GiveWell’s mission is to help people in need as much as we can by researching the most cost‑effective ways to save and improve lives, sharing our work openly, and directing donations to the programs we believe will do the most good. Our work, which focuses on global health and well-being, is funded by tens of thousands of donors who rely on our research to inform their giving. We’ve grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025. We anticipate our total grantmaking is likely to approach or even exceed $1 billion this year, and we are working toward a future that could be several times that scale. Through years of deliberate groundwork, we’ve been growing our research capacity and scope in order to direct substantially more funding to the most impactful opportunities we can find.
We’re hiring a Senior Communications Officer, Strategic Communications to lead GiveWell’s development of messaging and narratives that explain its work across different audiences and contexts. You will translate the organization’s increasingly diverse and complex work into clear, accurate communications and lead major initiatives that require close coordination across GiveWell.
This role reports to Steven Profaizer, our Vice President of Communications, and will lead a small and growing team. This is one of three new communications leadership roles, alongside a Senior Communications Officer, Media & Public Affairs and a Senior Communications Officer, Editorial & Production.
About the role Both our research and impact are expanding. Last year, we directed more than $400 million t
GiveWell is a research organization that identifies and funds cost-effective giving opportunities in global health and well-being. The organization has grown substantially, directing over $400 million in charitable giving as of 2025, compared to $1.5 million in 2010. GiveWell relies on tens of thousands of donors who use their research to inform their giving decisions. The organization uses Salesforce extensively to manage fundraising, grants administration, and donor relationships through systems including their Outreach CRM, Gift/Donation Processing System, and Grants administration platform.
