Senior Education Investment Officer

Gates Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 209,000 - 324,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

Family leave

Retirement contribution

Job summary

The Foundation in Washington, DC invites applications for a role in the Advocacy & System Improvement team. You will manage a portfolio of education grants and contracts, collaborating to catalyze investments that improve student outcomes through scalable interventions and credible evidence.

You’ll shape investment strategies, support model development, and build ecosystems with researchers, practitioners, and partners to sustain impact.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Significant experience leading complex initiatives with budget responsibility.
• Experience working with higher education institutions, school districts, or education agencies.
• Demonstrated experience in R&D of education-related interventions impacting student success.
• Experience leading research initiatives or design projects in education.
• Experience in development and distribution of education products or services; investment expertise is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of education sector across school, district, state, and federal levels.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage a complex portfolio of program-related grants and contracts.
• Support the development and validation of models, tools, platforms, and solutions for student outcomes.
• Design investments to improve access to market information on product quality and pricing.
• Identify gaps in digital product availability and guide investment mechanisms.
• Foster an ecosystem of product developers and maintain feedback loops with practitioners and researchers.
• Evaluate and support business models for scalable, sustainable field solutions.
• Apply user-centered design to understand incentives and needs of end users and decision makers.
• Catalyze additional funding sources to scale proven solutions.
• Manage and nurture partner relationships with shared program goals.
• Provide technical guidance to U.S. program colleagues on education topics.
• Review letters of inquiry and grant proposals with clear analyses and funding recommendations.
• Collaborate with grantees to improve project impact and ensure strategy alignment.
• Align programs with foundation strategy and integrate with other programs.

Skills

Grant management

Education policy

Education R&D

Stakeholder engagement

Project leadership

Budget ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Education

Job description

The Foundation in Washington, DC invites applications for a role in the Advocacy & System Improvement team. You will manage a portfolio of education grants and contracts, collaborating to catalyze investments that improve student outcomes through scalable interventions and credible evidence.

You’ll shape investment strategies, support model development, and build ecosystems with researchers, practitioners, and partners to sustain impact.