GiveDirectly has delivered more than $1B in cash directly to 2+ million people living in poverty across 15 countries since 2011. We believe cash transfers are one of the most scalable, cost-effective, and dignified forms of aid, with the research to back it up. Our work has been covered by The Economist, NPR, TED, and The Washington Post. We are one of Time100’s Most Influential Companies of 2026.
Our culture is candid, analytical, and non-hierarchical. We support high ownership and real professional growth. Curious about what it's really like to work here? Read our values and hear from the people who do. If they resonate, this could be a great fit!
Reports to: HR Manager
Location and Travel: Based in Nampula province, with GD Mozambique's largest field teams, with occasional travel to other provinces.
What you’ll do:
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Own recruitment end to end for field and office roles: job postings, sourcing, screening, interviews, reference checks, offers, and candidate communication.
- Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements and build strong, diverse candidate pipelines.
- Proactively source candidates through professional networks, online platforms, job fairs, and institutional partnerships and university presentations, alongside inbound applications.
- Build and maintain standing candidate rosters for high-volume, recurring roles.
- Support the development of interview questions and skills assessments matched to the role and grade being hired for.
- Track recruitment metrics (time to hire, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health) and share regular updates with the HR Manager.
- Coordinate with GD's global recruitment team on shared tools and Portuguese-language recruitment support.
- Apply GD's safeguarding standards throughout recruitment, including reference and background checks consistent with GD's Commitment to Safeguarding.
Onboarding & Learning and Development
- Own a single onboarding standard for new hires, delivered against a shared checklist and applied consistently whether in person or remote – including orientation on culture, policies, and administrative set-up, and structured induction for field and office staff.
- Facilitate ongoing refresher trainings for field and office staff, and coordinate with line managers on any additional support new hires need in their first weeks.
- Support training needs assessments and build learning and development content aligned to organizational priorities, working with the HR Manager on grade-specific training and mentorship pairings.
- Track training completion and effectiveness, and maintain accurate training records.
- Identify and coordinate external training or capacity-building opportunities as needed.
HR Operations & Employee Relations
- Support performance management processes across the office.
- Support maintenance of accurate and confidential personnel files and HR records.
- Support employee relations matters, and help ensure HR practices comply with local labor law and GD policy.
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: Fluency in Portuguese and strong working proficiency in English, for coordination with GD's global recruitment team.
- 4–5 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition, including meaningful exposure to sourcing and a genuine passion for candidate experience.
- Comfort designing and administering skills assessments matched to a role's seniority and function.
- Strong organizational skills, able to manage multiple processes and stakeholders simultaneously, and comfort navigating ambiguity and rapidly changing priorities.
- Clear communication – both written and verbal – with internal teams and external stakeholders such as candidates; a customer-service orientation and extremely high follow-through.
- Strong attention to detail and a systems-oriented, process-improvement mindset, with a willingness to suggest and test new approaches.
- Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential employee information.
- Deep interest in building and scaling GiveDirectly's organizational culture and values.
- Willingness to be based in Nampula province, with occasional travel to other provinces.
Working at GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to the person’s 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 careers@givedirectly.org 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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Referrals
Know the right person for this role? Please consider referring them. We offer a reward of $3,000 for a Senior Manager or above role, and $500 for a Manager role, paid if we end up hiring your referral. Thank you for sending great people our way!
