Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Financial Oversight

• Oversee and provide support to the Sr. Director of Finance on global financial management
  
• Ensure the quality of internal controls and processes to obtain accurate financial information and reports and to optimize our budgets to achieve maximum efficiency and impact.
  
• Define the organization’s financial strategy and summarize the financial implications of business alternatives to GLT and Board of Directors.
  
• Proactively conduct analyses to provide useful financial insights to the GLT to help make decisions to execute Water For People’s business strategy through financial and management information analyses, reports, and recommendations.
  

Strategic Accountability and Adaptation

• Oversee and provide support to the Director of Strategic Accountability and Adaptation and provide support on decision-making related to programmatic monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), and adaptation processes globally.
  
• Ensure that evidence-based planning aligned with the Destination 2030 results framework at local, national, and global levels.
  
• Ensure annual reporting on progress of strategy implementation against the strategic plan annual priorities and targets.
  

Global Influence

• Oversee and provide support to the Director of Policy, Advocacy and Partnership and provide support on organizational influence and partnerships to achieve the global impact pathway objectives of our Destination 2030 strategy.
  
• In collaboration with the Regional Directors, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Partnership, and Director of Strategic Accountability and Adaptation, ensure technical support is provided to country programs on national systems strengthening impact activities (including thematic areas climate/WRM, market systems development, finance and planning, E&I, etc.), and on the pursuit and implementation of funding opportunities, as requested.
  

Talent, Culture, and HR Leadership

• Promote a culture of accountability, strong integrity, high performance, meaningful collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  
• Oversee and provide support to the Global Director of Talent Management on topics including global compensation, benefits, talent management, professional development, engagement, recognition, JEDI and employee relations.
  

Compliance, Risk Management & Internal Audit

• Oversee and provide support to the Director of Global Risk in crisis management, global risk management, and country risk management.
  
• Provide leadership on compliance efforts including training, awareness, accountability and championship of the importance of ethical conduct.
  
• Oversee and provide support to the Director of Global Risk in establishing priorities for internal audits and in obtaining cooperation for internal audits and in resolving findings from audits.