Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Taskforce
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Decatur • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $160,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Partners with the COO to drive strategic and operational priorities, overseeing business planning, funding portfolio management, and cross-functional initiatives that enhance efficiency and compliance.
- Leads Duty of Care efforts, manages organizational risk, and ensures alignment across departments through effective change management, vendor oversight, and policy implementation.
- Aligns organizational objectives with the overall business strategy and leads the development of short- and long-term goals.
- Maintains systems to track funding activities and support donor obligations.
- Monitors daily security updates from OSAC and Healix and ensures staff and consultant travel are registered appropriately.
- Coordinates annual safety and security training and communicates policy updates.
- Drives change management efforts to support cross-organizational improvements.
Requirements
- Master's degree in public health, social sciences, public administration, or a related field and ten years of related experience, which includes seven years at a management level, or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
- Minimum 10 years of program management experience in international public health, including 2–5 years overseeing global safety and security in an NGO setting.
- Proven ability to manage large budgets and donor-funded programs, with strong grant management experience.
- Demonstrated success in business development within similar organizations.
- Strong strategic, analytical, and organizational skills; able to multitask and work independently.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills, especially with senior officials and partners.
- Experience collaborating with federal agencies (e.g., CDC), Ministries of Health, NGOs, foundations, and private donors.
- Effective team leadership and management experience.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
program managementgrant managementbudget managementchange managementrisk managementpolicy implementationstrategic planninganalytical skillsorganizational skillssafety and security management
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsrelationship-buildingteam leadershipcommunication skillsmultitaskingindependent workcollaborationstrategic thinkingorganizational skillseffective management
Certifications
Master's degree in public healthMaster's degree in social sciencesMaster's degree in public administration