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. ResponsibilitiesProvides 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 filesSubawarding, 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 documentsDevelops, refines, disseminates, and trains staff on policies and proceduresDonor 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 activitiesAssists donor due diligence activities on behalf of GDI, its initiatives and subsidiariesActively tracks and monitors compliance with donor agreements, including reporting schedules and deliverablesDevelops, implements, and monitors systems for tracking and storing procurement documentation, subcontracts, and deliverablesServes 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 neededPerform other duties as assigned.
