Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.    
 Department     Organizational Operations & Administration - Pact’s Organizational Operations and Administration (OOA) team is responsible for the efficient, operational integrity of Pact, driving continuous operational improvement across the organization to ensure the organization is able to accomplish its strategy and mission, while also responsible for managing Pact’s travel program and Washington, DC facilities. Working closely with all business units, OOA leverages project management and process improvement best practices, AI, automation, and other technology to ensure that Pact staff have access to the information, tools, and facilities they need to deliver on their work    
 Position Overview     
The Operations and Technology Officer supports the goals of Pact’s Organizational Operations and Administration team to drive operational integrity and continuous improvement as Pact seeks to be on the cutting edge of leveraging technology and agile process improvement to drive efficient and effective operations. The team accomplishes this by leveraging and promoting the use of AI and automation (e.g., Microsoft Co-Pilot and Power Platform), continuous improvement and project management approaches (e.g., Agile and Lean), and a suite of business productivity tools (with Microsoft 365 as the foundation) to ensure staff have access to the information, tools, and facilities they need to deliver on their work.
This position provides a unique opportunity to be exposed to, work on, and take leadership over a wide variety of operations functions at a leading international NGO. Candidates are not expected to have deep knowledge and experience in all of the areas listed below; an ideal candidate has the ability and passion to quickly and independently learn new skills and technology and to teach these new skills and technology to colleagues.    
 Key Responsibilities     
Operational Efficiency     📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐  
  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 

Support the implementation of Pact’s AI and automation strategy and support the automation of Pact’s operations, leveraging the Power Platform and other tools and systems by building apps and automations to help Pact work more efficiently and effectivelyServe as project manager on projects to integrate Pact’s systems when appropriateHelp lead the implementation of a common organizational approach to Pact’s core productivity tools of Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Planner, SharePoint, and Mosaic, providing training to staff and monitoring and use
Operational Improvements
Support the prioritization of the Finance, IT, and Operations (FIO) business unit’s operational improvements, identifying needs and linking these to business priorities, raising potential issues and roadblocksServe as or support a project manager for systems implementations and other internally focused operations improvement projects. Examples of projects include automating the payment request process and improving Pact’s financial data architecture and reporting systemSupport FIO (and other business units on request) in the development and maintenance of policies and procedures to ensure a common organizational approach and integration of policies and/or procedures where appropriate
Creating Effective Working Environments for Staff
Support the efficient use of Pact’s office space in Washington, DC in which staff work including implementing an approach to office design, technology needs, security, supplies, and storage that meets Pact’s current office-use needsSupport the development of an organization-wide approach to facilities management that is applied across offices, working with other business units and departmentsSupport the Director, Organizational Operations and Administration in the leadership of Pact’s travel program ensuring Pact can safely and efficiently travel in support of Pact’s mission
Employee complies with all company policies and procedures, including completing all compliance training topics by the deadline to satisfy each and receiving the corresponding acknowledgment statement that the training has been completed.
All other duties as assigned    
 Basic Requirements     
Master's degree with five (5) years work experience or bachelor's degree with at least seven (7+) years work experienceAbility and passion to quickly and independently learn new skills and technology and to teach these new skills and technology to colleaguesExperience working with or interest in learning project management approaches (e.g., Agile) and/or continuous improvement approaches (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) to document, review, and improve organizational policies, processes, and systemsExperience working with or interest in using and training staff on the Microsoft 365 suite of productivity tools (e.g., Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, OneNote, Forms) and third-party intranet platformsExperience working with or learning about multiple operational functions and principles, including information technology, finance, human resources, compliance, grants and contracts, security, and facilitiesStrong oral communicator with excellent writing skillsA demonstrated record of employee engagement and orientation to collaboration in a matrix environment    
 Preferred Qualifications     
Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, Agile) and/or continuous improvement approaches (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen)Experience developing apps and flows and with basic coding in Microsoft’s Power Platform or similar platformExperience creating and maintaining effective working relations with team members from diverse backgrounds and who live and work in countries around the world     
 






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