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

Since we opened our China Office in Beijing in 2007, we have been committed to supporting our Chinese partners as they play an ever-increasing role in improving the health and well-being of people both in China and around the world. Today, China is a key strategic partner in our global health and development goals. We provide financial and technical support to our Chinese partners and build bridges for international collaboration to help them accelerate innovations in health, agricultural development, and poverty reduction. We create broad new partnerships to ensure these innovations reach vulnerable populations at scale as quickly as possible. Together we have seen the tremendous impact that life-saving innovations can have when they become available to those most in need.

The China Office is part of the Global Policy and Advocacy (GPA) Division. The mission of the Division is to understand and shape the public policies affecting the foundation’s work, build support for its major program and policy objectives, and develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the foundation’s objectives nationally and globally. Because the foundation’s resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse stakeholders and promote innovative solutions that advance our program goals. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues in the Global Health, Global Development, Global Growth & Opportunity, Gender Equality programs, and Foundation Communications to build an environment in which all people have the opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.

Application Deadline: 20/3/2025

Your Role

The Senior Strategy Officer will report to the Deputy Director, Strategy, Planning, and Management (DDSPM) for the China Country Office and will work closely with other members of the leadership team in China. The Strategy, Planning & Management team is responsible for establishing excellent and simple strategy, management, and operations systems to increase CCO’s capacity for impact and improve alignment and coordination across Global Programs.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Planning and Portfolio Management

• Drive management strategy and resource allocation decision-making
• Provide critical support to program leadership in translating strategy goals into coherent portfolio level theory of action, investments and resource allocations.
• Collaborate with leadership and key stakeholders to develop measurements against and assess business performance.
• Facilitate decision-making among the leadership team to clarify priorities, resolve conflicts, and make clear trade-offs.
• Leverage deep relationships across the organization with key peers and deep knowledge of the foundation’s operating model to ensure results and identify and develop solutions to critical barriers to results.
• Partner with Senior Operations Manager to develop accurate investment forecasts and ensure rhythm of the business supports strategy decision-making.

Strategy Development and Refinement

• Support the DDSPM to lead the annual strategy process including shaping key strategic learning and pivots and leading the process to develop and deliver materials.
• Stay informed on strategic progress and external and internal context and to identify and frame opportunities to strengthen our strategy to enhance strategic success and decision-making.
• Manage large and/or complex projects in support of strategy development, resource allocation (both financial and human), investment management, and business performance management.
• Do desk research and collect, analyze, and interpret information and construct frameworks for evaluating information and making decisions.
• Facilitate debate, criticism, and alignment and act as a thought partner for the DDSPM and other Deputy Directors on the China team.

Your Experience

• Bachelor’s or MBA or other advanced degree (Business, Engineering, or Sciences).
• A minimum of 8 years’ work experience in a combination of strategy consulting and program management roles.
• Experience managing complex strategy development, execution planning, and business process redesign projects.
• Excellent strategic/critical thinking AND program management/implementation skills.
• Depth of knowledge in an area of healthcare, R&D, development financing or international development preferred.
• Experience working in both China and US organizational contexts.
• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for understanding the complex challenges of working in China and sub-Saharan Africa.
• Financial acumen plus budget development, financial analysis and operational management skills.
• Exceptional relationship builder with the ability to develop collaborative, trusting relationships within and outside the organization.
• Excellent leadership skills in working internally with a team of diverse backgrounds in a matrix team environment.
• Ability to influence without formal authority and openness to ambiguity.
• Exceptional results orientation combined with creative and open-minded approach to all.

Other Attribute

• Must be able to legally work in China without visa sponsorship.

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

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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 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.