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. 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, dynamic 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 support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.
Job Description
Internal Audit Field Manager (IA FM)
About the Role
The Internal Audit Field Manager will play a central role in ensuring that GiveDirectly delivers a gold standard product to donors and recipients. The Internal Audit Field Manager (IA FM) serves as the key eyes of the organization and the country leadership on the ground and will be responsible for regularly synthesizing updates on team key performance indicators (KPIs), data-backed project risk trends reporting, building and sustaining team morale and culture, as well as reporting on field successes and challenges.
The IA FM will work entirely independently and separately from the rest of the program implementation teams, while managing a team of Associate Field Managers (IA AFMs) and/or Field Officers (IA FOs) located in multiple project locations across the country.
The IA FM will lead a Programs audit team that is mandated to monitor, detect, and resolve program-related risks like fraud and safeguarding violations through a variety of workstreams, including field-based surveys, risk monitoring spot checks, risk trends review and analysis, and case management. They will own the overall program audit process, including tracking performance of their teams, achieving survey and case resolution targets, building a culture of team cohesion, mentorship and professional development, monitoring project risk trends and identifying opportunities for risk mitigation and process improvement.
This role will require sharp judgment on operational issues and challenges, strong communication and interpersonal skills, exceptional personnel management and a strong commitment to GiveDirectly’s values, culture, mission and model. This role will require regular travel to the field locations where we are working.
The Internal Audit team is strictly anonymous, with related communications/correspondences being firewalled from GiveDirectly’s Program implementation team. The IA Field Manager is also anonymous and firewalled, and manages an anonymous team whose communications are also strictly firewalled. By joining as an IA FM, you must agree to do your work with a high degree of confidentiality, anonymity, and independence.
Location: Initial duty station will be Maputo city, with field travels to other Provinces within Mozambique. Later, the duty station will shift to any other province with active projects
Directly reports to: Internal Audit Program Manager
Directly manages: Internal Audit Associate Field Managers and Field Officers
Employment type: Contract
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Design – prevention & mitigation of risks (25%)
- Working closely with the IA PM, lead the team to conduct community risk scoping ahead of project launch in order to map the extent, nature, and range of risks that exist within the communities that we plan to work with.
- For partner-based implementation projects, take a lead in designing and conducting partner data quality checks to ensure that accurate data is being considered for enrollment.
- Take a lead in designing project delivery workplans to track daily and monthly team performance against set targets and KPIs.
- Review and assess implementation tools for the programmes team to ensure that they are sufficient for the identification and detection of key risks associated with the project
- Work with the IA PM in order to design country and project-level risk registers; and continuously review the existing ones
Systems-oriented risk monitoring (50%)
- Work with the IA PM to define and review risk classifications based on projects and locations.
- Take the lead in investigating cases that have been deemed to be high risk – this will include end-to-end management from the initial recipient engagement to reporting the issue internally, investigating the case, providing feedback, and closing the case in line with case management standards
- Ensure cases and issues open for investigation are resolved as per the set timelines
- Lead the IA team in undertaking community-based fraud risk intelligence monitoring at regular intervals throughout the project cycle, including transect walks and recipient feedback exercises
- Create and maintain reports and dashboards that reflect team performance in relations to the set team target.
- Periodic review of the cases and investigations undertaken by the programmes team to inform feedback and training areas for the programs team.
- Vet new versions of surveys and recommend survey improvements as necessary (e.g. potential process gaps)
- Assess risk trends and the underlying causes of risks related to GiveDirectly’s unconditional cash transfer programs, and proactively escalate high trending risks.
- Lead the internal program audit team in detection of risks such as safeguarding, fraud, abuse, and undeclared conflicts of interest; by ensuring confidential reporting, proactive detection, in-depth investigations and case management of the risks whenever they occur.
- Provide the lead in examining and spot-checking the quality of the program team’s data against set GD data quality standards and report any cases of inconsistency.
- Work with other GD global data teams to develop survey tools required to perform the function.
- Raise ideas for continuous improvement of the enrollment process/recipient experience; execute process improvements and ideas raised by the IA PM/Country Director
- Escalate any key risks that are identified on the ground to the IA PM.
Team management (15%)
- Build and nurture a healthy work culture within the team that aligns with the GD values by modelling an ethical behavior that encourages the team to adhere to GD policies, culture and values, and to also report misconduct within GD staff, partners, community and recipients.
- Encourage teamwork and improve morale through mentorship, affirmations, and various management initiatives
- Build and manage work plans for all projects while also supporting the direct reports to supervise delivery of the daily, weekly and monthly targets as outlined in the workplan
- Conduct team quality checks through field shadowing and data reviews of team survey data input, investigations and case notes, and provide coaching, mentoring, and performance oversight to ensure quality internal audit and case management outcomes.
- Conduct staff career growth needs assessments (through structured surveys and 1:1 sessions) and liaise with the country HR Manager to deliver robust professional development sessions internally and externally
- Coach AFMs and/or FOs who are underperforming by providing frequent, structured, and proactive feedback, and coordinating disciplinary measures whenever necessary.
- Identify, interview, hire, onboard and retain high-capacity program audit country teams
- Develop a team with a high capacity for problem solving, critical thinking, and strong analytical and communication skills
Other roles (10%)
- Where necessary lead and support hiring and onboarding processes for both your team and the wider IA team
- Assist the IA PM with hosting visitors to the project location
- Work with country support teams – Human Resource, Finance, Administration to ensure your team has everything they need to perform their work.
- Maintain an active, visible and consistent commitment to the standard of behavior and ethics that is required throughout every aspect of the organization as stipulated in the Code of Conduct Statement
- Assist with response to “crisis” events (e.g. refusal spikes, government shutdowns, coordinated fraud, etc.) both within your country and the wider IA team
- Promote effective team culture by encouraging recognition of positive achievements, planning team events periodically, and other team-building initiatives
- Support the IA – Director with tech-related fraud prevention innovations work through different inputs as may be requested from time to time
Required qualifications:
- Minimum of BSc/BBA in related fields ( relief/humanitarian response, community development, social work, field-related compliance/M & E, etc.)
- 5+ years experience working in a similar role (for example: risk management, beneficiary protection & safeguarding, fraud prevention, cash transfer delivery monitoring) with vulnerable communities.
- Experience working in a humanitarian and insecure environment, navigating government relations, and coordinating with security personnel.
- Experience working in an International NGO settings, including working in partnership with local CBOs and NGOs to ensure aid deliveries to vulnerable persons.
- Empathy, honesty, and the highest standards of integrity. High emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, especially with talking to people living in vulnerable communities
- Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making skills. Strong ability to show good judgment when resolving complex problems, strongly grounded on referenceable data.
- Strong understanding of how local community governance structures operate.
- Technological literacy – the manager will be required to use a smartphone, tablet, or computer to accurately record recipient data and run analysis to inform reporting and decision making. In addition, the Internal Audit Manager will be required to use Google Suite, Excel, Salesforce, and other programs. (Advanced experience is not required, but candidates should be comfortable using technology).
- Strong interest in advancing the distinctive values and mission of GiveDirectly
- Fluency in spoken and written English, and any other local languages
Other preferences / nice to have
- Comfortable relocating to and living in any of the Districts in Nampula and/or other Mozambique provinces.
- Professional certifications in project management, criminology and investigations, risk management, or any related certifications.
GD Values
Recipients first. We prioritize recipient preferences over donor preferences or our own.
Team Next. We do what is best for the success of the organization – not the individual.
Be proactively candid. We say what we believe and are honest in sharing information.
Create positive energy. We strive to be a source of energy – not drain it – for our colleagues.
Think rigorously. Act Quickly. We are intellectually rigorous and oriented towards action – not debate.
Know yourself and grow. We recognize and accept our imperfections with a focus on growth
Accept reality. Propose solutions. We don’t dwell on problems. We are actively working to create solutions.
Be productively ambitious. We take the risk of pursuing industry-changing successes, not marginal advancements.
**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.**
Working at GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.
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Commitment to Safeguarding
As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty, 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 abuse or misconduct related matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.
These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with, and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.
**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance when it comes to preventing, reporting, or responding to any form of abuse or exploitation.” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**
Reasonable Accommodations
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the role, please email us at careers@givedirectly.org with the email subject “Accommodation Needed”. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.
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