Senior Program Officer, Assessments, Digitally-Enabled Teaching and Learning

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Foundation is seeking a program professional to manage a portfolio of grants and contracts in digitally-enabled teaching and learning, including courseware, AI-enabled tools, assessments, course supports, and professional development, with an emphasis on summative assessments.

You will collaborate with the DETL team and across the U.S. Program to advance strategy, measure impact, and support faculty and academic communities in achieving success goals.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of investments in digitally-enabled teaching and learning, including courseware, assessments, and AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of grants and contracts on DETL topics (courseware, AI-enabled tools, assessments, course supports, professional development, community building) with emphasis on assessments.
• Co-invest frequently with officers and division colleagues to ensure investments align with the team’s strategy and deliver measurable impact.
• Serve as the team’s primary resource on summative assessments: track innovations in assessment design, pedagogy, and technology; participate in foundation events and task forces; provide regular updates.

Skills

Portfolio management

Grants management

Contract management

AI in education

Assessment design

Courseware

Professional development

Community building

Tools

AI tools

Job description

The Foundation

We 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 Team

The foundation's U.S. Program works with partners to help ensure that people navigating U.S. education systems and job markets can develop the knowledge, skills, and agency they need to thrive in their communities. As the division advances its long-term ambitions, strong strategy, planning, portfolio management, and cross-team coordination are essential to translating priorities into impact.

The Digitally-Enabled Teaching and Learning (DETL) team, part of the Postsecondary (PS) Courseware and Navigation team, develops, scales, and supports postsecondary solutions. A key goal is to significantly improve student success rates in college gateway courses, while reducing success gaps in key student demographics, all while assisting faculty and academic communities in their success goals.

Read more about our updated strategy here: https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/usprogramoverview.pdf

Your Role

You primarily manage a portfolio of investments in digitally-enabled teaching and learning—including topics like courseware, assessments, AI innovations, course supports, professional development, and community building, with an emphasis on summative assessments, as part of the team's overall strategy.

*Our preference is for the hired candidate to be located in either Seattle, WA or Washington, DC - and relocation assistance is available to support a move for candidates not residing within a commutable distance from either office. In some instances remote work from a US state only may be considered.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and manage a portfolio of grants and contracts on DETL topics including courseware, AI-enabled tools, assessments, course supports, professional development, and community building, with an emphasis in assessments. You'll co-invest frequently with fellow officers and division colleagues, and all your investments fit with of the team's overall strategy and goals and focus on real measurable impact.
• Have an emphasis on and serve as the team's primary resource on summative assessments: track innovations in assessment design, pedagogy, and technology; participate in foundation events and task forces; provide regular