Global Procurement Senior Manager

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.

Location: This role is fully remote but must overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 3 hours. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visas in the U.S. or U.K. at this time.

About this role

The Global Procurement Manager will lead and strengthen GiveDirectly’s procurement systems across all country offices and global teams.

As GiveDirectly continues to scale globally, this role ensures that procurement practices are transparent, efficient, ethical, and compliant – aligning operational speed with strong governance standards. Reporting to the Director of Legal & Compliance and working closely with country Operations and Procurement Managers (OPMs), this role acts as the organization’s procurement center of excellence.

The Global Procurement Manager will provide strategic and hands-on support to teams across the organization – helping design, implement, and monitor procurement systems that uphold donor, legal, and internal standards. The role serves as a key bridge between Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Risk, embedding procurement governance across the organization.

This position also plays a critical role in safeguarding procurement integrity – implementing preventive controls, building staff capacity, and identifying and mitigating procurement risks. Over time, this role will help build a unified, globally consistent procurement model that strengthens accountability and trust across GiveDirectly’s operations.

Reports to: Director of Legal & Compliance

Level: SR Manager

Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits AND/OR add specific percentage

What you’ll do:

Procurement Leadership and Advisory

• Serve as GiveDirectly’s global procurement expert, advising leadership and country teams on procurement strategy, risk, and best practices.
• Oversee procurement activities for U.S. and global services, managing complex and high-value procurements when required.
• Support the annual procurement planning p