Full-Time Humanitarian Manager

GiveDirectly is scaling its emergency response operations. As a Manager on the Humanitarian team, you will play a critical role in supporting the design and delivery of rapid cash responses globally. You’ll coordinate program implementation, manage day-to-day operations, and contribute to fundraising efforts.

• Execute high-quality program delivery in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Manage projects and workstreams with a focus on operational excellence
• Support internal and external relationships, including partners, vendors, and donors.

Reports to: Humanitarian Senior Manager

Level: Manager

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel up to 50-60% including ~2 times per year for team retreats. Must be able to deploy on short notice in response to an emergency. This role incurs travel to potentially insecure areas.

• Coordinate design, planning, and execution of emergency response operations.
• Apply operational playbooks and deployment criteria to rapidly set up response programs.
• Conduct operational diligence, feasibility, and risk assessments.
• Track and report on program metrics to support learning and performance management.
• Liaise with partners, vendors, and subgrantees to ensure smooth execution.
• Become an expert in GiveDirectly’s tech systems and processes.
• Manage day-to-day activities of designated response.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to junior staff.
• Contribute to team goal-setting, impact tracking, and knowledge sharing
• Support new business development, donor reporting.
• Represent GiveDirectly in select internal and external forums.
• Ad hoc strategy projects that advance GiveDirectly’s global response capacity.

• Exceptional alignment with values and an active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.
• 3-5+ years of experience in a role focused on problem solving, team management, and/or new business development, including prior humanitarian/emergency experience
• Analytical problem solving: looks at problems with an analytical and iterative mindset.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong technical skills.
• Fundraising: Preference for candidates with a strong partnership and relationship management background.
• Strong communications skills
• Ability to orient in new context quickly.

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