Head of People and Operations - Upsall International

Head of People and Operations

The deadline for applications is Sunday August 20^th 2023

Location:                          Flexible location +/- 5 hours of GMT

Location Type:                Fully remote

Reporting to:                   COO

Manages:                          No direct reports but overseeing external partners

Annual salary:                 UK: £75K GBP
                                           USA: $100K USD
                                           Portugal: €87,000 EUR
                                           India: 6,900,000 INR

Contract type:                 Permanent

Working hours:               Full-time or part-time, flexible working

Candidate level:              Senior manager

Background

Climate Catalyst is an ambitious start-up dedicated to galvanising the collective power of businesses, investors, and civil society to influence and accelerate policy change in Asia and Europe. Their vision is a just, prosperous world in which global warming is limited to 1.5C.

Since Climate Catalyst formed in 2021, they have launched 2 major campaigns—peatlands restoration in Europe, and steel decarbonization in Asia. By partnering with a coalition of NGOs in Brussels and mobilising business, they have managed to have significant influence on the ambition of the EU Nature Restoration Law. On steel, there has been a dramatic shift by the Indian Ministry of Steel on green public procurement policy, which is a key lever for them and their core focus.

Purpose of role

The Head of People and Operations will work closely with the COO and play a lead role in building a people-first organization, with practices that drive both collective and individual growth. You will play a key role in designing and implementing operational systems, processes, and infrastructure.

The overall remit of the role is to:

Work in collaboration with the leadership team to evolve structures and processes based on continuous learning.
Oversee the end-to-end implementation of People and Operations practices ranging from learning and development to culture design.
Oversee the work of an outsourced financial management team, providing clarity on Climate Catalyst’s needs and ensuring strong internal communication on reporting.

Primary responsibilities

On People and Operations

Implement internal learning and development systems, ranging from annual review cycles and feedback, to launching upskilling initiatives.
Support the team in building their collective and individual capacities for learning, feedback, and building a growth mindset.
Ensure all software and systems are fit for purpose for their remote first global team, across feedback, project management, and learning.
Design internal trainings on standards and approaches, as part of upskilling work.
Lead and implement the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) strategy.
Support the team with recruitment, ranging from job description design to implementing recruitment flows.
Ensure as smooth as possible an experience between Climate Catalyst, our fiscal sponsor Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and their International PEO.
Audit existing People and Operations systems, practices, and materials and identify areas that need additional attention, revamped guidance, or pivots.

On General and Financial Operations

Lead weekly team meetings for the Operations Team and serve as a sounding board and partner to team members as needed.
Oversee monthly financial reporting provided by a third party financial management team and ensure smooth internal communication of data (to COO).
Ensure financial reports are prepared in time (by third party partner) for the Board of Directors and Leadership Team as needed.
Ensure the Senior Manager of People, Operations and Finance support are effectively approving team expenses and other invoices.
Ensure that team campaign budgets are developed for proposals, using existing templates.

Profile

Skills and experience

Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a passion for supporting teams to be and bring their authentic best selves.
A firm understanding of the various elements of operations work ranging from People and Financial Operations, to designing flows, processes, and systems to support them.
Experience in designing and implementing JEDI strategies and initiatives.
Track record of creating clear guidelines, internal communication, and trainings on operations systems, and auditing their success.

Personal traits desired

Objective focused and detail oriented.
Eager to collaborate and solve challenges.
Team player and true champion of your colleagues.
Active listener who elevates the thinking of their teams.
Humble, with low ego and ready to roll up your sleeves.
Committed to our values of courage, collaboration, diversity and learning.