GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly

Head of Strategic Partnerships & Influence (Remote)

San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
Project ManagementBrand StrategyInfluencer MarketingBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • This role sits on the marketing/communications team, and will work with thought leaders, public intellectuals and influencers to turn them into a coordinated force for getting people talking about fighting poverty effectively.
  • Individual surrogates are the primary focus.
  • These partnerships would be awareness plays first.

Responsibilities

  • Own the strategy and measurement: Set the portfolio approach across surrogates, influencers, and brand partnerships - defining KPIs, tracking reach and donation attribution, and ensuring coherence with press and thought leadership.
  • Build surrogate relationships: Identify, vet, and cultivate relationships with creators, public intellectuals, and thought leaders across GiveDirectly's cause areas at scale and with speed.
  • Execute campaigns end-to-end: Design value-exchange deals, develop briefs, guide creators and partners on messaging, and own post-campaign analysis from first conversation to final report.
  • Build brand and media partnerships: Develop relationships with companies to broker co-branded campaigns, product integrations, and editorial partnerships that reach high-value audiences.
  • Manage and develop a team of two: Set clear priorities for a Manager and Associate, and actively coach for continual improvement.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with leading writers, thinkers, and public intellectuals in finance, tech, economics, international development.
  • This role is a great fit if you have a combination of:

Nice to have

  • 15% (~$19,200, with potential for upside.
  • For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be $22,464 in 2025)
  • 15% (~$21,750, with potential for upside.
  • For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be ~$25,447.50 in 2025)
  • 15% (~£13,125, with potential for upside.

Compensation

  • At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably.
  • We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to calculate what we believe to be competitive pay based on role, location, and cost of living.
  • Read more about our compensation philosophy here.
  • Base Salary: $128,000
  • Bonus at Target Performance: 15% (~$19,200, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be $22,464 in 2025)
  • Estimated Total Compensation at Target: $147,200+

Benefits

  • Maternal / child health - new evidence shows child mortality can drop by nearly half.
  • U.S. poverty - our work in the United States covers a range from homelessness, maternal health, and emergency relief.

This listing is sourced directly from GiveDirectly's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.