Program Assistant, Gender Equality

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 Gender Equality Division’s mission is to ensure women and girls in Africa and South Asia can enjoy good health, make their own choices, earn their own money, and be leaders in their societies. When women and girls have an equal chance to thrive and lead, everyone benefits. The Gender Equality Office of the President creates an enabling environment and a strong business engine that drives forward the achievement of the GE Division’s goals.

This is achieved through four core pillars:
President Enablement & Engagement (includes the Division’s Strategic Partnership and the GE Presidents external and internal engagement), GE Division Experience & Engagement (includes president support, executive and leadership team engagement, division communications, and division culture, norms, and DEI efforts), Centralized Business Capabilities (includes rhythm of the business, division guidance for Strategy Reviews and Annual Planning, and knowledge management), and a Strategic Advisory Function whose primary remit is to provide timely, responsive strategy and decision support capabilities to the GE President and to cross-division strategic areas of work in alignment with division impact goals.

Final

date to receive applications

Final date to receive applications:
Monday, November 16, 2026

Your Role

The Program Assistant plays a key role in providing comprehensive administrative and logistical support to multiple principals, including those in leadership positions, as aligned with the organization’s evolving staffing model. The Assistant is responsible for managing complex calendars, scheduling a high volume of meetings across multiple time zones, and helping principals stay aligned with their most important priorities. In addition to supporting individuals, the Assistant may contribute to team operations by coordinating onboarding meetings for new hires, assisting with planning and logistics for team events and meetings, and helping to cultivate a positive and well-connected team culture.

As part of the Gender Equality Office of the President, the Assistant sits within the centralized support team and as such, is assigned to support programmatic teams within the Gender Equality division.

* Please note that this position is based in our Seattle, WA office and must adhere to 50% in office work. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

What You’ll Do

• Core Administrative Support Provide comprehensive administrative support by managing high volumes of email, tracking priorities, handling expenses and reimbursements, and engaging in special projects as needed
• Leverage technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation and digital tools to streamline support, ensuring efficiency and accuracy
• Calendar Management Provide high-level scheduling and calendar support for multiple principals —including those in leadership — by coordinating complex, high-volume meetings across time zones, managing calendars, prioritizing…