Organizational Director-Greenpeace MENA عودة إلى الفرص

Job Title: Organizational Director

Organization: Greenpeace MENA

Department: Organization 

Reports to: Executive Director

Location: Remote — candidates must be based in Jordan, Egypt, or Tunisia

OVERALL PURPOSE

The Organizational Director is responsible for providing leadership in Finance, HR, IT, and legal services in Greenpeace MENA (Middle East and North Africa). The position heads a department that will develop MENA’s organizational operations capacity and provide effective support to the day-to-day operations in the organization, while leading the development of staff, office environment, policies, and infrastructure to enable the organization to achieve its goals.

SCOPE

The position will also be responsible for providing financial leadership, vision, and oversight for MENA, together with the Executive Director (ED). The Organizational Support Director is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT), which is responsible for providing executive leadership and direction for the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide direction to the development, execution, and maintenance of effective systems, processes, and procedures for Finance, Human Resources, IT, legal, and office administrative support, to enable the organization to meet its goals and development needs.
• Ensure that the Organizational Support Department models best practices in providing services and support to other departments in Greenpeace MENA.
• Ensure that the ED, SMT, and Board are fully informed of organizational performance through the generation of accurate data-driven reports in all areas of organizational support. Ensure compliance with all relevant external legal requirements in order to optimize the security of the organization, the health and safety of employees and volunteers, and protect the reputation of Greenpeace.
• Serve as part of the Senior Management Team and collaboratively work together to develop organizational goals and strategies, ensuring all policies and procedures are properly implemented and adhered to by Greenpeace MENA staff.
• Engage in relevant global communities, ensuring internal alignment with global standards and project initiatives as appropriate. 

FINANCE

• Responsible for the development and effective implementation of all financial policies, procedures, and the internal control structure for Greenpeace MENA.
• Ensure the finance team’s legal and regulatory compliance regarding all financial functions.
• Ensure, together with the Finance Manager, the provision of robust accounting services for use by managers/team leaders in planning and controlling income and expenditure and in monitoring income and expenditure against targets.
• Advise, inform, and hold accountable senior management on matters affecting financial planning, results, and reporting.
• Coordinate, together with the Finance Manager, the creation, development, and monitoring of the organization’s budget and projection processes in alignment with its strategy and plan.
• Analyze and interpret financial results and trends. Direct the development of financial management reports, and present findings and recommendations to the Board, Executive Director, Senior Management Team, and other internal and external audiences as appropriate. 

People & Culture 

• Provide strategic guidance to the Senior Management Team on human resources planning and development of organizational support functions.
• Develop and champion, together with the P&C  Manager, the organization’s People Strategy, and ensure its implementation through human resources, performance management, staff development, working environment, and the use of IT tools.
• Develop strong internal relationships that revolve around the introduction and implementation of organizational support processes and policies to establish the confidence of the staff.
• Management of Organizational Support Department staff, including performance management, objective setting, and staff development. Facilitate the resolution of personnel issues between departments and manage emerging priorities and organizational projects as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Qualifications

• Relevant educational qualification, preferably in HR Management, Finance, Economics, or Business Management 

Skills & Expertise

• Experienced in working with multicultural senior staff and teams
• Experienced in implementing and bringing about significant positive changes in work culture, practices, and performance
• Management, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills
• English essential, Arabic or French preferable
• More than 10 years of relevant working experience, of which a minimum of 7 years of relevant senior management-leadership experience, preferably in non-profit international organization

Commitment  

Commitment to Greenpeace’s core values in response to environmental and peace issues through non-violent direct action-led campaigning in line with its mission.

Disclaimer

Greenpeace MENA is committed to achieving diversity within its workforce, irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religion, and ethnic background. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

How to apply

Please send your CV and Cover Letter to this link no later than 26 February 2026.

Due to the large volume of applicants, we are unable to respond to individual queries. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted within a time period of 2 weeks from the closing date of the application.