What you’ll do:

Design and implement high-quality programming:

• Oversee end-to-end design, planning, and execution of improvements to emergency response capabilities, coordinating internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery
• Refine and scale deployment criteria and operational playbooks to accelerate readiness across a growing number of countries
• Conduct operational diligence, feasibility, and risk assessments for individual disaster responses, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and context realities
• Define, track, and report on operational efficiency and impact metrics to support performance management and continuous improvementEnsure high-quality management of partners, vendors, and subgrantees to drive excellence in program execution
• Assess and advocate for required resources (e.g., budgets, staff) for project success; monitor ongoing utilization and adapt plans to address gaps or overages

Pursue new funding opportunities and represent the GD Humanitarian team, internally and externally:

• In coordination with the Emergency Cash Delivery Director, Country Directors, and Fundraising teams, identify and pursue response-specific and unrestricted emergency funding opportunities
• Translate field learnings and operational successes into compelling donor proposals, updates, and campaign materials
• Establish and maintain high quality relationships with designated donors and operational partners
• Represent GiveDirectly at external and internal fora, including but not limited to Town Halls, conferences, and media engagements

Manage and develop high-performing teams

• Manage a Program Manager and support broader surge staffing efforts to ensure GD can respond effectively to Tier 1 disasters
• Support team goal-setting, impact planning, and performance tracking across emergency responses
• Foster talent development through coaching, career planning, and clear accountability, with a focus on building long-term capacity within the team

Qualifications

• Alignment with GiveDirectly Values: exceptional alignment with values and an active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.
• 5-8+ years of experience in a role focused on problem solving, team management, and/or new business development. Prior humanitarian/emergency experience strongly preferred.
• Analytical problem solving: looks at problems with an analytical and iterative mindset, with strong framework for prioritization and ability to put structure and process to ambiguous problems.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize/explicitly deprioritize, and hold a high quality bar.
• Strong technical skills, including data analysis and ease with learning new third-party tech platforms and tools.
• Fundraising: Preference for candidates with a strong partnership and relationship management background.
• Strong communications skills: Skilled in speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating across multiple stakeholders.
• Enthusiasm for fast-paced environments, which may lack pre-defined playbook for success and involve significant “learning by doing.” Comfort with ambiguity and building systems from scratch.

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