Description
Position at Ashoka
Leadership Group Member for Global Operations
Arlington Virginia
Summary
Ashoka seeks an entrepreneur/intrapreneur to lead the organizations wideranging functions & operational initiatives in pursuit of Ashokas Everyone a Changemaker vision. The Leadership Group Member (LGM) for Global Operations will be a key member of Ashokas global senior executive team working closely with other leaders to integrate strategy setting & performance management across the organization guiding global operations and the Finance IT Integrity and Talent teams. In addition they will create new systems that lead to growth and greater effectiveness for the organization and our mission and vision.
Responsibilities
Accountability for a focused costeffective Global Operation consistent with Ashokas strategy including:
o Management within the organization (i.e. OKRs a Global Operational Health Check etc. including data collection analyses and recommendations
o Approval and management of Ashokas Global Shared Service (GSS) budgets and operations
o Management oversight of Ashokas processes for recruiting retaining and growing our human capital around the world
o Leadership of Ashokas Finance Team ensuring best practices globally
o Primary Accountability Partnership (AP) to Ashokas GSS teams including Global Finance Global Talent Global Staffing Global Planning & Budgeting Global DEI Global Integrity Global Search Global Search Excellence ITI Executive Office and Global Partnerships ensuring that associated staff are
accountable for the delivery of highquality shared services to our distributed constituents
organizing to maximize efficiency maintaining favorable outcomes while reducing costs in the context of best practices
optimally retained in a manner that gains credibility to disrupt ineffective operations and grows Ashokas GSS capabilities over time
o Bridgebuilding to Diamond (i.e. Regional) Purpose and core constituency teams; ensuring that support workers fully get and are integrated with Ashokas strategy and work in the world
o Compliance of all the organizations operations with applicable regulations and best practices
Candidate Profile
Candidates should have the following characteristics and experience:
o Executive leadership experience (CEO President Executive Director etc. and/or Program Leadership within Ashokas global operation and/or functional management
o 10 years experience in entrepreneurial /intrapreneurial and operational leadership in complex global environments
o Proven ability to lead through influence management and exceptional communication skills
o Demonstrated skills in managing operations deliverables and performance in a fastpaced agile environment
o A canny ability to get teams aligned speaking the same language and helping each other to succeed
o Strong management technical problem solving and organizational skills
o Social sector experience
Candidates will also meet Ashokas core hiring criteria:
Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship: Demonstrates a track record of taking initiative and ownership (e.g. founding an organization or company starting a movement reshaping the work of an existing organization)
Understanding and Belief in the Vision of an Everyone a Changemaker Future: Understands and believes Ashokas vision; has a thinking pattern that connects the dots between external demands on the organization and the organizations ability to meet them
Emotional and Social Intelligence: Has the ability to work efficiently and respectfully in teams
Ethical Fiber: Possesses exceptionally strong ethical behavior
SelfDefinition: Assumes that leveraging their skills to work effectively with those changing the world in big ways is what they will do in life