Risk Management Program Manager (DRC)

About GiveDirectly What if the most effective way to fight poverty was also the simplest: give people money and trust them to decide what they need? Since 2011, GiveDirectly has proven that idea at scale. We’ve delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty and crisis across 15 countries, and rigorous research shows the results: healthier kids, stronger businesses, sturdier homes, and more resilient families and local economies.

Cash is now widely recognized as one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid. Our ambition goes beyond our own programs. We want cash to become the benchmark for aid, much as the index fund became the benchmark for investing, so that every aid dollar is held to one question: is this doing more good than giving the money directly to people living in poverty?

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We're now preparing to deliver billions of dollars a year to people in extreme poverty, if funding allows. Read our CEO's essay on what that will take. About this role The Risk Management Program Manager is responsible for preventing, detecting, mitigating and investigating the field-based risks associated with delivering millions of dollars to thousands of poor households across a portfolio of countries.

The Program Manager (PM) will work with the Internal Audit Director and the wider Internal Audit team to design innovations to manage the risks associated with cash transfers. Reports to: Director, Internal Audit Level : Manager Location: Remote - Goma/Bukavu/Kinshasa, DRC with a requirement to overlap with an East Africa timezone by at least 3 hours.

Role Summary Supports overall Global Internal Audit (IA) strategy. Overall risk manager for the countries in their portfolio. In partnership with the Country Director (CD), lead the development of the country IA strategy. Supports on all project design at all stages (project inception, proposal creation, project design, risk register creation, ongoing project risk management, project closure).

Leads (or where relevant, delegates) all country syncs with CD. HR oversight (not direct management) for all countries in their portfolio. Takes direct lead on certain, more sensitive and high risk investigations in portfolio (as determined by CD and IAD). Manages Internal Audit for each country in their portfolio Manages Internal Audit Manager (IAM) directly.

Supports admin oversight and procurement for the IA team in country (ensuring docs are in order etc). Carries out regular spot checks on country operations and ensures IAM is doing their checks and documenting them. Seeks to develop and analyze data we have but also look for new ways to spot and reduce fraud.

Visible point of contact for country team and part of country management team where relevant. Leads coordination with other internal teams (such as Safeguarding, Programs, and Tech) as well as ex