Director, Strategic Initiatives (Limited Term)

About the role

Lead a lean internal consulting team to evaluate and advance external partnerships that can dramatically increase cash delivery capacity. Report to the Chief of Staff and work closely with the Executive team, Country Directors, and external partners.

Key responsibilities

• Build and prioritize a portfolio of external pathways (data partnerships, outsourced delivery, telco and payment arrangements) and rank them on scale, speed, feasibility, and cost.
• Run primary diligence on promising options, engage partners, regulators, and counsel, and deliver defensible recommendations.
• Advance selected priorities from evaluation to live pilots, managing counter‑party relationships and cross‑functional coordination.
• Define and run competitive solicitations, craft RFPs, set selection criteria, and evaluate responses.
• Negotiate and lead engagements with UN agencies, INGOs, mobile network operators, and government bodies through to signed agreements.
• Produce analysis and written recommendations to equip Executive decision‑making on resource allocation.

Required profile

• Director‑ or Team‑Lead‑level experience in consulting, strategy, or operations within business or social impact contexts.
• Proven ability to turn broad mandates into concrete, testable options influencing high‑stakes strategic decisions.
• Strong analytical instincts with capability to build comparable estimates for diverse options.
• Effective negotiator who can assess institutional incentives, compliance requirements, and partnership feasibility.
• Clear, direct communicator able to influence senior stakeholders with concise, structured recommendations.
• Alignment with GiveDirectly’s values and ability to represent the organization externally.