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

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

• A minimum of 3 years 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
• Bachelor’s degree in management or related field required. MBA, MPH, MPA or similar field desirable.
• 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.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Hausa 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.

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.