Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization that delivers cash transfers to people living in poverty across multiple countries. The Flex Senior Manager will lead global programming by managing end-to-end projects, designing and launching programs, developing partnerships, overseeing teams, and identifying new business and fundraising opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Own a rich project management plan and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure successful end-to-end execution
- Design operational models for new programs, including assessing trade-offs of different design decisions (e.g., targeting, payments, customer service)
- Define, track, and report operational and efficiency metrics
- Dynamically identify operational vulnerabilities (e.g. fraud, brand risk etc) and create solutions to de-risk
- Directly supervise multi-layered teams whose responsibilities include field team hiring and management, operations quality assurance, and business diligence support
- Lead cross-functional project teams, managing internal stakeholders and ensuring strong delivery of projects
- Directly manage one or more Managers to deliver high-quality operations and programming
- Create a strong team culture rooted in GD’s values. Cultivate and grow exceptional talent
- Establish and maintain high-quality relationships with donors and operational partners
- Drive communication and alignment across a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including GD senior management, donors, operational partners, researchers, and payment providers
- Contribute to project design and project-manage new opportunities
- Scope new markets, including operational diligence, feasibility, and risk assessments for pilots and inbound proposal
- Identify and pursue fundraising opportunities for new programs
- Collaborate with partnerships team to create content to drive donor conversations and position GiveDirectly as a leader in the global cash space
Skills
- This role is fully remote but must overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 4 hours
- We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time
- You will be expected to travel on short notice and might need to spend significant time in any of GiveDirectly's countries of operation
- You will be expected to travel on short notice and might need to spend significant time in any of GiveDirectly's countries of operation. Estimated travel is ~50-60%
- Exceptional alignment with [GiveDirectly Values](https://www.givedirectly.org/givedirectly-values/) and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity
- We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve
- 4-7+ years of work experience in a problem-solving heavy role (field management, consulting, analytics)
- Exceptional ability to work analytically through complex operational questions & run robust analyses to inform management and programming decisions
- Strong communications skills, including speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating across diverse audiences
- Enthusiasm for dynamic environments, which may lack a pre-defined playbook for success and involve significant “learning by doing”
- Ability to approach tasks with resourcefulness and to work in a highly self-directed manner
- Ability to manage day-to-day operations while simultaneously building more robust, efficient systems
- Experience and high comfort level working in developing-country or high-risk settings
- Experience working in conflict settings
- Understanding the context in our countries of operation strongly preferred
- Fluency in multiple other GiveDirectly working languages (French, Portuguese)
Benefits
- United States: Bonus at Target Performance: 10% (~$11,470, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be $12,776 in 2025)
- United States: Annual Benefits Stipend: $21,393
- United Kingdom: Bonus at Target Performance: 10% (~£7,500, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be £8,354 in 2025)
- United Kingdom: Annual Benefits Stipend: £2,760
- Kenya: Bonus at Target Performance: 10% (~$8,140, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be $9,068 in 2025)
- Kenya: Annual Benefits Stipend: $8,453
- Unless otherwise noted, the benefits stipend may be used to cover benefits or taken as additional taxable income.
- A supportive team that works hard and cares hard
- A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
- Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take
- Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development
- This role is fully remote
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