Associate, Special Projects

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🕒 June 29

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $74.9k / year

⏰ Full Time

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GiveDirectly

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2009

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $1M Grant on 2018-03

Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

GiveDirectly is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty by providing direct cash transfers to individuals in need around the world. With a mission to help people living on less than $2. 15 per day, GiveDirectly empowers recipients to make their own financial decisions by delivering unconditional cash directly to them, leveraging mobile money technology. Their innovative approach has led to broad recognition and has been studied in numerous research projects. By bypassing traditional aid mechanisms, GiveDirectly aims to efficiently and scalably transform lives, offering targeted assistance in regions such as Bangladesh, Kenya, and the United States, among others.

📋 Description

• Support the execution of high-priority fundraising initiatives, working closely with Special Projects team and senior leadership • Contribute to the development of concept notes, pitch decks, briefing materials, and engagement plans for major donors and partners • Help coordinate cross-functional inputs from Programs, Product, Research, Finance, and Programs teams • Research and “sleuth” potential new funders, partners, and strategic opportunities • Support early-stage scoping of new ideas by gathering background research, synthesizing insights, and flagging promising leads • Track emerging themes and opportunities relevant to GiveDirectly’s fundraising and program ambitions • Build and maintain systems, trackers, and documentation that help the Special Projects team operate efficiently and at high quality • Support Salesforce and internal tracking to ensure engagement records, timelines, and deliverables are up to date • Help institutionalize learnings from donor engagements and special projects to improve future work • Support logistics, preparation, and follow-up for donor meetings, events, and field visits • Help ensure donor experiences are thoughtful, well-coordinated, and aligned with GiveDirectly’s values and strategy

🎯 Requirements

• 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. • A track record of tenacious problem solving and getting things done. • Exceptional organization and attention to detail, paired with consistent reliability and strong follow-through. • 3+ years of experience in a fast-paced, high-performance environment (e.g., consulting, start-up, nonprofit). • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for high-stakes and external-facing materials, with a continuous desire to improve those skills. • Comfort juggling multiple priorities and adapting as needs shift. • Genuine enthusiasm for GiveDirectly’s mission and the opportunity to catalyze step-change organizational growth and impact for recipients. • Experience applying AI tools to streamline workflows and improve productivity. • Strong alignment with our values, and ability to actively demonstrate 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.

🏖️ Benefits

• A supportive team that works hard and cares hard • A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country) • Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take • Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development