Chief Growth Officer

Evidence Action•Washington, DC

5d•$230,000 - $270,000•Remote

About The Position

Evidence Action is a high-impact organization that delivers data-driven interventions to transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations. Our model operationalizes leading academic research, measures progress at every stage to ensure real impact for people living in poverty, and operates across 11 countries with a team of over 900 people, reaching over 500 million people. Our programs include Deworm the World, which has delivered over 2 billion treatments, and Safe Water Now, which has saved over 15,000 children's lives. The Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health. At Evidence Action, colleagues are considered the greatest asset, fostering an environment of innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. The team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in getting things done. We offer flexible work and purpose-driven work with measurable change for millions.

Requirements

12+ years of professional experience; most candidates will have 8+ years in fundraising with a proven personal track record of closing significant gifts or partnerships.
Exceptional candidates with equivalent relationship-driven growth or business development experience will also be considered.
Experience growing pipelines of $30M+.
Experience leading top performing teams (5+) and developing team members.
Creativity in execution - you see opportunities that others don’t, iterative approach to testing and validating tactics.
Curiosity with a passion for “the close" (persistence in converting prospects into donors).
Utilizes a strong prioritization framework.
Provide timely and actionable feedback to others; proactively solicit feedback and iterate.
Comfort with AI, data analysis and Excel.
Legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Proven closer with a strong track record of personally cultivating and closing seven-to-eight-figure relationships.
Deep analytical instincts.
Ability to build and develop a high-performing team.
Candidates from major gifts fundraising or resource mobilization.
Exceptional candidates from the private sector whose growth or business development work was relationship-dependent and involved sophisticated, analytical counterparts — particularly from tech or finance.
Demonstrated ability to build trust over long sales cycles.
Data-informed approach to pipeline development.
Genuine excitement about making the case for cost-effective global health.

Responsibilities

Own the roadmap, vision, and execution of scaling donations across individuals fundraising, institutional fundraising, communications, press, & website, and donor analytics.
Drive a major influx of capital from high-net-worth donors, building the pipeline, strengthening the donor community, and personally closing transformational gifts, while overseeing the broader individual donor funnel from retail to HNW.
Partner with program teams on scaling our work across strategic foundations and major institutions, and advocate across the sector for evidence-based development.
Oversee Evidence Action’s brand voice and narrative, finding the most interesting and differentiating content.
Oversee analytics infrastructure and reporting.
Manage existing team of 10 employees.
Serve on executive leadership team of 900+ person organization.
Be a passionate advocate and spokesperson for Evidence Action's mission and approach, in meetings with donors and partners, press interviews, and conferences.
Drive organization transformation, training team members on best practices in fundraising and relationship management.
Establish systems to ensure meaningful scale, including analytics infrastructure, donor pipelines, Salesforce tooling, and more.