Director of Organisational Development

350.org is looking for Director of Organisational Development to join our team of dedicated individuals who are building the people power movement and community to stop the climate crisis.

About 350.org 

350.org is building a global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis. Our online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries. 350.org works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action. We want to be a laboratory for the best ways to strengthen the climate movement and catalyze transformation around the world. The values that guide and drive our work are listed here. 

350.org is an equal opportunity employer. 350.org strives to be an inclusive and collaborative group of people who bring a variety of approaches to the work we do. We’re committed to the principles of justice, and we try to build a safe workplace where everyone is treated fairly and enjoys working together. We value new perspectives, ideas of all sorts, and different ways of working. Diverse perspectives and experiences improve the way 350.org carries out our work – including what we decide to work on and how creatively/effectively we do that. We do our best to make staff positions accessible to all potential team members, regardless of race, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, assigned gender, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or identity, religion or creed, veteran status, marital or parental status, and genetic information. We also strive to include team members in communities most impacted by climate change or impacted by other kinds of environmental, social, and economic injustice. 

About the Director of Organisational Development

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to all staff in alignment with the organisational strategy to foster a healthy and collaborative work environment for all
• Develop and implement long-term and short-term organizational development strategies and programs, including trainings, that are aligned with the overall organizational goals and strategic objectives of 350.org
• Oversee and coordinate organisation-wide processes, including in the areas of planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning, and the development of tools and systems and internal communication
• Ensure program and operational deliverables are measured, maintaining a solid overview of progress against goals, budget, timelines, and challenges, assisting with problem-solving as needed, in line with the requirements of the Executive Team, the Board, and financial supporters
• Provide leadership and management to a small team of OD professionals
• Work collaboratively with the OD team, the HR Team, senior leadership, line managers, and other stakeholders to build a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, collaboration, kindness and excellence
• Develop and implement 350’s Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Framework, including regular analysis and recommendations regarding our progress
• In collaboration with 350.org leadership, facilitate high level organizational discussions, including discussions on organizational structure/design, culture and leadership/management development
• Enable change management, including identifying / diagnosing when and where it is needed and supporting change processes
• Lead and support the development and revision of organizational policies to ensure the integration of 350’s values and JEDI principles and in relation to planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Lead and/or support the HR team in the development and execution of employee engagement and retention strategies, plans, and initiatives including the design and implementation of a training, mentoring and professional development and succession plans, ensuring that these strategies and processes are centred on DEI
• Coach managers and staff, when necessary
• Develop and monitor annual team budget, goals and objectives and work plan
• Other OD related tasks and initiatives as assigned from time to time by the line manager or the leadership team.

Competencies:

• Strategic and Operational Leadership: Contribute to the creation of 350’s strategy. Able to support the translation of 350’s strategic goals into operational or tactical plans. Able to manage change and create alignment. Demonstrate sound judgment in performing all duties. Recognize and use individual and team strengths to enhance work performance. Take initiative within the area of responsibility. Enable and empower staff to take initiative and be creative
• Problem Solving: Recognize routine problems, including conflicts. Know whom to consult for assistance in solving non-routine problems. Exercise creativity in proactively resolving problems and trying new ways of doing things. Know how and when to apply technical solutions to problems. Share results of problem solving experiences with others. Remain flexible in responding to organizational priorities. Ability to manage and resolve conflict. Able to negotiate with others to resolve problems and conflicts
• Coaching, facilitation, mentoring: Facilitate group sessions of senior leaders with a focus on information sharing, discussion, problem-solving and decision-making. Able to design and facilitate training and informational sessions with diverse teams across the organization. Coaching individually and in groups towards (collective) problem-solving and decision-making. Open to sharing knowledge and expertise with others
• Job Knowledge: Strong familiarity with best practices in international organisational development as well as diversity, equity and inclusion in global organisations. Advanced knowledge of planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Ethical Practice: Ability to make sound judgment, exercise discretion and credibility, and act as an agent who promotes fairness, integrity and accountability across the organization. Must believe and embrace 350.org’s vision, mission, and progressive values
• Relationship Management: Ability to build, nurture, promote and influence healthy work relationships and to work as an effective member of the team and the organization. Ability to create a safe space for management and staff to discuss work issues and to manage conflict, while supporting the organization. Ability to interact with staff from diverse cultures and backgrounds with sensitivity and respect
• Self-Management: Ability to set professional boundaries. Resilient and able to manage self and keep composure in times of stress. Able to work independently with minimum supervision
• Communication: Effectively craft and deliver concise, timely and informative communications. Ability to listen to and address the concerns of others, and to transfer and translate information from one level or team of the organization to another
• Justice and Equity: Strong commitment to workplace justice, diversity, equity and inclusion. Must embrace the principles and apply them to day-to-day work
• Achieving results: Setting strategic direction and ensuring work plans consider multiple priorities, dependencies and competing deadlines. Organized, detail oriented and accurate.

Required Qualifications:

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in global not-for-profit, preferably in climate justice, racial justice, LGBTQIA rights, immigrant and refugee rights, indigenous peoples rights or similar social justice organizations
• At least five (5) years of experience in senior leadership, including coaching, mentoring, conflict management outside of line-management structures
• At least three (5) years of experience in organisational development, implementation of JEDI frameworks, as well as planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning
• Broad experience of evaluations and impact assessments in social change movements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to translate complex data into clear, simple and inspiring messages for a wide range of audiences, including leadership bodies and financial supporters
• Understand and embrace progressive values
• Fluency in English

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in at least one additional language
• Proficiency in Google Drive, Slack and Zoom

We are looking for someone who is comfortable working both independently and in teams, highly responsive, and able to lead initiatives as well as take direction from others. 

Position Type: Full time

Work Environment: Working remotely

Travel: May occasionally travel from time to time (domestic and international) 

Compensation: Salary tier 4.1 and click here to see salary table

Location: Remote - African / European time zone preferred

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