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Senior Program Coordinator, Office of the President, USP

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
paid time off
United States, Washington, Seattle
500 5th Avenue North (Show on map)
Jul 31, 2025
The Foundation We are the largest nonprofitfighting 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 foundation's U.S. Program (USP) works to ensure that people navigating U.S. education systems and job markets can develop the knowledge, skills, and agency needed to thrive in their communities such that race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are no longer predictors of educational attainment and economic mobility and security. Our mission is to work with partners to: 1.Generate insights by using data, research, and evidence to illuminate inequities in education, workforce, and social systems and evaluate potential solutions; 2.Accelerate innovation of digitally enabled solutions and high-impact practices and supports that help educators and community leaders eliminate disparities; 3.Strengthen capacity of institutions, intermediaries, and leaders to implement these solutions, practices, and supports in their contexts to further test and prove their effectiveness and impact; 4.Improve enabling conditions, including data infrastructure, policy, and funding, so that proven solutions, practices, and supports can scale to ensure equitable outcomes; and 5.Engage partners to ensure that community voices, student voices, and other key stakeholder voices are included, heard, and incorporated into our work. Our mission reflects our belief in the power of evidence, data, technology, and innovation as essential and high-potential inputs to support educators and system leaders to deliver equitable impact for students and communities. USP works on five goals: 1.Increased kindergarten readiness and school and life success; 2.Increased academic and socio-emotional outcomes for K-12 students, with a focus on mathematics, to ensure they are on track for high-school graduation and college preparedness; 3.Increased successful transitions for K-12 students between high school and postsecondary systems; 4.Increased completions of quality, affordable postsecondary credentials that offer value through economic mobility and security; and 5.Increased outcomes for adults experiencing poverty with regards to economic success, power and autonomy, and being valued in their communities. The USP Office of the President (OOP) endeavors to promote collective ownership and integration of our work, transparency, leadership, intellectual dialogue, and continuous learning and improvement. Your Role As a Senior Program Coordinator, you will coordinate, develop, and manage a portfolio of investments, overseeing the lifecycle of grants and contracts and driving project execution in support of programmatic strategic goals. You will lead and support budget planning and financial reporting, strengthen internal and external decision-making systems, drive process improvements, and foster deep collaborations. This role is open to apply until 5 PM Pacific Time on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. This position is located in our office in Seattle, WA. Our relocation benefit is not available for this position. What You'll Do Serve as a subject matter expert on investment tools, systems, and templates; deliver training and coaching to program teams and external partners. Partner with investment makers to independently manage complex investments and partnerships, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and optimizing outcomes. Conduct initial investment due diligence, manage timelines, analyze portfolio data, identify trends and risks, and provide comprehensive readouts to Office of the President leadership. Advise on complex investments, budgets, and financial analysis to maximize impact, inform decision-making, surface risks, and propose mitigation strategies. Lead project management activities, including tracking timelines, deliverables, communications, and change initiatives; drive and support implementation of new processes. Maintain file organization, team sites, data and records, and a system for tracking, monitoring, and prioritizing tasks, and projects. Coordinate across teams to facilitate information sharing, identify synergies, and amplify cross-team opportunities; cascade critical information to ensure alignment, accountability, and strategic execution. Build and maintain strong relationships with internal team members and external partners, stewarding highly complex investments across the lifecycle. Shape and support key business processes, including annual planning, financial forecasting, and regular portfolio or strategy reviews. Model and support an inclusive and collaborative culture; surface and escalate challenges and risks in a timely and constructive fashion. Your Experience A bachelor's degree or equivalent demonstrated experience preferably in business administration or program management. Experience in project management, portfolio management, financial reporting, in non-profit or related industries. Practical understanding of all stages of investment lifecycles and investment rules, mechanisms, regulations, policies, processes, and practices. Proficiency in investment systems (Salesforce or other CRM) and tools (Power BI and Excel), and ability to learn internal systems. Experience in financial planning and budgeting. Applicants for this role will only be considered if they are able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship. The salary range for this role is $45.58 to $68.37 USD per hour. As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in the range will depend on a candidate's job-related skills, experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview process. #LI-TO1 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 If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request here. 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.