Chief Growth Officer

About the role

Evidence Action, a global health organization delivering data-driven interventions across 11 countries, is hiring a Chief Growth Officer to drive a step-change increase in its impact. This full-time role reports to the CEO and oversees fundraising, communications and thought leadership across retail and major individual donors, strategic foundations and institutions, in close partnership with program and operations teams. It is a US-based remote role with a preference for a home base in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City, about 20% travel, and requires legal authorization to work in the US.

Key responsibilities

• Own the roadmap, vision and execution of scaling donations from high-net-worth individuals, building the pipeline, personally closing major gifts and overseeing the funnel from retail to HNW
• Partner with program teams on scaling work with strategic foundations and major institutions, and advocate for evidence-based development
• Oversee the brand voice, narrative and content, including press and the website
• Oversee analytics infrastructure and reporting
• Manage a team of 10 employees and train them on fundraising and relationship management best practices
• Serve on an 8-member executive leadership team and act as spokesperson in meetings with donors and partners, press interviews and conferences
• Build and refine systems such as donor pipelines, analytics infrastructure and Salesforce tooling

Required profile

• 15+ years of professional experience, most candidates 10+ years in fundraising with a proven track record of closing significant gifts or partnerships; equivalent relationship-driven growth or business development experience considered
• Experience growing pipelines of $30M+
• Experience leading top-performing teams of 5+ and developing team members
• Strong prioritization framework, comfort with AI, data analysis and Excel

Required skills

• Personal cultivation and closing of seven-to-eight-figure relationships
• Data-informed pipeline development
• Team building and development

What we offer

• US pay range of $230,000 - $270,000
• International health care, HSA/FSA options, life insurance and disability coverage
• Retirement plans with a matching component and generous, flexible leave