GiveDirectly
Senior Manager, Emergency Cash Delivery
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Worldwide
Employer listed it 9h ago · Found 8h ago
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Salary
$115,000
Location
Worldwide
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Other
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About the role
GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist , NPR , TED , and The Washington Post . We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026.
Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth. Curious about what it's really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do . If they resonate, this could be a great fit!
About This Role
GiveDirectly is scaling its emergency response operations to reach more people, faster, with cash in the wake of crises. As a Senior Manager on the Delivery team, you will play a key role in building team capacity, strengthening response systems, and ensuring GiveDirectly can deploy effectively at scale. You will mentor and develop Delivery Managers and surge roster members, contribute to the strategic direction of the team, and serve in assigned functional roles during responses. This role does not currently carry direct line management responsibility, though this may be added as the team scales.
Senior Managers should be able to:
Understand and clearly communicate about the market/landscape and GiveDirectly's value proposition in their domain and across domains
Mentor teams and contribute to resource planning to develop individual members
Oversee excellence in design and implementation, with a constant drive to improve, iterate, and learn
What You'll Do
Support and Develop High-Performing Teams
Mentor and train Delivery Managers and surge roster members on response systems, tools, and operational best practices, building long-term capacity across the team
Participate in the evaluation of the team's learning opportunities and contribute to the professional development of individual team members with key performance indicators
Support quality assurance across responses, providing expertise and guidance to ensure consistent operational standards
Contribute to the strategic vision and direction of the Delivery team, in coordination with the Delivery Director
Support broader surge roster readiness, including onboarding and preparing internal and external surge staff for deployment
Strengthen Response Systems and Capabilities
Support steady-state work as assigned by the Delivery Director, including development of tools, protocols, and documentation
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of operational tools and protocols to accelerate readiness across a growing number of countries
Conduct operational diligence and feasibility inputs for potential responses, in coordination with the Delivery Director
Define, track, and report on operational efficiency metrics to support performance management and continuous improvement
During responses, serve in an assigned functional role as directed by the Delivery Director
Support Fundraising and External Representation
Translate field learnings and operational experience into inputs for donor proposals, updates, and campaign materials, in coordination with the Fundraising team
Represent GiveDirectly at external and internal forums as assigned, including media engagements as necessary
Requirements
- ·5–7+ years of experience: in a role focused on problem solving, team management, cross-functional collaboration and/or new business development. Prior humanitarian/emergency experience strongly preferred
- ·5+ years of experience: working in difficult settings, including low-resource and high-insecurity contexts
- ·3–5+ years of experience: providing direct mentoring or coaching to teams, with the ability to assess strengths and opportunities for improvement, as well as measure performance growth
- ·Analytical problem solving: looks at problems with an analytical and iterative mindset, with a strong framework for prioritization and the ability to bring structure and process to ambiguous problems
- ·Strong project management skills: the ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize and explicitly deprioritize, and hold a high quality bar
Benefits
- ·Base Salary: £73,900
- ·Bonus at Target Performance: 10% (~£7,390, with potential for upside. For reference, with the organization's current performance multiplier, this amount would be £8,646 in 2025)
- ·Estimated Total Compensation at Target: £81,290+
- ·Annual Benefits Stipend: £2,760
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from anywhere, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at GiveDirectly, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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