Program Officer / Senior Program Officer, Health Aid Transition

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants anywhere in the world.

📋 Description

• Establishing strategy and direction through your own analysis of thematic areas and/or geographical focus.

• Seeking and exploring innovative ideas or approaches, while continuously refining and updating this strategy as circumstances change.

• Awarding grants that range from immediate capacity support to extensive multi-year investments aimed at transforming the health sector in select countries.

• Cultivating in-depth country-level insights regarding political economy and health systems.

• Sustaining relationships with technical assistance providers, government officials, and funders, including organizations like the Gates Foundation, the Susan T. Buffett Foundation, and CIFF.

• Overseeing our current portfolio of in-country grants to adapt to shifts in the health aid system, including active technical support units in six countries.

• Leading the recruitment process for an additional hire, based on the anticipated growth of our grantmaking activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of experience in the global health sector, ideally encompassing both health systems grantmaking and technical assistance.

• Proven ability to build credibility with high-level government officials.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Willingness to dedicate substantial time to focus countries, particularly in Africa.

• Excellent analytical and quantitative abilities.

• A high tolerance for ambiguity, complemented by a hits-based approach.

• Strong sense of ownership.

• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the U.S. for you and any eligible dependents) along with an employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement for certain personal health expenses.

• Coverage for dental, vision, and life insurance for you and your family.

• Recommended four weeks of paid time off (PTO) per year.

• Fully paid family leave for up to four months.

• A generous and flexible expense policy — we encourage staff to expense ergonomic equipment, software, and other services essential for health and productivity. This policy includes a productivity benefit, allowing staff to expense items that enhance their efficiency.

• A continual learning policy that supports staff in pursuing professional development, with related expenses covered.

• Assistance for remote work — we’ll cover the cost of a remote workspace outside your home if needed, or connect you with a Coefficient Giving coworking hub in your area. We have offices in San Francisco and Washington D.C., with multiple staff working from various locations in the U.S. and abroad.

• While we may not be able to offer all benefits available to U.S. staff to international hires, we are actively working on it (and typically provide cash equivalents for any benefits we cannot extend in your country).