Education Grants & Investments Lead

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 190,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

No-premium medical, dental, and vision

Paid time off

Paid family leave

Retirement contribution

Regional holidays

Employee communities

Job summary

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking a role within the Advocacy & System Improvement team to manage program-related grants and contracts advancing education innovations. You will work with the field to catalyze development and validation of interventions that improve student outcomes, with emphasis on affordability and usability of digital tools.

The role requires leadership of complex initiatives, experience with grant design, and a deep understanding of the education landscape.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Experience leading complex initiatives with budget responsibility.
• Strong knowledge of education sector and policy.
• Experience with grant design/development and management with an investor’s approach.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage a complex portfolio of program-related grants and contracts that advance solutions from early-stage development, validation, commercialization, and implementation at scale.
• Support the development and validation of new models, tools, platforms, and solutions that advance student outcomes.
• Design investments to improve availability and transparency of market information around digital content and tools.
• Identify gaps in current digital product availability and quality, develop investment mechanisms to catalyze product development and improvement.
• Cultivate an active ecosystem of entrepreneurial product developers and ensure strong feedback loops between practitioners, researchers, and the developer community.
• Evaluate and support business models for scalable and sustainable solutions.
• Foster user-centered design approaches for stakeholders including end users and decision makers.
• Catalyze additional sources of capital from philanthropic, public, and private funding.
• Manage collaborative partner relationships and provide technical guidance to the US program.
• Review letters of inquiry and grant proposals with clear analyses and funding recommendations.
• Consult with grantees to improve impact and ensure alignment with strategy.
• Lead program design and cross-program integration for sustainability and impact.
• Represent the foundation to external constituencies on relevant committees.
• Support inclusive culture and raise issues to leadership when needed.

Skills

Budget management

Project leadership

Grants management

Education sector knowledge

Communications and analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking a role within the Advocacy & System Improvement team to manage program-related grants and contracts advancing education innovations. You will work with the field to catalyze development and validation of interventions that improve student outcomes, with emphasis on affordability and usability of digital tools.

The role requires leadership of complex initiatives, experience with grant design, and a deep understanding of the education landscape.