Chief Operating Officer

About Fòs FeministaFòs Feminista is a global intersectional feminist organization advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, girls, and gender-diverse people. About Fòs Feminista Fòs Feminista is a global intersectional feminist organization advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Led and governed by the Global South, Fòs Feminista works through a constellation of affiliated organizations, legal entities, strategic partnerships, and movement relationships with around 200 civil society partners across 40 countries. Our work integrates advocacy, grantmaking, research, movement-building, sexual and reproductive healthcare, and innovative finance to strengthen feminist organizations and movements worldwide. Operating across multiple jurisdictions and institutional structures, Fòs Feminista brings together legal, political, philanthropic, and movement strategies to advance gender justice and achieve lasting systemic change. Position overview Fòs Feminista is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to provide strategic and operational leadership across the organization. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and serving on the Strategic Management Team (SMT), the COO will translate strategy into coordinated plans, sound resource decisions, effective institutional systems, and accountable implementation. The COO will integrate People, Inclusion, and Culture; Business Intelligence, Evaluation and Research; and Legal Affairs. The Chief Financial Officer will report to the COO for operational integration and fiduciary responsibilities while retaining a direct relationship with the CEO. The role requires a leader who can move between strategy and execution and work across functions, regions, and cultures. Position within the organization Reports to: Chief Executive Officer Leadership body: Strategic Management Team Direct and functional oversight: • People, Inclusion, and Culture Business Intelligence, Evaluation and Research • Legal Affairs • Chief Financial Officer, within the dual-reporting arrangement described above Principal responsibilities 1. Executive leadership and strategic execution • Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and an active member of the SMT, contributing to the development, review, and implementation of organizational strategy. • Translate priorities into annual and multi-year plans that connect responsibilities, timelines, resources, and measures of progress. • Help SMT assess opportunities and challenges in relation to mission impact, finances, organizational capacity, risk, and effects on partners; monitor progress and address barriers. • Support organizational continuity, assume responsibilities delegated by the CEO, and represent Fòs Feminista with the Board, partners, donors, advisers, and other external actors as appropriate. 2. Organizational integration and performance • Act as a principal integrator across strategy, finance, people, evidence, legal affairs, resource mobilization, and operational capacity. • Strengthen cross-unit planning, clarify responsibilities and decision points, and ensure that organizational gaps and matters without a clear institutional owner are addressed. • Lead policy development, integrated systems implementation, the responsible use of AI, and major organizational change to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness. 3. Financial stewardship and organizational sustainability • Provide executive oversight of financial planning and performance with the CFO and CEO, connecting budgets, forecasts, staffing, fundraising projections, program commitments, and organizational priorities. • Support budgets, financial scenarios, and resource-allocation recommendations; monitor performance, sustainability, and risks; and ensure that SMT receives timely analysis. • Ensure strong systems for financial controls, restricted funding, grants and contracts, audits, procurement, and compliance while protecting the