About the Role
The development sector sits at a pivotal moment: the use of data and evidence to drive impact at massive scale is now within reach. IDinsight is entering a growth phase that demands dedicated senior leadership to shape the organization's strategic direction, drive large-scale growth, and strengthen its positioning across the sector. The Chief Strategy & Growth Officer leads that work.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Chief Strategy & Scale Officer is a C-suite leader who owns the strategic arc of the organization - from defining where IDinsight is headed to ensuring it gets there. This is not a coordination role. The Chief Strategy & Scale Officer holds direct accountability for IDinsight's strategic planning, growth execution, and external positioning with the funders and partners who can unlock impact at scale.
Core Pillars
1. Strategic Definition, Execution, and Coordination
The Chief Strategy & Scale Officer owns how IDinsight sets, tracks, and delivers on its strategy - ensuring the organization's direction is clear, progress is measured honestly, and the Board and leadership are aligned. This includes:
- Owning IDinsight's strategy definition, including strategic planning cycles in close collaboration with the Exec team and Board.
- Running the annual OKR process and monitoring KPIs, including quarterly strategic reviews.
- Serving as the primary C-suite lead for Board management and engagement.
- Engaging the Board, Executive Team, and regional leadership to align on strategic priorities.
- Partnering with the Chief Impact Officer to ensure data and evidence drive internal impact.
- Leading cross-organizational strategic projects and supporting the global AI transformation strategy.
2. Strategic Growth Initiatives
- Developing and owning the scale and cost-effectiveness pillars of IDinsight's strategy.
- Scoping and standing up major strategic bets as growth ambitions evolve.
- Leading strategy for the Cost Effectiveness Unit, SDU, and global PMU strategy.
- Supporting investigations into transformative merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities.
3. External Strategic Positioning
- Building and stewarding organization-level strategic partnerships, particularly "big bets" (7- to 9-figure engagements) with the External Affairs team.
- Engaging deeply with data- and evidence-focused funders (especially the Effective Altruism community).
- Leading thought leadership output across forums, publications, conferences, and podcasts.
- Representing IDinsight across public and private fora.
First-Year Priorities
- Establish clear ownership of strategy definition, planning, and review cycles.
- Define the scale pillar and build out near-term scale-and-growth priorities.
- Establish key external relationships with data- and evidence-focused funders.
- Reach a decision through due diligence on 1-3 viable M&A opportunities.
- Ensure active and productive Board engagement.
Why This Role Matters
- Direct leadership over IDinsight's strategic direction, growth agenda, and external positioning.
- Unique intersection of rigorous evaluation, applied evidence, and frontier AI.
- Opportunity to build key organizational pillars and functions from the ground up.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Proven track record of leading an organization through significant scale growth, ideally with direct delivery experience in LMIC settings.
- Demonstrated fundraising capability with EA-adjacent, data-focused, and scaling-focused funders.
- Strong thought leadership presence, including published writing and public speaking.
- Ability to design and deploy organizational strategies reflecting macro trends and global development dynamics.
- Operational experience in LMIC settings, translating global strategy into regional execution.
- Experience with Board engagement, governance, and executive stakeholder management.
- Exceptional judgment, problem-solving skills, and bias toward action.
- High integrity and discretion.
- Deep alignment with IDinsight's commitment to rigorous, cost-effective, evidence-based impact.
Nice to Have
- Direct experience with mergers, acquisitions, or organizational integration in the social sector.
- Existing networks within EA, GiveWell, or Open Philanthropy funding ecosystems.
- Background in evidence, evaluation, or data science in development.
- Comfort with AI tools and their application to organizational transformation.
- Experience managing high-performing teams across multiple geographies.
