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 $700M since launching in 2011, delivered cash to more than 1 million people, and launched offices in 10 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.

We’re looking for exceptional talent to grow our collaborative, diverse team. Joining GiveDirectly provides the opportunity to work alongside individuals who come from 21 different countries and speak 69 different languages. We’re actively working toward an equitable and inclusive environment for all team members, and seek candidates who will bring diverse perspectives and experiences to our organization. We recruit from organizations across all industries: our team has hailed from sectors including start-ups, government, consultancies, investment banks, and nonprofits.




Across our global offices, our culture is candid, analytical, non-hierarchical, and fast-paced. We value ability, adaptability, and willingness to learn.

Our programs in Liberia

GiveDirectly Liberia launched in 2018 to deliver unconditional cash transfers to poor, rural households via mobile money, promoting food security, poverty reduction, and financial inclusion. We set out to produce a proof-of-concept for the operational feasibility and cost effectiveness of sending high volumes of digital cash transfers in one of the least developed countries in the world. To date, GiveDirectly Liberia has served over 175,000 recipients and delivered over 6 billion Liberian dollars directly to the poor. In less than 4 years, GiveDirectly’s work in Liberia has scaled from a compelling proof-of-concept of mobile-money-based cash transfers to the largest social protection program in the country.

In the context of COVID-19, GiveDirectly was selected as the provider for emergency cash transfers by USAID and the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, and as a key implementer for the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning’s National Stimulus Program for Market Women and Petty Traders. You will be joining GiveDirectly at an exciting time as we seek to expand our work in South Eastern Liberia reaching thousands more recipients

Role Overview

You will be joining GiveDirectly at an exciting time as we expand our work in Southeast Liberia reaching thousands more recipients. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of the GiveDirectly Liberia country office. Your role will involve building the processes, team, and partnerships that both enable the achievement of short-term goals and KPIs and create the conditions for long-term growth. You will be able to draw on resources from the partnerships, data & tech, finance and operations verticals, but will ultimately be accountable to both recipients and donors for delivering a gold-standard product. This is an outstanding growth opportunity for a rising star, hungry for their next big challenge. The ideal candidate is motivated, adaptable, passionate about addressing poverty in Liberia, and not afraid to roll up her or his sleeves to get the job done.

Reports to: Regional Director

Responsibilities

Program Management

• Ensure operational excellence across all programs
• Backstop, manage, and guide an operations team in overcoming challenges, staying on schedule, and delivering quality results
• Be accountable for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) associated with recipients paid, recipient experience, and operational efficiency

Partnership Development

• Own revenue targets and drive fundraising opportunities, maintaining a robust opportunity pipeline to sustain year over year growth
• Identify strategic partnership opportunities
• Build and manage high quality relationships with donors
• Design ambitious cash transfer programs and accompanying budgets

Internal Audit

• Collaborate and coordinate with GiveDirectly’s Recipient Safeguarding and Advocacy team in order to prevent misconduct and protect our recipients, including designing appropriate controls
• If necessary, provide leadership and oversight of investigations of alleged misconduct, ensuring zero tolerance for fraud and best in class safeguarding standards

Relationship Management

• Work with national and local government officials to secure permissions for maintenance and expansion of programs
• Communicate about GiveDirectly to donors, the media, and other partners

Team Management

• Motivate and coach a large team, including direct management of the country management team
• Build capacity of managers at all levels by ensuring that they have clearly defined metrics for success, regular feedback on progress, and exciting growth opportunities
• Promulgate practices and norms that animate GD’s core values
• Take reasonable steps to ensure the safety and security of the GD team
• Identify key areas in need of hiring / redundancy planning and buffer to increase the resiliency of the team

Strategic Planning

• Lead strategic planning for GiveDirectly in Liberia
• Set and manage towards country goals, that create a roadmap for our success in Liberia

Required Skills And Experiences

• 5+ years of relevant experience – e.g. in consulting, program management, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, partnership development, or country management – with a track record of demonstrated excellence and increasing responsibility
• Enthusiasm for fast-paced, innovative environments lacking pre-defined playbooks
• Team management experience, including hiring and building teams
• Strong relationship management abilities
• Exceptional communications skills: written and verbal, including with senior audiences
• Strong organizational and/or project management skills
• A high degree of autonomy and resilience.
• Problem solver: you look at problems with an analytical and iterative mindset, with a strong framework for prioritization. You can run robust analyses to inform management and programming decisions.
• Fluent in English
• Alignment with GiveDirectly Values, including the ambition to pursue industry-changing success.
• Active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity.

Desired Skills And Experiences

• Experience working in Liberia and understanding of the Liberia context is highly desired
• Experience in partnerships and business development.

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 – as well as candidates from under-represented genders, ethnicities, and other groups. You can read more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here.

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
• A monthly benefits allowance that covers health, dental, and vision monthly premiums
• Unlimited PTO (that we encourage staff to take!)
• Desk allowance and flexible work location

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.

About The Hiring Process

Format: The hiring process follows the same general outline for all open roles:

First interview (30 mins)

Take home skills assignment (~2 hours)

Second interview (1 hour)*

Third interview (1 hour)*

Final interview (1 hour)

Reference checks (30 mins each)

• For some roles, second & third interviews are combined into a panel interview. If there are adjustments or variations on this process, those changes will be communicated during the first interview.

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

Accessibility: 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.

**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.**

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RTI International is recruiting to fill the following positions:

1.) Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
2.) Deputy Chief of Party

 

See job details and how to apply below.

 

1.) Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

 

Job Summary:

RTI’s International Education Division is supporting education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management and practice in order to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, DFID, DFAT and other donors and clients.

 

The International Education Division is currently seeking a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Director for an upcoming Education Systems Strengthening project in Liberia. The MEL Director must have education and program management experience, interpersonal skills, and professional relationships. This is a full-time position based in Monrovia, Liberia.

 

The anticipated 5-year Liberia Education Systems Strengthening Activity, will work in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to address system-wide constraints and increase the MOE’s capacity to provide decentralized and inclusive education, monitor progress, and sustain improved learning outcomes for all children and youth. The activity will support the central MOE to improve education data, resource management, and accountability, and work to improve county-, district-, and school-level governance processes and systems. The activity will target education officials and professionals at the central, county, district, and school level with its capacity development interventions with the end goal of improving education outcomes for children and youth.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of the MEL plan for the Activity, including indicator selection and definition, target setting for all indicators, planning of all necessary data collection and analysis.
• Oversee and directly contribute to the development and implementation of M&E tools and systems to collect, ensures that outputs from all Activity data systems – whether focused on technical delivery, administrative/operational efficiency, or monitoring and reporting – are coordinated to support decision-making by the COP and Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Develop and support the design and implementation of end of project evaluations, surveys and other components of the program M&E system, develop and deploy strategies that drive widespread adoption of Activity’s data systems and tools.
• Develop high quality quantitative and qualitative methods and participatory methodologies to monitor program quality for performance and results; design appropriate feedback mechanisms to assess whether approaches implemented by the project are effective.
• Working closely with the COP, lead a team of M&E officers and provide training to staff, primary stakeholders, and implementing partners in data collection and analysis
• Contribute to adaptive approach throughout the entire project; design program learning plan, ensure that findings from all monitoring, assessment and survey activities are fed back into the project and disseminated to stakeholders and consortium partners for continuous program adjustments.
• Lead data systems strengthening efforts, building the capacity of government and other stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with members of RTI’s MERLA team to achieve project M&E goals.

 

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2.) Deputy Chief of Party

 

Job Summary:

RTI’s International Education Division is supporting education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management and practice in order to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, DFID, DFAT and other donors and clients.

 

The International Education Division is currently seeking a Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) for an upcoming Education Systems Strengthening project in Liberia. The DCOP must have the education and program management experience, interpersonal skills, and professional relationships. This is a full-time position based in Monrovia, Liberia.

 

The anticipated 5-year Liberia Education Systems Strengthening Activity, will work in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to address system-wide constraints and increase the MOE’s capacity to provide decentralized and inclusive education, monitor progress, and sustain improved learning outcomes for all children and youth. The activity will support the central MOE to improve education data, resource management, and accountability, and work to improve county-, district-, and school-level governance processes and systems. The activity will target education officials and professionals at the central, county, district, and school level with its capacity development interventions with the end goal of improving education outcomes for children and youth.




 

Specific Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the COP, Finance and Administration Director, and Technical Leads as part of the senior leadership team to determine and support strategic objectives of the project.
• Lead to develop technical strategies and activities at the national, regional, and local levels, including conceptualizing new activities related to emerging trends and initiatives.
• Train and coach Ministry of Education officials, school administrators and local partners and community and school-based organizations in support of project related activities and objectives.
• Develop training and coaching program for Ministry officials, school administrators, local partners and community and school-based organizations to meet project objectives.
• Provide technical direction and oversight in the design, implementation, and monitoring of workplans and budgets.
• Supervise, either directly or indirectly, staff to carry out activities in the portfolio; in doing so, ensure activities are on track, meet RTI’s technical quality standards, and are delivered on schedule and on budget.
• Ensure adherence to USAID, project, corporate, and in-country policies, and procedures governing all technical work.
• Oversee and participate in the preparation of necessary technical and program-related reports, including presentations, peer-reviewed publications presenting innovation on health policy, and white papers.
• Represent the project and organization, as needed, and participate in outside associations, conferences, and symposia.
• Contribute to external communications and relationships.

JOB ROLE

The Country Programme Assistant is accountable for a range of administrative and programme support functions pertaining to coordination and execution of field operations.

S/He works collaboratively with the Regional Programme Liaison HQ and with the colleagues in the Regional Team, and with the Country Operations Analyst as relevant, to ensure consistency, cohesion and synergy in administrative and programme related matters.

Key results/major activities may include

• Programme/Project Support (COSOPs, design, implementation, completion)
• Resource Management and Office Support
• Managerial Functions

KEY FUNCTION AND RESULTS

1. PROGRAMME/PROJECT SUPPORT: The Country Programme Assistant ensures the availability of timely, complete and accurate information and data to support the efficient and effective delivery of IFAD-supported projects, on behalf of their assigned country teams in all project phases (COSOP, Design/Implementation/Completion) for those activities in the Region.

Responsibilities may include:

• Assistance in drafting of Terms of References preparation for missions members (COSOP, design, implementation support, completion)
• Support the preparation of documents and their alignment to IFAD standards and procedures (e.g. for project design report), monitoring to ensure timely submission to internal review processes and presentation to Governing Bodies;
• Organize in-country meetings with internal and external project/programme stakeholders (e.g. project team meetings, negotiations, meetings with governments, country visits of senior management, learning events, etc.), including preparation and dissemination of relevant documentation and scouting for venues and related activities (e.g. maintaining data in IFAD corporate systems) ;
• Data base input of new investment projects/grants/programmes in IFAD’s Grants and Investment Projects System (GRIPS) and Operational Results Management System (ORMS) during design stage (e.g. log frame and planned milestones) as well as entering and updating data in IFAD’s Grants and Investment Projects System (GRIPS) and Operational Results Management System (ORMS), and extracting of project and country strategy information as required;
• Upload and profile required documents for records management and knowledge management purposes (e.g. in the Operations Library (ODC), on xdesk, through IFAD’s electronic records management system), and share of information with project partners and other stakeholders as required.

2. OFFICE SUPPORT: The Country Programme Assistant ensures that the full range of activities pertaining to country programme administrative operations follow established regulations, rules and procedures.

Administrative responsibilities span travel, human and financial resources, and procurement. Responsibilities may include:

• Prepare programme related travel arrangements, including related PeopleSoft Financials Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) transactions, for staff located in IFAD’s RO/MCOs/country office(s) , including input of mission dates in corporate system, handling of visas and logistical arrangements, and supporting staff in being compliant with UNDSS recommendations on travel;
• Logistical assistance during recruitment processes of non-staff personnel, e.g. consultants and interns, and related procurement activities, including PeopleSoft input and data maintenance
• Carry out HR and Financials ERP related transactions and initiating payment requests;
• Support the administration and execution of allocated programme related budgets and perform the first- level review of administrative expenditures, as required;
• Provide office assistance, dealing with routine document administration (including managing incoming and outgoing communications and maintaining office records and filing systems) as required;
• Provide background/supporting documentation upon request, formatting/drafting standard components of documents ensuring timely submission of appropriate documentation into IFAD’s records management system;
• Perform other administrative activities relating to the running of the office, as required and assigned by the head of the office.

3. MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONS: The Country Programme Assistant is accountable for integrity and transparency in the administration of IFAD resources. This includes providing inputs into the country office budget preparation exercises and monitoring sub-allotments issued; implementing procurement processes and assisting in contract close-out procedures; effective use of ERP functionality for improved business results; simplification of transaction and reporting processes; and improved client services, supervision of support staff, as applicable.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR

The key results have an indirect impact on the overall team efficiency in country office support and success in implementation of regional programme operations. Accurate data entry and presentation of information enhances IFAD’s position as a strong development partner. The information provided facilitates project/programme support activities and programme decision-making.

JOB PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

Organizational Competencies – Level 1:

• Building relationships and partnerships – Builds and maintains effective working relationships
• Communicating and negotiating – Communicates effectively; creates understanding between self and others
• Demonstrating leadership – Personal leadership and attitude to change
• Focusing on clients – Focuses on clients
• Learning, sharing knowledge and innovating – Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge & innovates
• Managing performance and developing staff –
• Managing time, resources and information – Manages own time, information and resources effectively
• Problem-solving and decision-making – Demonstrates sound problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Strategic thinking and organizational development – Personal influence
• Team working – Contributes effectively to the team

Education:

• Level – High School certificate (e.g. A level and Baccalaureate)
• Areas of focus – accounting, business administration, economics, finance, or related areas.

Experience:

• At least four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative and programme support experience in UN agencies, development institutions, government service and/or other relevant organizations.
• Qualifying work experience in country programme Country programme support, support to Operations, loan/grant administration, and resources and planning. Experience with International financial institutions, development cooperation agencies, etc., would be an asset. Must be a national of, or hold a valid working permit for, the country of assignment.

Languages:

• Required: English (4 – Excellent)
• Desirable: French, Spanish or Arabic

Skills:

• • Logistics management: Know-how in logistics support specific to position, such as Travel Management (including travel arrangements, visa administration, etc.), Event organization (e.g. organization of conferences, (virtual) meetings, retreats, trainings), etc.
  • Procedure adherence: Ability to strictly adhere to established, formal guidelines, including in new situations
  • Procurement: Know-how in the application of the procurement policies, rules and regulations applicable to IFAD HQ and/or Country Programmes/Projects, including for complex individual cases
  • Record management: Know-how in record keeping (e.g. proper handling of records and systems to preserve institutional memory, including correspondence logs, office filing and reference systems, etc.)

• Time management: Adherence to deadlines under time constraints and pressure (e.g. to deliver governing body documents on time); ability to coordinate and manage complex workflows and in-house and external teams
• Basic ICT & digital fluency: Expertise relevant to the specific role (e.g. in-depth, computer information systems, including micro-computer operating systems software, hardware and applications software and other office technology equipment), end-user computing configuration management
• Initiative and good judgment: High sense of proactive initiative-taking and good judgement (including on security matters)
• Interpersonal skills: Ability to deal patiently and tactfully with others (e.g. visitors, clients, callers, etc.), including senior individuals (e.g. high-level meeting participants)
• Listening: Effective and active listening to others; understanding and acting upon indirect statements
• Problem solving: Strong systemic and structured thinking, ability to identify and dissect problems into components and formulate a comprehensive set of creative viable and sustainable solutions and strategies
• Verbal communication: Clear, succinct and convincing verbal communication; highly professional, balanced and diplomatic language
• Written communication: Clear, succinct and convincing written communication in the language needed for specific role; highly professional, balanced and diplomatic language (e.g. for drafting of position papers, briefings, etc.)

OTHER INFORMATION

In the interest of making most cost effective use of funds and resources, we are only able to respond to applicants who are short-listed for interview. Candidates who do not receive any feedback within three months should consider their application unsuccessful.

Applicants for this vacancy MUST BE NATIONALS of the country in which the position is located (Liberia). IFAD is committed to achieving gender diversity. Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

Click “Apply” to read the full job description and submit your application

Deadline for applications: 12 August 2022

Ref. VA 4875

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Job Description

Programme Manager, Integrated WASH

Location: Monrovia, Liberia

Deadline: 13 December 2021

Interviews: 25 January 2022

Salary: Grade F [USD25,590 – USD28,149 pa] with excellent benefits

It’s hard to believe that today 844 million people do not have clean water and 2.3 billion do not have a decent toilet – around one in three of the world’s population. Every two minutes a child under five dies from diarrheal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation.

WaterAid’s Integrated WASH programmes implements water, sanitation and hygiene activities intended to contribute to other critical human development themes such as education, sexual reproductive health, water resource management and climate, health and nutrition. Programme activities are implemented in healthcare facilities, schools and communities in parts of Liberia.

WaterAid Liberia is looking for a Programme Manager to play a vital role in our mission to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere by 2030.

As lead for programme management. You will be responsible for developing and managing WaterAid’s Integrated WASH Programme and maintain strategic relationships with relevant partner organisations, national government, local governments, external partner organisations and private sector to effectively deliver the programme. water supply, sanitation and hygiene projects.

Working within the WASH Programme Team , the Program Manager will be responsible for:

•  Contributing to the development of the Country Programme strategy by ensuring the designs properly articulate and contribute to the intentions of integrating WASH programme in other aspects of human development
•  Leading on integration of WASH Governance, Urban WASH and Integrated WASH programme, promoting innovation, learning and scalability, recognising WaterAid’s programme quality standards. c0hJFfj B2MyfS
•  Managing and supervising all projects and partnerships under WaterAid’s integrated WASH programme, ensuring effective planning and provision of technical support for project implementation and reporting.

To be successful, you’ll need to have:

•  A degree or professional qualification in a relevant subject (i.e. water and sanitation engineering, geology, hydrology, international development, programme management, economics or other social sciences).
•  Post graduate qualification in a social development subject, with strong background in WASH or related field is desirable.
•  Significant experience of community-based water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects.

Successful candidates will have to be fully committed to WaterAid’s vision, mission and values and a way of working that demonstrates this, with the ability to communicate this enthusiasm to others.

By 2030 we want everyone everywhere to have clean water, sanitation and hygiene. We need you to help us make it happen. If you bring your expertise, passion and professionalism, we’ll give you a lot back.

We started because no NGO like us existed. We’ll end when no organisation like us is needed. In the meantime, we’re making great progress – since 1981, we have reached 25 million people with clean water and, since 2004, 24 million people with sanitation.

We’re looking for people who share a commitment to our vision. We’re looking for people with an appreciation and respect for different people and ideas, and the energy and expertise to help tackle the most important challenges.

In return, you can expect to get inspiration from the change you help make happen, a sense of belonging and the feeling of being part of a global community. You will also experience stimulation and fulfilment, the chance to grow, and space to be yourself at your best. This is our pledge to you.

How to Apply:

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If you are interested in the position and have the right skills and attributes, send your application, consisting of a letter of interest and a CV to recruitmentwli@wateraid.org, using ‘Programme Manager’ as the subject of the email.

Additional Information:

Please note: to apply for this role you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Liberia.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate preemployment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality.

Only candidates shortlisted for interviewing will be contacted within two weeks of the closing date for applications.

No recruitment agencies please.

 

Qualified and interested individuals should click on the button below to apply.

 

 

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