Senior Program Officer, Government and Multilateral Relations, Canada

Position description

The Senior Program Officer, Government and Multilateral Relations (SPO), Canada Government Relations, will be responsible for developing and executing a cross-cutting advocacy strategy to advance key foundation priorities in global health and development. Reporting to the Deputy Director, Global Policy, Strategy & Operations, North America, in this role you will represent the Foundation to external constituencies in support of the foundation’s overall policy and advocacy objectives in Canada.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and coordinate Canada-facing global health and development advocacy strategy that aligns with foundation priorities and is operationally integrated with other foundation teams.
• Identify advocacy opportunities and provide guidance on prioritization for foundation leadership.
• Contribute to maintaining existing relationships and forming new partnerships with the foundation by reinforcing senior- level relations with key government officials, civil society organizations, foundations, relevant crown corporations and other groups.
• Represent the foundation to key program-related external constituencies. This could include both formal and informal presentations such as making speeches, attending conferences and other meetings as necessary.
• Assume primary responsibility for shaping and managing policy and advocacy grants and contracts in Canada.
• Partner with grantees to develop project objectives and define key outcomes and milestones, ensuring that appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems and processes are established to produce robust evaluation of outcomes.
• Lead ongoing high-quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners.
• Provide regular updates and political intelligence to North America team, and foundation leadership.
• Prepare, support, and staff leadership meetings with government officials, including writing all political intelligence and briefing notes related to Canada.
• Ability to travel within Canada and within the United States (15-20%).

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in related field with 7+ years of experience working in a global health and development focused advocacy organization and/or a similarly focused legislative or executive branch.
• Experience in the conception, design and management of strategies, initiatives and programs related to motivating an enhanced governmental response.
• Experience in the conception, design, and management of advocacy strategies, initiatives, and programs in international development, and or global health.
• Prior experience in working in or with senior – levels government officials in Canada.
• Demonstrated success in leadership roles developing and managing policy and advocacy organizations, programs, or initiatives.
• Demonstrated leadership, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to speak both English and French preferred.
• Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy.
• High-level of self-awareness, and a low ego approach to work.
• Ability to navigate complex relationships.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a highly demanding environment.

Application instructions

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