Working as a Program Officer

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, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Mark Suzman, under the direction of co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates and the board of trustees. Visit gatesfoundation.org/about/careers to learn more.

Today’s global challenges demand that we examine issues through multiple lenses and develop bold solutions that transform lives. – and that’s what we do every day at FHI 360. We gather evidence and generate reliable data. We connect ideas, resources and people who have a stake in the issues affecting their communities. We deliver thoughtful, evidence-based and customized responses that are making a meaningful difference in people’s lives in the U.S. and around the world. FHI 360 is more than a great place to work, it’s a global family of more than 4,000 professionals dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways. Our staff regularly contribute to national policies and guidelines, publish in leading journals and provide technical assistance to major development partners. Visit www.fhi360.org/careers to partner with colleagues across disciplines and geographies and make your unique contribution to the world-class FHI 360 team.

Founded in 1876 with a $7 million bequest from its namesake, The Johns Hopkins University established its reputation from the beginning by molding itself in the image of a European research institution. While renowned for its School of Medicine, the private university offers 50 majors and 40 minors spanning fields of study including arts and sciences, business, and international studies. 2010 fall enrollment was just about 7,000 students. Johns Hopkins, has about a half-dozen campuses in Maryland and Washington, DC, as well as international facilities in China and Italy. The student-teacher ratio is 12:1. The affiliated Johns Hopkins Health System provides health care from its three Baltimore-area hospitals.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. In 1916 the Academy established the National Research Council to recruit specialists from the larger scientific and technological communities to participate in the Academy's advisory work to the government. Under the authority of its charter, the National Academy of Sciences established the National Academy of Engineering in 1964 and the Institute of Medicine in 1970.

As the world leader in international education, we work to build more peaceful and equitable societies by advancing scholarship, building economies and promoting access to opportunity. Our programs reach 185 countries around the globe. With 18 offices and affiliates worldwide, we have built great networks that include thousands of universities, government partners, NGOs, and leading companies. We invite you to consider joining more than 700 colleagues in 18 offices around the globe who are all united by a single goal: to transform our interconnected world into a network of more peaceful and equitable societies. IIE’s team members share a belief that when education transcends borders, it opens minds, enabling people to go beyond building connections to solving problems together.

Though it shares some traits with hippies, the United Nations is much more than a peace and love cultural movement. Comprising 193 member countries (nearly every country in the world), the UN works toward maintaining international peace and security and finding solutions for global economic and humanitarian problems. It conducts its mission through six main bodies: General Assembly (main deliberative body), Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice (settles legal disputes between states), Secretariat (day-to-day operations), Security Council (manages international peace and security operations), and Trusteeship Council (oversees a handful of trust territories). The UN was founded in 1945.

The Open Society Foundations works to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Open Society Foundations give thousands of grants every year to groups and individuals in over 120 countries that work on the issues we focus on—promoting tolerance, transparency, and open debate. We also engage in strategic human rights litigation and impact investing, while incubating new ideas and engaging directly with governments and policymakers through advocacy to advance positive change.

NDI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization that has supported democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for more than three decades. Since its founding in 1983, NDI and its local partners have worked to establish and strengthen political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.