Job Overview
Location
San Francisco
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Management
Date Posted
April 23, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Senior Manager, Special Projects at GiveDirectly leads high-impact, high-ambiguity initiatives to unlock large-scale funding and partnerships from technology and innovation sectors, driving step-change impact for people in poverty.
- • Day to day, you will identify and shape high-potential opportunities, own end-to-end execution of priority initiatives, lead cross-functional collaboration across Product, Programs, Research, and Finance, build and manage external relationships with senior stakeholders, develop tailored partnership strategies, and support leadership engagement with CEO and Board.
- • GiveDirectly is a globally recognized nonprofit that has delivered cash transfers to over 2 million people in 15 countries, raised over $1B since 2011, and is celebrated for its evidence-based, innovative approach to ending extreme poverty through direct cash transfers.
- • In this role, you will develop strategic thinking, executive influence, and partnership-building skills while contributing to transformative global poverty solutions in a candid, agile, and high-performing culture that values ownership, inclusivity, and impact.
🎯 Requirements
- • 7+ years of experience in a fast-paced, high-performance environment (e.g., consulting, technology, startups, nonprofit fundraising)
- • Proven track record of tenacious problem solving, ownership, and delivering results in ambiguous, high-stakes contexts
- • Strong cross-functional leadership skills with ability to align senior stakeholders without formal authority
- • Experience shaping, securing, or supporting multi-million-dollar partnerships, investments, or strategic initiatives
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially for high-stakes, external-facing materials
- • Fluency in technology-driven environments and ability to engage credibly with technical or product-oriented partners
🏖️ Benefits
- • Base salary of $125,000 with target bonus of 10% (~$12,500), leading to estimated total compensation of $137,500+
- • Annual benefits stipend of $21,393, usable for benefits or as additional taxable income
- • Robust health benefits plan (details vary by country)
- • Flexible paid time off encouraged for staff
- • Allowances for desk setup and learning and development
- • Supportive, high-trust team culture that values hard work, care, and professional growth
Skills & Technologies
About GiveDirectly Inc.
GiveDirectly Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers unconditional cash transfers directly to people living in extreme poverty using mobile payment technology. Founded in 2009, it operates randomized controlled trials to measure impact and publishes transparent results. Programs target households in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi, Liberia, and the United States, with emergency responses in disaster zones. Funding comes from individual donors and institutional partners, and over 90% of each donated dollar reaches recipients. The organization advocates for cash as a benchmark in international aid and influences governments and NGOs to adopt direct-giving models.
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