Chief Operating Officer

About Opportunity International

Opportunity International is an international non-profit organization that designs, delivers, and scales innovative financial solutions that help families living in extreme poverty build sustainable livelihoods and access high-quality education for their children. We equip families with the tools and training they need to build their businesses, improve their harvests, provide for their families, send their children to school, and break the cycle of poverty.

Today, in partnership with like-minded organizations, supporters, and practitioners around the world, Opportunity is building a worldwide movement striving to end extreme poverty in our lifetimes.

About the role

Opportunity International US (Opportunity) is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and energetic leader who feels called to the mission of Opportunity.

Reporting directly to the CEO and as a member of the OI Executive Leadership team, the role will lead the organization in achieving both smooth operations and consistent financial goals.  The COO leads operations, providing day-to-day oversight and management of a team of approximately 30 staff.  The COO will provide direction to Finance, Human Resources, Legal, IT, Compliance and OI Subsidiary Operations.

The COO will partner with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Executive Team, to lead the organization in achieving both smooth operations and consistent financial goals.  The COO will provide long range strategic planning and integration and management of key strategic and operational functions across the organization.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior executive with a strong finance and operational background and a proven track record of creative problem-solving and change management to join a high growth, mission driven organization and set it up for long-term success.

 The ideal candidate will be an extraordinary leader of unquestioned personal and professional integrity, operational excellence, with demonstrated ability to lead complex domestic and international multi-country and multi-site operations, either in the non-profit or commercial sectors while displaying approachable humility.

You will already be a C-level player with a proven track record of building and leading businesses and teams to provide long range strategic planning and integration and management of key strategic and back office operational functions. 

You will have led and managed finance, accounting and operational functions in international non-profit or financial services sectors (e.g., multinational corporations, banks, impact investors or regulators).

You will have experience working closely with a Board, CEO, staff, and other constituents and will have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to represent the organization and its mission effectively to a diverse array of audiences. You will have the capacity to think strategically, operate and execute with excellence, and build teams, people and processes effortlessly. 

As COO you will be a warm, collaborative individual with the ability to quickly gain a real understanding of Opportunity’s unique culture and mission; a proven ability to take a front-facing role to lead internally; and a readiness to be a key partner to the CEO, Board and executive leaders. Above all, the Chief Operating Officer will have unquestioned judgment and ethical standards and a demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.

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Chief Operating Officer – Opportunity International 

APPOINTMENT TERMS

Location: US, Chicago, IL. Candidates must have the right to work in the United States.

Salary: $270,000 – $325,000 gross per annum.

Contract: Permanent

HOW TO APPLY

Closing date: January 12th, 2025

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