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 Philanthropic Partnerships team’s mission is to inspire and enable more informed and intentional generosity by all. Research has shown that generosity is a universal human impulse, but there is nothing natural about giving at scale or ensuring that philanthropic resources are channeled where they are needed most. PPT’s strategy aims to close intent-to-action gaps and to increase giving that advances equity.

The Philanthropic Partnerships team serves as a resource to those who want to achieve more with their giving and invests in organizations that help donors overcome common obstacles. We support programs that provide donors with resources to make informed decisions about giving, encourage innovations and policies that enable philanthropy, and support cultural norms around generosity.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Your Role

The foundation’s Philanthropic Partnerships Team is seeking an Officer, Strategy & Implementation Management to provide strategy development, performance monitoring and portfolio management support for this 35-person team spread across three countries (US, India, and China). Reporting to the Deputy Director, Strategy Planning & Management, the Officer, Strategy & Implementation Management is responsible for managing and helping to implement critical processes, projects and information that help to drive the rhythm and impact of the team. The Officer, Strategy & Implementation Management will engage effectively at all levels of the organization; collaborate productively with peers, partners, senior leaders, staff and consultants; and exercise good judgment and use influence appropriately to drive work forward. The Officer reports to the Deputy Director, Strategy Planning & Management for PPT and works closely with the larger Strategy Planning and Management team with the Global Policy & Advocacy Division.

Our mission includes a commitment to advance equity around the world. We care deeply about how your experiences have shaped your understanding of philanthropy and advancing equity, and how they can help us achieve our mission. In applying for this role, we encourage you to think about the breadth and depth of your experience. We know that you are more than your resume! Please submit a short cover letter that includes any information that would help us understand your personal and professional experiences related to our mission. This includes direct work in advocacy and community organizations, social work, public policy, justice, or lived experience and/or education in any of these areas.

What You’ll Do

The Officer, Strategy & Implementation Management’s core functions and responsibilities include the following:

Strategy & Program Management:

• Supports strategic planning and investment decisions in close collaboration with the Philanthropic Partnerships Team, including research, analysis and project management to inform strategic direction of the portfolio. Selectively leads on strategy development for emerging areas of investment in collaboration with relevant foundation partners.
• Collaborates with the Philanthropic Partnerships Team and key partners to facilitate planning including goal-setting, budgeting and resource allocation and scorecard performance tracking and measurement.
• Prepares Philanthropic Partnerships Team for strategy reviews, learning sessions, briefings with the chair and foundation leadership.

Portfolio Management:

• Partners with the Philanthropic Partnerships Team and Program CFO’s office to support informed strategic investment decisions related to grants and contracts.
• Performs research and analysis as needed to support sound portfolio management.
• Drives and monitors progress against milestones and key decisions, leads key partner meetings and prepares analysis and data to support key decisions.

Project Management:

• Demonstrates sophisticated project management skills and leads multiple projects with simultaneous demands. Runs large and/or complex projects in support of strategy development, resource allocation (both financial and human), investment management, and business performance management.
• Establishes and implements work plans, monitoring progress against milestones and key decisions and managing partner communications.

Your Experience

• An advanced degree in public health, business administration, public affairs or other relevant Master’s degree or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Detailed portfolio and people, team, and project management skills.
• Detailed program management knowledge, including complex strategy development, execution planning, and business process redesign projects.
• Detailed ability to create structures and develop frameworks to increase clarity and transparency of decisions, trade-offs, and impact on financial and organizational resources.
• Strong financial competence plus budget development, financial analysis, and operational management skills.
• Technical experience in the Strategy and Implementation Management field.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously and leading initiatives involving multiple partners.
• Experience working with partners in the global south, philanthropic sector, and/or other equity centered organizations.

*Must be able to legally work in the US where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

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The salary range for this role is $137,500 to $206,200 USD. 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 $149,800 to $224,600 USD. 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, please submit a request here.

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.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements