Senior Strategy Officer, Geospatial Insights; LTE

Position: Senior Strategy Officer, Geospatial Insights (LTE)

Senior Strategy Officer, Geospatial Insights (LTE)

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Overview

The Foundation is the world's largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity. Founded on the premise that everyone, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives, the Foundation works to reflect the diversity of the populations we serve and provides an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families.

Your Role

The Senior Strategy Officer (SSO), Special Initiatives is an 11‑month LTE position providing parental leave coverage for the Special Initiatives team in the Global Development Office of the President. Your responsibilities include leading our cross‑cutting Geospatial Insights portfolio, collaborating with partners to refine strategic vision, and ensuring that location insights accelerate health, economic development, and equity outcomes in low‑resource settings.

What You’ll Do Geospatial insights strategy

• In partnership with division leadership, refine the strategic roadmap for the Geospatial Insights body of work, aligning with Gates Foundation impact goals.
• Translate strategic priorities into an actionable portfolio of investments at both global and country levels, covering short‑term and long‑term time frames.
• Ensure alignment with Gates Foundation regional‑ and country‑team priorities and identify opportunities for collaboration and co‑investment.
• Manage a complex portfolio of grants and contracts, shaping new investments for 2026.

Partnership & Capacity Building

• Engage external partners—NGOs, academic institutions, private sector geospatial firms, and governments—to forge strategic collaborations and build shared geospatial infrastructure.
• Act as an internal advisor and change agent, promoting best practices and overcoming technical, operational, or organizational barriers.
• Identify and establish internal collaboration opportunities, leveraging internal co‑funding to support geospatial initiatives.

Risk Management

• Identify and assess risks related to geospatial work, including data quality, ethics, privacy/security, partner capacity, and regulatory environments, and develop mitigation plans.

Additional Strategy Support

• Partner with division leadership to lead discrete, complex strategy projects—scoping efforts, identifying frameworks, leading client engagement, quantitative analyses, and insight generation.
• Coordinate across programs, functions, and external partners to ensure alignment and momentum.
• Develop deliverables, timelines, and performance measures for exploratory efforts.
• Capture lessons learned; support integration of successful pilots into ongoing strategies.
• Prepare strategy briefs, progress updates, and presentations for leadership and stakeholders.

Other duties as needed. Travel up to 20%.

Your Experience

• 8‑10+ years of progressive experience, with dual expertise in geospatial data and a leading strategy/consulting advisory firm.
• Postgraduate qualification in Geography, Data Science, Public Health, or a related discipline.
• Experience with geospatial data/analytics in development, health, or related sectors.
• Understanding of data systems in low‑ and middle‑income countries and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Strong analytical, structured problem‑solving, and strategic business planning skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills; ability to build trusted advisor relationships with senior leaders.
• Experience living and working in low‑ or middle‑income countries is preferred.
• Ability to work with diverse organizations, stakeholders, and in fast‑paced environments.
• Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

Salary

The salary range for this role is $169,700 to $254,500 USD. In Seattle and Washington D.C., the range is $185,000 to $277,400 USD. Actual placement will depend on the candidate’s skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process.

Hiring Requirements

Employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

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Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in all our employment practices. All applicants and employees are guaranteed equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.

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