Associate Director of Operations

• Lead hiring pipelines, onboarding/off-boarding, and contractor/consultant agreements.
• Translate strategy into quarterly/annual plans with milestones, owners, and KPIs.
• Own ClickUp architecture (spaces, templates, automations, permissions).
• Track budgets vs. actuals at project and portfolio levels; flag variances early.
• Run weekly team syncs, monthly planning/retros, and quarterly OKR reviews.

This role helps a globally distributed team work smoothly to support sustainability initiatives that link knowledge with practice, building capacity for just and sustainable futures.

• 5–8 years in operations, program/portfolio or project management in a small/medium org or networked environment.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional coordination and delivery (not just assisting).
• ClickUp (or Asana/Notion) power user/admin: you’ve designed structures, templates, and automations.
• Strong people ops fundamentals: hiring, onboarding, contracting, and feedback rhythms.
• Excellent written communication; crisp facilitation; bias to clarify and close loops.
• Comfortable working remotely across time zones; high reliability and follow-through.
• Fluency with AI tools for ops (summaries, drafting, checklists, SOPs, lightweight analytics).
• Background in sustainability, systems change, or research/practice communities.

Location: Remote (U.S. time zones preferred). Collaborate with colleagues in Colorado, Hawaii, Canada, and Europe (schedule flexibility required).
Type: Full-time (35–40 hours/week)
Compensation: $70,000–$95,000 USD annually
Engagement Type: Independent Contractor
Work Environment & Values: We value clarity, humility, responsiveness, and learning. We build scaffolds that support people as well as projects.

The Transformations Community connects action-researchers who combine inquiry with action—testing new approaches, sharing learning, and building capacity for just and sustainable futures. With a global community of 6,000+, they convene international conferences, publish widely, and support sustainability initiatives that link knowledge with practice.