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In this list:At vetted organisations · 34With leverage in the Netherlands · 3
Among the best in the world at what they do34 roles
This tier is about the solution itself. We are fairly confident these organisations are among the best in the world in their field — vetted by GiveWell, Animal Charity Evaluators, Founders Pledge or The Life You Can Save, or listed by 80,000 Hours, Probably Good, EA Opportunities or Animal Advocacy Careers. Somebody else has already judged that what they do works, so we list every role there that is open to someone in the Netherlands, including support and operations work. Expect fierce competition, and expect remote work or a move.
Head of Strategic Projects
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
The leverage comes before the money: this person chooses which job-creation projects in Africa to develop and put to funders, and that choice determines where millions of dollars go.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorDirector of Financial Planning and Budget
FikaRemoteRemote
At an organisation fighting malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, your budgets and scenario models supply the figures on which leadership decides which programme grows and which country is added.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorDirector of Partnerships at Taimaka
TaimakaRemoteRemote
At a growing global health organisation, the money coming in determines how large the work in the field can be next year: whoever raises more than $4.5 million a year and sets the fundraising strategy with the director…
Development finance and aid policyFinanceCommunications and outreachSeniorSenior Data Scientist, MNO Data
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money directly to people in extreme poverty, and who receives that money often depends on one question: did this person live in that place at that time?
Development finance and aid policyDataResearchSeniorDirector, Talent Management
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money directly to people in extreme poverty, an approach several independent evaluators recommend, and is preparing to become an organisation that can grow roughly tenfold.
Development finance and aid policyManagementOperationsSeniorSenior Manager, Marketing Strategy & Operations
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money directly to people in extreme poverty, an approach recommended by several independent charity evaluators.
Development finance and aid policyManagementOperationsSeniorTechnical Program Associate or Manager
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money directly to people in extreme poverty, an approach that independent charity evaluators recommend.
Development finance and aid policyOperationsDataMid levelAgriculture Expert Consultant (Roster)
UN Technology Bank for the Least Developed CountriesRemoteRemote
In the poorest countries, a large share of the population lives off agriculture.
Development finance and aid policyResearchPolicyMid levelSupervisory Board Member, International Development
AkvoRemoteRemote
As a member of Akvo's supervisory board you give around 60 unpaid hours a year, but you help decide who leads the organisation, where the money goes and which partners it works with.
Development finance and aid policyManagementFinanceSeniorHead of Light Manufacturing Export and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
In countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam, factories making clothing, shoes and furniture were among the first places where many people without an education began earning a steady wage.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorHead of Central and Eastern Europe Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone who moves from a job in Nairobi to comparable work in Poland can earn many times as much.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of North America Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
A job in Canada or the US often earns an African worker several times what the same work pays at home, but the route through employer visas is complicated and few companies organise it.
Development finance and aid policyManagementFinanceSeniorHead of Italy and Southern Europe Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
You don't place people yourself, but you choose which staffing and recruitment firms get money to help job seekers from Africa into jobs in Italy and Southern Europe, and on what terms.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Iberia and LatAm Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Working in a richer country often pays several times the wage at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of UK, Ireland and ANZ Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone from Africa who finds a job in British or Australian health and care often earns many times what is achievable at home – more than most development programmes deliver for a person.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Nordics and Benelux Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone who moves from a poor African country to a job in Scandinavia or the Benelux often earns many times their wage at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorHead of GCC Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
Someone from Africa who goes to work in the Gulf states can earn many times their wage at home there, but recruitment fees and debt often eat up a large part of that.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Francophone Africa Export Manufacturing and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
In this role you decide which founders, countries and products get money to start an export factory, and one factory that can compete on the world market can give hundreds of people a steady income.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorHead of East Asia Labour Mobility and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
A skilled job in Japan or South Korea often earns an African worker many times what they could earn at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorHead of Agri-Processed Export and Venture Builder
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
You choose which founders and companies in African agri-processing receive money from the fund, so your judgement determines where that capital ends up.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceOperationsSeniorSenior Recruiter
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money directly to people in extreme poverty, and independent evaluators such as GiveWell recommend the organisation.
Development finance and aid policyOperationsCommunications and outreachSeniorOpen Call for Consultants, Health Policy Advocacy and Communications
PATHRemoteRemote
The leverage is in the budget: if a ministry or donor in sub-Saharan Africa decides differently on health financing because of your analysis, more money moves than any single organisation would ever spend itself.
Development finance and aid policyPolicyCommunications and outreachMid levelSenior Manager, Investigations(Full time)
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money with no conditions attached directly to people in extreme poverty, and that model stands or falls on the trust that the money reaches the people it is meant for.
Development finance and aid policyManagementOperationsSeniorDirector, Strategic Initiatives [Limited Term]
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money without conditions directly to people in extreme poverty, and in the coming years wants to pay out far more than it can deliver itself.
Development finance and aid policyPolicyFinanceSeniorSenior Recruiter
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money directly and unconditionally to people in extreme poverty, and several independent charity evaluators recommend the organisation.
Development finance and aid policyOperationsCommunications and outreachSeniorSenior Software Engineer (Remote)
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly gives money with no conditions directly to people in extreme poverty, and independent evaluators such as GiveWell recommend that approach.
Development finance and aid policySoftware engineeringSeniorSenior Manager, Emergency Cash Delivery
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly transfers money directly to people in extreme poverty — an approach that several independent evaluators count among the best-evidenced forms of aid.
Development finance and aid policyManagementOperationsSeniorLegal Counsel, Emergency Cash & U.S. Programs
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
In emergency relief, the legal route often determines how quickly money reaches people: permits, contracts and data sharing need to be in place before a crisis begins.
Development finance and aid policyLegalOperationsSeniorLegal Counsel, Corporate & Business Affairs
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly has transferred more than a billion dollars directly to people in poverty since 2011.
Development finance and aid policyLegalOperationsSeniorSenior Manager, People Operations
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
Since 2011 GiveDirectly has transferred more than a billion dollars directly to people in extreme poverty, and it is recommended by several independent evaluators.
Development finance and aid policyOperationsManagementSeniorDirector, People Partnering
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly has transferred more than a billion dollars directly to two million people in poverty since 2011, and wants to scale up considerably.
Development finance and aid policyManagementOperationsSeniorDirector, Revenue Operations (Fundraising)
GiveDirectlyRemoteRemote
GiveDirectly makes cash transfers to people in extreme poverty and is recommended by several independent evaluators.
Development finance and aid policyOperationsFinanceSeniorDirector of Venture Building, Labour Mobility
Africa Jobs FundRemote (Africa) (RemoteRemote
People from a poor country who find work abroad often earn many times what was possible at home.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceManagementSeniorVenture Builder, Labour Mobility
Africa Jobs FundRemoteRemote
A job in a rich country often earns someone from sub-Saharan Africa many times their current income, but there are still few companies that arrange that move well.
Development finance and aid policyFinanceResearchMid level
Roles with leverage, here in the Netherlands3 roles
This tier is about leverage. Most of these employers — ministries, regulators, universities, banks — would not say they work on one of the world’s largest problems, and nobody has vetted them as a whole. What we look for is different: roles that let you point more at the problem than your own hours. That might be money, or rules that bind a whole sector, or the work of dozens of other people, or an idea that is free to copy afterwards. A credit analyst at an agricultural lender can matter more than a programme officer at a charity. That judgement is ours, made role by role, and we always write down the reason. Competition here is usually a good deal lighter.
Manager Fondsenwerving & Communicatie
wildeganzen.nlAmersfoortOn site in the Netherlands
Wilde Ganzen raises around €35 million a year for local initiatives against poverty, and as manager you decide, with a team of fifteen, how that money comes in and whether donors stay.
Development finance and aid policyCommunications and outreachFinanceSeniorDutch requiredInternational Programme Director (Utrecht, 0,9-1,0FTE)
tearfund.nlUtrechtOn site in the Netherlands
In 2027 Tearfund Nederland will spend around € 23 million, mostly on emergency relief and development work through local partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Development finance and aid policyManagementPolicyExecutiveRaad van Toezicht leden
UtrechtOn site in the Netherlands
As a supervisory board member you do not run projects yourself, but you appoint and assess the executive board and approve the multi-year plans of an organisation that has been fighting poverty in Africa, Asia, Latin…
Development finance and aid policyManagementExecutiveDutch required
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