Description
Position: Part-time, contract position (24 hours per month) for 8 months starting on June 1, 2024, with the possibility to extend.
Compensation: $75/hour
Job Location: The Global Leadership Forum is a remote workplace; however, we have board meetings and alumni events that take place in or near Seattle. Ability to be in Seattle at least 3–4 times per year is required.
To Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and fit for the role to team@glfglobal.org with the subject line “Interim Operations Manager.” Applications are due by April 24, 2024.
The Opportunity
The Interim Operations Manager will have overall management and operational responsibility for GLF’s contract faculty and bookkeeper, programs, and execution of its mission. They will ensure ongoing programmatic excellence and consistent quality of finance and administration, fundraising, communications, and systems. This position reports to the Board of Directors. Two veteran faculty plan to continue with GLF to run the cohort program.
We are especially interested in candidates with identities traditionally underrepresented in leadership, including those from the global south and BIPOC working in global development spaces. As a small and mighty organization, the Interim Operations Manager will be an integral part of the leadership and the fun and camaraderie of the Global Leadership Forum community.
Responsibilities
Program Operations (~8 hours/month)
- Support recruitment and outreach activities to fill two cohorts in collaboration with faculty co-leads
- With board and volunteers, plan and implement two alumni community engagement activities per year
- Develop and send updates to alumni at least two times per year
- Maintain GLF records in Google Drive
- Maintain GLF’s virtual presence (website, alumni LinkedIn, Google Groups) Fundraising and Finance (~8 hours/month)
- Coordinate with Treasurer to review quarterly financials
- Manage the organizational budget in collaboration with bookkeeper and Treasurer
- Manage invoicing for cohort participants and prepare and deliver annual gift receipts
- Manage 1-2 fundraising appeals to GLF Community
- Provide support, as time allows, to the fundraising committee to write 1 – 2 grant proposals
Board Coordination and Organizational Development (~8 hours/month)
- Provide administrative support to board committees and task forces (eg. executive committee, fundraising, transition) including assistance in developing agendas, board meeting materials, etc.
- Attend board meetings and executive committee meetings
- Track progress and update Board on progress toward 2024 workplan; create 2025 work plan with Board input
Qualifications
- Passion for GLF’s mission and values
- Demonstrated experience in non-profit organization administration and leadership including working directly with a Board of Directors
- Demonstrated competency in justice, equity, and inclusion work—including how power, privilege, racism, and colonialism interplay with global development
- Significant experience (8+ years) as a practitioner in international, globally oriented social purpose work
- Proven ability to work effectively in a virtual role
- Demonstrated volunteer management and fundraising experience
- Familiarity with/exposure to a leadership development program
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and emotional intelligence skills
About the Global Leadership Forum (GLF)
Launched in 2011, GLF is a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) non-pro fit whose mission is to connect and catalyze inclusive leaders to ally with communities globally. GLF’s values – continuous learning, community, global justice, and integrity – are a guiding light in how it advances its mission through its flagship Leadership Development Cohort Program for mid-career and senior leaders. Each cohort meets over the course of six months and consists of a small group of leaders from nonprofits, foundations, higher education, and businesses that have global and social impact dimensions to their work. The complex interplay between power, privilege, racism, colonialism, and the white savior complex are woven into every session. The program is characterized by rich conversation, skill development and real-time problem solving. GLF also provides ongoing opportunities for the Alumni Community to connect and learn both within and across cohorts. GLF has a strong foundation, including a track record of twenty cohorts, an active alumni community of over 130 leaders, and an experienced and passionate board of directors .