Senior Operations Manager

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Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Hybrid
  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management, Human Resources (HR)
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: $80,000 USD-$95,000 USD / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Deadline: 21/07/2023
  • Location: United States 
Climate & Environmental justice
Responsibilities Include, but are not limited to:
Human Resources:
  • Support processes around hiring and transition, ensuring compliance with policies and collaborating with relevant staff members;
  • Communicate updates regarding payroll additions and changes to third-party accounting and HR teams;
  • Manage contract coordination and renewal processes;
  • Support onboarding, orientation, and annual mandatory compliance training for all staff and full-time contract employees;
Board Management and Support:
  • Serve as the administrative liaison to the Board, coordinating meeting schedules, travel arrangements, and logistics for both virtual and in-person meetings;
  • Establish efficient systems for knowledge sharing between the WEDO team and the Board, ensuring up-to-date board folders;
  • Provide support to the Executive Director in board meeting preparation, including agenda setting and slide deck preparation.

Team Building and Management:
  • Coordinate weekly staff meetings and quarterly team culture meetings;
  • Collaborate with the Leadership Team to support staff management and foster a participatory decision-making and strategic planning environment;
  • Implement management tools and strategic practices to enhance staff accountability and engagement;

Internal Operations and Support:
  • Monitor and manage general inboxes, redirecting donor and other high-priority requests to the appropriate team member as necessary;
  • Oversee IT systems functionality, providing support for license management and renewals;
  • Administer and manage software and online tools, such as Asana, Dropbox, and Slack, to promote an accessible and engaging remote work environment;

Desired Skills & Qualifications 
  • Demonstrated commitment to WEDO’s vision and deep alignment with its feminist values;
  • Strong and demonstrated project management and organizational leadership and skills, ability to manage many distinct areas of work at once;
  • Deep understanding of organization development, ensuring compliance, and fostering a healthy organizational culture;
  • Skilled in building and sustaining relationships with teams and external stakeholders;

Desired Experience
  • A combination of education and experience equivalent to  at least five years’ experience in a strategic operations, people or project management role  in a nonprofit environment, with a focus on within human rights,gender equality, environment and/or social justice a plus;
  • Experience within  with social justice/environmental/human rights organizations;
  • Experience support staff, teams, and/or volunteers and supporting their development and accountability;

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