United States of America: Director of Operations

Organization: The Water Trust
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 15 Sep 2014

The Water Trust

Director of Operations

Founded in 2008, The Water Trust (TWT) is a New York City based NGO dedicated to helping the world’s rural poor gain lasting access to clean water, sanitation and better hygiene practice. Today our geographic focus is Uganda, East Africa. Our founders come from the finance industry and from this context have built TWT with a results and business oriented culture that emphasizes transparency, accountability, sustainability and data driven decision-making. We believe that beginning a day without clean water to drink or a place to go to the toilet is a hardship no child should face and we envision a world where access to water, sanitation and basic hygiene knowledge is universal.

TWT is entering an exciting period of ambitious growth. Over the next 2 years, we aim to more than double the size of our operations on the ground in East Africa. This growth will include geographic and product line expansions to expand our impact, as well as, an exhaustive evaluation and evolution of our monitoring systems to ensure that the programs we implement will last for generations to come.

In order to support this growth, TWT is recruiting a Director of Operations (DO) based in NYC. The DO will report to the Executive Director (ED) in NYC. The DO is responsible for the operations and logistical management of the organization – in both the US and countries of field operations. Additionally, the DO will assist the ED in the strategic and financial planning of TWT.

The position will be compensated with a competitive package based on skill level, experience and education. The position requires travel to developing countries one or two times a year and occasional domestic travel.

Job Functions:

Programs

· Track performance against annual targets and schedules

· Recruit schools for US WASH in School Awareness Program

· Implement WASH in School Awareness Program

· Liaise between board and field team

Operations

· Manage website as primary reporting and communication tool

· Manage accounts and contacts

· Manage the human resources systems and ensure compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements in the US and countries of field operations

· Conduct strong communication efforts in order to ensure ongoing, positive communications across TWT

· Delegate responsibility to appropriate staff members to ensure that day-to-day functions are carried out

· Provide guidance, training, direction and expertise to all employees and interns

Financial and Compliance

· Oversee donation and expense processing

· Work closely with bookkeeper on expense allocation and donation tracking

· Complete US Financial Reporting monthly, quarterly and annually

· Monitor spending v. budget variances in the US and Field Operations and assist ED and Director of Finance in analysis of statements

· Assist in budget creation

· Prepare materials for 990 submission to be submitted to auditor

Development

· Prepare donor-reporting materials

· Create new reporting materials as needed

· Assist in proposal/grant/RFP writing

· Track donor spending

Communications and Messaging

· Assist in annual report preparation

· Manage and create quarterly newsletters, social media, blog posts and other campaigns as needed

Education

Master’s Degree from accredited university in International Affairs, Economics, Finance Management, Engineering or related field, desired. Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university in similar fields, required.

Experience

A minimum of 3 years of experience in developing, implementing and managing programs in the private, start-up or NGO sector; strong operations, accounting, office management, legal regulations, international environmental and/or water resources management.

Skills Required

· Strong leadership, management and organizational skills, as well as, understanding of multi-disciplinary approaches to managing situations

· Experience with QuickBooks desired, experience with a comparable accounting program will be accepted

· Familiarity with creating and analyzing financial records

· Fluency in all Office Programs, medium to high skill set (high comfort) with Excel formatting, data entry, data cleaning and the like

· Comfort with design programs and creating visuals for reporting, desired

· Fieldwork experience in a developing country, desired

· Passion, motivation and a genuine interest in TWT, its mission, program and strategic directions

· Highly personable and charismatic, able to interact with various partners from vastly different backgrounds (in the US and in countries of field operations), colleagues and donors

How to apply:

Application Process

By September 15^th, 2014 submit the following to jobs@watertrust.org . Please note due to the number of applications received, we are not able to respond to each application. Thank you for your interest in The Water Trust!

Send your CV, Cover Letter, 3 references and answers the following questions

a. Why do you want to work for The Water Trust?

b. Why are you a good fit for the Director of Operations position?

c. How would your coworkers/boss describe your attention to detail and organizational skills?