Gatesfoundation

Gatesfoundation

Senior Strategy Officer, Exemplars in Global Health

Seattle, WA · Senior · Contract

No sponsorship$20k-$25kDetected 12 days ago
AccessibilityResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

  • The Senior Strategy Officer (SSO), EGH provides programmatic strategy leadership for the team.
  • It requires someone who can operate at a topline strategic level and translate strategy into concrete, prioritized, well-sequenced Bodies of Work (BoWs) and decision-ready materials.
  • This role reports to the Deputy Director for Strategy, Planning and Management (DDSPM) in EGH.

Responsibilities

  • Lead iterative definition and refinement of EGH's program strategy. Working with the Director and DDSPM, support iterative adaptation in response to changes in the internal and external environment, and lessons learned from our investments and research.
  • Develop initiative-level strategies and BoWs, in partnership with EGH's leadership team (EGH LT). Ensure initiative-level strategies and BoWs are analytically rigorous, logically sound, and tied to foundation goals and to PST and RCO priorities.
  • Scope and lead other discrete, time-bound critical initiatives, in collaboration with EGH LT, and other internal and external partners.
  • Proactively identify cross-cutting opportunities across the foundation (e.g., with PSTs and RCOs), to identify and develop initiatives to integrate and scale EGH insights.
  • Support high priority external partnerships and strategic initiatives for the EGH team.
  • While this role will not involve grant-making, you will partner with program officers to support design and execution of complex external partnerships and strategic initiatives.
  • Build internal networks to surface decision-maker needs and translate EGH's evidence into uptake by foundation leadership, governments, and scaling partners.
  • Proven strengths in structured problem solving and strategic business planning, with the capability to easily develop and communicate frameworks to simplify and analyze core issues.
  • Lead iterative definition and refinement of EGH's program strategy.
  • Working with the Director and DDSPM, support iterative adaptation in response to changes in the internal and external environment, and lessons learned from our investments and research.

Requirements

  • Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located.

Nice to have

  • 5+ years in senior strategic-planning functions preferred.
  • MBA, MPH, PhD, or other advanced degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field preferred but not required.
  • A minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience, with dual experience in leading strategy projects at a leading consulting/advisory firm and delivery/implementation experience in the private or non-profit sector
  • Experience living and working in low- and middle-income countries preferred.

Compensation

  • Lead a collaborative process to develop materials for portfolio reviews, strategy reviews, annual planning, and other leadership engagements.
  • Demonstrated ability to bring new frameworks and tools to the strategy-development process, and to improve the design of annual strategic-planning processes for large organizations.

Benefits

  • Working with a global network of partners, EGH identifies and studies exemplars and standard methodologies across health outcomes, primary health care systems, and service delivery strategies.
  • The study of "positive outliers"-identifying countries or regions that have achieved exceptional progress in health outcomes and analyzing the drivers behind their success;
  • The study of emerging practices with global learning value, using prospective research and real-time analytics alongside implementation to meet the ambition of 'learning by doing';
  • External partnerships to scale exemplary practices with governments, policymakers, global health initiatives, and multilateral development banks.
  • Strong pattern recognition grounded in relevant global health and/or development knowledge.
  • Knowledge of LMIC governments, and/or global health/development institutions and partners (e.g., WHO, the Global Fund, Gavi, UNICEF, multilateral development banks) preferred.

Company info

  • The Global Development Division (GD) works with partners to expand access to life-saving health products and services in under-resourced communities, supporting countries in strengthening health systems and advancing essential services for women, children, and families.
  • The division includes teams focused on Emergency Response, Exemplars in Global Health, Global Health Agencies and Funds, Immunization, and Polio - stewarding approximately $1.5 billion in annual grant funding across a team of roughly 185 staff.
  • The Exemplars in Global Health (EGH) team equips decision-makers with the evidence, insights, and practical "know-how" needed to accelerate and scale interventions that improve the health of the world's most vulnerable populations.
  • Through rigorous research, evidence synthesis, and timely analysis, EGH translates lessons from what works into actionable insights that help policymakers, practitioners, and funders strengthen systems, improve service delivery, and address pressing global health challenges.
  • We pursue this through:
  • The Foundation
  • We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located.
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