Karam Foundation

Chief of Staff

Karam Foundation

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $95,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Act as a trusted thought partner to the CEO: help translate strategic goals into concrete operational plans.
  • Prepare briefing materials, memos, and decision-making documents for high-level meetings.
  • Identify priority areas and help set CEO focus — proactively flag opportunities, risks, and critical issues.
  • Oversee special projects that don’t have a clear owner but are mission-critical (e.g., events, risk mitigation, process redesign).
  • Partner with the CEO to actively shape and protect strategic priorities — ensuring focus, energy, and time are aligned with organizational goals, donor strategy, and long-term impact.
  • Exercise judgment over what rises to the CEO’s attention, proactively assessing requests, opportunities, and commitments for strategic value and timing.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-functional, high-impact initiatives from planning through execution.
  • Serve as project lead on strategic priorities, tracking progress, managing roadblocks, and ensuring key deliverables are met.
  • Define metrics for initiatives, monitor performance, and report on outcomes.
  • Design, implement, and refine frameworks for organizational planning, decision-making, and accountability.
  • Establish and manage leadership meeting rhythms (e.g., planning meetings, review cycles).
  • Create systems to synchronize work across teams (status dashboards, shared planning tools, decision-tracking).
  • Identify operational risks and inefficiencies; propose and implement solutions.
  • Help shape and maintain a strong leadership culture by facilitating cross-team collaboration, trust, and transparency.
  • Act as a connective tissue across departments, surfacing misalignment early and helping leaders resolve issues before they escalate.
  • Support board operations: prepare board meeting materials, agendas, and follow-up.

Requirements

  • Proven experience (5+ years) in strategic planning, operations, or project management (preferably in a nonprofit, mission-driven, or startup environment)
  • Higher education degree, graduate degree preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable preparing senior-level briefs, presentations, and reports
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple, complex priorities
  • High emotional intelligence: ability to build relationships, influence without authority, and maintain confidentiality
  • Demonstrated problem-solving ability and proactive decision-making
  • Experience working cross-functionally with senior leaders
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative in ambiguous settings
  • Fluent in Arabic
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Flexible working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic planningoperationsproject managementdecision-makingperformance monitoringrisk mitigationprocess redesignorganizational planningmetrics definitioncross-functional collaboration
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationorganizational skillsemotional intelligenceproblem-solvingproactive decision-makingrelationship buildinginfluence without authorityinitiativetrust building
Certifications
graduate degree