Senior Philanthropy Advisor

• A track record of managing sophisticated, high-stakes relationships—whether with major donors, ultra-high-net-worth clients, foundation officers, board members, or similarly discerning stakeholders in another field entirely.
• Exceptional relationship management skills, with high emotional intelligence, an advisory mindset, and the ability to hold a large amount of context about a person and synthesize it in real time.
• Interest in global health and development, and the ability to engage in complex research and ideas even without prior experience in the sector.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal—clear, tailored, and credible messaging for discerning stakeholders, including comfort producing original written content.
• Leadership skills to partner with senior staff and influence across teams collaboratively.
• Strong operational expertise: leading cross-team projects, building scalable processes, and translating strategy into action.
• Strong alignment with GiveWell’s mission and values, including truth-seeking, transparency, humility, and long-term trust-building.

Who Tends to do well:

• People who enjoy building relationships and understanding what motivates the people they work with
• People who can engage thoughtful, analytical audiences and handle nuanced conversations
• Fast learners who can pick up complex, unfamiliar subject matter and enjoy translating it verbally and into written content
• Self-starters who take ownership and work well in a collaborative, evolving team
• People who are proactive and anticipatory—who reach out before the other person knows they need something
• People who are comfortable sitting with complexity and helping others navigate uncertainty
• People who are enthusiastic about GiveWell's mission and values

Key Questions

What are some of the reasons I might not like this role?

• You prefer research or analysis over building relationships with people
• You struggle with initiating challenging or direct conversations
• You prefer highly structured environments with clear answers at all times
• You prefer to share information and let others draw conclusions, rather than offering their own synthesis and point of view

What does this interview process entail?

We'll use a combination of interviews, written exercises, and work trials to assess the qualities described above. We'll share more specific details if we invite you to move forward to any of the following stages, but our current plan is:

• Screen with our Manager, Talent Acquisition
• Compensated 4-hour work trial (written)
• Interviews with our VP, Philanthropy and Senior Manager, Philanthropy
• Additional work trial (live interview) with our VP, Philanthropy and a Senior Philanthropy Advisor
• Final Onsite in our Oakland, California headquarters, where you’ll interview with members of our executive leadership team in person (we will cover your travel expenses).
• References

Note that you don't need to submit a cover letter. We rely heavily on your resume and answers to the application questions below when we're making early decisions. We encourage you to spend time responding to the application questions thoroughly and carefully.

Details

• Team: You'll report to our VP of Philanthropy.
• Compensation:
• NYC or the San Francisco Bay Area: $220,000
• All other U.S. locations: $200,000
• Location: This position is eligible to work fully remotely within the US.
• Offices: You are welcome but not required to work from our offices in Oakland, California; Brooklyn, NYC;. We'll cover relocation expenses for candidates who wish to move to one of these physical office locations.
• Flexibility: We support and encourage flexible working, including flexible hours, working remotely, and working from the office when you choose. The majority of our staff, including senior management, work flexibly in one way or another.