Senior Manager, Emergency Cash Delivery

GiveDirectly•New York, NY

3h•Remote

About The Position

GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest, with the goal of accelerating the end of extreme poverty. GD has raised over $1B and delivered cash to more than 2 million people in 15 countries, supported by research showing strong recipient impact. The organization is scaling its emergency response operations to reach more people faster with cash in crises. As a Senior Manager on the Humanitarian team, this role involves launching and overseeing rapid cash responses globally, driving organizational readiness, designing response strategies, managing program implementation, and supporting fundraising. The Senior Manager will manage a Program Manager and support staffing, budgeting, and internal/external relationships. The culture is candid, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical, with a global team spanning 21 countries and 69 languages. Values center on serving people, building an ambitious, dynamic, and high-performing environment, and fostering an inclusive workplace with high ownership, flexibility, and professional growth.

Requirements

Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly 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.
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.
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.

Nice To Haves

Prior humanitarian/emergency experience strongly preferred.
Preference for candidates with a strong partnership and relationship management background.
Fluent in a language other than English, especially French, Portuguese, Arabic, or other languages.

Responsibilities

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 improvement
Ensure 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
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 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

Benefits

Total compensation package (base compensation + bonus) falls within the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations.
No negotiation policy to ensure equitable pay.
High ownership
Flexibility
Take care of each other
Have fun
Create professional growth opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer
Commitment to Safeguarding
Reasonable Accommodations