Role: Operations Director

Are you an experienced Operations Director or COO who relishes a new challenge in a young growing organisation, contributing to climate action? This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience in developing a young organisation and navigating the challenges that come with managing an internationally-spread team. 

Are you an experienced Operations Director or COO who relishes a new challenge in a young growing organisation, contributing to climate action? This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has experience in developing a young organisation and navigating the challenges that come with managing an internationally-spread team.  In SteelWatch you can deploy those skills with a multi-country, collaborative and ambitious team that is challenging the global steel sector to decarbonise.  We need someone with deep experience, we offer a stimulating rewarding role.

The Operations Director will lead our Operations team and steer our organisational development. ‘Operations’ covers wide areas of responsibility including  recruitment, human resources management, contracting, accounting, finance management, operational processes, risk management, IT systems and security, governance, development or updating of organisational policies, and organisational culture and teamworking. The major focus of this role will be (1) to future-proof the organisation and (2) to develop and manage human resources policy and processes. This means taking direct responsibility for delivery of all aspects of human resources management, covering recruitment, contracting, promotion and retention across geographies.  

The Operations Director will line- or task- manage a team of 3-4 people who are responsible for funder management, finance, board management, and a range of operational processes. The role reports to the Executive Director and sits in the Leadership Team. The postholder (after probation) will be registered as a member of the Management Board of the registered Stichting.

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