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About this role

This position will provide cross-team support for the Development department, reporting directly to the VP of Development. This department includes special projects, campaign fundraising, and individual giving, and works closely with GiveDirectly’s executive team to drive new and unprecedented philanthropic resources to people living in extreme poverty.

The ideal candidate for this role will not need direct fundraising or philanthropy experience (though helpful). We are looking for candidates who are deeply aligned with GiveDirectly’s mission, and bring excellent communication, presentation, and project management skills.

This role is fully remote but must overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 2 hours.

Reports to: Sarah Moran, VP of Development

Level: Associate

What you’ll do:

• Support key account management (major donors, high net worth individuals, etc) through research, impact reporting, and lifecycle management.
• Support new and existing donor engagement by contributing to pitches and supporting donor communications and follow up.
• Write detailed yet skimmable briefing materials (research, programs, organizations, individuals).
• Create slide decks for external stakeholder meetings.
• Communicate impact to supporters by telling clear and interesting stories with data, recipient stories, and research.
• Support the VP of Development on external relationships, including preparation and follow-up from meetings.
• Over time, will own funding proposals.
• Work indirectly with executive leadership, including Co-Founder and Executive Chair Michael Faye and President Samuel Mwale on extraordinary donor opportunities (meetings, pitches, events, etc).

What you’ll bring:

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
• Language Requirement: English
• 1-2 years of full-time experience in a fast-paced and analytical environment .
• Exceptional project management skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, with a focus on concise and intentional communication.
• Ability to tell a compelling story and communicate why it matters.
• Experience building models and running analytics in Google Sheets or Excel.
• Ability to flex between the highest levels of strategy and the most minute levels of detail
• Alignment with GiveDirectly values and active demonstration of core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem-solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.
• Experience with Canva, Tableau, and Google Suite preferred.
• Ability to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits

Compensation

At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to ensure that staff’s total compensation package (base compensation + bonus) falls within the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles.

• The United States base salary for this role is $82,500.

This role is fully remote, so if you are not based in the US, we will share an estimated salary benchmark for the country you are based in during the hiring process.