US Programs and Partnerships Manager

GiveDirectly

4d•Remote

About The Position

Rx Kids is a universal, unconditional cash prescription program providing $1,500 during pregnancy and $500/month for the first year of a child's life—to every expecting parent and infant in an Rx Kids community. Launched in Flint, Michigan in partnership with Michigan State University, Rx Kids has generated rigorous evidence and is now expanding to new states. GiveDirectly is hiring a Program and Partnerships Manager to support this expansion. The role spans the full arc of expansion: conducting analysis and building the case for a new geography, cultivating the funders and state partners needed to make it happen, and supporting operational launch once a commitment is secured. You will work directly with the Program Director, exercise independent judgment across complex workstreams, and represent GiveDirectly externally in select conversations. The right candidate brings both analytical rigor and strong relationship instincts—equally at home in a spreadsheet, in a room with a funder or state official, and in conversation with the parents we serve. You operate well without a playbook, move fast when the moment calls for it, and hold the details without losing sight of the strategic picture.

Requirements

Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.
3–5 years of experience managing multiple workstreams with limited supervision, ideally spanning both programmatic and partnerships responsibilities
A track record of getting things off the ground: you can take a new initiative from concept to execution, anticipate blockers, and keep things moving when there's no clear playbook
Strong critical thinking and judgment — you ask the right questions, synthesize information quickly, and make sound decisions with incomplete information
Comfort working with data, including an ability to ask the right questions, work with inconsistent or incomplete datasets, and translate findings into clear outputs
Strong organizational instincts - you build systems, maintain them, and proactively surface when something is at risk
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to represent GiveDirectly externally with professionalism
Ability to rapidly reprioritize based on shifting circumstances. You move toward the highest-impact opportunity without losing track of the longer-term pipeline.
Fluency in English is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in or familiarity with maternal/child health, early childhood policy, cash, or a related domain is a plus
Proficiency in other languages is a plus

Responsibilities

Conduct county-level research for priority states, synthesizing data on poverty, birth rates, infant mortality, and Medicaid coverage to identify highest-need geographies and model program costs from government and public health datasets
Research and map the stakeholder landscape in new states, identifying those aligned with maternal and child health, early childhood, or unconditional cash
Track multi-state pipeline across prospect, active, and committed stages—flagging risks and identifying next steps to maintain momentum
Build and maintain briefing materials, contact lists, and workplans across a multi-state pipeline
Support the Program Director in preparing for external meetings—drafting agendas, preparing background research, and developing presentation materials
With the Program Director and Fundraising Manager, draft concept notes, funder briefs, meeting follow-ups, and proposals tailored to specific audiences
Take independent responsibility for exploratory conversations, including inbound interest from new geographies, maintaining warm relationships and ensuring timely follow-through
As new sites move toward launch, support operational planning: developing staffing plans, marketing efforts, enrollment plans, and program design adaptations in coordination with internal teams and external partners
Lead identification, selection, and onboarding of local community partner organizations, build and maintain those relationships, and oversee their work in support of program goals
Lead hiring for site-level associates
Serve as a bridge between the Program Director, Rx Kids Michigan team, and on-the-ground site staff during critical launch phases
Lead adaptation of GiveDirectly's technology platform and processes for new sites, identifying needed configuration changes and seeing them through to implementation
Own budgets, workplans, and timelines across active expansion efforts, proactively flagging risks and proposing adjustments
Support execution of data sharing agreements, grant agreements, and MOUs as commitments are secured, drafting, routing for review and approval, following up to keep processes moving, and negotiating as needed
Provide substantive review of agreements, flagging issues and ensuring alignment with Rx Kids program principles