Operations Director

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October 29

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Spark Climate Solutions

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Non-profit • Science • Social Impact

Spark Climate Solutions is a science-driven non-profit organization focused on mitigating unmanaged climate risks through innovative solutions. The organization collaborates with scientists, policymakers, and peer groups to develop emerging fields aimed at limiting global warming and managing Earth system risks, with the ultimate goal of creating a safer climate. Spark emphasizes reducing methane emissions and other short-lived climate forcers to decrease near-term warming and focuses on research areas such as livestock methane innovation and atmospheric methane removal. By broadening the array of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies, Spark aims to minimize environmental and social risks.

2 - 10 employees

🤝 Non-profit

🔬 Science

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Lead the operational side of organizational planning processes, including budget forecasting, workforce planning, and determining major operational initiatives. • Support organization-wide proactive planning and sustainable systems. • Represent Operations at leadership and cross-functional planning meetings, ensuring operational perspectives inform decisions. • Develop operational governance structures for accountability and risk management. • Provide strategic-level guidance on operational best practices and change management initiatives. • Own and strengthen internal financial systems and processes, ensuring compliance with annual audits and tax requirements. • Partner with leadership to direct Spark’s people strategy, including recruiting, hiring, and performance management. • Mentor and manage the operations staff, providing recommendations on structure and staffing of the operations team.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in nonprofit operations or administration, including at least 3 years in a leadership or people management role. • Proven ability to lead multi-functional operations teams and scale systems in early-stage or fast-growing organizations. • Track record of successfully building proactive and sustainable organizational cultures. • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to navigate across all organizational levels, with demonstrated ability to influence upwards. • Demonstrated experience building financial and grants management systems. • Strong understanding of nonprofit financial management, including outgoing grant management, funder reporting, and grant applications. • Demonstrated experience managing core HR processes (recruitment, hiring, onboarding, benefits, compliance). • Strategic thinker with exceptional execution skills, able to set a vision and ensure the delivery of high-caliber work by a diverse team. • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing structure with flexibility. • Empathetic teammate with a consistent track record of working collaboratively, effectively, and efficiently in ways that prioritize and center empathy and equity.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including 90% health coverage and 75% coverage for dependents • 401k matching • Generous time PTO • Sick time • End-of-year closure • Parental leave • Annual national park pass