The Global Procurement Senior Manager at GiveDirectly is a critical leadership role responsible for steering the organization’s global procurement function. This position ensures effective procurement strategy, robust compliance, and efficient systems across all country offices and global operations, enabling the organization to deliver its mission with accountability and integrity.
What you’ll do:
Procurement Leadership and Advisory
- Serve as GiveDirectly’s global procurement expert, advising leadership and country teams on procurement strategy, risk, and best practices.
- Oversee procurement activities for U.S. and global services, managing complex and high-value procurements when required.
- Support the annual procurement planning process across all country offices and global functions.
- Partner with Legal and Compliance to maintain up-to-date vendor prequalification standards, templates, and approval thresholds.
- Provide technical oversight and dotted-line mentorship to in-country OPMs; support recruitment, onboarding, and professional development of procurement staff.
- Participate in Procurement Committees as needed, ensuring transparency and adherence to policy.
- Collaborate with the Senior Manager, Legal, Risk & Compliance and Internal Audit to ensure procurement risks and controls are effectively tracked, tested, and improved.
Procurement Compliance and Risk Management
- Ensure all procurement activities comply with GiveDirectly’s policies, donor regulations, and local legal requirements.
- Identify, monitor, and mitigate procurement risks; ensure controls are in place to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Conduct periodic procurement audits, spot checks, and compliance assessments, recommending corrective actions as needed.
- Maintain centralized procurement data and ensure consistent documentation, reporting, and record-keeping across offices.
Procurement Systems and Knowledge Management
- Oversee the standardization of procurement policies, templates, and procedures across GiveDirectly’s global operations.
- Support implementation and optimization of procurement software or digital tools; ensure staff can effectively use procurement systems for planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Work with Legal and Risk functions to document and map procurement-related controls.
- Facilitate sharing of procurement innovations and lessons learned across countries and teams.
Training, Capacity Building and Staff Development
- Develop and deliver training programs and learning materials to strengthen procurement skills and awareness organization-wide.
- Conduct onboarding and refresher trainings for procurement staff and non-procurement colleagues engaged in sourcing or vendor management.
- Foster a culture of accountable and ethical procurement, where staff understand both the “how” and “why” of procurement integrity.
What you’ll bring:
Qualifications and Experience
- 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.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain management, international development, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5–8 years of progressive experience in procurement, ideally in an international NGO or multi-country organization.
- Proven experience with procurement governance, donor compliance, and vendor management in complex environments.
