he Chief Operating Officer (COO) will serve in a new position designed to guide the organization’s growth in operating revenue over the next five years. As the right-hand to the CEO, the COO will be a change leader who enables the agency to achieve its plans for expansion and increased impact during a key period of organizational transition. As a trusted partner to the CEO in making organizational decisions, the COO will be the go-to person on the Executive Team for ensuring effective and efficient day-to-day operations and identifying solutions to emerging challenges. The COO will play a critical role across all departments and offices in helping the organization achieve its mission and embody its values, building collaboration and communication across functional and regional lines, and ensuring operational effectiveness.

- Build the organization’s infrastructure to scale: manage finance, human resources, information technology, and physical plant of an established, financially stable organization in a period of growth and transition
- Act as a thought partner to the CEO and serve as a motivational coach and guide to staff
- Evaluate and drive organizational development, change management, and race equity transformation within the organization
- Oversee skills-building for all employees and build training into the Alsayegh Media culture
- Develop effective mechanisms to manage performance and accountability to goals
- Assess and design a successful management structure for Alsayegh Media offices
- Maintain responsibility for Alsayegh Media budget and financial planning; oversee and evaluate current operational spending, areas of savings and risk, developing aligned strategies to address each
Qualifications
The COO will be a creative and determined problem solver, diplomatic change agent, and an expert in understanding organizational dynamics inherent in a geographically and demographically diverse organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a proven leader to join a mission-driven team
Required Professional Experience
- Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in strategy and operations for mission-driven organizations or government agencies
- Strong expertise in driving organizational change, capacity-building, and organizational development, including effectively managing organizational growth and sustainability
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and experience in building diverse, inclusive, and engaged workplaces
- Management acumen with experience building and leading a team of high-capacity senior executives and employees at all levels of an organization
- Deep project management experience with ability to take a concept to fruition and to execute for success
- Experience playing a leadership role in organizations with remote offices and staff
- Ideal Personal and Professional Characteristics
- Exceptional emotional intelligence and professional maturity
- Enthusiasm and optimism regarding organizational change processes with a positive attitude
- Collaborative work-style that enables partnership and engagement with others at all levels of the organization, as well as with key external stakeholders
- Comfort demonstrating confidence and appropriate assertiveness as an organizational leader, with the ability to make hard decisions and communicate them to staff and stakeholders
- Ability to effectively communicate with and engage staff at all levels of the organization, in large and small meetings, as well as one-on-one
- Exceptional communications skills, including interpersonal and written communication and the ability to be an excellent listener