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Director of Operations for our client

Arbeidsgiver: Our client
Stillingstittel: Director of Operations
Frist: 13.02.2023
Ansettelsesform: Fast

Our client is an international NGO (Non-Govermental Organization) based in Oslo.

Science-based global platform
Non-profit dedicated to transforming the food system through sound science, impatient disruption, and novel partnerships.
Non-profit founded by the Executive Chair in cooperation with several international centres and trusts

Everything they do is guided by a set of principles that define their character and working culture. These values are the shared convictions that they bring to their professional and personal conduct.

To ensure success, the organization connects, and partners, across science, policy, business, and civil society.

Presentation of the role
There is a separately employed Managing Director who reports directly to the Board and is the organization’s external face. The Managing Director is professionally responsible for the NGO. The roles of Managing Director and Director of Operations are internally equal.

The positions title
Director of Operations

Organizational placement
The Director of Operations reports directly to the Board and works closely with the acting Chairman.

Areas of responsibility

Overall administrative and operational management of the organization
Strategic, tactical, and operational organizational development and operation
Is the HR function, leading and participating in various internal committees and negotiations, including salary agreements and recruitment
Overall responsibility for ensuring that statutes, decisions, and obligations are followed up within the administration department's business area: finance, IT and HR
Overall responsibility for the organization’s finances, including fundraising, financial management, budgets, and forecasts. The organization has its own finance manager who reports to this role
Contribute to the further development of a culture where continuous competence development and improvement of work processes and project management, project management and project finance are the focus
Overall responsible for IT strategies and system development
Overall responsibility for planning and implementing the annual calendar for the general operation of the organization in accordance with public requirements and internal expectations and processes initiated by the board

Desired profile for the position

Qualifications

Higher relevant education
Well documented leadership skills, minimum of 5 years
Strong financial competence and experience
Broad experience from leading various projects and their financing
Experience in leading development and change processes with employees

Personal characteristics

You can think strategically now and for the future
You are a unifying and motivating leader who creates trust, a good working environment, development and job satisfaction in your employees and colleagues
You are innovative and solution-oriented
You are development-oriented and at the same time have an operational perspective
You take initiative, have implementation skills and the ability to delegate
You have good communication and collaboration skills
You have a good understanding of roles and can lead both middle managers, subject specialists, and employees

We offer

Interesting and central management position with great potential for influence
Exciting leadership challenge
A working day with great real meaning and with fantastically skilled and committed employees

The Director of Operations will work according to the employer’s regulations and policies defined in the organization's personnel policies.

Languages
Good English and Norwegian, spoken, and written. English is the working language at the NGO

Personnel responsibility
The role is responsible for 24 passionate employees and their follow-up.

Please feel free to contact our Managing Partner, Bjørn Ågotnes for a confidential conversation.

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Sektor: Organisasjoner
Lederkategori: Leder
Sted: 0001 Oslo
Bransje: HR, organisasjonsutvikling og rekruttering,; Ideelle organisasjoner
Stillingsfunksjon: Ledelse,; HR, personal og rekruttering,; Kontor og administrasjon