Associate Program Officer, Routine Immunization Strengthening in Polio High-Risk Geographies (RISP)

The Foundation

We 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, were committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

Vaccines are a core priority of the Gates Foundation and can save millions of lives a year when delivered effectively. The mission of our Immunization program strategy team is to urgently reach children, adolescents, and adults — no matter where they live — with the vaccines they need. Our goal is a world free of vaccine-preventable diseases, and we do this by working with countries, development partners, and civil society organizations, to make sure that vaccines and immunization are effectively prioritized and delivered. Robust and resilient immunization programs are critical to achieving the promise of vaccination and are a cornerstone of primary health care, and we work to ensure that there are sufficient, affordable supplies to meet demand. We seek to bring new perspectives to challenging problems as we focus on results that can be delivered at scale. All our work on vaccines and immunization contributes to ia2030, which is a vision and commitment by the global community to extend the full benefits of immunization to all by 2030.

Our Routine Immunization Strengthening in Polio High-Risk Geographies (RISP) portfolio was launched in 2019 with the goal of improving routine immunization in select subnational areas in 10 countries around the world. This work is jointly handling between the foundations Immunization, Africa, Polio and Policy, Advocacy & Communications teams.

Your Role

This Francophone Associate Program Officer will provide the team with high quality analysis, decision-making support and coordination on key issues, ensuring organized and meticulous cross-team learning and strategic decision-making. You identify as someone that enjoys applying organization and analytical rigor to complex, unstructured problems. You will work closely with various team members on a project basis to help plan, implement and evaluate specific grants and interventions, with the opportunity to gain broad insight into the portfolio and diverse elements of routine immunization programming. The APO will use strong communication and organizational skills to support leadership reporting, documentation and advocacy efforts. You will lead and shape coordination efforts across the team, with other foundation teams, and with external partners to facilitate rapid learning and co-investment opportunities. You will report to the Deputy Director, RISP & RI Learning, work in a hybrid remote work arrangement from our Seattle office and be expected to undertake up to 30% international travel.

What Youll Do

• Capture quantitative and qualitative data and information from team members, partners and grantees; synthesize and analyze this information to feed back into team learning, strategy development and communication efforts.
• Use data to interrogate team hypotheses and support better decision making, helping chip in to a team culture of honest rigor.
• Lead coordination efforts, including synthesizing priorities, developing agendas, and tracking group progress towards more efficient team decision-making and adherence to strategic priorities; coordinate and facilitate discussions, brainstorms, and information-sharing within the team as well as with foundation and external collaborators.
• Draft sections of key documents, reports, briefs and presentations as inputs into foundation leadership reporting, advocacy engagements, cross-team planning and learning processes, summarizing priorities, developments and recommendations, with the ability to adapt communication to the needs of different audiences as required.
• In collaboration with team members, use data to develop implementation plans and handle execution and evaluation of priority projects in priority geographies.
• Support the team to plan and implement workshops, partner meetings and learning events, helping to identify program objectives and structure group processes to achieve impact.
• Proactively find opportunities for collaboration, creativity and experimentation in the teams portfolio, particularly in cross-cutting priorities like gender integration, innovation and rapid learning.
• Embed diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into the implementation of day-to-day work, interactions with colleagues and the portfolio of investments you handle.
• Expectation of up to 30% international travel.

Your Experience

• Must be bilangual in English and French (REQUIRED)
• Bachelors or other advanced degree with 3+ years of experience, or equivalent experience.
• Competency 1: Creative problem solver with a thorough approach to quantitative and strategic analysis and a willingness to question assumptions.
• Competency 2: Demonstrated initiative to solve unstructured problems with little oversight, creativity, high energy, and a positive attitude.
• Competency 3: Highly organized and efficient; able to prioritize work based on minimal direction and multiple contending priorities.
• Competency 4: Excellent interpersonal communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues clearly and simply.
• Competency 5: Strong collaborator and team member, with the ability to work optimally across cultures and working styles.

Other Attributes

• Interest in learning and gaining expertise in health programming, specifically immunization in low-resource and/or conflict settings
• Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

The typical salary range for this role is $82,400 – $153,300 USD. The exact offer will be determined by a variety of factors such as the candidates individual skills, qualifications, and experience relative to the requirements of the role.

Accommodations

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Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. Were committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to servein race, gender, age, cultures and beliefsand we support this diversity through all of 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.

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

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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.