Associate Director Business and Operations

BSR is a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 300 member companies to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration. Visit www.bsr.org for more information about BSR’s more than 25 years of leadership in sustainability. 

We are proud to say that we have a team of some of the most talented and motivated people in the industry working in our global offices in Copenhagen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. 

Empower@Work is a new collaboration, founded by BSR’s HERproject, CARE, ILO-IFC Better Work, and Gap Inc’s P.A.C.E program, focused on accelerating and expanding gender equality and women’s empowerment across global supply chains, through the delivery of proven interventions and greater cross-sector collaboration. Its mission is to empower women workers, embed gender equality in business practice and catalyze systems change with an initial focus on the apparel, footwear and home sectors.

Empower@Work will be hosted by BSR with a longer-term intention of becoming an independent not-for-profit entity

The Associate Director will be part of Empower@Work’s leadership team, reporting into the Executive Director and will lead on the initiative’s operational performance, in particular as it relates to finance, staffing model and contractors. This will require a close working relationship with BSR’s finance and operations teams. In addition, working with the Executive Director, the Associate Director will be responsible for developing and refining the initiative’s business model both while it is housed by BSR and as it evolves toward becoming an independent not-for-profit entity. .

Specific responsibilities include:

• Oversee Empower@Work’s operational and financial performance including supporting the Executive Director in developing the annual budget, and provide quarterly reports to the management team and Trustees and development and oversight of administrative processes.
• Oversee and lead on continuous improvements of Empower@Work’s business model and any related systems as it functions whilst hosted by BSR and lead on development of the business model as Empower@Work evolves toward independence.
• Support development of initiative-wide KPIs and chair regular status meetings against milestones, including risk analysis
• Ensure effective analysing, reporting and management of resource utilization and planning
• Support Executive Director in managing overall global team.
• Collaborate in annual and strategic planning processes
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with Empower@Work’s wide network of contractors, the Steering Board and other key stakeholders
• With BSR’s Finance and Ops teams, ensure strong co-ordination of all contracting arrangements for Empower@Work
• Collaborate with BSR’s People and Culture team on staffing model, in particular as Empower@Work evolves toward independence.
• Deputize for the Executive Director in internal and external meetings at times.
• Support business development efforts as needed.

At BSR we have implemented a transparent total compensation framework with an emphasis on internal equity. In order to maintain our equity our hiring range is listed below for this position. Location adjustment will apply if successful candidates reside in New York, San Francisco or Paris.

US 104,946-120,688 (8% bonus target)

• Minimum of 10 years professional experience with a strong track record in relevant positions  
• Demonstrated experience in designing and overseeing the scaled deployment of women’s empowerment and social impact programs on a global scale, with a focus on operating programs in emerging markets.
• Experience in designing and leading initiatives and programs that focus on workers employed in global supply chains
• Highly organized, with the proven ability to work independently and remotely, prioritize and complete multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain consistent attention to detail
• An exceptional communicator with interpersonal skills that allow you to work collaboratively with partners from across the private, public, and non-profit sectors
• Experience in start-ups or new initiatives and leading the development and set up of systems and processes.
• Team management experience across cultures and time zones.
• Evidence of strong delivery against ambitious targets and objectives

BSR is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As a global organization, BSR strives to represent a culmination of different perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and ideas. BSR encourages employees to be themselves and share their unique stories, as these initiatives foster a global environment of creativity, forward thinking, and open-mindedness.  These values drive the innovative work of our staff and support BSR’s overarching mission to build a just and sustainable world. 

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