Program Officer, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (11-month LTE)

Location: Seattle, WA, United States; flexible/hybrid work schedule; up to 25% travel. This is an 11-month limited-term opportunity, and relocation assistance is not available.

Salary: $157,300–$235,900 USD for the Seattle and Washington, D.C. locations.

Company

hirify.global is a global nonprofit focused on reducing poverty, disease, and inequity through investments in health, development, and inclusive opportunity.

What you will do

• Backstop portfolio leads in day-to-day management and execution across the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene market and industry development portfolio.
• Lead grants and contracts from development through closeout, tracking progress, performance, deliverables, learning, and follow-up.
• Build trusted relationships with commercial partners, certification platforms, standards bodies, early market first movers, and other external stakeholders.
• Synthesize evidence and learning across investments to inform decisions, define next steps, and improve portfolio-level impact.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, communications, regional offices, and other program teams, and represent the foundation in external meetings and forums.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with a background in project or portfolio management and partner- or client-facing work.
• Track record of translating strategy and the big picture into concrete execution.
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking, including synthesizing broad input and evidence into clear implications, decisions, and next steps.
• Strong grant, portfolio, and project management skills, including managing multiple investments and partners and tracking progress and performance.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with external partners with differing priorities, present publicly, provide candid feedback, and navigate difficult conversations.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills across internal functions, differing work styles, and complex customer dynamics.
• Calm, adaptable, and constructive through ambiguity and setbacks.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States; immigration-related sponsorship is not provided.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with bringing new products or technologies to market, including partnerships, market conditions, and pathways to scale, particularly in emerging markets.
• Experience working across countries and cultures.
• French-language proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Foundation benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contributions, and regional holidays.
• Employee communities and an inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Employment is limited to 11 months and includes foundation benefits.

Hiring process

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
• Candidate accommodation requests can be submitted to HR@gatesfoundation.org with the position number and a brief description of the required accommodation.