Chief Operating Officer (COO) at TA Connect

About the Role

TA Connect seeks to strengthen its executive leadership structure by engaging a Chief Operating Officer (COO). The COO will serve as the Executive Director's deputy, ensuring alignment of finance, operations, technical delivery, learning, and business development toward organizational excellence and donor compliance. The COO will provide strategic and operational leadership across core functions of the organization, serve as a bridge between executive leadership and operational teams, and ensure smooth delivery of results.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Serve as deputy to the Executive Director, providing high-level decision-making support
• Translate organizational strategy into annual operational plans across all units
• Ensure alignment of finance, technical, MERL, and business development strategies with overall organizational goals
• Support Board reporting and governance functions

Supervision & Cross-Departmental Integration

• Oversee DFAO (Finance, Administration, Operations): Ensure sound financial management, HR, procurement, contracts, and administration in line with donor and statutory requirements
• Oversee Technical Delivery: Provide direction for technical program design and delivery, ensuring innovation and quality
• Oversee MERL: Guarantee high-quality evidence generation, data systems, and reporting for accountability and learning
• Oversee Business Development: Drive resource mobilization, donor engagement, and proposal development
• Oversee Subaward Team: Ensure partner selection, contracting, monitoring, and close-out are compliant with donor regulations and organizational policies
• Facilitate coordination across teams to avoid silos and enhance efficiency

Organizational Growth & Sustainability

• Drive organizational growth, sustainability, and efficiency in alignment with donor requirements
• Ensure strong coordination and accountability across finance, administration, programs, research, and business development

Location

Lagos, Nigeria