Emergency Response Fundraising Senior Manager / Director

Emergency Response Fundraising Senior Manager / Director

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.

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

About This Role

Part of GiveDirectly's #1 Goal this year is to use ambitious crisis responses to generate interest in cash. We envision a future in which cash is the fastest, most effective, and most dignified default for global crisis response, and GiveDirectly is as widely known as one of the top humanitarian response organizations in the world.

As Emergency Response Fundraising Senior Manager / Director, you'll lead fundraising across the full emergency lifecycle from securing pre-positioned funds to activating donor outreach in the first 2448 hours after a crisis, to managing reporting and renewals. You will own and support fundraising for our global crisis response efforts from governments, philanthropic foundations and corporations as well as individual high net worth funders. You will develop and maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities; manage the completion of concept notes and full proposals; and manage major grants & gifts and related reporting for new and recurring partners. You will sit within the Partnerships Team collaborating closely with the philanthropy, humanitarian and emergency response product teams in particular.

We're looking for someone with strong judgment, sharp instincts, and deep fluency in the humanitarian funding space. You don't need a personal donor Rolodex or field experience but you do need to know which funders move quickly, what they care about, and how to speak their language. You should be energized by fast-paced, cross-functional collaboration and bring a calm, solutions-oriented mindset under pressure.

Priority Application Deadline : December 3rd, 2025

Reports to : Director, Partnerships

Level : Senior Manager / Director

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

What You'll Do

Emergency Activation & Real-Time Fundraising

• Lead donor outreach in the critical first 48 hours of an emergency, crafting compelling messages and coordinating fast, targeted engagement.
• Prioritize and tailor outreach based on the geography, nature of the crisis, and donor fit knowing which funders to approach and how.
• Collaborate with program and comms teams to build real-time fundraising narratives grounded in operational data.
• Maintain and continuously improve a fundraising playbook outlining standard operating procedures for all phases of crisis response including pre-crisis pipeline engagement, first-48-hour donor outreach, activation messaging, and post-crisis reporting and stewardship.

Pre-Positioned Funding & Pipeline Development

Writing & Donor Communications

Donor Stewardship and Conversion

What You'll Bring

At GiveDirectly, we strive to pay our employees generously and equitably. We use an accredited third party salary aggregator to calculate what we believe to be competitive pay based on role, location, and cost of living. We also have a no negotiation policy to ensure we are paying staff equitably across roles.