Program Officer, Products Advocacy, PAC
Company: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
The FoundationWe are the largest nonprofitfighting 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 TeamThe 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
partners 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, 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 Program Advocacy and Communications (PAC) team works in
partnership with program teams and other teams in GPA to achieve
their policy and finance goals by:
* Developing and coordinating the execution of advocacy and
communications strategies.
* Using leadership and foundation voice to implement advocacy
strategies.
* Developing and managing a grant portfolio dedicated to achieving
advocacy outcomes.
* Directly advocating with sector leaders, influencers, media and
government officials in order to achieve advocacy outcomes.
* Leading issue-specific communications in service of advocacy
goals.
* Developing policy recommendations or proposals in partnership
with programmatic and regional offices.Your Role As the Program
Officer, Products Advocacy, you will lead the work on advocacy for
achieving policy and financing goals focused on products and the
pathways essential for scale to achieving impact for family
planning (FP), maternal, newborn, child health (MNCH). This entails
working to identify the policy and financing barriers and
opportunities across the product introduction pathway to ensure the
availability of crucial commodities and deliver high impact
interventions for mothers, newborns, children and women. You will
work closely with the team towards the development and execution of
an evidence-based advocacy strategy for supportive policies and
financing for products and commodities to deliver high impact
interventions for results in FP and MNCH including established and
novel products. This role reports to the Deputy Director, Women's
Health, FP, MNCH, WHI, PHC.You will build an understanding of the
landscape of key partners essential to influence uptake and scale
of high impact product introduction and scale at global, regional
and country level, including existing platforms and coalitions
finding opportunities and gaps that are barriers for impact and
scale. You will identify solutions to address these gaps focusing
on impact for FP and MNCH outcomes bringing in the impactful
innovations that are required to be implemented at scale. This
includes working closely with the foundation's program teams on
market shaping initiatives and linking the advocacy strategy at all
stages of the end to end solution for taking products to scale. You
will contribute to the development of innovative financing models
and resource mobilization to meet commodity needs for FP and
MNCH.The PO will develop and manage a portfolio of grants and
contracts requiring high level grant management skills, monitoring
and evaluation, focused on advocacy for policy and pathways to
facilitate products to scale. With the product advocacy frame, you
will engage with bilateral and multilateral organization,
customers, governments and partners on the ground to advocate for
evidence-based decision making in introducing products and
improving pathways for implementation at scale and with quality.The
work will be done in close collaboration with other teams across
the foundation, including the Africa Team, India Country Office,
and Program Strategy Teams. It involves collaboration with a range
of external foundation grantees and partners, including government
advisors at both federal and subnational levels.What You'll Do
- Develop and manage a portfolio of strategic advocacy
investments designed to facilitate product adoption and scale for
impact for FP and MNCH including established and novel products and
addressing policy and financing goals.
- Track progress with meeting policy and financing targets for
commodities, understanding gaps and managing investments supporting
resource mobilization including improved analytics on impact of
financing
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of the landscape of
initiatives for products and commodities (introduction and scale)
for FP and MNCH, including key partners, financing instruments,
platforms, coalitions working in this space, with specific focus on
LMICs.
- Bring rigor and in-depth evidence-based understanding of the
audiences essential for effective advocacy in product adoption and
scale and using opportunities that strengthen pathways for
implementation including understanding the delivery channels
- Track and analyze key trends across policy developments for
product advocacy including an up to date understanding of progress
to scale in countries, building a repository to leverage for
sharing and findings
- Engage with program teams to align on policy and financing
priorities and agreed goals and metrics for impact focusing on
products and pathways to scale.
- Represent the foundation to external constituencies. This could
include formal and informal presentations such as making speeches,
attending conferences, committee representation and other
meetings.
- Write informative briefings and reports, and other materials on
key areas and other relevant issues for foundation leadership.
- Maintain oversight of key policy shifts/asks needed for
products for impact on FP, MNCH, and their corresponding funding
needs.
- Foster, maintain and manage existing partnerships and alliances
and identify new partners to help support and advance and refine
policy, advocacy, and communications strategies based on field and
financial data, particularly related to FP, MNCH and PHC and
products and commodities.Your Experience
- Exceptional knowledge, experience and expertise in technical
advocacy and communications related to products and commodities
particularly in the FP, MNCH ecosystem, and an understanding of the
end-to-end pathway for product introduction to scale and the
pathways for impact.
- Experience and/or proven track record in engaging with
industry, private sector, agencies involved in product introduction
and scale.
- Experience communicating around policy and advocacy efforts
specific to product introduction and scale and in working with
governments, academic institutions, NGOs, the private sector (in
addition to the media and government), and professional
associations preferred. Hands-on experience including interaction
with senior level policy makers, coalitions, and private sector
partners.
- Experience in addressing policy and/or financing barriers for
impact on commodities adoption and scale in a LMIC setting is an
asset
- Understanding of the key issues with product introduction and
scale and the pathways, concerning women's health care,
specifically concerning FP and MNCH (ideal), or broader health and
development areas, as well as financing for new product
introduction and health commodities. Work experience in an LMIC
setting is preferred.
- Understanding of bilateral and multilateral institutions and
mechanisms including how they fund development programs at national
and regional level. Experience with commodity financing is a
plus
- Experience or high ability to work in a complex, matrixed
environment - requiring cultural awareness, and a collaborative
nature that knows the benefits of seeking consensus.
- Exceptional project management skills including demonstrated
ability to lead teams and organizations from strategy development
through execution, develop shared goals and execution plans,
facilitate meetings, manage budgets, developing partner consensus,
and work both autonomously and collaboratively.
- Ideally, candidate will have experience managing a grant
portfolio; either as a grantee - receiving and reporting on a grant
or as a grant manager - with direct responsibility for grant making
and management.
- Ability to work with flexibility, entrepreneurship, and
diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort. A
proven ability to effectively manage and adapt within a changing
environment.
- Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and
internationally.
- Bachelor's degree in public policy, finance, supply chain,
public health, development or a related field.
- 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.*Must
be able to legally work in the country where this position is
located without visa sponsorship.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.#LI-AD1Hiring RequirementsAs part of our standard hiring
process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon
successful completion of a background check.Candidate
AccommodationsIf you require assistance due to a disability in the
application or recruitment process, please submit a request
.Inclusion StatementWe 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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