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, weโre committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.
The TeamThe Communications division helps advance the foundations priority funding and policy goals through high-quality content and effective engagement with target audiences. The division builds and maintains a strong and favorable reputation for the foundation to ensure our license to operate.
The foundation launched Goalkeepers in 2017 to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are 17 global goals world leaders agreed to at the United Nations to make the world a better place by 2030. These ambitious goals include no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, quality education, gender equality and clean water and sanitation for all. Through an annual data report, events, media outreach and digital engagements, Goalkeepers share cutting-edge data and tell stories that inform, inspire and empower people around the world to advance the Global Goals.
The Goalkeepers Data Report is the flagship annual publication of the foundation. Each year, it tracks progress on 18 SDG indicators, highlights innovations and examples of progress, and features an essay authored by Bill Gates reflecting urgent points of view on critical priorities for accelerating progress.
The Global Content and Campaigns team is responsible for engaging priority audiences with compelling content and campaigns to help advance the foundationโs advocacy and programmatic goals and support its brand. The teamโs responsibility also includes the development and implementation of integrated marketing campaigns and managing foundation channels (e.g., gatesfoundation.org, The Optimist newsletter, social media for foundation and leadership, etc.) and platforms (e.g., Goalkeepers, the Discovery Center, Make Me Care About podcast, etc.).
Your Role
The Officer, Goalkeepers Report serves as the lead data expert on the Goalkeepers team. The Officer will identify existing data and support partners in generating new data for the annual report, event and campaign. Data is a cornerstone in all products to ensure Goalkeepers captures media attention on the most pressing health and development issues each year. They will play a core role in the planning, development and execution of the report as a member of the Goalkeepers global team and work in close partnership with global colleagues.
This is a 9-month limited term employment position; relocation will not be provided.
What Youโll Do
Support generating big ideas and strategy for the Goalkeepers Report, such as theme and topic selection through participation in and documentation of dynamic ideation processes with subject matter experts and creative partners.
Plan, coordinate and document workshop-style sessions for report strategy and concept development: produce and update documentation of relevant literature, review potential and existing data sources for stakeholders to incorporate throughout all Goalkeepers deliverables.
Conduct rapid excel-based analysis or data visualization prototyping to test hypotheses and identify data insights.
Identify new data and potential data partners to ensure newsworthy data leads the essay development.
Manage systems to coordinate and review and validate data and research inputs and content creation such as report content, thematic data, indicator data, data visualization and campaign assets across multiple collaborators and service providers, setting and managing against tight deadlines, ensuring consistency across workstreams and facilitating smooth hand-offs from concepting to development to production.
Identify potential risks and bottlenecks and proactively problem-solve to pivot when needed and keep the project on-track.
Surface potential data stories for Goalkeepersโ campaign and regional events as requested.
Coordinate internal and external engagement across multiple teams, offices and organizations. Ensure smooth communication and information flow across all report contributors.
Produce briefing and review materials, notes and documentation of concepts and key decisions.
Your Experience:
Bachelorโs degree (Advanced degree preferred) in Economics, Political Science, Public Policy, Public Health, International Relations, Development Studies or other relevant area of study, or equivalent.
A minimum of 5+ years of progressive experience in a similar role in policy and data analysis (preferably related to global health and development), production of high-profile publications and project management.
Demonstrated experience in producing data-rich, high-profile publications.
Experience working in non-profit/public health, government, communications agency, or private sector organization is strongly preferred.
Strategic problem solver who is equally adept at generating big ideas as they are at data analysis in an excel spreadsheet.
Strong intellectual curiosity, deep dedication to rigor, and good instincts for making technical content relevant and engaging to a broader audience.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment requiring collaboration with a large and diverse group of collaborators. Additional qualifications include:
Experience in complex project management involving multiple workstreams and collaborators.
Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills, in positions requiring communication with a range of audiences on complex issues.
Thrives in a dynamic, deadline-oriented environment with demonstrated ability to set priorities and balance multiple and competing demands.
Preference for international experience and shown cultural competency.