Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Hybrid
$130k–$185k/yr
Weiss Asset Management Foundation is growing! We’re hiring an Impact Officer to design and execute rigorous frameworks to forecast the impact of proposals under consideration and to assess our impact to date. The Impact …
Skills: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Economic Evaluation, Data Analysis, Microeconomics, Econometrics
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The Impact Officer will design frameworks to forecast and assess the impact of philanthropic proposals, focusing on global health and development. They will lead cost-effectiveness analyses and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations for the Allocation Committee.
Candidates should have a strong academic background in economics or public policy, preferably with a Master's degree or higher. Proficiency in quantitative tools like R or Stata and experience in economic evaluation within global development are required.
Weiss Asset Management Foundation is growing! We’re hiring an Impact Officer to design and execute rigorous frameworks to forecast the impact of proposals under consideration and to assess our impact to date. The Impact Officer will help manage a cost-effectiveness-driven grantmaking Request for Proposals program focused on global health and development. This position is based in Boston.
About Weiss Asset Management Foundation
The mission of Weiss Asset Management Foundation is to alleviate human suffering globally. We seek to improve lives through strategic funding and believe that a rigorous grant selection approach facilitates an outsized impact from our philanthropic resources. With an Allocation Committee composed of leading development economists and practitioners, the Foundation supports evidence-based, cost-effective, and scalable programs and research that we believe can deliver high, risk-adjusted social returns.
Our large and expanding grant portfolio supports programming and research across all sectors, including evidence-based nutrition programming for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, research on an innovative training model to improve maternal and newborn health, and catalytic initiatives seeking to improve the livelihoods of farmers in low- and middle-income countries.
Weiss Asset Management Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Weiss Asset Management.
The Role
We are seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and evidence-driven Impact Officer to lead the evaluation of our philanthropic initiatives. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring that the Foundation's resources are directed toward the most effective programs and research.
Working closely with Foundation leadership, the Impact Officer will help shape grant decision-making through cost-effectiveness analysis, rigorous application of global evidence, and structured logic and reasoning.
We are particularly interested in candidates with significant experience in economic evaluation, data analysis, and evidence-based decision-making within the context of global development. The ideal candidate will have a track record of working with quantitative and qualitative data to measure outcomes, the ability to translate complex analyses into actionable insights, and experience with cost-effectiveness analysis. Strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a passion for global development are essential.
The Boston-based position requires occasional domestic and international travel. This position requires permanent work authorization in the United States; the Foundation is unable to provide visa sponsorship.
Responsibilities
The list of responsibilities below is indicative-only; Weiss Asset Management Foundation is a small, start-up environment, and we expect our team to embrace and grow from a wide range of tasks.
Evaluation of Expected Cost-Effectiveness
Impact Assessment and Reporting
Strategic Support and Insights
Collaborative Engagement
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
Compensation
Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Total compensation, inclusive of salary and employer retirement contributions, is expected in the range of $130,000-$200,000. Weiss Asset Management Foundation offers competitive benefits, including a 100% match on 401(k) contributions.
We support evidence-based, cost-effective programs and research to alleviate human suffering.
We support evidence-based, cost-effective programs and research to alleviate human suffering.
Offices: Boston, MA, US
View all jobs at Weiss Asset Management FoundationWe support evidence-based, cost-effective programs and research to alleviate human suffering.
We support evidence-based, cost-effective programs and research to alleviate human suffering.
Offices: Boston, MA, US
View all jobs at Weiss Asset Management Foundation