Director, Philanthropic Partnerships

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. 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 Philanthropic Partnerships team (PPT) works to mobilize resources and build the next generation of champions for global health and development (GH&D), ensuring that philanthropy helps the world’s most vulnerable children survive and thrive.

Our strategy is designed to close the gap between intent and action, ensuring philanthropy supports lasting change. We engage with ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI), corporate and private foundations, philanthropic collaboratives, advisors, family offices, and social impact investors—while also strengthening the broader philanthropic ecosystem. Key programs include: The Giving Pledge, Gates Philanthropy Partners, Proponent Labs, and initiatives that enhance the infrastructure for GH&D giving.

Over the next five years, our work will focus on mobilizing resources for priorities of GH&D and the foundation, including: expanding our approaches and partnerships to unlock more capital; growing our work across global regions; and cultivating the next generation of GH&D champions—while continuing to strengthen philanthropic ecosystems and reinforce the foundation’s leadership in global giving.

Please note that the foundation is partnering with Russell Reynolds Associates for this key leadership hire. To submit an application or nominate a candidate, please email gatesfoundationppt@russellreynolds.com.

 

Your Role
As the Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, reporting to the President, GPA, you will serve as a foundation leader responsible for implementing and evolving a new philanthropic partners strategy to accelerate resource mobilization for global health and development. You will oversee a global team of 35+ professionals, guiding them through a period of transition.

 

In this transformational leadership role, you and the leadership team will translate a newly approved strategy into a new organization, culture and performance metrics. You will be responsible for leading high-value relationships and shaping large, critical partnerships across individual, institutional, and corporate philanthropists, as well as impact investors and other sources of private capital. This includes leading the issue agnostic Giving Pledge Community, Gates Philanthropy Partners, Proponent Labs, and the foundation’s engagement with funding collaboratives, philanthropic partnerships, and regional philanthropic mechanisms.

 

You will also play a key role in advising foundation leadership on major philanthropic initiatives, anticipating and adapting to policy shifts in key geographies, and leveraging your expertise to create and implement high-impact partnerships across multiple sectors.

 

Balancing long-term vision with day-to-day execution, you will drive impact both within the foundation and across the philanthropic ecosystem. Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring the foundation remains at the forefront of philanthropic giving partnerships in GH&D.

 

What You'll Do

• Lead the implementation, of PPT’s new global strategic direction while sustaining successful programs, fostering innovation, leading with cultural fluency, and ensuring long-term impact and alignment with evolving priorities.

•  Build and lead a high-performing team to execute PPT's ambitious goals, fostering a culture of inclusion, accountability, and innovation.

• Individually and through strong team leadership, mobilize substantial new resources for global health and development, global child survival efforts and other foundation-wide priorities through existing and new pa