[Hidden-tech] Executive Position at Verité

[Baer Tierkel]

Hi All

Our friends at the awesome and locally headquartered Verité (www.verite.org 
) are looking for a COO.  Here's the job description below.

Regards,
Baer
Otalo.com


-- Job Announcement -- 


Position:  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Location:  Amherst, Massachusetts



Organizational Overview:  Verité is an independent, non-profit social  
auditing and research
organization established in 1995 with a mission to ensure that people  
worldwide work under safe,
fair and legal working conditions.  Since its founding, Verité has  
delivered expert training and
consulting services on a global scale and been recognized as one of  
the leading social
entrepreneurs in the world by the Skoll Foundation and Fast Company,  
among others.  The 20
members of the organization’s global headquarters are based in  
Amherst, Massachusetts, with
additional employees working in field offices in the Philippines,  
China, India, Bolivia, Bangladesh,
and others.  Verité generates over 75% of its revenue through its  
highly successful fee-for-service
model.   Business has grown steadily in markets around the world, and  
Verité is currently moving
from a $4M organization toward having a $10M annual budget over the  
next few years.  Our
organizational culture is supportive, collaborative and team-oriented,  
while also being defined by
an intensive commitment to our mission that is demonstrated through a  
kinetic pace of work
within a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment.  For more  
information, please visit our website
at www.verite.org.

Position Overview:  Verité is currently seeking a strong and  
experienced Chief Operating Officer
(COO) to support organizational growth by further developing and  
managing the organization’s
key financial, infrastructural and administrative systems. This new  
position, which was created in
response to continuing opportunities for growth, will report directly  
to the CEO and have
responsibility for participating in the strategic management and  
growth of the organization,
specifically, building and advancing an operational platform that  
includes several lines of business
and emerging initiatives, as well as several global offices.  This is  
an exciting opportunity for a
systems-oriented, solution-driven and seasoned leader to collaborate  
with a phenomenal
management team to ultimately help ensure that workers all around the  
world are able enjoy a
safe and fair workplace.

Responsibilities:  The COO will be directly responsible for leading  
day-to-day operations and
delivering high quality results in each of the following areas:

• Business Model Development:  Collaborate with the senior management  
team to ensure
that all aspects of business operations have been fully developed.   
This would include but not
be limited to considering revenue drivers, costs centers, staffing  
models – both domestically
and internationally -- management systems, and quality control  
efforts.  Provide double/triple
bottom line analyses to inform strategic resource allocation decisions.

• Business Management:  Help to monitor the administration of all  
business lines, program
models and special projects to ensure that they are operating at peak  
levels of efficiency and
effectiveness.  Work with individual staff in Amherst and in Regional  
Offices across the globe
through a collaborative approach and with a strong customer-service  
orientation to achieve
organizational goals.

• Strategic Finance:  Oversee the CFO’s efforts to manage day-to-day  
financial
responsibilities, while also helping to develop financial forecasting  
models to aid the
management team in making strategic cost/benefit decisions.  Through  
ongoing budgetary
and organizational analysis, look for ways in which operating  
efficiencies and stronger
accountability systems can lead to cost savings and controls.  Explore  
financing models to
ensure that Verité has access to all the working capital that it needs.

• Human Resources:  Oversee a streamlined and effective recruiting and  
hiring function at all
levels of the organization and in all geographic locations.  Consider  
and make
recommendations regarding reporting relationships, organizational  
charts, recruiting methods
(particularly internationally), performance evaluation systems,  
compensation and benefit
plans, and professional development and career ladder opportunities.

• Systems Development:  Analyze all internal operational systems  
across the organization to
determine the extent to which they meet Verité’s needs and/or could be  
enhanced to improve
operational efficiency and effectiveness.  As needed, work with the  
global team to develop
new systems to support growth.  Capture best practices over time to  
develop policies,
templates, rubrics and check-lists.



Qualifications:  The successful applicant will possess many of the  
following characteristics:

• At least ten years of management experience in a similar role within  
a growing business or
nonprofit organization, including responsibility for financial  
management, human resources,
technology and general organizational administration; international  
experience preferred

• Proven track record building and managing operational systems for a  
dynamic,
entrepreneurial, results-oriented organization

• Experience leading, managing and participating on teams with shared  
responsibility for
outcomes and decision-making while demonstrating outstanding  
interpersonal
communication skills and a diplomatic, adaptable work style across  
widely disparate cultural
environments

• Strong belief in the mission, vision and values of Verité

• Analytical self-starter and self-manager with outstanding multi- 
tasking, prioritization and
project management skills combined with a strong sense of personal  
accountability

• Bachelors degree required, Masters degree in Business strongly  
preferred

To Apply:  Please upload a resume and thoughtfully worded cover  
letter, outlining how your skills
and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how  
you heard about this
opportunity, both in Word format and addressed to Dan Viederman at
http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1415 .  Applications  
will be reviewed on a rolling
basis.

Verité is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from
diverse backgrounds to apply for this exciting new role.

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