Associate Program Officer - Policy, Advocacy and Communication at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people- especially those with the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Associate Program Officer - Policy, Advocacy and Communication

Ref No: B019260
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Job Type: Full time

Your Role

• The Associate Program Officer- Policy Advocacy and Communication (APO PAC) will provide technical, operational and project management support primarily to the members of the Nigeria PAC team and to other foundation teams as needed.
• The role will report to the Deputy Director, Policy Advocacy and Communication, Nigeria, and work in close coordination with the Senior Program Officers on the team.

What You’ll Do

• Organizing and facilitating internal meetings across teams at the NCO around health and other development priorities policy and financing advocacy activities in Nigeria.
• Summarizing grant activities and budgets as requested; facilitating donor coordination meetings on PAC investments; responding to requests from country governments and other partners for information.
• Project management duties include portfolio management and grantee coordination; logistics and information management.; following up on various requests for assistance and support from the NCO PAC team.
• Support to strategy development for the NCO; and ad hoc requests from the NCO PAC and other foundation teams for research support.
• Reviewing grant and contract progress and drafting internal analyses.
• Helping to draft proposal documents including requests for proposals/calls for letters of interest, proposal analysis review documents, proposal approval memos, etc.
• Assisting with proposal management process with internal and external partners.
• Carrying out literature reviews, landscape analyses and other analytical reviews as assigned.
• Providing analytical support to the NCO as needed.
• Traveling to field sites within Nigeria and supporting the implementation and coordination of investments both at the Federal and State levels.
• Develop and monitor implementation of formal engagements with government (e.g., MOUs, workplans) and technical grants in support of engagement strategies.
• Participate in partner and/or government-sponsored events on behalf of the NCO.

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management or related field required.
• MBA, MPH, MPA or similar field desirable.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Hausa's language skills are a plus.
• Preferably has experience with other donors (USG, GAVI, Global Fund, DFID, etc) and implementing partners work in supporting public health and development programs in developing countries.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience, preferably in public health and or economic opportunities (agriculture development, financial inclusion, and women economic empowerment) program advocacy and management, supporting a team
• Experience in a dynamic environment with proven ability to juggle multiple and competing demands and establish priorities, while providing continual attention to detail in proofing materials, tracking projects, and grants.
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and execute good judgment in a variety of global health and development contexts.

Other Attributes:

• Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic, and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behavior with a diverse range of people.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
• Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

How to Apply
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