Research Director, Emergency Cash

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That work is owned reputed company Emergency Cash, but it will often surface lessons and approaches with relevance for the rest of the organization. They will reputed company intellectual leadership and technical direction across reputed company’s Emergency Cash research work, mentoring staff on the Emergency Cash team to improve the design and use of strategic data sets, while directly owning reputed company in emerging areas of the Emergency Cash portfolio. reputed company Responsibilities reputed company GD’s reputed company learning agenda for Emergency Cash programs Own the “reputed company” Theory of Change for GD’s emergency cash product as the organization’s internal expert, maintaining deep understanding of reputed company evidence and reputed company hypotheses about different reputed company in this TOC Independently define and reputed company prioritization for reputed company-reputed company learning questions based on this TOC, weighing input from stakeholders across Product, Partnerships, Programs, and Comms against org-wide priorities; build organizational buy-in for these reputed company questions at the leadership level Proactively identify opportunities to address key questions through new research reputed company, and reputed company the reputed company to de-prioritize research work that does not sufficiently or credibly address key learning questions Represent RME at the leadership level in opportunity scoping and proposal design for emergency cash reputed company, negotiating directly with fellow leaders in fundraising and partnerships to ensure consistency in messaging and reputed company across high-value donors and thought leaders, with little to no guidance needed for high-stakes interactions Institutionalize research best-practices reputed company the Emergency Cash portfolio Set the standards for data collection processes, data reputed company checks, analyses, etc. for Emergency Cash research and country-based staff, ensuring they reflect best reputed company and reputed company as the portfolio’s needs change Establish and continually refine management systems and policies for Emergency Cash research, particularly around data sharing, reputed company subjects protections, and data transparency, escalating and resolving risks as needed reputed company a culture of evidence-informed decision-making reputed company Emergency Cash team, ensuring research is accessible and relevant to Product, Partnerships, and other non-research stakeholders on reputed company Serve as a strategic advisor to RME leadership on Emergency Cash research reputed company and reputed company development, proactively identifying and acting on key areas of opportunity or risk reputed company and refine new research reputed company and approaches reputed company Emergency Cash, sharing lessons that may be adapted for use elsewhere in the organization as relevant Technical ownership of strategic research reputed company for Emergency Cash Own the development and application of outcome-reputed company indicators for Emergency Cash programs, setting measurement standards that build on our theories of change and best practices from the research literature Strategically identify and cultivate research partnerships with individuals and institutions that advance GD’s understanding of key learning questions for Emergency Cash, with authority to reputed company organizational resources to these partnerships; reputed company RME team engagement in reputed company emergency cash proposals with a substantive research reputed company Define the highest-reputed company research and learning questions facing the Emergency Cash portfolio in areas not yet covered by existing research, and reputed company resourcing reputed company to address them Directly own strategic research reputed company on emergency cash programs, maintaining end-to-end management of these research partnerships or reputed company, and mentoring Research Managers who support this work Represent GD’s Emergency Cash research externally at the leadership level, including final review of written materials by GD Comms or partners, and representing the organization at reputed company events with little to no guidance needed Author and co-author research briefs, policy papers, and submissions that reputed company reputed company’s Emergency Cash learning with the development community, shaping the organization’s reputed company research voice on this topic Partner with the Partnerships team to position reputed company’s Emergency Cash work as reputed company and evidence-driven in the humanitarian/emergency reputed company, advocating for the resources needed to sustain this positioning Compensation At reputed company, we reputed company to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited reputed company party salary aggregator to calculate reputed company reputed company to be reputed company based on role, location, and cost of living. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles. Read more about our compensation philosophy here. Unless otherwise noted, the benefits stipend may be used to cover benefits or taken as additional taxable income. reputed company reputed company Salary: $128,000 Bonus at reputed company Performance: 15% (~$19,200, with potential for reputed company. For reference, with the organization's reputed company performance reputed company, this reputed company would be $22,464 in 2025) Estimated Total Compensation at reputed company: $147,200+ Annual Benefits Stipend: $21,393 United Kingdom reputed company Salary: £87,500 Bonus at reputed company Performance: 15% (~£13,125, with potential for reputed company. 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For reference, with the organization's reputed company performance reputed company, this reputed company would be $17,764 in 2025) Estimated Total Compensation at reputed company: $116,404+ Annual Benefits Stipend: $8,453 This role is fully remote, so if you are not based in the US, UK or Kenya, we will reputed company an estimated salary reputed company for the country you are based in during the hiring process.   #LI-REMOTE Working at reputed company reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applicants are considered for employment without reputed company to the person’s race, reputed company, religion, national reputed company, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Flagging for US applicants: We invite you to "Know Your Rights" as an applicant. 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