Gates Foundation

The Senior Program Officer (SPO) will lead the Foundation's work on regional coordination and transboundary policy, and political engagement for novel and emerging health technologies across Africa, with a primary focus on East and West Africa. This role is designed for a senior policy, advocacy and political engagement leader, with deep expertise in biosafety policy, cross-border governance, and regional institutional processes. The SPO will work with national governments, African Union institutions, and Regional Economic Communities to advance regional policy coherence, political coordination, and cross-border governance mechanisms needed to support innovation that operates across borders, while supporting coherent implementation of existing regional policy and regulatory frameworks.