Operations and Procurement Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Lead the Admin and Procurement Function by managing a cross-site team, ensuring core logistics and admin support tasks are delivered on time and to high quality, overseeing office maintenance and security, and leading on procurement of visas and permits
• Design and Implement Systems to Improve Internal Operations by improving back-office systems such as procurement processes and inventory management, leading implementation of global procurement policy, and reviewing inventory and asset management systems
• Increase the organization's capacity for scale without compromising quality by training and supervising managers, enabling rapid scale-up of the team, assessing resource/capacity gaps, and designing and implementing solutions to address operational constraints
• Identify and mitigate risk by identifying key risk areas, building expertise on regulatory environment and compliance requirements, and supporting finance team in internal audit and financial review processes

This role creates positive change by ensuring GiveDirectly's operations in Malawi run smoothly and efficiently, enabling the organization to scale up its cash transfer programs that directly eliminate extreme poverty for millions of people worldwide.

Required qualifications:

• 5-7 years of work experience in relevant procurement, logistics or operational roles
• Bachelors/Masters in a relevant field
• Strong alignment with GD values
• Experienced people manager with demonstrated ability to deliver results through others and set up strong management processes
• Exceptional ability to logic through complex operational questions & run robust analyses to inform management and programming decisions
• Exceptional written & verbal communication skills for a range of audiences
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
• Enthusiasm for fast-paced environments with significant "learning by doing"

Benefits and culture highlights:

• Candid, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical culture
• Global team from 21 different countries speaking 69 different languages
• Organization genuinely centers the people they serve in decision making
• Ambitious, dynamic and high performing environment
• Support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities
• Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to reasonable accommodations
• No salary information provided in the posting

GiveDirectly aims to reshape international giving by providing cash grants directly to the world's poorest people, establishing cash transfers as a benchmark for foreign aid and accelerating the end of extreme poverty.