Senior Officer, Agriculture Development, Women's Empowerment
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Philanthropy
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: $161,300 USD-$249,500 USD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 01/01/2025
- Location: United States , Seattle
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.
What You'll Do
- Partner with foundation colleagues and external collaborators to develop, implement and assess the vision and Theory of Change of the WE portfolio. Advance a forward-looking strategy with clear impact pathways for WE and the whole of Ag Dev that supports gender integration, emphasizes high-quality data and evidence on WE, and prioritizes gender ground-breaking approaches.
- Provide technical support to the Ag Dev team and grantees on integrating gender into programmatic and measurement work, including such topics as financial and digital farm services, crop, livestock and horticulture farming, soil and water management, high value market and entrepreneurship opportunities, nutritious food systems, and policy advice.
- Develop and lead a complex portfolio of investments (grants and contracts) focused on women’s empowerment in farming and agribusiness, data and evidence for policy influence, and inclusive climate adaptation in the agricultural sector in Africa and South Asia.
- Collaborate with the Ag Dev team on consolidating and strategically communicating the evidence required to make the case for the importance of women’s empowerment to achieve impacts in relation to increasing incomes and productivity for small-scale producers in Africa and South Asia.
- Represent the foundation to key external audiences, including other donors, international development organizations, and national ministries, as well as private sector partners and NGOs.
Your Experience
We need an individual who derives happiness from addressing complex issues, thrives in a team environment, and is deeply passionate about promoting women's empowerment on a global level. We seek:
- Advanced degree in agriculture, economics, gender equality, public policy, or related field.
- 15+ years of relevant work experience in agricultural development and women’s empowerment.
- Previous residence or extensive work experience in a Sub-Saharan African or Asia country or countries.
- Recognized by the global professional community as a leader within the field of women’s empowerment in agriculture and/or gender equality.
- Exceptional track record of team management with experience working with a wide range of collaborators, including private and public sector actors.
- Experience with the design and/or evaluation of effective gender transformative approaches within an agricultural context in Africa and/or Asia, including significant analytical skills, potentially including financial and digital services, market integration, nutrition and policy influence.
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