Vice President of Operations, Risk Management

Oxfam America

. Provide strategic and operational leadership for Oxfam America’s Operations and Risk Management division, including Finance, Technology and Information Management, and People, Culture and Human Resources .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesLead💰 $235,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in Operations and Risk Management, with a focus on Finance, Technology, and Human Resources. Proven ability to drive process improvement, compliance, and organizational change while ensuring operational resilience and effective governance.

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Executive LeadershipEnterprise Risk ManagementFinancial FluencyProcess ImprovementCybersecurity

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Hard Skills

Financial ControlsGrants ManagementComplianceOrganizational ChangeData GovernanceBusiness ContinuityOperating-Model RedesignSystems ModernizationAutomationVendor Strategy

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsPresentation SkillsFacilitation SkillsStrategic ThinkingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

ERP TransformationCloud MigrationAI-Enabled Process ImprovementCybersecurity ToolsHR Systems

Industry Keywords

International NGOFederated OrganizationLabor RelationsSafeguarding StandardsAnti-Terrorism Financing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic and operational leadership for Oxfam America’s Operations and Risk Management division, including Finance, Technology and Information Management, and People, Culture and Human Resources
Ensure operational systems, infrastructure, people processes, financial stewardship, risk management, compliance, grants management, and shared services are integrated and aligned with organizational priorities
Represent Oxfam America with operational leaders across the Oxfam confederation
Establish operating rhythms, decision rights, service expectations, controls, and cross-functional processes
Drive process simplification, automation, shared services, strategic outsourcing, and data- and technology-enabled continuous improvement
Ensure business continuity and operational resilience
Oversee employee lifecycle practices, people policies, systems, organizational health, leadership effectiveness, talent mapping, succession planning, workplace culture, and labor-management relations
Provide executive oversight of technology strategy, infrastructure, service delivery, data governance, cybersecurity, digital risk, vendors, and outsourcing
Oversee Finance and financial systems, including stewardship, planning, controls, reporting, grants management, payroll, procurement, contracting, and vendors
Lead the operational risk management framework and oversee compliance, sanctions and anti-terrorism financing requirements, cybersecurity, insurance, legal risk, and internal controls
Strengthen grants management, facilities, workplace operations, shared administrative services, vendor performance, and contract management
Partner with executive leadership and the Board on enterprise-wide priorities, planning, execution, reporting, and recommendations
Build leadership capacity, accountability, collaboration, and performance across the Operations and Risk Management division

Requirements

What you’ll need

10–15+ years of progressively senior leadership experience with significant responsibility for complex organizational operations and enterprise-wide systems
Demonstrated executive leadership across Human Resources, Finance, Technology, Facilities, and Risk Management
Experience leading operating-model redesign, process improvement, systems modernization, automation, outsourcing or vendor strategy, and organizational change
Significant experience with enterprise risk management, compliance, internal controls, cybersecurity and digital risk, business continuity, and governance
Financial fluency in budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, reporting, audits, grants or restricted funding, and enterprise financial systems
Experience managing senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams and establishing accountability and service standards
Experience partnering with Presidents/CEOs, executive teams, and Boards
Ability to operate independently, lead through ambiguity, manage competing priorities, and combine strategic thinking with operational depth
Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills
Values-driven leadership and substantive experience overseeing people, finance, technology, and risk functions
Experience in employee relations, talent, organizational development, labor relations, HR systems, or people operations
Preferred: experience in an international NGO, federated or confederated organization, or organization operating across multiple legal, financial, and regulatory contexts
Preferred: experience with ERP transformation, cloud migration, cybersecurity and data governance, AI-enabled process improvement, and technology outsourcing
Preferred: experience with grants management, sanctions/OFAC or anti-terrorism financing controls, safeguarding, or comparable risk frameworks
Satisfactory references and appropriate pre-employment checks required
Must comply with Oxfam America’s safeguarding standards and conduct requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer
Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities
Safeguarding and inclusive workplace commitments
Pre-employment checks and safeguarding processes
Potential professional development, leadership-learning, and succession-planning opportunities through organizational practices