Program Director
Company: WAM Foundation
Location: Hyde Park
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Salary: 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.
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