Talent pool

GiveWell is a research organization that identifies and funds cost-effective giving opportunities, focusing on global health and well-being. Our work is funded by tens of thousands of donors who rely on our research to inform their giving. We’ve grown from directing $1.5 million in 2010 to directing more than $400 million in 2025. If you're passionate about GiveWell's work but none of our currently open roles feel like a strong fit, we encourage you to submit your general information to our Talent Pool. We'll periodically review applications to the Talent Pool and reach out directly if we identify a role that may be a good fit. We may also email you with updates about new job openings. Please note that we do not commit to updating you on the status of your Talent Pool application—unlike in our role-specific hiring rounds, we do not have a set timeline or process with which we review applications. About GiveWell GiveWell is dedicated to finding and funding outstanding giving opportunities in global health and development, sharing the full details of our analysis with everyone for free. Our giving funds enable donors to contribute to the most impactful and cost-effective programs our researchers identify.  Since 2007, we’ve directed over $2.6 billion to cost-effective programs and interventions. In the last two years, we’ve made more than $500 million in grants. GiveWell is one of the world’s largest private funders of global development efforts, and we estimate that the funding we’ve directed will save more than https://www.givewell.org/default/citations#Lives_saved. GiveWell is most well-known for recommending a small number of https://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities, which currently support https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/seasonal-malaria-chemoprevention, https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/insecticide-treated-nets, https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/new-incentives, and https://www.givewell.org/international/technical/programs/vitamin-A. However, most of our research capacity is devoted to https://blog.givewell.org/2024/03/19/what-we-fund-1-grantmaking-scope/ programs. GiveWell grants have: Helped governments to implement high-impact health programs, like https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/evidence-action-in-line-chlorination-india-september-2023 in India and https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/evidence-action-syphilis-july-2022#:~:text=Summary,testing%20and%20treatment%20in%20pregnancy. for pregnant people in Zambia and Cameroon. Funded program delivery alongside strengthened monitoring and evaluation, as in our grants to support https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/miraclefeet-clubfoot-treatment-january-2023 and to https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/miraclefeet-monitoring-and-evaluation-may-2023.   Sought to scope and scale promising interventions that don’t have clear existing implementers. We are supporting the https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/Clinton-Health-Access-Initiative-Incubator-August-2022 and https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/Evidence-Action-Accelerator-renewal-march-2022 to identify potentially cost-effective interventions and create programs that we would be excited to support in the future. For example, we https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/clinton-health-access-initiative-oral-rehydration-solution-zinc-bauchi-nigeria-september-2023 to provide diarrhea treatment to children in Nigeria that we co-designed with CHAI through the Incubator program. Tested our assumptions through further research, including studies on https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/development-innovation-lab-uchicago-rct-water-quality-interventions-january-2023, https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/one-acre-fund-tree-rct-january-2023, and https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/PATH-perennial-malaria-chemoprevention-rtss-malaria-vaccine-study-february-2023. We never take for granted that GiveWell’s work is good for the world. We make our reasoning public and transparent so others can challenge it (sometimes we even https://blog.givewell.org/2022/12/15/change-our-mind-contest-winners/). We go to unusual lengths to check our assumptions and assess our impact, including https://www.givewell.org/research/grants/University-of-California-Berkeley-In-Line-Chlorination-Research-May-2025 and https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4294284 to address our uncertainties and insisting that our grantees conduct rigorous monitoring and evaluation. We https://blog.givewell.org/2022/04/06/water-quality-overview/ our https://blog.givewell.org/2018/11/19/update-on-no-lean-seasons-top-charity-status/ when the evidence demands it. Additional information We don’t want to miss candidates that could do great things at GiveWell. Practically, that means a GiveWell staff member reviews every application carefully, considering the whole picture of your background and potential. If you’re on the fence about applying because you meet some but not 100% of our preferred qualifications (some studies suggest this hesitation is especially common for women and people of color), we encourage you to apply anyway. GiveWell is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer by choice. At minimum, this means that we comply with all federal, state, and local EEO and employment laws. Beyond the requirements of those laws, we value our team’s diversity in all respects, and we desire to maintain a work environment free of harassment or discrimination—we want our team members to thrive at GiveWell. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@givewell.org. We will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. By submitting an application, you acknowledge that you have read and consent to GiveWell’s https://givewell.slab.com/posts/give-well-privacy-statement-for-applicants-fwgc71ie?shr=6RB0hA57-1jGWPxma4aggOQ_. By completing an application exercise, you acknowledge and assent to https://givewell.slab.com/posts/give-well-work-trial-policy-bp1fsjag?shr=frNYHRhgk7wey_pRH4U5ITlO. Offices: