Senior Program Officer for Product Delivery at Scale

Company Profile:Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Patty Stonesifer and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.Description:

The Financial Services for the Poor group makes grants in the areas of Product Development, Product Delivery at Scale, Financial Systems, and Policy and Advocacy that designed to ensure that 500 million of the world's poor will have access to high-quality savings accounts, micro-loans, and other financial products. Our group is located in the Global Development Initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Reports to the Director of Financial Services for the Poor (FSP) and is responsible for direction and leadership of the “Product Delivery at Scale” initiative and program team, a specific portfolio of grants within FSP. Partners with Director of FSP and a team of FSP Program Officers to increase the ability of financial institutions in targeted countries to dramatically increase access through: • A ‘savings-led’ strategy that brings large numbers of new clients into the financial system through transaction and savings accounts.• Projects that build connections among financial institutions, retail companies with large branch networks through which cash moves in low income neighborhoods, and telcos that expand access to financial services at low cost.• Identification of key factors that will allow savings and commercial banks, credit unions, and microfinance institutions to better serve low income clients and design of projects that encourage these institutions to offer a full compliment of high value financial products at a lower cost in the neighborhoods where poor families live and work. Directs the activities of the Financial Services for the Poor Program staff and maintains a high performing team: § Provides on-going leadership and oversight in talent assessment, employee development and performance for program team.§ Maintains effective communication of the foundation’s and Financial Services for the Poor mission and creates a shared understanding of priorities for decision making.§ Directs team members in managing grant proposal development including internal review, monitoring and evaluation, budgeting and reporting.Qualifications:

• A minimum of 15 years experience working with financial systems; a minimum of 5 years leading a team.• Significant experience in planning and implementation of strategies or programs that increase access to finance at institutional and/or systemic levels.• Evidence of success in complex, large scale, multi-partner projects with an international focus.• Ability to work with diverse organizations and people of all backgrounds, within and outside of the organization.• Demonstrated excellent leadership, analytical, interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills, in positions requiring communication with a broad and diverse audience.• Ability to work with flexibility, efficiency, enthusiasm, and diplomacy both individually and as part of a complex team effort.• Demonstrated effectiveness and interest in mentoring and leading team members.• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experienceJob Location: Seattle, WAJob Number: 906BRCompany URL: http://www.gatesfoundation.org