GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by allowing donors to provide capital 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 which is allocated to evidence-free interventions.
- Job Type: Full Time, Remote
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Abia
- Job Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
Role Overview
- The Field Officer will play a critical day-to-day role in delivering GiveDirectly’s gold-standard cash transfer product to donors and recipients. The Field Officer will be responsible for reviewing the recipient surveys and associated processes that facilitate GiveDirectly’s unique cash transfer model.
- The role will reward high-quality judgment on operational questions and challenges, work ethic, communication skills, and a strong commitment to GiveDirectly’s mission and model. In brief: The Field Officer- Internal Audit will be expected to audit the work of the enrolment team, whose core responsibility is surveying households and enrolling them in our programs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess our field processes and recommend any corrections and improvements as and where seen.
- Measure the quality of FO data against set data quality standards and reporting any cases of inconsistency.
- Assess our field team’s compliance with GD field processes and policies.
- Identify and report key risks associated with GD’s program in the community.
- Report any cases of fraud and bribery by GD staff and or recipient(s).
- Examine local stakeholder’s assessment of GD’s program within their community.
Engaging with GiveDirectly recipients in the field, in order to:
The Field Officer Will Play a Critical Day-to-day Role In Delivering GiveDirectly’s Gold-standard Cash Transfer Product To Donors And Recipients. For That Reason, The Suitable Candidate For This Position Will:
- Possess a degree in a relevant field-relief/humanitarian response, community development, social works, field related compliance/M & E, etc.
- Possess previous working experience in the field with preference to disadvantaged communities (2 years minimum).
- Have the ability to audit recipient surveys and associated processes.
- Possess some Monitoring and Evaluation Experience.
- Professional proficiency in Igala, English and Pidgin is highly desired.
- Good computer and mobile device data entry and assessment ability or experience.
- Possess critical thinking ability and good judgment in resolving operational glitches.
- Possess high-quality problem solving, work ethic.
- Good time-management skills
- Particularly skilled with interpersonal skills high honesty, and integrity.
- Strong interest in the mission of GiveDirectly and commitment to advancing GD’s distinctive values.
- Physical fitness and the ability to cope with difficult weather conditions or terrain.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to represent the organization effectively to external parties
- Have the ability to exercise patience and good judgment in resolving recipient problems.
- Strong alignment with GD values (below)
Compensation
- At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to ensure that staff’s total compensation package (base compensation + bonus) falls within the 75th percentile of similar roles, at similar organizations. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles.
Method of Application
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