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Senior Global Director of Country Operations
Location
Kenya
Posted
114 days ago
Salary
$120K - $145K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Global Director of Country Operations
GiveDirectly
• Strengthen and standardize country operations • Ensure clear roles, crisp accountability, and strong operating routines • Define and implement simple, scalable operating models across HR, finance, procurement, compliance, IT, security, and risk • Embed global standards in context-appropriate ways that reduce friction so dollars reach recipients faster and more reliably • Coordinate and represent country office realities in global standards setting, priority setting, and resource allocation • Ensure rollout of global standards in ways that are context appropriate, user-friendly, meaningful, and rigorous • Oversee financial management across all country offices ($350M+/year), ensuring budgets enable scale and mitigate risk • Establish clear KPIs, dashboards, and operating reviews to maintain cost-efficiency • Oversee new country launches and compliant wind-downs with clear playbooks and risk mitigation • Coordinate across functions to ensure smooth execution • Translate operational insights into repeatable systems, tools, and automation that reduce manual work • Champion continuous improvement and technology adoption to scale efficiently and nimbly • Maintain a global risk framework and lead or support crisis management when needed • Serve as the operational bridge between country leadership and global teams, ensuring priorities are well-resourced and executed consistently
Job Requirements
- Proactive thinker and systems builder
- Track record of delivering results and owning increasing responsibilities
- Gets things done. Thrives in a lean, fast paced, and hands on environment
- Excellent ability to influence and manage diverse stakeholders, including change management
- Able to juggle a wide range of responsibilities reliably and nimbly
- Diverse work background: Has demonstrated adaptability across high-performing contexts and demands e.g. in AI/tech, management consulting, or other private sector
- Operations breadth across functions like finance, HR, procurement, compliance, ethics, IT, audit, and/or risk
Benefits
- 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)
- Flexible paid time off
- Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development
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