HR Associate, United States

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 support flexibility, take care of each other, have fun, and create professional growth opportunities.

About the role

Role Overview: The HR Associate will play a key role in the day-to-day management day-to-day management of personnel, recruiting, and administrative functions, like payroll and benefits support and supporting hiring and onboarding new staff. The HR Associate is in charge of developing programs to improve performance, engagement, and satisfaction of our employees under the supervision of the U.S. Country Director and in close collaboration with the global Human Resources team. The HR Associate will have exceptional attention to detail, an ability to drive day-to-day execution, and a deep interest in GiveDirectly’s mission, organization, and values.  

Job Type: This is a remote, part-time, term-limited role that ends on December 31, 2025. Staff in this role can expect to work 20 hours per week. There may be an option for extension, dependent on project funding.

 

Reports to: U.S. Country Director

Level: Associate

Travel Requirement: This role may require occasional travel (2-3 times per year) to participate in team retreats and program launches. 

 

What you’ll do:

Recruitment and Onboarding

• Advertise vacant positions and maintain a data bank of received applications.
• Draft recruitment plans for all in-country recruitment roles.
• Post job ads on careers pages and process received applications. 
• Coordinate shortlisting of qualified applicants according to pre-specified criteria provided by hiring managers, and conduct preliminary screening interviews.
• Coordinate communication with candidates and schedule interviews.
• Ensure background and reference checks are completed.
• Issue employment contracts for part-time and full-time US Programs staff.
• Responsible for the onboarding processes including supporting orientation planning and scheduling and completion of all necessary new hire documentation and setup.

General HR Support

• Serve as main p