Manager, Special Projects

Summary

Join GiveDirectly's Special Projects team as a Special Projects Manager and play a pivotal role in executing high-value fundraising initiatives focused on major private philanthropies. Collaborate with fundraising teams and internal partners to develop compelling pitch materials, manage donor engagement, and lead special projects. This role demands a proactive and structured project manager who thrives in fast-paced environments, excels in written communication, and is deeply committed to driving impact. The position requires managing cross-functional project execution, developing fundraising materials, coordinating logistics for donor visits, and building strategies to reach high-value funders. You will also maintain engagement records, manage grants-related workflows, and help institutionalize knowledge from donor engagements. The ideal candidate possesses strong project management skills, excellent communication skills, and 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced environment. Location is remote with a preference for New York City, and some travel is required.

Requirements

• Are tenacious problem solvers who get things done
• Bring excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for high-stakes and external-facing materials, with a continuous desire to improve those skills
• Are strong project managers and ruthless prioritizers, comfortable self-structuring workstreams across multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Thrive in fast-paced environments with ambiguous problems and proactively identify areas for improvement and innovation
• Are energized by GiveDirectly’s mission and the opportunity to catalyze step-change organizational growth and impact for recipients
• Are equally comfortable navigating relationships and working directly with senior leaders and executive assistants
• Have 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced, high-performance environment (e.g., consulting, start-up, nonprofit)
• Are strongly aligned with our values, and who 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

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional project execution on urgent, high-value donor initiatives with superlative attention to detail and follow-through
• Support development of concept notes, pitch documents, decks, and proposals for our highest-priority cash programs and new concepts
• Coordinate logistics and both internal and external briefing materials for donor field visits and meetings, including but not limited to the CEO’s engagements
• Build and execute against creative strategies to reach the highest-value funders and partners
• Draft and iterate on high-quality donor materials including concept notes, reports, pitch decks, and emails
• Translate complex programmatic and research information into compelling, accessible narratives for different audiences
• Provide strategic briefings informed by deep research for CEO and senior leadership ahead of key meetings
• Maintain up-to-date engagement records, calendars, and reporting via Salesforce and internal trackers
• Manage grants-related workflows including reporting deadlines and donor stewardship
• Help institutionalize knowledge from donor engagements to strengthen future pitches

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Canva or other design tools
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM systems
• Experience in philanthropy or international development

Benefits

• At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably
• We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to ensure that staff’s total compensation package (base compensation + bonus) falls within the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations
• We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles
• The United States base salary for this role is $94,700
• The Kenya base salary for this role is $61,900
• The UK base salary for this role is £61,200.00