GiveWell

GiveWell

Senior Philanthropy Advisor

United States (Remote) · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago
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About the role

  • This role will help shape our relationship strategy with donors giving seven- to ten-figure gifts and will have significant influence over how GiveWell's philanthropy function grows and evolves.
  • Many of our donors are analytical, quantitative thinkers, and their deep engagement with our research makes our work better.
  • We've built a philanthropy team to match.

Responsibilities

  • Build long-term, trust-based relationships with major donors that deepen donors' understanding of GiveWell's work.
  • Drive improvements to our philanthropy culture, systems, and processes to improve how our philanthropy function operates and scales.
  • You bring high emotional intelligence, curiosity, and a clear sense of mission to your day-to-day work. You're a collaborator who connects dots and builds relationships across teams.

Requirements

  • You are welcome but not required to work from our offices in Oakland, California
  • You know how to help people navigate doubt and complexity.
  • You are ready to bring adaptive energy to this work while being comfortable deeply explaining your reasoning and taking time to reach high-quality decisions where it matters.

Compensation

  • NYC or the San Francisco Bay Area: $220,000
  • All other U.S. locations: $200,000

Benefits

  • Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (we cover 100% of premiums within the US for you and any dependents)
  • Four weeks of paid time off per year
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
  • Automatic contribution equal to 5% of your gross salary into your 403(b) retirement plan (for U.S. based staff)
  • Our benefits include:
  • GiveWell is dedicated to finding and evaluating highly cost-effective global health and development opportunities, and we publish all the work, reasoning, and uncertainties behind our funding decisions.

Company info

  • To meet this moment, we are engaging a new generation of major philanthropists, while strengthening the partnerships model that has made our existing donor relationships so productive.

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