Head Of Operations - Remote

Laudato Si’ Movement (LSM) is an international network of 900 Catholic organizations and thousands of grassroots leaders, all working together to care for our common home and advance climate and ecological justice. We act at the forefront of faith-based efforts to protect the environment, and our work is very fast-paced, with multiple projects and priorities managed daily. We enjoy a collaborative working environment in which everyone is committed to tackling the planetary crisis with courage and love. Over the past eleven years, the Laudato Si’ Movement's secretariat has grown from a small team of 4 to a dynamic organization with over 50 staff across 5 continents, making a big impact by motivating the global Catholic community to protect our common home. We are seeking a brilliant and friendly Director of Global Operations and Compliance who can continue to develop and take to the next level all aspects of our operations during this critical time of LSM’s growth.
This Director role is a senior-level strategic role overseeing day-to-day operations and compliance-related issues of LSM, while also being a versatile doer who can successfully tackle the complex challenges of a global nonprofit organisation. The Director will identify opportunities, challenges, and solutions across teams while specifically managing the operations, human resources, administrative, and legal functions, ensuring best practices and full compliance in the jurisdictions in which LSM has an operational footprint.
Strategic Operations Leadership
Build and strengthen organisational systems integration across finance, HR, IT, governance, data protection, and compliance.
Ensure operational cohesion between the US headquarters and future EU/other international offices.
Manage organizational and administrative functions across the organization.
Works with the Board, in particular the Internal Affairs Committee, on all internal matters outside of finance.
Governance & Organisational Compliance
Oversee governance standards across LSM entities, ensuring compliance with US, EU, Irish, and other national legal frameworks where LSM has a footprint.
Support the Boards of Directors/Trustees with governance planning, annual calendars, training, and best practices.
Maintain and enhance global policy frameworks, including safeguarding, conflict of interest, anti-fraud, risk management, and financial governance policies.
Ensure timely regulatory filings, board appointments, and statutory updates for all LSM legal entities.
Proactively manages legal matters in consultation with the attorney, board, and other organizational leadership, as relevant.
Lead the organisational, legal, and administrative setup of the EU subsidiary (Ireland or Belgium), ensuring the new entity complies with: Tax/VAT requirements; In liaison with the board, develop governance structures and the relationship between the US parent and the EU entity.
Serve as the executive link between EU operations and the global leadership team.
People Operations and International Employment
Oversee the work of the Global People Operations advisor and provide supervision on the day-to-day staffing issues and decisions.
Ensure employment contracts, handbooks, compensation frameworks, and HR policies meet local and international standards.
Oversee international hiring, onboarding, benefits compliance, and performance frameworks.
Global Risk Management
Lead organisational risk assessment and mitigation across global operations.
Develop and maintain LSM’s enterprise risk framework.
Ensure compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws; Oversee cybersecurity, insurance, and data governance strategies.
Serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Lead and mentor the Operations team – currently 4 staff (including future hires such as the EU Compliance Officer).
Represent LSM in external partnerships related to operations, governance, or compliance.
Supervision of Operations
Oversees the management of internal digital platforms such as Slack, Zoho, Zoom, and Google Workplace. Proactively recommends and implements new changes to optimize and streamline team operations.
Oversees the coordination of regular team meetings, such as weekly and monthly meetings, and annual team retreats.
Oversees the process of incoming ground mail, phone, and other administrative tasks as needed.
Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies and trends in operations management.
Implements and monitors sustainability measures across LSM’s operations to ensure the organization has a minimal ecological footprint, in collaboration with the LSAP team.
At least 8 years’ experience with operations management, compliance, international human resources practices, and systems development experience, particularly in international NGOs in a remote environment.

• Aptitude and experience with all operational aspects of non-profit planning, management, and compliance.
• -depth understanding of compliance issues associated with international charities in the United States, the EU, and Ireland.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• An understanding of grassroots volunteers, national, and international nonprofit programming and administration, including fundraising, programmatic campaigning, intercultural sensitivity, IT security, translations, and data analytics.
• Adept at the use of Google Workplace and relevant software platforms including Zoom and Zoho.

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or any other related field.
Certification in Project management and people management is useful, not essential.
Language skills: English is essential. Spanish, Italian, and French are useful, but not essential.
Personal Qualities
Demonstrated leadership ability, team management, and interpersonal skills.
Strong commitment to LSM’s mission to care for our common home and advance climate and ecological justice.
Be flexible, collaborative, and enthusiastic about working in international contexts and with those of diverse cultures.
Be flexible with work hours, with the ability to work up to several days/month in early morning or late evening due to the international nature of LSM’s work.
Remote with occasional presence at in-person meetings or events by prior arrangement.
Full-time position