Program Director – Emergency Cash

🕒 August 6

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $128k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

📋 Program Manager

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GiveDirectly

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2009

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

💰 $1M Grant on 2018-03

Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

GiveDirectly is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating poverty by providing direct cash transfers to individuals in need around the world. With a mission to help people living on less than $2. 15 per day, GiveDirectly empowers recipients to make their own financial decisions by delivering unconditional cash directly to them, leveraging mobile money technology. Their innovative approach has led to broad recognition and has been studied in numerous research projects. By bypassing traditional aid mechanisms, GiveDirectly aims to efficiently and scalably transform lives, offering targeted assistance in regions such as Bangladesh, Kenya, and the United States, among others.

📋 Description

• Expand GiveDirectly’s U.S. emergency response capabilities, partnerships, and ambition • Lead program implementation and in-the-moment partnerships for fast, dignified disaster responses • Improve and scale technology-enabled emergency response systems, including targeting and damage assessment tools • Lead operational and technical improvements for major U.S. disasters • Pursue and close new partnerships • Manage and grow dedicated and surge staff teams • Support U.S. portfolio staffing, budgeting, fundraising, and new business development • Collaborate with GiveDirectly’s global emergency response teams • Set vision, build teams, advocate for resources, and communicate GiveDirectly’s value proposition • Oversee end-to-end disaster response design, planning, implementation, and continuous improvement • Identify and operationalize geographic and damage targeting tools • Develop operational processes and partnership agreements with third-party platforms or governments • Assess program design trade-offs, risks, feasibility, and go/no-go decisions • Manage partners, vendors, subgrantees, subcontractors, and internal and external stakeholders • Develop resource requests, manage budgets, and monitor resource utilization • Build the team needed to respond to major disasters and oversee hiring, performance management, offboarding, and talent development • Manage Senior and Program Managers and support their management of field teams • Identify fundraising opportunities and support the full deal cycle from feasibility through contracting and close • Maintain donor and operational partner relationships • Represent GiveDirectly at conferences, media engagements, Town Halls, and other forums • Drive communication and alignment among senior management, donors, partners, researchers, and payment providers • Report to the U.S. Executive Director

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of experience managing large-scale program delivery in complex funding environments • Prior humanitarian or emergency experience strongly preferred • Strong technical skills and product sense • Experience with data analysis and evaluating, stress-testing, and building technology platforms and tools • Strong partnership and relationship management background, especially sourcing and deploying cash • Experience working cross-functionally with finance, grants, and partnership teams • Ability to communicate clearly with state agencies, funders, and internal leaders • Strong project management, problem-solving, follow-through, emotional intelligence, and inclusivity • Detail-oriented with focus on program outcomes and timelines • Comfort operating in ambiguity and managing complex risks • Enthusiasm for fast-paced and surge work environments • Ability to give and receive direct, honest, and constructive feedback • English language required; Spanish and additional languages are a plus • Must be able to travel approximately 3–5 times per year for team retreats, convenings, or program visits • Must be able to work East Coast hours • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.; GiveDirectly cannot sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas in the U.S. or U.K.

🏖️ Benefits

• A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement • Opportunities for staff development and growth • Competitive salary, including bonus • Robust health benefits plan • Unlimited PTO • Desk allowance • Flexible work location • $3,000 referral reward for a Senior Manager or above role, paid if the referral is hired • $500 referral reward for a Manager role, paid if the referral is hired • Closed captioning and interview questions posted in chat during Google Meet interviews • Reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process and to perform essential functions