Senior Manager, Emergency Cash Delivery
GiveDirectly · Operations · Senior · 1mo ago
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Our team spans 20+ countries and 69 languages.
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- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
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 cash assistance effectively at scale during crises. You will mentor Delivery Managers and surge roster staff, support operational diligence for new crises, contribute to operational strategy, and deploy either remotely or in the field on short notice to lead emergency cash response programs.
What you'll do
- Mentor and train Delivery Managers and surge roster staff on response systems, tools, and operational best practices.
- Develop and improve operational tools, protocols, and documentation to accelerate emergency cash readiness across multiple countries.
- Deploy on short notice to implement and supervise emergency cash crisis response programs in the field or remotely.
- Conduct field assessments, coordinate logistics, liaise with local authorities, and ensure team safety and security during deployments.
- Translate field learnings into inputs for donor proposals, campaign materials, and external representation.
What you bring
- 5–7+ years of experience focused on problem-solving, team management, cross-functional collaboration, 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.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills and high alignment with GiveDirectly's core values.
- Willingness and ability to deploy on short notice to emergency response locations.
About GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is a global nonprofit that delivers unconditional cash transfers directly to people living in poverty and crisis, reshaping international aid by benchmarking it against direct cash transfers.
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