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 Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) division shapes the policy landscape surrounding the foundation’s work. We influence public debates, strengthen support for key priorities, and forge partnerships that accelerate impact at national and global levels. Because solving the world’s toughest challenges requires more than funding alone, GPA mobilizes diverse stakeholders and champions innovative solutions that move our programs forward.Application Deadline: 8/4/2026
This position is a limited-term position for 24 months. Relocation will not be provided.
Your Role
In May 2025, the Gates Foundation sharpened its focus around three bold goals to:
End preventable deaths of moms and babies
Ensure the next generation grows up free from deadly infectious diseases
Lift millions out of poverty and onto a path to prosperity
A). Achieving this vision demands fresh thinking and powerful engagement, from global leaders, influencers and policymakers to new public audiences; in new places and spaces, particularly popular culture, new media, and sport and entertainment; and in new ways that we have not considered yet!
B). Within EMEEA, we are piloting an exciting new role that brings a public campaigning mindset to our regional work. You will partner with a small geographical and cross-functional team spanning insights and measurement, communications, and political and advocacy strategy. You will work to the Deputy Director for Insights, Campaigns and Communications with a dotted line to both the GPA and Comms Divisions in Seattle. Together, you will design integrated campaigns that spark attention, build coalitions, and create meaningful public momentum that creates a positive policy-making environment for this priority. Your work will primarily focus on the first goal: ending preventable deaths of moms and babies.
C). You play a key role in developing a campaign plan for a global renewed push on saving the lives of moms and babies – harnessing political moments – but also cultivating partnerships across entertainment, creative industries, private sector leaders, and media platforms of all kinds—and helping to further build up a champions program that resonates and expands our reach and ultimately ladders up to influencing the policy space. This work spans EMEEA markets and connects with teams in North America, Africa, and India.
This role is ideal for someone bold, inventive, and action-oriented—someone who can craft compelling strategies and turn ideas into results. You understand how governments and multilateral systems operate, and you will bring proven experience leading audience-driven campaigns across multiple markets. You must be comfortable with, even thrive in, uncertainty and complexity, recognizing that we will be co-creating this body of work together and so flexibility, willingness to change and evolve, and adaptability are central.
At the interview you will demonstrate how you have cut through crowded information environments with creative, high-impact campaigns. You will show how you have built engagement, increased visibility, and generated measurable momentum—mobilizing audiences and forging coalitions that deliver real-world change. Experience in philanthropy, science, global health, or development is welcome but not required.
What You’ll Do
Bring an innovative, collaborative, mindset and approach to the team sharing ideas, supporting colleagues, and upskilling everyone
Design and lead integrated campaign strategies that advance advocacy and engagement goals, partnering across different divisions including Communications, GPA, regional offices, and private offices.
Develop sharp creative briefs; manage agencies; and oversee channel and media planning.
Establish learning agendas and success metrics with the Measurement & Insights team; drive informed decision-making and cross-partner collaboration.
Guide agencies and contractors in developing authentic, compelling campaign content—providing clear direction and timely feedback.
Ensure strategic alignment, a cohesive global voice, and seamless execution across teams and markets.
Manage day-to-day campaign operations, linking brand strategy, creative development, channel activation, legal review, and final delivery.
Oversee client–agency relationships, consolidate feedback, and track timelines and deliverables.
Coordinate cross-functional marketing plans spanning channels, regional offices, media, and advocacy partners.
Partner with audience insights leads measuring impact, analyze engagement data, and translate findings into smarter future campaigns.
Champion an inclusive team culture and proactively address challenges.
Your Experience
Significant experience designing and leading sophisticated, multi-market campaigns across a range of cultural/entertainment channels and strong understanding of what makes effective public engagement to help create a better policy and advocacy environment.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Deep expertise in campaign execution, with the ability to communicate complex global or domestic issues clearly and persuasively.
Strong judgment and collaboration skills, with the ability to synthesize diverse inputs and drive toward effective decisions.
Grant making or contract management experience would be advantageous.
Other Attributes
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where this role is based without visa sponsorship.
Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
Hiring Requirements
As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Candidate Accommodations
We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring experience for all candidates. If you have a disability or medical condition and need an accommodation at any stage of the application or interview process—such as an ASL interpreter, alternative interview format, or physical accessibility support—we’re happy to help. Please contact HR@gatesfoundation.org with the position number and a brief description of your accommodation needs. Requests will be handled confidentially.
Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.
All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy 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.
