About GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the poorest people in the world. The Brookings Institution estimates that $100B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. GiveDirectly wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a benchmark for foreign aid – as the index fund is a benchmark for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty.
GD has raised over $800M since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1 million people, and launched offices in 11 countries. We’ve also supported 19 large-scale, experimental research projects that indicate strong recipient impact of our programs – including the largest universal basic income experiment in history. We use concrete evidence to inform the design of our programs: from research results published in leading journals, to in-depth qualitative work. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.
We’re looking for exceptional talent to grow our collaborative, diverse team. Joining GiveDirectly provides the opportunity to work alongside individuals who come from 21 different countries and speak 69 different languages. We’re actively working toward an equitable and inclusive environment for all team members, and seek candidates who will bring diverse perspectives and experiences to our organization. We recruit from organizations across all industries: our team has hailed from sectors including start-ups, government, consultancies, investment banks, and nonprofits.
Across our global offices, our culture is candid, analytical, non-hierarchical, and fast-paced. We value ability, adaptability, and willingness to learn. We offer competitive salary and benefits, as well as performance-based bonuses.
Our programs in DRC
GiveDirectly DRC launched in 2018 to deliver unconditional cash transfers to poor, rural populations via mobile money, promoting food security, poverty reduction, and financial inclusion. We set out to demonstrate the operational feasibility and cost effectiveness of sending high volumes of digital cash transfers in one of the least developed countries in the world. In the 4 years since it began, GiveDirectly DRC has used mobile money to commit over $14M to over 65K beneficiaries in four provinces: South Kivu, North Kivu, Ituri, and Kinshasa. GiveDirectly’s work in DRC has scaled from compelling proofs-of-concept of mobile-money-based cash transfers, to bringing innovative mobile targeting technology to the urban poor in Kinshasa, in collaboration with the DRC’s social protection agency, the Social Fund of the DRC, to delivering cash completely contactlessly to recipients in Beni and Bunia impacted by the economic shocks of COVID-19. You will be joining Give Directly DRC at an exciting point in our history as we build and hope to launch multiple new programmes and strengthen our partnerships with the Government of DRC.
Role Overview
Working closely with the Country Director, the Senior Manager - External Relations will be a key point of contact for all GiveDirectly DRC partners based in Kinshasa, ranging from government partners and funders to coordination mechanisms, implementing partners, and mobile network operators. They will help GiveDirectly to establish a presence and stronger reputation in Kinshasa.
Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Nice to have
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve - as well as candidates from under-represented genders, ethnicities, and other groups. You can read more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here.
Read more about our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here and about our decision to move our central support teams to remote first here.
About the hiring process
Format: The hiring process follows the same general outline for all open roles:
First interview (30 mins)
Take home skills assignment (~2 hours)
Second interview (1 hour)*
Third interview (1 hour)*
Final interview (1 hour)
Reference checks (30 mins each)
*For some roles, second & third interviews are combined into a panel interview. If there are adjustments or variations on this process, those changes will be communicated during the first interview.
Venue: We conduct interviews over Google Meet with camera on (unless communicated otherwise).
Accessibility: Closed captioning is available during all Google Meet interviews, and interviewers will also post interview questions in the chat box throughout the call. If you need assistance accessing either of these features, please let your interviewer know at the start of your interview!
We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process for all of our open roles. If there are questions or concerns you have about the accessibility of our hiring process, we warmly invite you to reach out to careers@givedirectly.org.
**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**
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