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Location: Beira, Mozambique

Reports to: Country Director

Role Overview

As GiveDirectly expands our work in Sofala province and beyond, the Senior Manager will work closely with the Country Director in the design and implementation of our programs, and ensure the successful delivery of unconditional cash transfers to poor households via mobile money, promoting food security and poverty reduction. They will also be responsible for leading our field team and setting a vision for our projects.

Specific responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Country Director to prioritize support areas (i.e. create the project pipeline for your own role)
• Become a cross-country expert who can effectively disseminate key learnings and areas for improvement across our different areas of operation.
• Design and deliver discrete projects often within fixed and tight timelines at a predetermined operational quality bar
• Work with external parties to carry out collaborative program designs for bespoke foundation or institutional funded projects
• Conducting desk/field-based recon to establish operational feasibility & view on main design features
• Inputting on design of initial pilot and assisting with set-up (e.g. government permission, initial work plan etc)
• Managing all aspects of ground operations, including hiring, training and managing a team of 30+ field staff at a time
• Owning quantifiable targets like operational efficiency
• Building relationships with government and other external stakeholders
• Assisting with implementation of research/academic partnerships on the ground
• Supporting outreach and communications effort
• Assisting with synthesis of key results, including recommendations for operational model/broader sector

Qualities we’re hiring for:

• Exceptional management consulting and/or project management track record at a high-performing organization
• Strong operational acumen (including the ability to rapidly get up-to-speed on GD field model) & penchant for problem-solving in contexts with a limited pre-existing playbook
• Deep ownership mindset (i.e. the default assumption that when you identify a problem, you’re likely going to be the one to solve it!)
• A versatile generalist who is comfortable taking on a wide array of projects
• Comfortable with handling large and messy datasets on excel and carrying out basic data analysis
• Willingness to travel and work from differing working locations, some of which will be remote
• Passion for the role cash transfers can play in giving recipients choice & driving impact at scale
• Strong alignment with GD values

• Assist with design and set-up phase of special projects
• Working proficiency in Portuguese and English required

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in a relevant field
• 5 plus years experience in the development sector
• Demonstrated success in a high-performance work environment
• Strong interest in advancing the values and mission of GiveDirectly
• Exceptional communication, organizational, and analytical skills
• Ability to approach tasks with resourcefulness and to work in a highly self-directed manner
• Ability to manage day-to-day operations while simultaneously building more robust, efficient systems

Compensation

At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to ensure that staff’s total compensation package (base compensation + bonus) falls within the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles.

• The gross base salary for this role is $70,000.
• Annual bonus with a 10% bonus index.
• A robust health insurance plan.