Associate Program Officer, Development Policy & Finance (24-month LTE*)

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 19, 2024

Job Description:

The FoundationWe are the largest nonprofit fighting 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, we're committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.The TeamThe FoundationWe are the largest nonprofit fighting 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, we're committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.The TeamThe mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy (GPA) division is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the foundation's work, build support for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the foundation's objectives nationally and globally. Because the foundation's resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions that advance our program goals. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health, Global Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, U.S. and Gender Equality programs and Foundation Communications to build the environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.The Development Policy & Finance (DPAF) team is the foundation's development economics and finance team, accountable for ensuring GPA's work - and by extension the foundation's work - is informed by strong economic and financial analysis and viewpoints, resonant with economic trends, and connected with key decision-makers at major multilateral development banks (MDBs), development finance institutions (DFIs) and think tanks focused on development economics and finance. This is not a research team but a group of economists, grant makers and development finance experts accountable for using economic analysis and perspectives to strengthen foundation policy and advocacy strategies, and for growing the community of economic policymakers engaged in foundation issues.Application Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024Your RoleThis position brings together three complementary needs: 1) analytic capacity to track and make meaningful use of global/country-level data and trends in development finance and fiscal policy; 2) strong relationship management experience to work alongside foundation program teams and our external partners to increase our impact; and 3) strong technical skills, namely proficiency in writing, research, and PowerPoint). Reporting directly to DPAF's Director, this position will work on multiple parts of the team's portfolio. *This is a two-year limited term employment position with salary and foundation-provided benefits and relocation.What You'll DoDevelopment Policy and Finance Research Assistance (50%)

• Serve as a source of in-house expertise on development policy and finance, supporting strategy development and overall priorities for the DPAF team and wider Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) division.
• Contribute to and produce research summaries and data analysis; write reports, memos, articles, and blog posts for foundation staff and external use in response to development policy & finance data and trends, new research, and political / economic developments.
• Develop tables, graphs, charts, and other graphics for presentations and written materials.
• Attend meetings, take notes, and write summary reports of outside policy briefings, conferences, forums, and symposiums.International Development Finance Portfolio Support (50%)
  • Assist with the administration of and support to various bodies of work in covering international development finance portfolio. Workstreams include: international development finance trends and emerging issues, setting human capital agendas with finance ministries, advancing gender equitable structural policies, and the nexus of climate and development finance.
  • Management of a portfolio of grants to advance knowledge, test policy solutions and implement new practice in the areas described above, including helping to scope and implement new grants.
  • Serve as a resource for relevant teams across the foundation to ensure coordination and alignment of our global, regional, and country specific work. This will include representing DPAF within relevant thematic working groups and task teams, as well as ensuring that our work is relevant and used by other teams at the Foundation including advocacy and government relations teams.
  • Facilitate, coordinate, and develop a range of projects and activities related to advocacy in the DPAF portfolio including writing talking points and briefs, convening partners, and developing cross-foundation linkages to ensure DPAF research and ideas are connected to foundation advocacy priorities.
  • Participate in meetings, coordinate programmatic input, and write and review briefs to prepare Foundation Leadership for high-profile events.Your Experience
    • Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in economics, finance, public policy, development, consulting, or a related field.
    • Sophisticated consumer - and producer - of applied policy research and analytical work on issues of development policy.
    • Excellent research, analytical, writing, PowerPoint design and public presentation skills. Critical and creative problem solver.
    • Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to navigate across large institutions.
    • Great teammate with the ability to be flexible and adjust to changing circumstances.
    • Ability to work as the junior member of a dynamic, flexible, fast-paced team and able to work in a self-guided manner, running multiple priorities and timelines.
    • Proven high quality interactions with clear and consistent communication.
    • Positive relationships with relevant authorities and policymakers around the world, including direct policy work with governments in Africa and South Asia.
    • Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally. This role will require travel to our offices in South Asia and Africa to support our Country Finance (CF) and International Development Finance (IDF) team initiatives, as well as to our home office in Seattle.**Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.#LI-PA1The salary range for this role is $93,800 to $140,700 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The range for this role in these locations is $102,200 to $153,400 USD. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.Hiring RequirementsAs part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.Candidate AccommodationsIf you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request .Inclusion StatementWe 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.

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