Operations Manager, P4G

Job Description

This position can be based in the WRI Office in the Hague, The Netherlands or in Nairobi, Kenya. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission for candidates who would be based in Kenya.

About the Program:

Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) is a global platform accelerating pioneering market-based partnerships to build sustainable and resilient economies. We invest in impact to deliver inclusive and tangible solutions that support partner countries in meeting their sustainable development goals and commitments to the Paris Agreement. We bring together business, government, and civil society organizations in innovative public-private partnerships to advance solutions in five key areas: food and agriculture, water, energy, cities and circular economy.

Job Highlight:

You will lead the financial, operations, and administrative processes for the P4G initiative within WRI at an important transition time for an innovative initiative. Your daily work will include updating budgets, reporting to donors, processing contract agreements, ensuring head grant compliance, collaborating with P4G staff on projects, and guiding staff through internal processes and systems. You will be supported by a dynamic and diverse team as well as various operations staff members across WRI globally. You will manage one or more Project Specialists, P4G. You will report to the Global Director for the P4G initiative.

This position will be a hybrid model of remote and in-office.

What you will do:

Budgeting and Financial Management (40% time)

• Oversee day-to-day project finances, keeping budgets up to date in WRI’s financial software.
• Deliver monthly updates on budgets to Project Directors and Managers to alert them of funding targets and other financial matters.
• Oversee delivery of projects against 5-year output-based budget, ensuring fiscal accountability, and overseeing P4G’s financial reporting and financial audits
• Lead and provide input on behalf of the Center into institutional quarterly budget reviews
• Develop and implement P4G’s annual budgets linked to workplan and result framework deliverables and contribute to the long-term financial strategy of P4G, including the development of new proposal budgets and financial growth strategies.

Donor and Grants Management (15% time)

• Collaborate with P4G team to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of funding awards and communicating with donors as needed.
• Oversee the creation and submission of financial reports to all donors

Subgrants and Contracts (20% time)

• Process and maintain subgrant and contract agreements with partners, including administering payments, and amending agreements as needed.
• Monitor sub-awardee compliance with administrative grant requirements, including the timely submission of reports and audits.

Operations and Administration (25% time)

• Supervise operations staff to ensure the timely and accurate submission of progress and financial reports as well as compliance with internal budgeting, contract, and procurement processes and deadlines.
• Provide strategic operations advice to P4G Global Director in resolving operational issues and mitigating operational risks.
• Coordinate with team and HR on recruitment of new personnel and support onboarding of new staff and consultants.
• Provide support coordinating internal and external events, workshops, and conferences, as needed.
• Review and make recommendations on internal systems to support and improve efficiencies.

What you will need:

• Education: You have a completed bachelor’s degree.
• Experience:
• 7+ years full-time relevant work experience, including in operations, financial management and/or program management of a non-profit international program delivering in Asia, Africa or Latin America.
• You have experience making independent decisions in complex situations related to financial management, compliance, and in other operational situations.
• You have experience in managing international development assistance budgets, contracts and programs funded by multiple donors with budgets in excess of 5 million USD.
• You have experience solving complex problems within programmatic cycles related to budgeting, compliance, and process development and improvement.
• Experience working with a geographically dispersed team.
• Languages: You have verbal and written proficiency in English.
• Requirements: Existing work authorization is required for candidates based in Kenya.

Potential Salary:

Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors. WRI offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

How to Apply:

Please submit a resume with cover letter by the date of 15 December 2022. You must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered.

What we offer:

• A competitive salary
• Access to the WRI global network with the opportunity to exchange with and learn from passionate colleagues working at the cutting edge of their fields across Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the US.
• The chance to have an impact and to develop your career within a mission driven organization with access to varied learning and training opportunities.
• A workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work.
• The opportunity to join and get involved in different working groups and affinity groups to shape the future of WRI.
• Long-term commitment to hybrid working model with flexible working hours.
• Generous leave days that increase with tenure.

About Us:

Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean. WRI has a global staff of over 1,800 people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia and the United States, as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.

The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps, and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.

Our mission and values:

WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.

Our values are shared ideals that bind us together: Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence, Respect.

Our culture:

WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices. We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, we embrace all diversity and encourage women, the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply. Recognizing our strong commitment to gender equality, WRI has also been awarded EDGE certification.

Our team in Human Resources carefully reviews all applications.

About the Organization

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean.

We are passionate. We value our diversity of interests, skills, and backgrounds. We have a flexible work environment. And we share a common goal to catalyze change that will improve the lives of people. Our shared ideals are at the core of our approach. They include: integrity, innovation, urgency, independence, and respect.

The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps, and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development challenges and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.

We have been growing rapidly: our staff has doubled in size over the past 5 years, and our operating budget is now $150 million. Founded in 1982, WRI has a global staff of 1,800+ people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in Africa, Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States, as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.  

WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices.