[Hiring] Chief Growth Officer @Evidence Action

Role Description

We are hiring an innovative Chief Growth Officer to drive a step-change increase in Evidence Action’s impact. This full-time role reports to the CEO.

This is a rare moment to join a high-impact organization at an inflection point. While much of the global health sector has retracted since 2025, Evidence Action has strengthened its position:

• Receiving increased support in 2025
• Participating in a new collaborative fund structure to accelerate the growth of one of our most promising programs
• Heading into 2027 anticipating tailwinds for cost-effective giving

Over the past two years, we have been professionalizing our fundraising function with real results:

• On track to more than triple our number of new high-net-worth individual supporters year over year

The CGO who joins now will shape the function, the strategy, and the story — all for the purpose of preventing deaths we already know how to solve.

You will oversee fundraising, communications, and thought leadership across:

• Retail and major individual donors
• Strategic foundations and institutions

You will develop fundraising theses and collaborative funds for both new and growing programs and ensure all strategies and resources are appropriately aligned.

Since 2017, we have raised $230M+ from GiveWell and have roughly doubled our other sources of funding — a strong base from which your team will drive the next order of magnitude of growth.

Qualifications

• 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
• Most candidates will come from major gifts fundraising or resource mobilization
• Open to exceptional candidates from the private sector with relationship-dependent growth or business development experience
• 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

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
• Experience growing pipelines of $30M+
• Experience leading top-performing teams (5+) and developing team members
• Creativity in execution - ability to see opportunities that others don’t
• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including international health care
• HSA/FSA options
• Life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Retirement plans with a matching component
• Generous and flexible leave options
• Other employee perks on a reimbursement basis

Company Description

Evidence Action delivers data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.

• Operating across 11 countries with a team of 900+ that has reached over 500 million people
• Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments
• Through Safe Water Now, we’ve saved the lives of over 15,000 children
• Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health

At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork.