Senior Director of Operations

The Senior Director, Operations will provide enterprise-wide leadership to Opportunity International’s legal, risk, compliance, program management, security, and data governance functions. This role is a key leadership role, responsible for ensuring the organization's operational integrity, sustainability, and alignment with its global mission in often challenging and dynamic environments. This is a two-year, fixed-term position.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this individual will implement an operating model change to adapt to the new global realities. Working in a fast-paced, matrix environment, the Senior Director will organize cross-functional teams to drive operational excellence, ethical conduct, and risk mitigation across our global footprint.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with a minimum of 15 years of progressive experience, demonstrating a passion for change management and a robust understanding of INGO multi-country operations, donor compliance, and crisis management. The Senior Director will serve as a key executive advisor, ensuring enterprise-level strategy is effectively translated into coordinated action across all operational areas, fostering a culture of accountability and agility.

Compensation range : $150,000 -$190,000 Annually

RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Program Management

• Provide program management for strategic initiatives that translate organizational strategy into effective program execution across departments and country offices.
• Guide the global program management function to ensure consistent application of best practices, process standardization, and accountability for outcomes.
• Work with program managers to proactively resolve critical issues and risks related to program execution, managing all operational, IT, and compliance dependencies.
• Ensure seamless program delivery by fostering alignment and strong communication between business development, program teams and key internal stakeholders.

Data Governance and IT

Country Operations and Field Support

Global Security

Legal, Risk, and Compliance Management

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE SKILLS

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

ABOUT OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL

Opportunity International is a global non-profit that has been equipping people to build sustainable livelihoods and educate their children for 54 years. Opportunity provides 21 million families with innovative financial resources, training, and support to grow their small businesses and send their children to school. In 2024, Opportunity International and its partners helped fund 19,000 schools that reached 3.4 million children. We respond to Jesus Christ's call to love and serve people living in poverty. We seek to emulate the Good Samaritan, whose compassion crossed ethnic groups and religions. We serve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Discover more at opportunity.org or join the conversation on Facebook , LinkedIn , and Instagram .

CHILD PROTECTION COMMITMENT

Opportunity believes that all children have a right to protection from any form of abuse, regardless of gender, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation, or ability. Opportunity operates in line with international best practices for child protection and recognizes its responsibility to ensure that all employees meet this requirement. This policy applies to anyone acting on behalf of Opportunity or is involved in its programs in any capacity. All employees are subject to background checks, which include criminal checks and sex offender list checks, as allowed by local law.

EQUAL PAY & BENEFITS COMMITMENT

At Opportunity International, we are dedicated to maintaining transparency and fairness in our hiring process. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant, along with the requirements of the position, and Opportunity International reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For regular roles, Opportunity International offers medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D, disability, accident, critical illness, cancer, and pet insurance, identity theft protection, 403(b), and paid time off. For more details on our benefits, please visit our website here.