Description:
This position will primarily support Rx Kids, a universal, unconditional cash allowance program targeted at expectant parents and infants. The program launched in Flint in 2024 and is now expanding to multiple locations across the state of Michigan beginning in early 2025. This role is expected to work closely with our program partners, including Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and local community partners. Key responsibilities are described below (please note that percentage breakdowns are approximate and may vary per role):
Customer Service and Recipient Experience (40%)
- Lead customer service, including directly supporting recipients via an email-based help desk and through phone support
- Meet periodically with recipients in person to build trust and to identify problems or areas for program or process improvements
- Serve as a trusted resource for recipients, responding to their communications in a timely and professional manner
- Respond to and resolve one-off recipient issues through communication, data entry, and/or escalation of more serious matters to the appropriate individuals
Direct Program Support (30%)
- Support a range of operational and project management duties to ensure GiveDirectly’s U.S. projects are executed with excellence and in line with our values, particularly “recipients first”
- Lead select operational processes, including overseeing a team of customer service agents and conducting recipient follow-up surveys
- Support other field ops processes, including verification and payments, and execution across various program stages
- Work closely with other members of the U.S. team to identify process challenges and propose solutions (e.g. increasing operational efficiency, improving recipient experience)
- Become an expert in the various tech systems used to support project execution and excellence
- Track and report operational and efficiency metrics
- May be responsible for managing other individuals, such as verification support staff
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including with tech partners, research partners, and customer service teams
Community Engagement (20%)
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with implementing partners, key community members, and local service organizations
- Build knowledge of the community we are working in, and support with identifying existing local resources or services relevant for recipients
- Support the organizing and execution of community-based meetings and events as needed
Other (10%)
- Support whole-team knowledge management and process documentation, refreshing protocol and process docs regularly
- Where feasible given project management responsibilities, Associates may also be asked to support content coordination and story collection for program communications. This could include:
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to determine content collection priorities and needs
- Owning information gathering and storytelling about our programs
- Coordinating video taking, and editing of recipient stories (directly or via vendors/freelancers)
- Writing and editing articles and recipient stories, as well as conducting interviews as necessary
- Collaborating with recipients to tell their own stories by connecting them to tech and training
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.
- Fluency in English is required. If applying for the Dearborn/Wayne County location, fluency in Arabic is also required. Fluency in Spanish is a plus for all locations, though not required.
- 2+ years of work or volunteer experience in a role that required project management and people management/coordination
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and time-management skills
- Strong customer service instincts, including skilled problem solving, patience, and high emotional intelligence
- Ability to manage day-to-day operations and propose & implement process improvements
- Ability to quickly learn and become proficient in new technological platforms
- Demonstrated ability to work in a highly independent and self-directed manner, while effectively communicating upwardly about gaps and risks
- Enthusiasm for fast-paced environments, which may lack a pre-defined playbook for success and involve significant “learning by doing”
- 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.