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Head of Strategy & Operations
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · Europe
Experience
Lead / principal · 12+ years
Job description
Senior leader responsible for strategy and operations at remove, a non-profit running global CDR startup accelerator programs. The role works closely with the two co-founders, manages program managers, and owns planning, people, fundraising operations and strategic projects.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Lead strategic thinking, be a sounding board to the co-founders, and write the strategy down and plan for its execution
- Prepare and run strategy days, offsites and team meetups
- Own key strategic documents and shape important external documents
- Develop and own the roadmap and workplans; keep everyone accountable to shared goals and spot early when plans need to change
- Own the operating rhythm: recurring meetings, brainstorms, 1:1s, team updates, retros and milestone planning
- Develop and improve processes and documentation the team relies on, including program SOPs and team policies
- Line-manage program managers: debottleneck daily operations, set priorities, manage workload, coach the team, manage development plans
- Lead hiring and onboarding for new team members and external support, and plan team capacity
- Look after team health and ways of working in a fully remote, multicultural team
- Run the process behind the co-founders' fundraising efforts
- Maintain and develop core materials such as decks, concept notes and one-pagers, and draft or coordinate grant applications
- Own impact reporting content and contribute to funder reports
- Scope and lead strategic initiatives from idea to delivery
- Oversee programs and systems as the organisation expands
- Oversee the entity's brand and communications
What we're looking for
- 12+ years of experience, including roles where you ran strategy, operations and/or a PMO for a leadership team
- Experience supporting fundraising or business development, e.g. pipelines, proposals and reporting
- A track record of managing people well, ideally in small remote teams
- Comfort with ambiguity; able to build structure where there is none and adjust it as things change
- Resourcefulness and agency, including doing the unglamorous parts; entrepreneurial spirit with strong organisational and documentation skills
- Excellent communication, writing and synthesis
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and persuade diverse groups in a cross-cultural remote setting
- Ability to work autonomously in a remote workspace, meeting deadlines and managing several work streams simultaneously
- Adaptability, curiosity and eagerness to keep learning
- Ability to speak and write in English fluently
- Willingness to travel locally or occasionally regionally/globally
- Must be able to work in your country of residence
Nice to have
- A university degree (MSc. preferred) in a relevant field (e.g. environmental science, engineering, sustainability, business administration)
- Experience in and a strong passion for climate action, carbon removal or the wider sustainability field
- Experience with accelerators, startups or entrepreneurship programs
- Experience with foundations or philanthropic funding
- Experience working in or with partners in the Global South
- A coaching or facilitation background
Benefits
- A flexible and remote-first workplace
- An impact-driven role as part of a mission-driven team and organisation working with entrepreneurs globally
- A unique opportunity to experience and shape strategy for a future billion-dollar industry in its early days
- Exposure to a great network and community of CDR innovators and experts
- A learning budget to develop yourself
- Flexible holidays and biannual team off-sites
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About remove
remove is a non-profit organisation with a mission to enable innovators globally to realize the "net" in net zero. remove has established premier global startup accelerator programs focused solely on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) across Europe, India, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. To date, we have supported over 200 startups and cultivated a global CDR community. We also develop CDR ecosystems and engage in strategic projects to close systemic gaps in carbon removal globally. We are a small, remote team that works like a startup: high standards, an agile approach and a lot of ownership per person.
Mission
Enable innovators globally to realize the "net" in net zero
Key facts
- Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) / climate non-profit
- Supported over 200 startups
- Runs CDR accelerator programs across Europe, India, Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
- Small, remote team
- Funded by leading climate foundations and philanthropic partners
Partners & customers
The Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentPostcode Loterij Fonds
What they value
- High standards
- Agile approach
- A lot of ownership per person