Grace Jackson

Grace Jackson currently serves as the Country Director for Malawi at GiveDirectly, holding several key positions since April 2022, including Director of Risk Systems and Safeguarding and Acting Chief of Staff. Prior experience includes significant roles at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from September 2020 to March 2022, where Grace led the Afghanistan Task Force on Resettlement Policy and oversaw development efforts in eastern DRC. Grace's tenure at the Department for International Development (DFID) spans from 2013 to 2020, marked by leadership in Iraq policy, Ebola response initiatives, and managing humanitarian programs, particularly in DRC and Sierra Leone. Academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and a Master in Public Affairs in International Development from Princeton University.