Program Director

Weiss Asset Management Foundation is growing! We are hiring a Program Director to 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 reduce 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 grant portfolio has positively impacted millions of lives. We have supported programming and research across multiple sectors, including evidence-based nutrition programming for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition, policy-oriented research of water purification efforts reaching hundreds of millions of people, and catalytic initiatives 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

As Program Director, you will oversee a cost-effectiveness-driven Request for Proposals, work directly with leading development economists and practitioners on the Allocation Committee, and manage a large and expanding portfolio of high-impact grants. The role combines analytical rigor and operational excellence across the grantmaking cycle. You will report to the Managing Director and work with the growing Foundation team.

The position is best suited for an experienced program professional (5+ years of experience). We are particularly interested in candidates with exposure to development economics and evidence-based grantmaking.

Responsibilities

The Program Director manages the Foundations RFP program. The responsibilities outlined below are indicative of the work for the role. The Foundation operates as a small team, and the role requires flexibility to meet evolving organizational needs.

RFP Management

• Design and run a cost-effectiveness based RFP, translating strategic priorities into a portfolio of high-impact grants.
  
  

Proposal Evaluation

• Exercise strong judgment in due diligence on proposals.
• Coordinate and synthesize evaluations by external reviewers.
  
  

Allocation Committee Engagement

• Oversee the development of concise, decision-focused briefing materials for Allocation Committee review.
• Support Allocation Committee deliberations and funding decisions.
  
  

Grant Management & Performance

• Manage grant approval processes, including milestone design and grant agreement negotiation.
• Monitor grant performance and manage adjustments to funding, milestones, and metrics.

Compensation and Eligibility

We expect the total compensation package for this position to be in the range of $170,000 $200,000. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications and competitive with similar roles. This range is benchmarked against comparable Program Director roles at leading philanthropic organizations.

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.