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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.
Your Role
Based in the GPA Office of the President, you will lead high-impact, high-priority projects in collaboration with the GPA President as well as with GPA directors and deputy directors to define, refine, and shape strategies including execution planning for programs, cross-delivery strategy and tradeoffs, and new area exploration.
You are responsible for shaping and prioritizing strategy efforts, and providing strategic thought partnership, project management, and analytical support to leaders and teams across GPA.
The deadline for applications is October 23, 2024.
What You’ll Do
- Scope, develop, and implement GPA-wide strategy projects as directed by the OoP leadership. Provide oversight and advice to ensure projects aimed at answering key strategic issues are analytically grounded, account appropriately for the division’s comparative advantage and resources, and have the appropriate stakeholder input.
- Provide support to ensure successful translation of strategy development into organizational implementation. Be able to see and complete the multi-step process required to go from white board idea to clear accountability and resources for execution.
- Lead projects and implementation of initiatives that are sponsored by the President and Chief of Staff and initiatives that the division undertakes on behalf of the CEO and ELT.
- Conduct and / or oversee analysis, reviews, and provide advice on cross-divisional strategy matters to the GPA President and Chief of Staff as requested.
- Build effective partnerships to be a valued member of the Office of the President team.
- Regularly contribute to team development such as team vision and goal refinement, professional development, training, recruiting, onboarding, team social events and retreats, etc.
- Participate in Division-wide activities (e.g., learning sessions, all staff meetings, performance reviews).
Your Experience
- An advanced degree with 7+ years of experience or equivalent combination.
- Significant experience in strategy consulting, ideally in the foreign policy / global health and development area or an area relevant to GPA’s business.
- Experience in structured problem solving, data analysis, and interpretation.
- Experience in decision support via effective analysis, written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Experience in maneuvering through organizational interests to successfully land complex projects.
- Intellectual quickness, curiosity, rigor, and resourcefulness.
- Demonstrated excellent judgment and calm under stressful conditions.
- Experience working in a highly matrixed environment.
- Ability to travel 20% of the time as needed.
- Ability to work in the office as needs dictate.
- Commitment to our core values, mission, and programs.
- Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.
The salary range for this role is $182,600.00 to $283,100.00 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences where our offices are located, in Seattle and Washington D.
C. The range for this role in these locations is $199,000.00 to $308,400.00 USD.
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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