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.
Location: Remote, preferably resident in Africa (Preferably Mozambique)
About This Role
The Finance team currently supports all financial activities in 13 countries, 10 being in Africa. As a member of the global finance team, the role will be delivering finance and payments responsibilities for our programs and stakeholders, in collaboration with other functions of the Finance team.
You are a great candidate for this role if you have a payments and treasury background, are adaptable to quickly changing environments and have great communication and analytical skills.
Reports to: Finance Associate
Level: Coordinator
What You’ll Do
Payments
- Support the payment cycles including issuing payments and resolving exceptions using standard and efficient methods.
- Resolve problems or issues with payments or funding.
- Recommend efficient payment processes across all GD operations/countries based on the best practices.
- Provide support to the Finance team as required in order to meet the department’s objectives.
- Help run country finance operations eg. Petty cash counts, asset counts, finance liaison with authorities (tax, statutory filings), etc.
- Ensure monthly bank reconciliations are complete with no exceptions.
Risk/ Compliance
- Adhere to the control and compliance culture in the organisation.
- Understand and implement controls and compliance requirements with external stakeholders like tax regulators and payment partners.
- Support in-country audits, special reporting to donors and regulatory bodies on request.
- Be compliant with regulations, internal policies and guidelines.
What You’ll Bring
- Alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies is expected. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
- 2+ years of professional experience in accounting or finance, with at least 1 years of experience in a treasury or payment roles.
- Working language competence in English. Knowledge of French and Portuguese will be an added advantage.
- Competence in Excel and financial & accounting software (e.g. Intacct, Emburse, QuickBooks).
- Bonus: Proven experience working in a fast-paced, high volume, or matrix work environment.
- 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.
Why work at GiveDirectly?
Role
At GiveDirectly, we work to ensure that you have everything you need to excel in your role and on your team, including:
- 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).
- Unlimited PTO (that we encourage staff to take!).
- Desk allowance and flexible work location.
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 annual Mozambique base salary for this role is the equivalent of $17,839.
This role is fully remote, so if you are not based in Mozambique, we will share an estimated salary benchmark for the country you are based in during the hiring process.
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.
Want to put your best foot forward on your GiveDirectly application? Take a look at our Candidate Application Prep Guide!
Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/givedirectly/jobs/4506594005?gh_src=oIcbvw
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Expiration date: December 20, 2024
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Location: Maputo
