Senior Strategy Officer, Gender Impact Accelerators

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Gates Foundation

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Philanthropy
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $169,700 USD-$277,400 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 03/06/2025
  • Location: United States 
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
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. 

What You'll Do
  • Lead strategic thinking and problem solving for a collaborative functional team; build strong partnerships with internal teams, technical experts, and country offices.
  • Scope, lead, and execute high-priority strategic initiatives in partnership with GIA leadership and key stakeholders—this includes ongoing thought leadership, stakeholder engagement, research and analysis, content development, and potentially investment-related decision-making.
  • Contribute to initiatives such as leveraging AI to advance foundation goals; researching economic interventions' impact on health outcomes for women and girls; and shaping a long-term vision for sustainable, country-led health and development data systems.
  • Deeply engage in programmatic work to quickly build context and accelerate impact.
  • Design and implement creative approaches to guide group processes, manage conflict, and foster alignment.
  • Use strategic frameworks and critical thinking to assess options, challenge assumptions, and inform decisions.
  • Model inclusive behaviors, support a strong team culture, and elevate concerns to the appropriate stakeholders as needed.
  • Lead the development of high-quality communications—including strategy reviews, learning sessions, and leadership briefings—by synthesizing input, crafting recommendations, and ensuring clarity and rigor in deliverables.
  • Collaborate closely with the Sr. Manager overseeing strategic planning, investment development, and operational processes such as budgeting, forecasting, and annual planning.
     
Your Experience
  • An advanced degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as global health, data and engineering, or business administration
  • Expertise aligned with GIA’s focus areas, including global health data systems, AI, research methods, and digital connectivity
  • Broad understanding of global health and economic development; experience working in-country or with grantmaking is a plus
  • Demonstrated mastery of strategy development and end-to-end project management, including process design, team structure, stakeholder engagement, and creation of strategic communications
  • Experience leading large, complex projects independently, particularly within a strategy consulting environment
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure complex challenges, develop strategic frameworks, and generate insights
  • Proven ability to translate analysis into persuasive narratives, visualizations, and presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Quick learner with the ability to synthesize new content, identify patterns and implications, and collaborate effectively across internal and external teams
  • Skilled in navigating ambiguity, constructively challenging ideas, and driving clarity in unstructured situations
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and organizational skills; adept at working across cultures, languages, and geographic distances
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly in using visuals (tables, charts, graphs) to convey complex ideas
  • Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally

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