Program Officer / Senior Program Officer, Health Aid Transition

Coefficient Giving LLC

Job Overview

Location

Remote - Global

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Lead Coefficient Giving’s grantmaking strategy to address the projected 27% decline in global health aid by 2030, focusing on low- and middle-income countries facing reduced donor funding.
• Shape and execute a multimillion-dollar portfolio of grants aimed at facilitating transitions to locally owned health systems, including support for national health data systems, workforce development, and supply chain resilience.
• Identify and fund high-impact opportunities that reallocate scarce health resources to the most cost-effective interventions, prioritizing evidence-based outcomes and cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Increase health budget absorption in low- and middle-income countries by supporting initiatives that improve government execution and utilization of existing health sector budgets, currently underspent by an average of 13%.
• Advance domestic resource mobilization for health by building the investment case for increased national health spending and supporting policy advocacy efforts.
• Maintain and deepen relationships with key technical assistance providers including CHAI, PATH, Tony Blair Institute, and Delivery Associates, as well as government officials and co-funders like the Gates Foundation and CIFF.
• Manage an existing portfolio of in-country grants, including technical support units active in six countries, adapting strategies in response to evolving donor policies such as the America First Global Health Strategy.
• Conduct deep country-level analysis of political economy and health systems dynamics, particularly in African nations, to inform grant decisions and strategic priorities.
• Solicit, evaluate, and investigate novel approaches to global health aid transition, continuously updating strategy based on emerging evidence and changing global conditions.
• Lead a hiring process for an additional team member as grantmaking scale expands, ensuring alignment with organizational mission and operational capacity.
• Travel frequently (approximately 2–4 weeks per quarter) to focus countries, primarily in Africa, to build trust, gather on-the-ground intelligence, and strengthen partnerships with local stakeholders.
• Communicate grant rationales with transparency and clarity, using evidence to justify funding decisions and ensure reasoning is accessible to donors, partners, and internal teams.
• Operate with high autonomy in setting thematic and geographic priorities, balancing long-term systemic change with rapid-response capacity support.
• Adopt a hits-based giving approach, accepting that not all grants will yield measurable success, while maintaining rigorous evaluation of impact and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with the Global Aid Policy and Global Growth Fund teams under the leadership of Sam Donald, aligning grantmaking with broader philanthropic objectives.
• Contribute to Coefficient Giving’s mission of helping others as much as possible with available resources, ensuring all activities are grounded in evidence, impact, and ethical stewardship of funds.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in global health, with demonstrated expertise in both health systems grantmaking and technical assistance
• Proven ability to build credibility and engage effectively with high-level government stakeholders, including Ministries of Finance and heads-of-state offices
• Strong relational skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders including policymakers, nonprofit leaders, co-funders, and technical providers
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently (2–4 weeks per quarter) to focus countries, particularly in Africa
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills to rigorously assess cost-effectiveness of health interventions and critically evaluate impact data
• High tolerance for ambiguity and a hits-based giving mindset, comfortable with uncertain outcomes and non-linear impact pathways

🏖️ Benefits

• Baseline compensation of $196,000 (Program Officer) or $223,500 (Senior Program Officer), including a $24,500 unconditional 401(k) grant for U.S. hires
• 100% employer-covered health insurance premiums for U.S. employees and eligible dependents, plus an employer-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Dental, vision, and life insurance coverage for employee and family
• Four weeks of recommended PTO per year and four months of fully paid family leave
• Generous and flexible expense policy covering ergonomic equipment, software, productivity tools, and remote workspace needs
• Continual learning policy with expenses covered for professional development activities
• Remote work support including access to Coefficient Giving coworking hubs in San Francisco, Washington D.C., and other cities
• Compensation adjusted upward for candidates based in San Francisco Bay Area, Washington D.C., or New York who work from office/hub regularly
• International hires receive cash equivalents for benefits not available in their country

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About Coefficient Giving LLC

Coefficient Giving LLC is a U.S. philanthropic advisory firm that partners with high-net-worth individuals, families, and foundations to design and execute charitable giving strategies. Services include donor-advised fund administration, grantmaking research, impact measurement, and succession planning. The firm combines data-driven analysis with personalized counsel to align donations with donor values and maximize social impact. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, it operates nationwide, managing approximately $750 million in charitable assets and facilitating grants across education, health, climate, and social justice sectors.

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