Events and Administrative Associate

GiveDirectly; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading non-profit organization is seeking an Events and Administrative Associate to enhance its event planning and provide administrative support to its Partnerships and Philanthropy team. This fully remote role requires proficiency in project management, strong communication skills, and the ability to juggle various responsibilities. The right candidate will support both event logistics and team coordination while aligning closely with the organization's mission of delivering cash grants to support the world's poorest communities. Exceptional organizational skills are a must.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Robust health benefits plan

Flexible paid time off

Allowances for desk set-up and learning

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and project management skills.
• Experience coordinating high-level international events.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate participation in global events and manage logistics.
• Project manage flagship events from concept to execution.
• Streamline operations for the Partnerships and Philanthropy team.

Skills

Exceptional alignment with values

Emotional intelligence

Problem solving

Project management

Attention to detail

Ability to juggle multiple priorities

Education

3 years in event planning, partnerships, or communications roles

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

About GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving and millions of lives by providing cash grants directly to the worlds 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. Weve 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 GDs 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 its 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.

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

About this role

The Events and Administrative Associate will strengthen how GiveDirectly plans and delivers both internal and external events as well as provide core administrative support to the Partnerships and Philanthropy team.

On the events side you will coordinate GiveDirectlys participation in key global convenings and manage the delivery of our own events such as donor roundtables and forums. This includes researching and prioritizing which events to attend supporting logistics and preparation and ensuring that each event advances our strategic and fundraising goals. You will also help establish clear systems and tools - such as trackers playbooks and reporting processes - to make our event planning more consistent and effective.

On the administrative side you will support the smooth running of the Partnerships and Philanthropy teams. This will include managing calendars and expenses for senior staff coordinating team retreats and maintaining reliable internal processes and communication.

This is a role for someone who is highly organised detail-oriented and comfortable balancing multiple workstreams - from logistics to systems-building - to help the team operate efficiently and deliver high-quality external engagement.

Reports to : Senior Policy Director

Level : Associate

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

Coordinate strategic event participation across the organisation

• Lead proactive scanning and prioritization of global events using and improving the Global Events Tracker.
• Coordinate decision-making for GDs attendance - synthesizing event data audience profiles and budget implications to surface top-leverage opportunities.
• Equip teams with actionable tools - e.g. pre-vetted attendee lists speaking slot pitches and event playbooks - to maximize impact with minimal friction.
• Serve as a connective bridge between Fundraising teams and the CEOs office to ensure alignment on high-stakes events.

Deliver excellence in GiveDirectly-led events

• Project manage flagship GiveDirectly events end-to-end - from concept to execution - ensuring quality consistency and brand alignment.
• Support the coordination and delivery of program visits for priority individual donors including in particular supporting on high priority group donor visits.
• Create scalable systems (Salesforce integrations templates and playbooks) for outreach guest management and communications
• (Potential) Coordinate a GD webinar series expanding reach while maintaining operational rigor.

Close the loop: track learn and communicate impact

• Lead consistent follow-up and reporting across events ensuring we extract insights measure ROI and feed lessons into future planning.
• Produce quarterly Event Impact Reports for leadership highlighting performance against strategic goals.
• Coordinate internal syncs and debriefs across teams to keep events aligned with GiveDirectlys external narrative.

Enable fundraising leadership focus through strong administrative support

• Streamline core operations across the Partnerships and Philanthropy team - timesheets expenses team retreat logistics and consistent internal communication.
• Manage calendars and coordination for senior team members enabling them to focus on donor engagement and strategy.

What you'll bring

• Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies : emotional intelligence problem solving project management follow-through and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and / or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
• Language Requirement : English
• Language Preferences : French
• The ideal candidate blends a producer mindset with operational excellence - someone who sees both the big picture (what events can achieve for GiveDirectly) and the details (how to make them frictionless).
• 3 years in event planning partnerships or communications roles - with strong attention to detail and project management skills
• Experience coordinating high-level international events - ideally at the intersection of philanthropy tech or policy
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Familiarity with donor engagement thought leadership and movement-building environments

Compensation

• The United States base salary for this role is $74900.
• The Kenya base salary for this role is $42000.
• The UK base salary for this role is 47800.

This role is fully remote so if you are not based in the US Kenya or UK we will share an estimated salary benchmark for the country you are based in during the hiring process.

Why work at GiveDirectly

At GiveDirectly we work to ensure that you have everything you need to excel in your role and on your team including :

• A supportive team that works hard and cares hard
• A robust health benefits plan (exact details will vary by country)
• Flexible paid time off that staff is encouraged to take
• Allowances for desk set-up and learning and development

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Working at GiveDirectly

GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the persons race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation age marital status veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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Commitment to Safeguarding

As a global organization working with communities to eliminate extreme poverty GiveDirectly takes the safeguarding of its recipients staff and partners seriously. To that end GiveDirectly is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will systematically check with previous employers about any abuse or misconduct related matters involving potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens including in-depth reference checks criminal background checks and sanctions screens.

These efforts help us continue to build and maintain trust with the communities we work with and prevent abuse to our recipients and staff.

GD is committed to observing all local national and international laws that protect people and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of zero tolerance when it comes to preventing reporting or responding to any form of abuse or exploitation. and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.

Reasonable Accommodations

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. If you require any accommodations during the application or interview process or to perform the essential functions of the role please email us at with the email subject Accommodation Needed. We will work with you to ensure reasonable accommodations are made to support your needs.

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