GiveWell Hiring: Program Officers and Senior Program Officers

We're hiring Program Officers and Senior Program Officers to join GiveWell's research team—helping direct funding to global health and development programs we believe will do the most good.

As a Program Officer, you will:

• Own complex grant investigations end-to-end
• Manage a portfolio of active grants within one of our grantmaking areas
• Carry out evidence review and build cost-effectiveness models, bringing together literature, grantee engagement, expert input, and independent analysis
• Develop and communicate a point of view on the highest-impact opportunities in your domain
• Build relationships with grantees, external experts, and other funders, and represent GiveWell at conferences and events

As a Senior Program Officer, you will:

• Formulate and test hypotheses about the most promising investments in your grantmaking area
• Build and lead a grantmaking portfolio
• Carry out evidence review and build cost-effectiveness models, maintaining high standards for rigor across the portfolio
• Lead GiveWell's external engagement in your area
• Manage and develop a small team of researchers conducting world-class research

We're seeking candidates with ~7+ years of professional experience for our Program Officer role and ~10+ years for our Senior Program Officer role.

Details:

• Location: Both roles are remote-friendly (US + international, case-by-case)
• Salary:
  • Program Officer: $200,000-$220,000 (location-based; international custom)
  • Senior Program Officer: $280,000-$308,000 (location-based; international custom)
• Benefits:
  • Fully funded health/dental/vision/life insurance
  • 4 weeks PTO
  • 16 weeks parental leave
  • 403(b)
  • Ergonomic home workstation or coworking space