Impact Modeling and Measurement Fellow
- Organization
- GitLab Foundation
- Location
- Remote (U.S.-based)
- Job Type
- Part-time, up to 30 hours per week
- Deadline for Applications
- 11/10/2023
- How to Apply
- Please submit a cover letter, resume and brief writing sample (1 to 3 pages) related to poverty reduction, economics, grantmaking, impact investing, impact measurement, or a related topic to demonstrate ability to write clearly and succinctly. Submit all three documents in one PDF, Google Doc or Word document to info@gitlabfoundation.org by EOD November 10, 2023.
- Where to Apply
- https://www.gitlabfoundation.org/fellowship
About GitLab Foundation
The GitLab Foundation is supporting people to grow their lifetime earnings through education, training, access to employment, and systems change on a global scale. Through our investments, we hope to support people who are living below a living wage to significantly grow their income. Our North Star goal is to maximize increases in lifetime earnings for every dollar we invest. We have an ambitious impact target of driving over $100 in lifetime earnings increases per dollar we spend as a foundation. Our vision is of a world in which one million more people can afford a better life. The GitLab Foundation is an independent private foundation, associated with GitLab, Inc. You can learn more about GitLab Foundation by viewing our website and public Handbook.
The Team
We are building a talented, diverse group of leaders to work in a highly collaborative start-up environment as we develop our organization and launch our initial investments. We believe that a diversity of backgrounds and experiences will help us create the strongest team possible, and that our team should include members from philanthropy, front-line nonprofits, the private sector, research institutions, and beyond. We are striving to build a culture of respect, curiosity, transparency, compassion, experimentation, debate, rigor, and a bias for action through our organizational values.
Your Role
The Impact Modeling & Measurement Fellow will play a key supporting role on the team reporting to the Director of Impact Measurement and Analytics over the course of six months. You can learn more about the Gitlab Foundation’s approach to fellowships in our handbook. Read about our approach to impact modeling, measurement and learning here.
Estimate potential impact of grants
Conduct cost-benefit analysis and financial modeling
Support impact evaluation projects
Conduct literature reviews and summarize research
Track impact monitoring data
Build impact dashboards and visualizations
Synthesize learnings across the grantmaking portfolio
Desired Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes
Demonstrated mission-, impact-, and outcomes-orientation
Experience or training in impact management, impact measurement, or impact evaluation
Familiarity with grantmaking and/or impact investing due diligence processes
Strong research, quantitative and qualitative analysis
Advanced expertise in Excel and Google Sheets, including for financial modeling
Familiarity with statistical software (e.g., STATA, SPSS, SAS, R, Python)
Expertise in developing public-facing data visualizations using tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, ArcGIS)
Ability to collect, synthesize and report data from multiple stakeholders and adapt research products
Strong oral and written communications skills, with the ability to deliver quantitative and qualitative data in a compelling way, including the ability to explain complex data analysis, visualizations, and insights to non-technical audiences
Comfortable with giving and receiving feedback for improvement
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes the initiative on tasks and challenges
Ability to work on undefined projects and take a flexible approach to problem solving
Experience with agile ways of working a plus
Requirements, Compensation and Benefits
Must be authorized to work (and based) in the U.S.
Remote part-time position (temporary): January 3, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Pay range: $30-$40 per hour
Estimated time commitment: up to 30 hours per week
Anticipated travel: 2 trips (domestic) throughout the duration of the fellowship. Travel costs to be covered by the GitLab Foundation
Participation in team meetings
Additional Information
Requirements, Compensation and Benefits
Must be authorized to work (and based) in the U.S.
Remote part-time position (temporary): January 3, 2024 – June 30, 2024
Pay range: $30-$40 per hour
Estimated time commitment: up to 30 hours per week
Anticipated travel: 2 trips (domestic) throughout the duration of the fellowship. Travel costs to be covered by the GitLab Foundation
Participation in team meetings
