Senior Operations Officer (gn)
Frankfurt, Headquarters, Employee, full-time, 5-7 years of experience
Your Tasks
As Senior Operations Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring FZS’s long-term success in safeguarding the world’s most remarkable wilderness areas. You will be a strategic partner for our Senior Management Team focusing on the execution of our strategic, operational, and cultural initiatives.
Main Tasks include:
- Lead the implementation of FZS’s ambitious ten-year strategic plan.
- Collaborate closely with FZS’s senior management team on organizational planning, policy development, project management, and communication.
- Offer valuable insights and analysis to the Executive Director, contributing to the enhancement of FZS’s operations.
- Evaluate the risks and potential impacts of strategic decisions, providing practical guidance to the senior management team.
- Foster a culture of teamwork and collaboration throughout the organization.
- Embrace and encourage open communications and a flat hierarchy within the organization.
- Inspire and promote a passion for achieving conservation impact both within and beyond FZS.
Your Profile
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Organizational Management, Business Administration, Project Management, Non-Profit Management, or a related field
- Experience in a similar role, preferably within an international non-profit organization
- Proven track record of successfully leading and executing large-scale, organization-wide projects
- Exceptional communication skills in both written and spoken English and German, additional languages are beneficial
- Extraordinary communication and listening skills
- A genuine passion for nature and a strong alignment with FZS’s goals and mission
We Offer
- Engaging and meaningful work that encourages independent and entrepreneurial thinking
- Opportunity to get to know impressive wilderness areas and to contribute towards their protection
- A dynamic and motivated team environment, working to secure outstanding wild places across the globe
- Flat hierarchy, opportunities for further training and the option for remote work within limits
- Job-Ticket, Corporate Pension Scheme, 30 days of vacation per year
The contract will be for 2-years initially with a longterm perspective
Your Application
Please send your application, your salary expectations and the earliest possible starting date via our online tool or via e-mail to jobs@fzs.org.
Contact:
Frankfurt Zoological Society
Lysann Tscheschner, Human Resources
Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 1
60316 Frankfurt
Germany
We look forward to receiving your application by 22 October 2023.