Senior Officer, Leadership Engagement

Washington, DC
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Job Description

The Foundation
We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The Team
The mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy (GPA) division is 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 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. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health, Global Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, U.S. and Gender Equality programs and Foundation Communications to build the environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

The GPA Office of the President (OOP) provides support to both the president and the full GPA division. This work includes ensuring the president is able to effectively represent all GPA strategies and teams in foundation-wide engagements; directing and supporting external engagements in service of the foundation’s priorities; developing and executing the president’s goals, particularly those that cut across teams and functions, and managing division-wide employee engagements and information flow.
Application deadline: Wednesday, September 4 (9 PM PDT)
Note: This is a 3-year limited term engagement with full benefits and relocation assistance.
Your Role
Based in the GPA Office of the President (OoP), the SPO, Leadership Support is responsible for providing day-to-day substantive support to the GPA President. This is a wide-ranging role that will offer exposure to the full range of the division’s work and will draw on a wide range of functional skills. At its core, this role is about helping the GPA President maximize the impact of her internal and external engagements. This role will specifically be responsible for ensuring the President has internal and external context to be highly effective in role; her top priorities are moving forward with appropriate engagement; ensuring effective follow up to internal and external meetings; and coordinating effective engagement with key internal and external partners. This role reports directly to Deputy Director, Leadership Engagement.
What You’ll Do
  • Prepare briefing materials (organization, synthesis and supplementing), agendas, and presentations for internal and external meetings, in coordination with relevant OOP and division staff.
  • Attend meetings with the President where appropriate, take and share notes, summarize key points and coordinate follow up action items with GPA President.
  • Draft and send follow-up emails, letters, and reports to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Maintain a dashboard for GPA President on top priorities and coordinate President engagement – including translating priorities to calendar – to keep all items moving forward on a timely basis.
  • Write presentations and written communication needed for GPA President to effectively conduct the regular business of the division.
  • Support social media and other comms engagements of the GPA President
  • Research and analyze relevant topics, trends, and best practices as requested.
  • Compose internal communications and announcements to keep GPA staff informed about important updates, policies and events related to the GPA Office of the President.
  • Support the GPA President in the Gates Foundation representative board roles
  • Other staff support and special projects as requested.

Your Experience
  • Master's degree in political science, public policy, communications, or related field.
  • At least four years of experience in providing broad-based leadership staffing support in international development or foreign affairs, preferably at the senior level.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask.
  • Demonstrated program and partner management skills: successful track record of leading or managing multiple projects simultaneously, ability to coordinate inputs from many people, to track progress against targets and identify barriers to progress, to plan agendas and facilitate meetings that involve group problem-solving.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends and patterns along with solving problems systematically.
  • Experience in creating and managing social media content and campaigns, with knowledge of social media platforms, tools, and analytics.
  • Some communications experience, such as writing press releases, newsletters, blogs, or articles, is an asset.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with a high degree of professionalism and discretion.
  • Passion and interest in GPA’s vision, mission, and goals.
  • Ability to travel with GPA President up to 25% of time as needs dictate.
  • Application deadline: Wednesday, September 4 (9 PM PDT)

  • Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located     without visa sponsorship.
  • The salary range for this role is $166,300.00 to $249,500.00USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $181,200.00 to $271,800.00USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.
Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Candidate Accommodations
If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process
Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.
All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.

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