About Trickle Up
Founded in 1979, Trickle Up helps the poorest graduate out of extreme poverty. We help women and other vulnerable populations start sustainable businesses, join savings groups that give them a safe place to save and access credit, become decision-makers in their households and communities, and gain hope and confidence for the future. We work in partnership with local organizations, as well as global institutions and governments.
Building on our momentum of the past few years, we are dramatically expanding our impact by establishing new large-scale partnerships and expanding current ones, adding to our growing evidence base, and developing new business models to increase our cost effectiveness. We have made great progress over the past three years in improving our organizational capacity through strong HR, IT. finance, planning, and management systems. We now aim to reach a higher level of organizational performance, with strong emphasis on decentralization, accountability, collaboration, and adaptability.
Trickle Up is based in New York City, with regional offices in India, Guatemala and Burkina Faso. More than half of our 40-person staff works outside the U.S. See www.trickleup.org for more information.
Position Overview
The Director of Finance & Operations will report to the President, be a member of the four-person Senior Management Team, and work closely with Trickle Up’s three regional offices. The headquarters Office Manager reports to the Director.
S/he will play a leading role in our global efforts to manage operations, finance, planning, and HR, as well as working with HQ and regional offices on building organizational capacity and systems.
We seek an individual who is both a strategic thinker and a detail-oriented make-it-happen manager. We seek a dynamic leader who has strong management credentials, high emotional intelligence, superb interpersonal skills, and experience in the development sector and managing international organizations.
We offer the opportunity to make a very meaningful difference at a highly respected organization with a profound mission, one that motivates us individually and collectively. Building on our 37-year legacy, we want to be as agile and resourceful as a start-up.
Principal Functions
As a senior manager and member of the Senior Management Team, the Director of Finance & Operations will have these primary roles:
Lead financial planning and provide expert analysis to inform decisions
- Lead annual budget and planning process that produces clear and achievable plans with measurable results.
- Support periodic strategic planning through financial analysis, priorities assessment, and identification of critical milestones and resource requirements.
- Provide assessment and financial analysis to support decisions on new opportunities.
Lead global human resource management and institutional efforts to be a high-performance organization
- Lead Trickle Up’s HR function, working closely with HQ and regional offices to support hiring and onboarding processes, manage compensation administration, ensure compliance with HR policies and procedures, advise on complex employment issues (especially for non-US positions), and work with management on organizational design.
- Ensure that the organization rigorously tracks our progress on strategic and annual goals.
- Identify and help implement opportunities for increased employee engagement and strengthening our culture through greater autonomy, ownership, and accountability.
Support operations in all Trickle Up offices and lead our continuous improvement of work processes
- Operations: Be a resource and active contributor in decisions related to legal matters, grant management, office management, program partnerships, staff training and professional development, and a diverse array of other operational matters.
- Organizational development: Help lead Trickle Up in building our capacity and adopt new ways of working and behaviors that will enhance our effectiveness and efficiency — including how to capture and share our knowledge; meet high standards for transparency; be nimble in decision-making; pursue opportunities and manage risk; and ensure that our global staff remains highly engaged in our work.
- Infrastructure: Lead facilities and IT planning for HQ and regional offices, and identify and implement new technologies to improve the efficiency of our work.
Qualifications
Requitements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or MPA strongly preferred, with strong academic or work background in at least two of following areas and familiarity with all: operations, finance, human resources.
- Work experience: Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience required, preferably with 3+ years in a nonprofit organization and 3+ years’ management experience.
- International experience: Strong preference for candidates who have worked for a global organization; experience living and working outside the US is a plus.
- Mission: Commitment to Trickle Up’s mission and core values.
- Languages: Fluent in English. Proficiency in French and/or Spanish preferred.
- Travel: Ability to travel internationally, occasionally to remote areas and/or in areas with safety and security issues.
Experience & Skills
- Finance: Expert knowledge of non-profit finance/accounting, and budgeting and forecasting practices.
- Human Resources: Demonstrated experience in hiring and onboarding, compensation, personnel management.
- Analysis: Skilled in financial modeling, process analysis, risk management, opportunity assessment.
- Project management: Experience managing complex projects in a global organization, including demonstrated expertise in using project management tools and techniques.
- International: Demonstrated ability to understand and manage operational requirements in other countries and contexts, including HR and labor practices, law and regulation, finance, business practices, and cross-cultural communications.
- Communications: Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interpret and present data concisely and clearly, listen with intelligence and empathy, and persuasively articulate recommendations.
Behavioral Qualities
- A leader: Able to set clear direction, model desired behaviors, and motivate others to work toward achieve shared goals.
- A collaborator: Able to steward collaborative work across departments and global offices with all levels of staff from varied backgrounds and cultures.
- A doer: A self-starter who works independently; is highly organized, pragmatic, detail-oriented, and resourceful; has a bias toward action; and is adaptive and resilient when confronted with surprises and setbacks.
- An agile learner: Naturally curious, self-directed, a quick study, resourceful in finding expertise and knowledge in order to manage the diverse responsibilities of this position.
- A strategic thinker: Able to see the total picture of Trickle Up – all regions and functions, now and in the future — and ensure that we stay on a steady course to implementing strategy.
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and benefits for this full-time position. The successful applicant will join a dynamic, passionate, multicultural team deeply committed to the alleviation of extreme poverty. Trickle Up promotes a collegial, high-performing organizational culture in which staff communicate clearly and openly, and are reflective, innovative, and mutually accountable.
How to apply:
To Apply
To be considered, please click the following link https://trickleup.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk06jgr, click the “Apply for this Position” button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions to upload your cover letter and resume. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis through April 20, 2016. We are sorry we are unable to entertain phone calls related to this posting.
Trickle Up is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and extend equal opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
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