• Design and implement high-quality programming • Oversee end-to-end design, planning, and execution of improvements to emergency response capabilities, coordinating internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery • Refine and scale deployment criteria and operational playbooks to accelerate readiness across a growing number of countries • Conduct operational diligence, feasibility, and risk assessments for individual disaster responses, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and context realities • Define, track, and report on operational efficiency and impact metrics to support performance management and continuous improvement • Ensure high-quality management of partners, vendors, and subgrantees to drive excellence in program execution • Manage a Program Manager and support broader surge staffing efforts to ensure GD can respond effectively to Tier 1 disasters