Vice President of Operations

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Minimum 10–12 years of progressive leadership experience within an international nonprofit organization
• •demonstrated breadth across senior operational, programmatic, and administrative functions
• •Program and financial management
• •Fundraising
• •Program implementation
• •Contracting, compliance, and reporting
• •Bachelor's degree
• •Demonstrated expertise in public funding award processes
• •deep understanding of associated financial management, compliance, and reporting requirements
• •accounting or audit experience
• •Proven ability to lead and implement organizational change initiatives
• •fostering collaboration, resilience, and productivity in dynamic and evolving environments
• •Demonstrated ability to translate enterprise-wide strategies into executable operational plans
• •driving performance, accountability, and continuous improvement aligned with organizational culture and values
• •Extensive experience in risk management
• •track record of successfully identifying, mitigating, and managing risk across complex, multi-country operating environments
• •Demonstrated ability to influence, inspire, and build trust and credibility across diverse stakeholder groups
• •senior leadership, staff, and partners
• •comfortable operating in a highly hands-on capacity when required
• •Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• •ability to facilitate high-impact meetings
• •drive alignment
• •engage diverse teams in meaningful and inclusive ways
• •Strong relationship-building and partnering capabilities
• •advanced active listening skills
• •demonstrated ability to foster cross-functional collaboration in a global, matrixed environment
• •High degree of cultural competence and sensitivity
• •demonstrated success working across geographies, cultures, and time zones
• •Proven experience coaching, mentoring, and developing staff
• •strong commitment to building organizational capacity and leadership pipelines
• •Advanced problem-solving and analytical capabilities
• •sound judgment and the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity effectively
• •Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• •ensuring equitable participation and representation across all aspects of organizational work
• •Ability and willingness to travel internationally, as required in support of global operations
• •Ability to work flexibly across multiple time zones
• •adapt to non-standard working hours as needed in a global organization
• •Minimum 10–12 years of progressive leadership experience within an international nonprofit organization, with demonstrated breadth across senior operational, programmatic, and administrative functions, including but not limited to: Program and financial management, Fundraising, Program implementation, Contracting, compliance, and reporting
• •Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and professional experience
• •Ability and willingness to travel internationally, as required in support of global operations
• •Ability to work flexibly across multiple time zones and adapt to non-standard working hours as needed in a global organization

Desired Qualifications

• •advanced degree in business administration, public administration, or a related field
• •equivalent combination of education and professional experience
• •accounting or audit experience
• •PMP certification or other formal project management certification
• •Experience with IT, systems, or technology implementation
• •particularly in support of operational scale, program delivery, digital transformation, or enterprise systems in a global nonprofit context
• •Background or exposure to legal or IT administration
• •Multi-lingual capabilities
• •additional languages relevant to the organization's geographic footprint
• •are considered a strong asset