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Senior Communications Officer, Strategic Communications

GiveWell· Outreach
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Hybrid (Remote)$250kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Lead GiveWell’s development of messaging and narratives that explain its work across audiences and contexts, translating complex research and grantmaking into clear communications, and leading major cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Own how GiveWell’s brand positioning and guidelines are applied across teams, channels, and partnership communications, and work closely with the executive team on developing and maintaining them.
  • Own the messaging and narrative that make GiveWell’s work accessible and relevant without sacrificing rigor, precision, or clarity about uncertainty.
  • Translate GiveWell’s research, grantmaking, and ideas into messages and frameworks tailored to key audiences.
  • Partner with Philanthropy on donor communications strategy and lead donor-facing communications requiring new or tailored messaging.
  • Lead complex, cross-functional communications initiatives, including major partnership campaigns and other high-priority communications involving grantees and external partners.
  • Serve as a strategic communications advisor to senior leaders and teams, providing views on audiences, framing, opportunities, and risks.
  • Lead internal assessment of emerging issues that may affect the organization and develop our position and messaging, in collaboration with related teams.
  • Own the strategic direction and institutional messaging for GiveWell’s website, in collaboration with communications colleagues.
  • Own GiveWell’s internal communications strategy and major internal communications.
  • Manage and develop one or two team members initially, and plan for future growth of the function.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience developing institutional narratives and messaging, advising senior leaders, communicating complex or technical material, and leading cross-functional initiatives.
  • Hands-on leadership with a track record of building or rebuilding a team or function, hiring, developing, and managing people.
  • Experience producing communications that are direct and factual while being engaging and effective with target audiences.
  • Experience engaging deeply with research and communicating about data in detail.
  • Ability to assess situations from multiple angles and turn judgment into actionable messages and communications.
  • Strong alignment with GiveWell’s mission and values (truth-seeking, transparency, accurate and thoughtful communication).
  • Experience advising executives or senior decision-makers directly.

Skills

Required:Brand positioning and guidelinesNarrative development and messagingPublic and donor communicationsCross-functional leadership

Benefits

  • Fully funded health, dental, vision, and life insurance (100% of premiums in the US for employee and dependents)
  • Four weeks of paid time off per year plus an annual summer break
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
  • Ergonomic home workstations or coworking space memberships
  • Automatic 5% contribution of gross salary into 403(b) retirement plan (US staff)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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