Associate Field Manager - Internal Audit

About GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s poorest. The Brookings Institution estimates that $70B of cash transfers would be required to eliminate the poverty gap; the aid sector currently spends $135B each year, much of it on evidence-free interventions. GiveDirectly wants to change that, establishing cash transfers as a benchmark for foreign aid – as the index fund is a benchmark for the financial industry – and in the process accelerating the end of extreme poverty.

GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1.5 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve also supported large-scale, experimental research that indicates strong recipient impact of our programs. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies by Fast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, This American Life, Foreign Affairs, and The Economist.

Our culture is candid, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, together come from 21 different countries speaking 69 different languages. Team members bring experiences from the private sector, NGOs and government. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, former management consultants to public servants, researchers to field operations -- it’s an incredible group of people.

Our values are central and deliberately opinionated. We genuinely center the people we serve in our decision making, and strive to build an ambitious, fast moving and high performing environment. We strongly encourage you to read through our values carefully, if they reflect how you like to work and energize you, this could be a great fit.

We work hard to create an environment in which all our team members can thrive, succeed and grow. We actively seek to recruit individuals from the communities we serve, and are constantly working to foster a workplace that supports diversity, and is truly inclusive in reality, not just intent. We support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Job Title: Associate Field Manager - Internal Audit

Location: Kiryandongo, Uganda

Reports to: Program Manager, Internal Audit 

Overview: 

The Associate Field Manager - Internal Audit will play a central role in ensuring that GiveDirectly delivers a gold-standard product to donors and recipients. The Associate Field Manager will manage the Internal Audit Field Officers (IA/FOs) based in the field. The Associate Field Manager will serve as the key “eyes and ears” resource on the ground for the Internal Audit Field Manager and Programs Manager and will be responsible for regularly synthesizing updates on team performance as well as field successes and challenges. The role will reward exceptional personnel management, organizational skills, high-quality judgement on operational challenges, and a strong commitment towards driving both team and individual productivity and quality.

Responsibilities:

1. Tracking IA FOs productivity & quality of deliverables, including reviewing operational reports, and discussing team and individual performance with the IA FM and PM.
2. Identifying opportunities for risk mitigation and keeping the IA FM informed of the required key process improvements.
3. Coaching FOs on challenges that come up in the field. Providing additional case-specific input as requested by FOs. Exercising judgment and escalating recurring issues or questions to IA FM to align on approach.
4. Shadowing staff in order to identify areas for improvement and professional development, particularly during staff training.
5. Developing daily work plans and leading the execution, as well as submitting and managing the expense requests of the field team incurred thereof.
6. Providing the lead in examining the quality of Field team data against set GD data quality standards and reporting any cases of inconsistency.
7. Reporting any identified cases of fraud and bribery by GD staff and or recipient(s).
   

Qualifications

• Bachelors' Degree in Relevant Field.
• Work experience in Monitoring and Evaluation will be an added advantage.  
• Fluency in Sudanese Arabic, Juba Arabic, Dinka or Nuer will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Exceptional leadership ability with demonstrated success in motivating and developing junior staff.
• Exceptional ability to solve complex operational challenges in the field and ability to work in MS Excel.
• Alignment with GiveDirectly’s core values and commitment to advancing GD’s mission.
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, and team-player mentality.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly independent and self-directed manner, while effectively communicating upwardly about gaps and risks.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills and the ability to represent the organization effectively to external parties.

This is a field based role role on a temporary project (3 months) and applications for this role will be processed on a rolling basis.

Read more about our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here and about our decision to move our central support teams to remote first here.

GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

US applicants only:  We invite you to "Know Your Rights" as an applicant.

Commitment to Safeguarding

As a global organization serving some of the world’s most vulnerable communities, GiveDirectly takes the safeguarding of its recipients, staff, and partners seriously. To that end, GiveDirectly is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and will systematically check with previous employers about any sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment issues relating to potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.

GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we serve, and prevent harm to our recipients.

Interview Venue and Accessibility

We conduct interviews over Google Meet with camera on (unless communicated otherwise).

Closed captioning is available during all Google Meet interviews, and interviewers will also post interview questions in the chat box throughout the call. If you need assistance accessing either of these features, please let your interviewer know at the start of your interview! 

We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process for all of our open roles. If there are questions or concerns you have about the accessibility of our hiring process, we warmly invite you to reach out to careers@givedirectly.org. Please include the word "Accessibility" in the email title.

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