Senior Operations Director, Tara

• Leadership role scaling up a dynamic, fast-growing organisation
• Singapore-based; part of an international team
• Initial one-year contract; with strong possibility for renewal

The Organisation
Tara is a new philanthropic re-granting initiative in Asia that supports a diverse group of partners to accelerate the transition to sustainable, clean energy. Tara is currently hosted at the European Climate Foundation, but with a mandate to localise and become an independent Asia-based regional foundation in the future. Tara’s vision is a just and thriving Asia powered by renewable energy. The European Climate Foundation (ECF) was established in 2008 to help Europe foster the development of a low-carbon society and play an even stronger international leadership role to mitigate climate change.

Benefits and Culture

• Competitive compensation
• Flexible work environment and with scope for development

The Role

The Senior Operations Director is responsible for ensuring professional operational management of an exciting multimillion-dollar programme and organisation. Reporting to the Managing Director of Tara, you will lead the design and planning of the operational and financial structure of a new foundation. Once Tara becomes an independent organisation, you will have overall responsibility for the operational and financial management of the entire organisation.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing operational and administrative functions including grant making, finance, human resources, and technology.
• Overseeing all financial management including managing budgets, forecasts, and cash flow.
• Implementing a robust financial management and reporting system.
• Establishing Tara’s human resources capacity and ensuring professional staff development.
• Leading all aspects of the organisation’s grant making administration.
• Developing and implementing all necessary organisational policies.
• Recruiting and line managing a culturally and functionally diverse operations team.

Skills Required

You will be a visionary Senior Operations Director with several years of cross-functional management experience, including scaling up operations, gained in a similar role. You will be excited at the prospect of working for a fast-growing organisation with a mission to solve the climate crisis.

Additionally you offer:

• 10+ years’ senior operations leadership role managing similar functions in a related organization.
• Deep understanding of several operational areas, including finance, technology, and HR systems.
• Broad experience including strategic development and planning, budgeting, business analysis, finance, information systems, human resources, and marketing.
• Experience managing complexity and a wide scope of responsibilities.
• Exceptional capacity for managing, leading and developing teams, as well as a hands-on approach.
• High standards of integrity, ethics, and teamwork.
• Outstanding verbal and written skills, and experience working with staff on all levels.
• Experience living and working in Asia; fluency in an Asian language would be an asset.
• Candidates with a legal permit to reside and work in Singapore will be strongly preferred.