Research Director – District Transformation, Cash, Coaching

• Own GiveDirectly’s strategic learning and measurement agenda
• Define and drive org-wide prioritization of impact learning questions
• Provide oversight for GiveDirectly’s research portfolio
• Support product design decisions with evidence and analysis
• Build and lead a small, highly leveraged team

Requirements

• Senior technical leadership on formal research
• Collaboration with Product Leads, Partnerships, and M&E staff
• Understanding of market-level effects of cash transfers
• Ability to set organization-wide priorities for learning and M&E
• Expertise in large-scale, strategic M&E

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic learning and measurement, with a focus on large-scale monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and the ability to prioritize organization-wide learning questions. Proven leadership in guiding research initiatives and collaborating with cross-functional teams to inform product design and impact assessment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Senior Technical Leadership
• Large-Scale Strategic M&E
• Collaboration with Product Leads
• Understanding of Market-Level Effects
• Organization-Wide Prioritization

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Impact Learning
• Research Portfolio
• Cash Transfers
• Product Design Decisions
• M&E Staff