As the employment agency hiring temporary workers to be assigned to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, we are responsible for direct hiring and seeking candidates for the following temporary role at the Foundation.

AgileOne designs and develops global workforce and procurement solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. Our focused and consultative approach provides solutions that streamline business processes and deliver efficiencies to human resources, procurement, and suppliers.

The Team

The goal of the Enterics, Diagnostics, Genomics, & Epidemiology (EDGE) Team is to accelerate the reduction in childhood deaths from diarrheal disease in low- and middle-income countries, and to eliminate typhoid as a public health problem globally. We also aim to enhance the development and use of diagnostics for infectious diseases, and to develop low-cost and optimized approaches to pathogen surveillance in LMICs. Guided by the burden of disease and the threat of outbreaks, we develop vaccines, diagnostics, and tools for detection and surveillance of pathogens for delivery to our target populations. Vaccines are being developed or optimized to target rotavirus, bacterial causes of diarrhea (including Shigella and Cholera), and enteric fever (typhoid and paratyphoid). We also focus on extreme volume manufacturing of diagnostics and developing point-of-care molecular diagnostics. Surveillance tools in development include tools for pathogen detection and genomic surveillance from clinical samples and wastewater to optimize global and local surveillance for outbreak and endemic pathogens.

Your Role

This position is responsible for coordination, implementation, and maintenance of a range of projects and activities in support of the life cycle of grants and contracts. Will manage a portfolio of investments comprised of grants, contracts, and other projects in support of programmatic strategic goals. Monitors portfolio, drives payout progress, flags risks and connects the dots to facilitate financial and programmatic decision making across initiative portfolios. Provides thought partnership to investment owners regarding the structure and activation of complex investments with a focus on bringing together the necessary stakeholders and steering towards solutions. Act as primary support for grantee/vendor initiation to foundation policies, reporting requirements and processes. Serve as liaison across multiple internal teams and between program staff and business partners. Assists Program Manager and FP&A with overall implementation of team rhythm of the business, budget planning, and data analysis and reporting. Plays a pivotal role in contributing to strategic stewardship, change management, and a solutions-oriented culture on the team.

What You'll Do

Responsibilities may include any or all of the following:

Data Input, Management & Analysis: Manage data for all grants and contracts in INVEST and across multiple reporting databases. Provide detailed financial analysis and ensure data integrity to support team's financial decision making. Work with business team and program staff to keep all pertinent information accurate and up-to-date for reporting and analysis. Serve as point-person for Program Officers regarding budget targets and individual investment portfolio management.

Grants and Contracts Administration: Work with Program Officers, Grantees, and Business Partners during all stages of grant making (e.g. sending out requests for proposals, driving key deadlines for submissions and revisions). Assist with grant management and evaluation by requesting and managing review of progress reports and deliverables.

Grant and Contracts Coordination: Coordinate contracts, including tracking of invoicing and deliverables, receipt of required reports and monitoring expenditures. Shepherd the development, management, and close out of grants. Coordinate the end-to-end contract and grant processes with internal parties (contracts, grants & legal business partners) and external parties (vendors & grantees) within the investment systems.

This role is responsible for high quality interactions and clear and consistent communications with grantees and partners in the field.

Core Knowledge & Skills:

• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail, deadlines, and policy compliance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and SharePoint; advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of budgeting, financial analysis, and synthesis.
• Ability to analyze data across multiple tools and databases.
• Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated, diverse team and be comfortable in multiple, highly varied settings, and tight deadlines with different work and learning styles.
• Ability to manage multiple and competing demands and establish priorities.

Your Experience

• Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 experience working in a fast paced, matrixed environment.
• Competency 1: Is able to manage and track a high-volume of detail and balance responsibilities that span financial portfolio management, project management and stakeholder relationship management.
• Competency 2: Strong initiative, organizational skills, and ability to work autonomously and cross-functionally while remaining flexible to changing tasks, priorities, and roles and responsibilities.
• Competency 3: Can work on assignments that are complex in nature where sound judgment and taking initiative are required to resolve problems and make recommendations, including when to escalate.

The typical salary range for this role is $26.78 - 49.44 USD/hour. The exact offer will be determined by a variety of factors such as the candidate's individual skills, qualifications, and experience relative to the requirements of the role.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

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

NOTIFICATION: All opportunities listed are temporary in scope, and your employer would be AgileOne. These assignments are temporary and “at will.” There is no guarantee of on-going employment with AgileOne or any promise, express or implied, of conversion to employment with the Foundation.