Bangladesh Field Officer, Internal Audit
Gaibandha
- Organization: GiveDirectly
- Location: Gaibandha
- Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
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Occupational Groups:
- Accounting (Audit, Controlling)
- Internal audit, Investigation and Inspection
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Closing Date:
About GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly (GD) provides cash grants directly to people living in extreme poverty. Since launching in 2011, GD has raised over $1B, delivered cash to more than 1.5 million recipients, launched operations in 15 countries, and continues to expand its reach across the Global South. GD has also grown the research base supporting unconditional cash with 20 randomized control trials from its programs, generating rigorous evidence across countries and contexts. As a result, GD has been celebrated as one of the most innovative non-profit companies byFast Company, while the growing cash transfer movement (and GD’s leading role within it) has been featured in theNew York Times Magazine,This American Life,Foreign Affairs, andThe Economist.
Across our global offices, our culture is candid, analytical, non-hierarchical, and agile. We work alongside 750+ individuals who come from 21 different countries and speak 69 different languages. Team members at GiveDirectly attest that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just buzzwords, but a fundamental part of our culture and values. We actively seek to recruit individuals from the communities we serve, and use DEI as a lens in our hiring practices, programs, and initiatives. Our goal is to maintain a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, and feel valued and respected for who they are. We strive to be inclusive of all cultures and experiences while upholding our values globally. In the spirit of our "Know Yourself and Grow" value, we recognize there is always room to improve our team's working experience. But day to day, we aim to "Create Positive Energy" - we take care of one another, have fun, aim to maximize flexibility and accessibility in roles, and pursue professional development opportunities to stay challenged & engaged in our work.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Job Type: Contract
Contract duration: 3 months with possibility of extension
Location: You must be located in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, or Sirajganj Districts of Jamuna River Basin
Salary: Level Defined
Reports to: Internal Audit Field Manager
Weekly work Hours: 40 Hours
About the Role
The Field Officer is the primary contact between GiveDirectly and the recipients. His/her role will be central to the success of the organization’s field operations. They hold the face and reputation of the organization in the community and manage the relationship with recipients and lowest level leaders in the community. The field officers work full time in the field and report to an Field Manager. This role does not manage any other staff.
GiveDirectly holds highly the value of keeping recipients as the priority of our work and always ensuring recipients are satisfied with how the organization relates with them. The field officer therefore ensures eligible recipients are safeguarded, their rights are protected, their choices are respected and that they have the necessary support mechanisms to fully realize the impact of the transfers they receive from GiveDirectly.
Part of the field officer’s growth responsibility include supporting the Field Manager in the day-to-day of field operations, including: work planning, field risk assessment, Community mobilization and sensitization, recipient protection.
The IA team is strictly separated from the GiveDirectly field program team. By joining the team as an Internal Audit Field Officer, you must agree to carry out your work with a high degree of confidentiality and anonymity.
Roles and Responsibilities
Field Operations
- Meet the Ops quality bar for delivering quality field operations within the team including:
- Conduct quality surveys with selected households and/or individuals either virtually or within target communities and sync the collected data every day after the field activities.
- Demonstrate maturity when dealing with and communicating community challenges and concerns with recipients and their leaders
- Flag survey quality and implementation gaps to the Field Manager
- Guide non-field guests to the field and help them understand GD field operations
- Work closely with the safeguarding, tech team and the people teams within the organization to ensure recipient protection, safeguarding and support
- Report in a timely manner any serious risks in the community to the Field Manager if the risk gets serious
Office and field Administration
- Contribute to quarterly and annual team work plans and field productivity forecasts.
- Support onboarding of new team members and other GD staff
- Provide full account of all resources received from the organization
- Undertake FM delegated duties on office administration
Role Qualifications
- Higher diploma or undergraduate degree holder
- A minimum of two years working experience in the field with communities
- Empathy, honesty, and the highest standards of integrity
- Strong interest in advancing the distinctive values and mission of GiveDirectly
- Fluency in the local language of Bangladesh [Bengali / Bangla]
- Excellent communication skills
- Physical fitness and ability to cope with difficult weather conditions or terrain
- Patience and good judgment in resolving recipient problems
- Other nice to have
- Spoken English
- Experience with risk monitoring, monitoring and evaluation, fraud investigations or Safeguarding.
GD Values
Recipients first. We prioritize recipient preferences over donor preferences or our own.
Team Next. We do what is best for the success of the organization - not the individual.
Be proactively candid. We say what we believe and are honest in sharing information.
Create positive energy. We strive to be a source of energy - not drain it - for our colleagues.
Think rigorously. Act Quickly. We are intellectually rigorous and oriented towards action - not debate.
Know yourself and grow. We recognize and accept our imperfections with a focus on growth
Accept reality. Propose solutions. We don't dwell on problems. We are actively working to create solutions.
Be productively ambitious. We take the risk of pursuing industry-changing successes, not marginal advancements.
Read more about our ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts here and about our decision to move our central support teams to remote first here.
About the hiring process
Format: The hiring process follows the same general outline for all open roles:
First interview (30 mins)Take home skills assignment (~2 hours)Second interview (1 hour)*Third interview (1 hour)*Final interview (1 hour)Reference checks (30 mins each)
*For some roles, second & third interviews are combined into a panel interview. If there are adjustments or variations on this process, those changes will be communicated during the first interview.
Venue: We conduct interviews over Google Meet with camera on (unless communicated otherwise).
Accessibility: Closed captioning is available during all Google Meet interviews, and interviewers will also post interview questions in the chat box throughout the call. If you need assistance accessing either of these features, please let your interviewer know at the start of your interview!
We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible application process for all of our open roles. If there are questions or concerns you have about the accessibility of our hiring process, we warmly invite you to reach out to careers@givedirectly.org.
**GD is committed to observing all local, national and international laws that protect children, vulnerable adults, and basic human rights of all. GD is committed to a policy of “zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH)” and expects anyone who works for GD to uphold the protection and safeguarding of our recipients as a priority.**
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Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.