Deputy Director, Leadership Engagement

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.

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The mission of the Global Policy & Advocacy (GPA) division is to understand and shape the public policy debates affecting the foundation’s work, build support for its major program and policy priorities, and develop partnerships that advance our global objectives. Because the foundation’s resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA supports advocacy efforts that engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions to improve outcomes  work in close partnership with grantees, colleagues across Global Health, Global Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, U.S. and Gender Equality programs, and Foundation Communications to ensure all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

As the Deputy Director, Leadership Engagement (Office of the President, Global Policy & Advocacy), you will report to the Director, Strategy, Planning & Management and Chief of Staff, and are able to work in a hybrid work arrangement from our Washington DC office. You will serve as the strategic architect and steward of the GPA President’s internal and external leadership presence.

You will ensure the President’s voice, relationships, and engagement are deployed in service of GPA’s division‑wide goals and the foundation’s strategic priorities.

You will lead the GPA President’s leadership engagement agenda—cultivating community inside and outside of the organization, advancing the division’s visibility across the foundation, and strengthening high‑impact external advocacy and partnership engagement. As a trusted advisor to the GPA President, you will oversee the planning, strategy, and execution of executive engagement, ensuring coherence, strategic alignment, and excellence in delivery.

This role requires exceptional judgment, political and organizational awareness, and the ability to mobilize diverse colleagues across a highly matrixed environment. You will manage GPA’s role in Chair and CEO external engagement—including advocacy trips, use of their voice and other related activities—and coordinate and drive GPA’s role in executing the foundation’s annual Advocacy and Voice Plan (AVP), which identifies, prioritizes, and confirms opportunities where the foundation should invest one of its most valuable yet limited resources:
Chair and CEO time and voice.

This full‑time role is located in Washington, DC. Relocation support is available to a finalist candidate not located in the DC metro area needing to relocate there upon hire. This role is ineligible for remote work. Applications accepted until 4 PM Pacific Time on Thursday, February 26, 2026.

* Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

• Shape and manage the President’s internal and external engagement agenda to advance GPA priorities and strengthen community across the division.
• Oversee the planning and execution of the President’s high‑profile engagements—including major global convenings (e.g., UN General Assembly, World Economic Forum), strategic advocacy trips, and foundation‑sponsored events.
• Manage internal engagements across the Global Policy & Advocacy division, including the design and production of quarterly All‑Staff meetings, the annual division retreat, monthly newsletters from the Chief…