GiveWell Hiring: Program Officers and Senior Program Officers

By GiveWell @ 2026-07-08T19:33 (+9)

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