Director, Mothers & Babies
Overview
GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest.
Job Description
GiveDirectly has established a Product team responsible for identifying new program areas for exploration and implementation, as well as deepening our impact in existing program areas.
Responsibilities
- - Set strategy, define the hypotheses, and drive focus
- - Own the product vision and multi-year strategy, translating it into annual and quarterly goals and clear “go/no-go” decision points.
- - Design and iterate on program model and recipient experience
- - Build scalable delivery and partnership models
- - Drive the learning agenda and evidence narrative
- - Support fundraising and go-to-market
- - Lead cross-functional execution without formal authority
Required Skills
- - Exceptional alignment to GD values, passion for our mission, and commitment to recipient dignity and empowerment
- - 8+ years of professional work experience in similar role or function (product, programs, business development, partnerships)
- - Proven leadership ability and management experience in building high performing teams
- - Experience working with a distributed team in a multicultural environment
- - Strong, succinct communications: Skilled in speaking, writing, presenting, and negotiating across multiple stakeholders
- - Analytical problem solver: Looks at problems with analytical and iterative mindset, with strong framework for prioritization
Benefits
- - A positive and supportive team with opportunities for advancement
- - A demonstrated commitment to helping all staff develop and grow
- - A competitive salary, including bonus
- - A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
- - Flexible paid time off
- - Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development
About the company
GiveDirectly is a nonprofit organization that helps people living in extreme poverty by delivering unconditional cash transfers directly to recipients via mobile payments. Operating across countries including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Bangladesh, the DRC, and the United States, GiveDirectly enables governments, foundations, and individual donors to move resources efficiently and transparently to those who need them most. By using technology to identify recipients, deliver payments end-to-end, and rigorously measure impact through randomized controlled trials, GiveDirectly is reshaping international development—putting choice and agency in the hands of recipients while building one of the most scalable, evidence-driven models in global aid.
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