Deputy Country Director
Evidence Action, Malawi

Evidence Actionis a global nonprofit organization with an approach distinctive in international development we exclusively scale interventions that are backed by strong evidence and can be delivered with exceptional cost-effectiveness. Since our founding in 2013, we have reached over 515 million people globally with our interventions. We deliver high impact for every dollar spent, as recognized byGiveWell,The Life You Can Save, andCharity Navigator.

We do development differently:We take a data-driven approach to identifying, scaling, and continuously improving programs which deliver immense impact, ensuring these solutions measurably improve the lives of millions. OurDeworm the World Programhas helped governments in Africa and Asia deliver over 1.8 billion childhood deworming treatments, improving health, education, and incomes.Safe Water Nowprovides sustained safe water access to over 10 million people in Africa, preventing childhood illness and deaths.

We drive innovation:OurAcceleratorbuilds the next generation of exceptional programs, taking an approach most similar to a venture capital model. We are ruthless inexiting programswhich do not meet our criteria; those that advance deliver outsized impact for millions of people.

We are global:Across nine countries in Africa and Asia, our 700+ people are united by a tremendous passion for our mission and impact. We are strong because of our diversity of experience, geography, and background with over 90% of our people in the countries where our impact is focused.

We have big ambitions:Over the next decade, we’re setting our sights higher: We aim to reach over 600 million people globallyto fulfill our vision of a world where hundreds of millions of people in the poorest places have better opportunities and their lives are measurably improved. We believe in bold and urgent action because poverty doesn’t wait, and neither should we.

We need great people:Our success to date is due to the collective work of our amazing staff. To achieve our ambitious goals, we are looking for people who share our passion for evidence, cost-effectiveness, and scale. We seek individuals who take an entrepreneurial approach, enjoy tackling hard problems, and have a bias to action and results. If our vision and approach excite you as much as it does us, we invite you to join us.

Evidence Action’s Deworm the World (DtW) is an incredibly high-impact program, helping to deliver over 1.5 billion treatments to children for intestinal worms since 2014. Deworm the World provides technical assistance to governments to implement high-quality, cost-effective, and sustainable programming.

Evidence Action’s Equal Vitamin Access (EVA) is an extremely cost-effective program that supports governments in delivering iron and folic acid (IFA) treatments to over 13 million children annually to prevent iron deficiency anemia, a leading cause of malnutrition and disability worldwide. Equal Vitamin Access utilizes a school-based delivery model that costs just $0.50 per child per year.

This is an exciting time and opportunity to join a large-scale integrated program to provide technical assistance to the Government of Malawi to implement an integrated deworming and IFA supplementation program at scale to tackle intestinal worms and anemia among children. With the deworming program expected to reach scale in Year 1 of implementation and IFA supplementation to gradually scale up over the next 2-3 years, once at scale we aim to reach 3.5 million Malawian children annually with one or both interventions in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.

The Deputy Country Director is responsible for providing leadership, management, and oversight of all current and potential future Evidence Action programs in Malawi. Currently, in Malawi, Evidence Action has been delivering lifesaving access to safe water since 2015, through our Safe Water Now program. We are now expanding two other programs - Deworm the World, focused on mass deworming for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths, and Equal Vitamin Access, focused on iron-folic acid (IFA) supplementation to address anemia in Malawi. The Deputy Country Director will work closely with the Country Director, regional and global program and cross-functional teams, and partners to ensure the successful delivery of Safe Water Now, Deworm the World, and Equal Vitamin Access programs, with potential to oversee other programs as needed. This role involves developing, refining, and implementing effective program implementation strategies, ensuring program quality, managing budgets and teams, and fostering partnerships with key stakeholders.

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