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Building a better world starts with you. Put your talents to use in a fast-paced, stimulating environment full of energetic problem-solvers. Our employees come from business, academic, scientific, government, and nonprofit backgrounds. What they share is compassion, commitment, and a desire to see a world where everyone has the chance to live a healthy and productive life.
Check out our job openings across the foundation, where we have more than 40 teams working on issues ranging from tropical diseases and vaccines to food security, sanitation, and family planning.
“What I love most about my role at the Gates Foundation is the incredible diversity of our portfolio and the opportunities this creates for me to learn something new every day!”
– Sahitha Sagir
Senior Strategy Officer
Global Development (Delhi office)
“On both a personal and professional level, I’m inspired by my team’s drive, their passions, and the stories that led them to be who and where they are today! Not to mention, we all love food and fun, so we’re bound to make a great team!”
– Debbie Campos
Program Assistant
Global Development (Seattle office)
“The most important thing I have learned is collaboration and empathy are key to success. Over the last 15 years, whenever I ran into a problem, I would calm down, put myself in others’ shoes and try my best to understand their perspective. There is nothing that cannot be solved by working together with our colleagues!”
– Henry Du
Coordinator
Operations (Beijing office)
“The day to day of getting to know our amazing grantees and partners, learn from their work, and see their impact is so incredibly rewarding.”
– Kitty Harding
Senior Program Officer
Gender Equality (Seattle office)
“Meeting some of the most exceptionally multi-talented people I have ever come across – only at the foundation can one work alongside an astronomer (who discovered a baby galaxy!), a Lithuanian Airforce pilot, a Catholic seminarian, and a nineteenth century rare stamp collector.”
– Tracia (Trae) Luh
Program Chief Financial Officer
Global Health and Foundation Lead for Business Development & Licensing (Seattle office)
“Our compelling belief, all lives have equal value, energizes me to use my story, knowledge, and experience to make a unique difference in the lives of millions in Africa and Asia who depend on farming for their livelihoods.”
– Enock Chikava
Director
Global Growth & Opportunity (Seattle office)
“Returning to the foundation after a year pursuing other interests, I was immediately reminded of the extraordinary opportunity we have to tackle big problems alongside exceptional colleagues, and to have big impact.”
– Brad Tytel
Deputy Director
Global Policy & Advocacy (Seattle office)
“I chose to work at the Gates Foundation because of the values that the foundation has.”
– SizakeleMiki “Miki” Mabaso
Program Coordinator
(Johannesburg office)
“I am extremely optimistic that we as a foundation will blaze a historical trail in bringing innovations to program delivery and contributing to disease elimination.”
– Sameer Kumta
Senior Program Officer
Global Health (Delhi office)
Our people, our work
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What we look for
Our employees come to us from many professional backgrounds—from business and tech to academia, medicine, government, and nonprofits. They are drawn to our foundation by the opportunity to fund and shape pathbreaking approaches to alleviating poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Many have never worked for a philanthropy before.
We value people who understand the nuances of working with governments, multilateral organizations, corporations, public health agencies, universities, and other donors.
We value people who understand the nuances of working with governments, multilateral organizations, corporations, public health agencies, universities, and other donors.
We look for relationship builders and people with experience that crosses sectors. We seek creative risk-takers who can also act with humility, given our foundation’s position of immense privilege and responsibility. Our grantees know best what their needs and constraints are, and our role is to support them, elevate their innovative approaches and ideas, connect them with larger networks, and learn from their on-the-ground experience.
Our hiring process allows us to understand your background and experience, as well as what interests you and inspires you about working here.
Our hiring process allows us to understand your background and experience, as well as what interests you and inspires you about working here.
On occasion, the process may be slightly different for certain roles. We look forward to getting to know you, and to you getting to know us!
Application
We recognize the time and effort it takes to prepare a resume and apply for a job with us. If your skills and experience are a good match with the job description and the identified needs of the team, one of our recruiters will email you to schedule a phone interview.
Initial interview (with recruiter)
Our goal during this phone call is to better understand your background, skills, goals, and values. Equally important, we want to learn how you could be a positive contributor to our organizational culture.
Second interview (with hiring manager)
The next potential step would be a phone interview with the hiring manager (usually the direct supervisor for the open position), who will seek to better understand your skills and experience and begin to get to know you.
Final interviews (with team members)
The final step would be a series of interviews with team leaders and key members of the team you’d be joining. Each meeting usually lasts 45 to 60 minutes. Your recruiter will let you know if we’d like you to prepare anything specific in advance.
Job offer
At the conclusion of the final interview stage, the team will get together for a structured discussion and the hiring manager will make a final decision.
Your recruiter will let you know if the hiring manager would like to offer you the job. If so, subsequent conversations will include details of the proposed offer, including salary and benefits, and preparing you to join the Gates Foundation.
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What our employees are saying
Learn what inspired some of our employees to join the foundation and how they’ve applied their past professional experience to working in philanthropy.
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We have offices worldwide
We’ve learned the value of having foundation representatives based in key regions—to build close relationships with the organizations and agencies that do the hard work of addressing hunger, poverty, and inequity; to understand local and national policy environments; and to strengthen our cultural awareness.
Seattle, Washington, US
Washington D.C.
London, England
Berlin, Germany
Dakar, Senegal
Abuja, Nigeria
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nairobi, Kenya
Johannesburg, South Africa
Delhi, India
Bejing, China
Singapore
Seattle and Washington, D.C.
Our staff in the United States works with governments, nongovernmental organizations, universities, industry, and the philanthropic sector to advance the foundation’s global health and development goals and improve education and economic opportunity in the U.S.
London and Berlin
Our London and Berlin staff work with grantees and partners across Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia to build and sustain donor government commitment to advancing our global health and development goals. These offices are also home to staff who work on specific foundation initiatives in global health, development, and education.
Delhi
Our India-based staff work with the Indian government and other partners—including community groups, nonprofits, academic institutions, the private sector, and development organizations—on issues including health care, sanitation, gender equality, agricultural development, and digital financial services.
Addis Ababa, Abuja, Dakar, Johannesburg, and Nairobi
Our Africa-based employees work with governments, local organizations, and other partners to improve health and economic opportunity. We offer funding and scientific expertise to support programs spanning health and nutrition, gender equality, disease prevention and treatment, sanitation, agriculture, and financial services.
Beijing
Our China-based staff provide financial and technical support to our Chinese partners so they can accelerate product, technology, and systems innovation to improve health, spur agricultural development, and reduce poverty in China and around the world.
Singapore
We opened our Singapore office in 2026 to serve as a regional hub for our work across South and Southeast Asia. From Singapore, we work with governments, regional institutions, and local organizations to help shape and advance efforts that improve health, reduce poverty, and expand opportunity.
Frequently asked questions
Want to know more about joining the Gates Foundation? Our Careers FAQ answers questions about the application and interview process and more.
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