164117/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentAfricaLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Requisition Number3668BR

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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


Requisition Number3964BR

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


Group SummaryThe mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy program is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the Foundation's work in developing countries, build support and resources for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. GPA is composed of our international programs in India, China and Africa; our Europe & Middle East team based in London and our US, Canada & Asia-Pacific team based in Washington, DC; a Program Advocacy team; a Charitable Sector Support team; and our Policy Analysis & Financing team (PAF). PAF operates as an in-house policy shop analyzing the major development policy issues affecting the environment in which the foundation works, proposing foundation positions or projects on some of those issues, and ultimately working directly with partners to shape the external direction of some of those issues. PAF focuses on aid policy, country financing and the multilateral financing system -- three major systems relevant to achieving the foundation's mission.


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

Responsibilities:

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


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

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

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


Requisition Number3793BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Development-Policy-&-Finance-Aid-Focus-Job-DC-20001/2372303/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Development-Policy-&-Finance-Aid-Focus-Job-DC-20001/2372303/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Policy and AdvocacyDepartmentPolicy Analysis and FinancingLocationWashington D.C.Foundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.


Group SummaryThe mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy (GPA) program is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the Foundation's work in developing countries, build support and resources for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the Foundation's policy objectives nationally and globally. GPA is composed of our international programs in India, China and Africa; our Europe & Middle East team based in London and our US, Canada & Asia-Pacific team based in Washington, DC; a Program Advocacy team; a Charitable Sector Support team; and our Policy Analysis & Financing team (PAF). PAF operates as an in-house policy shop analyzing the major development policy issues affecting the environment in which the Foundation works, proposing Foundation positions or projects on some of those issues, and ultimately working directly with partners to shape the external direction of some of those issues. PAF focuses on aid policy, country financing and the multilateral financing system -- three major systems relevant to achieving the Foundation's mission.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Requisition Number3795BR

]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Technical-Advisor%2C-Fiscal-Policy-and-Budget-Management-Job-DC-20001/2372304/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Washington-Technical-Advisor%2C-Fiscal-Policy-and-Budget-Management-Job-DC-20001/2372304/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentLibrariesLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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


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

The Delivery Initiative focuses on three core elements:

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


Requisition Number4010BR

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

Group SummaryThe Agricultural Development Department focuses on a key outcome – sustainable productivity growth for smallholder farmers – that is essential to achieving the impact that we seek: poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Productivity growth for smallholders depends upon improved seeds and other technologies, incentives to adopt these improvements through functioning input and output markets, and an improved policy environment.


ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Program Officer (SPO) will be a leader and a team player in the implementation of these goals, with a specific focus on creating gender-responsive agricultural development programming. The SPO will work closely with the full Agricultural Development team to develop and execute an advocacy strategy, forge new partnerships, and develop grants. S/he may also play a leadership role in promoting gender-responsive strategies across the Global Development program.

In Agricultural Development, the SPO will play a critical role in managing high impact and complex grants and partnerships around gender and agriculture interactions. S/he will provide research and analysis in support of grant making, strategy development, donor coordination and communication and advocacy. Furthermore, s/he will support the Agricultural Development team in a cross-cutting function by providing tools and resources to the team to build capacity and foster practical gender-responsiveness across the Agricultural Development grant portfolio. S/he will also be a spokesperson and public advocate for our grants, portfolio and strategy.

The SPO will bring a depth and breadth of experience in, and knowledge of, donor and developing country governments' development activities and mechanisms, and technical expertise in evidence based, results oriented advocacy.

Key responsibilities include:
- Consult with grantees to develop new grant ideas around gender and the role of women in achieving sustainable productivity growth according to the Agricultural Development team's strategy, conduct site visits, provide technical guidance and convene meetings.
- Manage a portfolio of project grants. Partner with grantees to develop project objectives and define key outcomes and milestones, ensuring that appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems and processes are established to produce robust evaluation of outcomes.
- Review letters of inquiry and grant proposals, provide written analysis and recommendations for funding, including drafting and editing of proposal summaries and progress reports for existing grants for review by Foundation leadership.
- Develop and manage tools and resources and provide back-stopping for fellow POs and their grantees in the area of gender-responsive agricultural development to enhance gender awareness and accountability in the team's grant-making.
- Manage internal processes and portfolio progress while ensuring appropriate documentation, grant budgeting and reporting.
- Plan and execute a wide range of activities in support of strategic planning, grant management and external relationship management related to the foundation's leadership in promoting gender-responsive agricultural development programs. Provide written analysis of key topics to foundation leadership.
- Represent the foundation to key program-related external constituencies. This will likely include both formal and informal public presentations such as making speeches, attending international conferences and other meetings as necessary.
- Serve as a point of contact on Gender-related issues for key internal and external stakeholders. In particular, play a role in advancing gender across the foundation, with a specific focus on the programs in the Global Development program.


Qualifications- Minimum 7 years of experience plus an advanced degree in development economics, sociology, anthropology, gender or another discipline related to rural development and agricultural development preferred.
- At least 5 years' experience leading and managing diverse teams executing complex initiatives preferred.
- Deep experience developing, designing, executing and monitoring complex strategies and initiatives, especially in a developing world context.
- Deep experience working with farmers, civil society and government actors with strong preference for experience living in Africa and/or South Asia, including an understanding of the role and impact of the major multilateral agricultural development actors.
- Demonstrable experience implementing pragmatic, practical and cost-effective gender approaches in the agricultural context. Must be able to work across teams to influence behavior and build capacity.
- Ability to work both persuasively and diplomatically in a team-based environment with a high degree of complexity and ambiguity. Ability to communicate complex gender issues with clarity, precision and prioritization is a must.
- Experience developing, managing and implementing projects, including partnering with grantees on the definition of objectives and deliverables and monitoring and evaluation of results.
- Demonstrated success in leadership roles developing and managing development organizations, programs or initiatives requiring a combination of strong analytical, writing, social and management skills.
- A deep, demonstrable commitment to agricultural development and gender issues.
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
- High standards of personal integrity and a flexible, laid back personality with an excellent sense of humor required.

Reports to: Deputy Director, Agricultural Policies

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 Number4004BR

]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Agriculture-Policies-Job-WA-98101/2523210/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Agriculture-Policies-Job-WA-98101/2523210/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Development ProgramDepartmentFinancial Services for the PoorLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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

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

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

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

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

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


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


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

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

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


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

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

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


Requisition Number4045BR

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

ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Program Officer for Empowering Effective Teachers will be responsible for leading the foundation's emerging effort to improve the preparation and entry of new teachers serving low-income and minority students in US public schools, as well as its efforts to provide effective teachers opportunities to take on leadership responsibilities within their schools and their profession.

Develop and update on an ongoing basis the foundation's strategy in teacher preparation and entry based on new research and developments in the field in consultation with colleagues and foundation leadership.

Lead a team of two program officers in the management of a portfolio of complex grants, contracts and/or policy projects requiring high-level grant management skills, monitoring, and evaluation.

Manage relationships with 15-20 major grantees to achieve desired impact of grants; conduct site visits, provide technical guidance, convene meetings, and apply and evaluate milestone-based performance objectives.

Provide feedback, coaching and career development to subordinate team members.

Lead cross-cutting work across teams within the US Program

Review letters of inquiry & grant proposals; provide clear, concise & insightful written analyses & recommendations for funding including drafting & editing proposal summaries & progress reports for existing grants for review by Foundation leadership.

QualificationsMasters degree with 15-25 years of relevant experience.

Experience managing a teacher preparation institution preferred.

Familiarity with K-12 education reform required.

Familiarity with relevant policy and regulation that govern the sector required (direct policy development or advocacy experience preferred).

Familiarity and credibility with key stakeholders in teacher preparation, including AACTE, CAEP and other actors required.

Strong analytical, writing & verbal skills for communicating with a broad & diverse audience.

Effective as a collaborator in complex internal & external organizations.

Extensive project management experience required.

Works with efficiency & diplomacy.

Ability to accommodate 25-50% travel.

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 Number4031BR

]]>Sat, 11 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Lead-Job-WA-98101/2544192/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-Lead-Job-WA-98101/2544192/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS DivisionGlobal Health ProgramDepartmentMalariaLocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.


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

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

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

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

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

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


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

QualificationsThe foundation is looking for a global expert in vector borne infectious diseases with recognized medical, scientific, management and strategic planning skills. The ideal candidate will have lived and worked in developing countries for a period of time giving him/her an appreciation for the complexities of implementing and managing field-based programs.
The ideal candidate should have:
- A PhD,
- A minimum of six years of experience in medical entomology and vector borne diseases; preferable experience with mosquito transmission (malaria, dengue) and sand fly (Visceral Leishmaniasis) would be particularly relevant to priority programs.
- Five or more year's field experience managing vector borne disease control programs would be highly desirable.
- Field experience in target geographies (Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia) is preferred, together with a solid understanding of the realities and complexities of “in country” interventions.
- Proven ability to lead and influence others.
- Experience in strategic planning and strategy implementation.
- Demonstrated excellence in scientific writing and data analysis, written and oral communication skills, and experience advocating and communicating with a broad and diverse audience.
- Ability to work with external organizations and work in a role requiring collaboration, prioritization and results-orientation in a fast-paced, complex organization.
- Demonstrated ability to work with efficiency, diplomacy, and flexibility particularly as part of a team. Experience working on teams with diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
- Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful completion of a comprehensive background check.
We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated and focused on diversity.
The statements in this description represent typical elements, criteria and general work performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills for this job.

Requisition Number4089BR

]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-NID-and-Malaria-Job-WA-98101/2599279/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Senior-Program-Officer%2C-NID-and-Malaria-Job-WA-98101/2599279/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS 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 DivisionFinance and StrategyDepartmentN/ALocationSeattleFoundation OverviewGuided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.


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


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

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

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

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

Requisition Number3876BR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Requisition Number3607BR

]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 02:59:00 GMThttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2201067/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSShttp://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Financial-Manager-Job-WA-98101/2201067/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W%5FRSS 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 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