Senior Research and Evidence Consultant

About the Company

Prevail is a new foundation dedicated to pursuing bold goals. We set a social change goal, find philanthropists who have a similar vision, raise a pooled fund, and then make grants. Rather than choosing a general issue area, each pooled fund chooses a simple, targeted goal.

Responsibilities

• Help frame the comparison by defining impact metrics and evidence-levels frameworks
• Review academic studies, evaluations, and third-party sources for approximately 20 organizations
• Synthesize evidence to identify how and why intervention models work or break down
• Manage and update the cost-effectiveness model based on research insights
• Contribute to the final decision memo to inform the launch of a new fund

Requirements

• 6+ years in research, evaluation, philanthropy, or consulting
• Experience with evidence reviews or cost-effectiveness analyses informing funding or policy
• Ability to synthesize academic and field evidence in low- and middle-income contexts
• Strong independent judgment and ability to work through ambiguity

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with cost-effectiveness analysis (BOTEC or CEA) or GiveWell-style approaches
• Domain knowledge in livelihoods, economic empowerment, or poverty programming