GiveDirectly
201-500 employees
Nonprofit Organization Management
Philanthropy
International Development
About GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization that pioneers direct cash transfer programs to people living in extreme poverty. Founded in 2008, the organization leverages technology and rigorous research to deliver unconditional cash directly to recipients, empowering them to make their own decisions about how to improve their lives. GiveDirectly operates primarily in East Africa and has expanded its programs to include disaster relief and refugee assistance. Their mission is to transform the way aid is delivered by focusing on transparency, efficiency, and the dignity of recipients.
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Description
- The Director, Emergency Response Delivery will lead the delivery of GiveDirectly’s emergency response programming globally, ensuring rapid, dignified, and evidence-based cash relief to people affected by crises.
- Responsibilities include overseeing implementation from activation to closure, establishing operational standards, managing multiple deployments, and ensuring alignment with organizational standards.
- The role involves building and managing a high-performing emergency response team, developing operational playbooks, SOPs, and readiness tools, and ensuring safety and risk management.
- The director will also represent GiveDirectly to external partners, donors, and coordination clusters, and contribute to operational reporting and proposals.
- The position requires extensive experience in humanitarian programming, crisis management, cash and voucher assistance, and leadership in complex environments.
- The role is fully remote with a requirement to overlap with East Africa time zone, and involves up to 60% international travel.
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Requirements
- Deep commitment to GiveDirectly’s values and belief in the dignity and autonomy of people living in poverty.
- 10+ years of experience in humanitarian programming, with significant field-based roles managing multi-country or large-scale operations.
- Significant experience working in challenging humanitarian contexts and overseeing security and risk management frameworks.
- Excellent judgement in fast-paced crisis settings.
- Strong understanding of humanitarian systems, including coordination mechanisms, donor engagement, and response frameworks.
- Proven experience designing and managing cash and voucher assistance (CVA) or similar direct aid programs.
- Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and critical thinking in high-pressure, uncertain environments.
- Willingness to reimagine humanitarian and emergency response approaches and technologies.
- Excellent cross-cultural communication and ability to lead diverse, distributed teams.
- Commitment to fostering inclusivity and equity, both internally and externally.
- Fluency in English; additional languages such as French preferred.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary based on role, location, and cost of living, calculated via third-party salary aggregator.
- Salary in the US: $154,000; UK: £106,374; Kenya: $120,000.
- Fully remote role with local benchmarks shared during hiring.
- Support for an inclusive and accessible work environment.
- Commitment to safeguarding and zero tolerance for abuse or exploitation.
- Reasonable accommodations available during application and interview process.