GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2 million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist, NPR, TED, and The Washington Post. We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026. 

Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth. Curious about what it's really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do. If they resonate, this could be a great fit!

Program Manager

Location: Maputo or Nampula, with extensive travel to program sites (e.g. Nampula, Sofala, Maputo)

Reports to: Program Director

Level: Manager

About GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to over 2 million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, backed by a large and growing body of research. Our work has been covered by The Economist, NPR, TED, and The Washington Post, and we were named one of Time100's Most Influential Companies of 2026.

In Mozambique, GiveDirectly delivers large-scale unconditional cash transfers to households in Nampula province, is scaling a national cash transfer program in partnership with the Government of Mozambique, and is building MobileAid, a rapid cash-response model for emergencies. Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical; we support high ownership and real professional growth.

About This Role

The Program Manager (PM) will own end-to-end field operations for one or more GiveDirectly Mozambique programs. The PM will be instrumental in driving enrollment and payment targets, building and managing field teams, coordinating with telecom and mobile money partners, government counterparts, and community leaders, and surfacing operational and safeguarding risk early. This is a high-autonomy role with significant responsibility for building the team and processes beneath it.

The PM will sit within the GiveDirectly Mozambique senior leadership team, and cross-functionally with Global Programs, Fundraising, Technology, Data, Safeguarding, and Internal Audit teams. We're looking for someone highly independent and solutions-oriented, comfortable moving between strategic ownership and hands-on tactical work, who thrives with limited day-to-day supervision in a fast-paced, tech-driven operating environment.

What You'll Do

Program Management & Delivery (~50%)

• Own end-to-end operations for enrollment, verification, and payment delivery, setting and tracking quantifiable targets (households enrolled, disbursement timelines, operational efficiency).
• Serve as GiveDirectly's engine for continuous improvement of enrollment, follow-up, and recipient-experience processes.
• Coordinate with mobile money and telecom partners (e.g. Vodacom, Movitel) to ensure smooth, secure payment delivery, and lead troubleshooting when payments stall or are delayed.
• Monitor operational and fraud risk in coordination with GiveDirectly's Internal Audit team; identify and close loopholes.
• Uphold safeguarding standards across field operations, and design enrollment, payment, and community-engagement processes that prioritize recipients’ safety.
• Monitor security conditions in areas of operation to keep staff and recipients safe, and adapt field plans as conditions change.
• Lead survey design and updates