Senior Program Officer, Federal Relations (10-month LTE*)

excerpts from the official posting

Must have unrestricted work authorization in the country where this position is located. The Foundation does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. This includes direct company sponsorship and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (eg…

Main responsibilities

• As Senior Program Officer, you report to the Deputy Director, Federal Government Relations in our Washington, DC office. You develop and implement advocacy strategies in…
• Monitor and track issues across the foundation’s health and development priorities, relative to similar issues raised at the federal level.
• Establish and sustain relationships with key US decision-makers who support funding and policy decisions on foundation priorities.
• Identify foundation policy and funding priorities and create opportunities to engage relevant government partners in the US about these ─ to advance foundation program…

Profile

• Knowledge of the current global health and foreign assistance context in the US, and of international development policy.
• Demonstrated expertise to manage, monitor, and evaluate grants.
• Experience working in a dynamic, multi-team environment and working with external organizations.