Events and Administrative Associate at GiveDirectly

What you’ll do:

Coordinate strategic event participation across the organisation

• Lead proactive scanning and prioritization of global events using and improving the “Global Events Tracker.
• Coordinate decision-making for GD’s attendance - synthesizing event data, audience profiles, and budget implications to surface top-leverage opportunities.
• Equip teams with actionable tools - e.g. pre-vetted attendee lists, speaking slot pitches, and event playbooks - to maximize impact with minimal friction.
• Serve as a connective bridge between Fundraising teams and the CEO’s office to ensure alignment on high-stakes events.

Deliver excellence in GiveDirectly-led events

• Project manage flagship GiveDirectly events end-to-end - from concept to execution - ensuring quality, consistency, and brand alignment.
• Support the coordination and delivery of program visits for priority individual donors, including in particular supporting on high priority group donor visits.
• Create scalable systems (Salesforce integrations, templates, and playbooks) for outreach, guest management, and communications
• (Potential) Coordinate a GD webinar series, expanding reach while maintaining operational rigor.

Close the loop: track, learn, and communicate impact

• Lead consistent follow-up and reporting across events, ensuring we extract insights, measure ROI, and feed lessons into future planning.
• Produce quarterly Event Impact Reports for leadership, highlighting performance against strategic goals.
• Coordinate internal syncs and debriefs across teams to keep events aligned with GiveDirectly’s external narrative.

Enable fundraising leadership focus through strong administrative support

• Streamline core operations across the Partnerships and Philanthropy team - timesheets, expenses, team retreat logistics, and consistent internal communication.
• Manage calendars and coordination for senior team members, enabling them to focus on donor engagement and strategy.

What you’ll bring:

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of 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.
• Language Requirement: English
• Language Preferences: French
• The ideal candidate blends a producer mindset with operational excellence - someone who sees both the big picture (what events can achieve for GiveDirectly) and the details (how to make them frictionless).
• 3+ years in event planning, partnerships, or communications roles - with strong attention to detail and project management skills
• Experience coordinating high-level, international events - ideally at the intersection of philanthropy, tech, or policy
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Familiarity with donor engagement, thought leadership, and movement-building environments