Manager, Operations and Compliance – GDI Americas

Global Development Incubator•Washington, DC

1d•$100,000 - $110,000

About The Position

GDI is currently seeking an inquisitive, self-motivated individual looking to expand their knowledge and impact in international development nonprofit operations and compliance. The ideal candidate will be someone with 5+ years of experience (preferably in a nonprofit/international organization) and who is interested in deepening their nonprofit management skills related to social impact start-up organizations. The Manager of Operations and Compliance provides support for the finance, accounting, and talent teams and ensures effective day-to-day operations, subcontracting and subaward management for GDI, its subsidiaries, and other incubated initiatives. This role will be responsible for managing a suite of operations and compliance activities and ensuring those activities uphold GDI’s policies and procedures, donor requirements, and industry best practices. The position requires initiative and resourcefulness in creative problem solving, analyzing trends and patterns to propose new procedures, and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external team members and partners. Coordination across teams will be essential to keep the organization running smoothly. Like every position at GDI, staff are expected to exercise a high degree of autonomy and take on significant responsibility. This position reports to the Associate Director of Operations and Special Projects.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a minimum of five years of progressive experience in a related position
Experience with subcontracting, procurement, and subawards under prime agreements issued by the U.S. government, foreign governments, and/or private foundations
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Razor-sharp problem-solving skills
Strong organizational skill and attention to detail
Excellent time management skills with proven ability to meet deadlines.
An interest in learning new skills
Proven aptitude to manage and juggle many competing priorities is essential
A relentless drive to get things done
Able to move fluidly between collaborative and independent work styles
Adept at making assessments quickly and identifying the best course of action

Nice To Haves

Experience working with non-U.S. partners and implementers
Experience/familiarity with fiscal sponsorship (from either a donor or grantee perspective)
Interest in and commitment to social entrepreneurship and international development
Curious and entrepreneurial mindset

Responsibilities

Provides high quality, timely operations and compliance support to GDI and GDI Solutions as well as fractional support to multiple incubated initiatives and/or fiscally-sponsored initiatives. This support may include the following activities: Subcontracting, which includes reviewing procurement documentation, providing guidance to staff and partners, drafting/negotiating subcontracts, ensuring subcontractor compliance with policies, procedures, and/or donor requirements, and maintaining proper files
Subawarding, which includes conducting pre-award risk assessments and other due diligence activities for subrecipients, tailoring agreements to level of risk and donor requirements, monitoring subaward progress and financial reporting, and closing out of subawards.
Prepares, files, and maintains registration and compliance documents
Develops, refines, disseminates, and trains staff on policies and procedures
Donor and grant management, which includes: Review donor agreements on behalf of the initiative, highlighting any areas that require clarification or negotiation.
Provides ad hoc guidance to staff regarding donor compliance terms and their practical application on initiative/organization activities
Assists donor due diligence activities on behalf of GDI, its initiatives and subsidiaries
Actively tracks and monitors compliance with donor agreements, including reporting schedules and deliverables
Develops, implements, and monitors systems for tracking and storing procurement documentation, subcontracts, and deliverables
Serves as a primary point of contact with external clients that provide operational support to the GDI network (insurance brokers, legal counsel, banking institutions, etc.)
Lead GDI’s business operations launch activities for incubated initiatives that are setting up an independent legal entity. Business operations launch includes liaising with the legal team responsible for registering the organization, developing organizational policies, working closely with the Accounting team to develop donor management and subcontract management systems and processes according to their policies, etc. The Manager will work under the guidance of the Associate Director of Operations, and Chief Financial Officer.
Supervise performance of Senior Associates on the Operations team, as needed
Perform other duties as assigned.