US Program Associate

<div class="content-intro"><p>GiveDirectly (GD) aims to reshape international giving – and millions of lives – by providing cash grants directly to the world’s 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.</p> <p>GD has raised over $1B since launching in 2011 and delivered cash to more than 2 million people in 15 different countries. We’ve 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 <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2017/sectors/not-for-profit">Fast Company</a>, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) have been featured in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/magazine/the-2-26-17-issue.html?_r=0">New York Times Magazine</a>, <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/503/i-was-just-trying-to-help">This American Life</a>, <a href="http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/141214/christopher-blattman-and-paul-niehaus/show-them-the-money">Foreign Affairs</a>, and <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/international/21588385-giving-money-directly-poor-people-works-surprisingly-well-it-cannot-deal">The Economist</a>.</p> <p>Our culture is candid, analytical, agile, and non-hierarchical. Our global team of ~150, and country operations teams of ~650, span 21 different countries and 69 languages. From software engineers to seasoned humanitarian workers, manageme