Director of Finance and Operations

(English and Spanish fluency required)

The deadline for applications is 09/02/2024

About Women's Link

We are an intersectional feminist, anti-racist, anti-colonial, anti-ableist, and Global South-led organization, working with and for the feminist movement in Latin America and the Caribbean, East Africa, and Europe. We proudly work with more than 60 national partners across those regions and 40 regional and global coalitions and networks.

We strengthen and transform the feminist strategic litigation ecosystem to break down barriers, challenge oppressive systems, and alter power imbalances by breaking the walls of the legal sphere and bringing in those left out.

Central to our method is an intersectional approach applied through legal strategies that secure rights for women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Our priorities are gender and reproductive justice, especially access to safe and dignified abortion, and prevention of gender-based violence. Climate and racial justice are intricately linked to our work on sexual and reproductive rights and gender-based violence.

Purpose of Role

With registrations in three countries, employees in 8 countries, over $4 million in assets, and a $3 million annual operating budget, Women's Link requires that the person holding this role be a highly experienced and strategic leader and manager. The role oversees finance, accounting, human resources, information technology, and the overall administrative and legal activities of the organization. The Director of Finance and Operations will report to the Executive Director.

Leading a team of three, overseeing a set of key consultant and vendor relationships, and responsible for designing and implementing budgets, policies, and practices, the Director of Finance and Operations plays a pivotal role in ensuring that that resource allocation and organizational development and culture are aligned with the Women's Link's feminist, antiracist, anti-ableist, and anti-colonial principles.

Primary responsibilities

Leadership and Strategy

• Work with the Executive Director to bring strategic assessment, planning, compliance, and financial and investment issues forward to the Board of Directors.

• Advance the Executive Director's and Leadership Team's understanding of large-scale field level trends, movements, and shifts so that they may be reflected in strategy and direction.

• Coordinate with colleagues to ensure alignment of financial strategy, human resources, and operations within the functional priorities of the organization.

Management of People and Resources

• Guide the creation and supervision of project teams composed of WLW staff and/or consultants, and others as needed.

• Supervise work, professional development, and training of finance, operations, and HR teams and team members.

• Oversee selection, contracting, and performance of key relationships with external consultants and vendors—contract controller, payroll and accounting providers, employer of record service providers, outsourced IT team, lawyers, and others as needed.

Financial Leadership and Compliance

• Oversee all financial operations including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and internal controls across the organization's entities in the USA, Spain, Colombia.

• Engage with all stakeholders to lead the organization's budgeting and budget monitoring activities, including long-term financial planning related to investments and sustainable growth of the organization.

• Oversee compliance, audit, tax, and reporting activities required for the organization's entities at the federal level as well as in the relevant US states.

• Design and maintain systems that ensure timely and accurate financial budgeting and reporting to donors.

• Develop and ensure implementation of robust financial policies, procedures, and systems.

• Provide financial analysis support for strategic decision making, including identification and analysis of financial and legal risks, and developing sustainability and growth strategies.

• Promote transparency and accountability in financial and operational practices

Operations Leadership

• Oversee administration, human resources, IT, and other operational functions.

• Aligned with long-term strategic needs and opportunities as well as the organization's values and principles, develop and implement efficient organizational processes and infrastructure.

• Ensure comprehensive safeguarding and risk management practices across all areas of operations.

Qualifications and Skills

• 10+ years of progressive experience in non-profit finance and operations leadership roles, preferably with multi-country experience.

• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, fund accounting, compliance, and international operations.

• Demonstrated ability to develop robust financial models, reporting, and internal controls.

• Experience managing business functions including the full cycle of human resources activities, IT, procurement and contracting, and travel management.

• Proven skills in driving operational efficiency and process improvement, including demonstrated experience with and passion for common and new technologies that promote efficient and safe organizational management and collaboration.

• Strong leadership and people management skills with experience managing cross-cultural teams.

• Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex data.

• Fluency in English and Spanish required.

• Adaptable and collaborative, able to serve as a thought partner to other leadership team members.

• Experience working with feminist, antiracist, anticolonial, and anti-ableist values in transnational contexts.

Location and Working Conditions

This is a full-time global and “virtual first” position and will be developed remotely. We will consider candidates with valid work permits in their countries. The organization will conduct a feasibility analysis to determine if employment in a candidate's country of residence is viable. This process is to ensure compliance with security, legal, operational, and logistical considerations.

Due to the international scope of our organization, candidates must be able to work a flexible schedule, including availability for early morning if based in the U.S for communications and meetings with European or East African team members. Travel availability of up to 15% per year is required.

Compensation and Benefits

Women's Link offers a generous compensation and benefits package. The salary range offered is between US$85,000 and US$140,000 gross per year, based on the country's market conditions, and the selected candidate's experience.

Benefits include:

• Vacations and Paid Time Off: 22 vacation days per year plus 3 days for personal affairs

• 14 days of holiday leave per year

• 15 days of sick days per year

• Health Insurance: Employer covers the health insurance of the employee according to Women's Link policies

• Pension: Employer contribution may be available according to Women's Link policies

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement

Women's Link Worldwide does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, or any status protected under applicable law in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors.

We strongly encourage applications from all kinds of backgrounds to be part of a team that includes racial, ethnic, and many other forms of diversity.