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Reports To:
President -- Executive Division
Locations:
United States - New York, NY
The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.
Position Summary:
The Vice President, Planning and Global Operations (VPO) will be responsible for measuring and monitoring overall organizational effectiveness including leading organizational strategic planning efforts, coordinating cross-divisional collaboration, overseeing operational support and effectiveness in the field, monitoring and managing organizational risk in conjunction with the General Counsel and CFO, and establishing systems for ensuring compliance with external and internal obligations and policies.
As a key member of the executive leadership team, the VPO will help guide the organization through significant growth and transition. This will include aligning organizational structure and resources (people & dollars) around Rainforest Alliance’s strategies & goals; monitoring and improving performance against goals; developing a scalable infrastructure platform; and growing leadership capacity in the Rainforest Alliance’s global operations team.
Responsibilities:
Organizational Leadership
- Participate with other members of the executive leadership team in strategic planning to define the future direction of the Rainforest Alliance;
- Develop and implement silo busting/cross functional procedures and protocols to enable successful collaboration across internal departments;
- Foster a culture of integrity by setting an example of mature, authentic leadership, and by cultivating leaders throughout the organization;
- Effectively lead staff planning meetings, regional meetings and other organizational events to advance organizational priorities and goals; and
- Support the President in developing strong working relationships with the Board of Directors, as called upon or as necessary.
Planning, Evaluation & Research
- Oversee the Evaluation and Research (E&R) Unit, to ensure effective assessment and reporting of organizational impact and implementation of adaptive management, working closely with SVP for Programs;
- Monitor and provide guidance and training to ensure operational excellence;
- Manage annual planning process, working closely with SVP for Programs, CFO, EVP and other members of the senior management team;
- Assess and analyze the implications of proposed actions and decisions by individual areas and departments on the whole of the organization;
- Ensure the effective implementation of the strategic plan, including the measurement of performance and fostering cross-integration of strategic directions, goals, and initiatives between divisions and departments; and
- Facilitate execution of organizational change to accommodate future business growth and program mix and to enable maximum organizational efficiency.
Operations
- Facilitate the alignment of all aspects of the organization's programs and support services to reinforce the effectiveness of strategic and annual work plans. This includes determining country priorities; assessing and realigning key business processes, improving the organizational structure, and the oversight of metrics associated with operational effectiveness;
- Ensure effective implementation of cross-divisional, grant-funded projects;
- Working together with the General Counsel, VP for Human Resources and CFO, oversee the appropriate regulatory and compliance issues of foreign operations including but not limited to host country employment, financial and legal requirements;
- Working together with the General Counsel, VP for Human Resources and CFO, establish and manage systems for managing parent company and related company governance, compliance and legal obligations;
- Liaise with Executive Management Committee (EMC) and Board of Directors (BOD) on risk management matters; and
- Working together with the General Counsel and CFO, manage and mitigate organizational risk.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field; Master's Degree in International Development, Non-Profit Management, or related degree preferred;
- Minimum of 15 years relevant work experience in operations management; 5 years managing at an executive level;
- Experience in a large, complex, matrix or global non-profit preferred;
- Ability to think strategically and operationally, with strong analytical skills and advanced competencies in management;
- Leadership in a multi-office, multi-national organizational environment preferred;
- Strong interpersonal skills;
- Superb verbal and written communications skills in English;
- Proficiency in other languages desirable (i.e. Spanish, French);
- Ability to travel up to 40 percent of the time, both domestic & internationally; and
- Strong computer skills (e.g., word processing, spreadsheet and presentations).
Salary:
Commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package provided.
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