1/29/09

Hiring Organization
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EMPLOYER ID: GFN
COMPANY URL: http://www.gatesfoundation.org
COMPANY NAME: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
COMPANY PROFILE: Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In
developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving
them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the
United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the
fewest resources-have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in
school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes
and co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda
Gates and Warren Buffett.

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EMAIL: R8196236807252@posttrak.arbita.net


JOB POSTING INFORMATION
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JOB TITLE: Deputy Director, Impact Planning & Improvement
SSONETCODE: 1100120
JOB CATEGORY: Management
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FUNCTION CODE: OPE
INDUSTRY CODE: OTH
JOB STATUS: Full Time
COUNTRY: US
POSTAL CODE: 98102
REGION: WA
MUNICIPALITY: Seattle
SALARY LEVEL: Salary commensurate with experience

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JOB DESCRIPTION:The Impact Planning and Improvement (IPI) team is a recently established
internal team empowered to provide focus at the foundation and program level
for impact planning, assessment, and improvement at the initiative and
portfolio level.  The IPI team works closely with senior management and
program officers to initiate reviews to ensure that appropriate measurement
and evaluation strategies as well as methods are applied.  They also provide
framework to effectively support learning and adaptation along the way to
increase impact to change.  We are looking for seasoned professionals who
have content expertise in managing evaluations that employ qualitative and
quantitative methods, an understanding of the theory of change as well as
multi-method evaluation experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:· PhD in education, public policy, social sciences, or related field
required and a minimum of 15 years in a role requiring similar skills.
· Experience in impact measurement and evidence based strategic priority
setting desired.
· Experience with knowledge capture and impact assessment tools preferred.
· Experience or knowledge of a variety of evaluation and performance
measurement techniques, appropriate to the different levels and types of
measurement results needed.
· Commitment to Foundations core values, mission and programs and to US
Program core values.
· Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills in
positions. requiring communications in a broad and diverse audience on a
range of complex technical issues.
· Ability to organize/prioritize work and meet deadlines within a fast paced
environment with multiple and competing demands.
· Ability and willingness to travel domestically.
· Scope of work will require residency or relocation to the Seattle,
Washington area.

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment with
the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be contingent upon successful
completion of a comprehensive background check


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