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GiveDirectly · 1 day ago

Targeting Analyst, Emergency Cash

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

GiveDirectly is a non-profit organization that aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Targeting Analyst will identify and prioritize communities and individuals for cash assistance during crises, utilizing various data sources to inform targeting decisions and improve response strategies.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Analyze Humanitarian Needs for Program Targeting

Implement approaches for systematically assessing needs in crisis-affected populations

Incorporate humanitarian data sources (e.g., needs assessments, poverty statistics, vulnerability indices, displacement monitoring, etc) into GD’s targeting systems

Surface, test, and use novel data sources, such as from geospatial imagery, call detail records, social media, crowd-sourcing, etc

Provide clear targeting analysis with relevant subpopulations for emergency cash programs as a service to other teams, visualizing data on maps and dashboards

Based on determined targeting criteria, general recipient lists of individuals to be enrolled in GD EC programs

Provide targeting analysis services for both GD’s preparedness and response states – scoping and prioritizing relevant subpopulations based on pre-existing risks and delivering on-demand analysis during response deployments (remote)

Monitor and Analyze Crisis Events

Monitor global risks and crises, providing analysis for GD teams to make activation decisions

Communicate with humanitarian agencies, data providers, and crisis monitoring organizations to integrate reliable event and needs assessment data into GD’s workflow

Participate in product development from problem discovery and user requirements gathering to launch and iteration, working with engineering, data science, and operations

Conduct agile iterative experiments and pilots to validate assumptions about crisis detection and targeting, using results to refine strategy

Define and track success metrics for targeting tools, ensuring outputs are timely, relevant, and usable in the field

Maintain internal data source documentation, including a qualitative assessment of accuracy, reliability, and limitations of sources and datasets

Continuously evaluate and improve targeting approaches for speed, accuracy, and inclusivity, while maintaining humanitarian principles

Stay abreast of emerging technology and new data sources to ensure GD is leveraging cutting-edge approaches to targeting

Document learning to scale best practices across different contexts

Qualification

Humanitarian needs analysisData analyticsData visualizationSQLPythonRGeospatial data analysisStakeholder managementEmotional intelligenceProblem solvingProject managementAdaptability

Required

Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity

3-5+ years experience conducting humanitarian needs analysis — assessing vulnerabilities, interpreting crisis data, and applying frameworks such as the IPC, MIRA, or sectoral needs assessments — to directly inform operational planning

2+ years of experience producing data tools, with a track record of providing actionable, humanitarian information products to decision makers and operational teams

Demonstrated ability to design and implement reusable analysis approaches that scale across multiple contexts

High technical fluency across data analytics and data science – ability to ask the right questions, internalize technical tradeoffs between approaches, and shape complex data and technical challenges into operationally viable targeting strategies

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, including humanitarian agencies and data providers

Proven ability to thrive in fast-changing, high-stakes environments

Ability to adapt to change and navigate ambiguity and a curiosity-driven mindset

Ability to balance speed and rigor in high uncertainty