New Story is effective at building homes and communities because we identify and partner with local nonprofits in the countries we work in.

As Global Operations Associate you'll oversee a network of home-building partners around the world. You'll work closely with New Story's COO to make sure that our projects are being executed at a high level of excellence. You'll help research and vet prospects for global expansion and you'll become best friends with our local partners to make sure that the program objectives are met. You'll use technology and build new systems to make sure our partnerships are models of efficiency and transparency and position our programs to achieve maximum impact today and over time.

What You'll Own:

• Manage, coordinate and lead our partner organizations and stay informed of their progress against program objectives. Ability to develop strong relationships, escalate when necessary, and get results.

• Contribute to defining the overall partnership strategy.

• Find the right community-building partners for New Story globally by researching prospects and conducting due diligence alongside our COO.

• Strategize innovative ways to improve outcomes for our beneficiaries, improve our partners, understanding of our requirements, capture stories from the field, gather information on program status, and plan for program expansion.

• Develop project governance documents to inform best practices both internally and externally for our international network of partners.

• Proactively network with key contacts outside your own area of expertise to research best practices in project management and participate in New Story's continuous improvement cycle.

Knowledge:

• 1+ year of work experience
• BA/BS or equivalent with a strong academic record. - - - Degrees with emphasis on project management and/or international relations preferred.
• Experience working or volunteering in developing countries.
• Strong critical thinking skills. You can identify system inefficiencies, anticipate challenges and gaps, and contingency plan accordingly.

Leadership:

• You are adept at accomplishing things through other people. You can run multiple work streams that extend far beyond your immediate team.
• Ability to prioritize and juggle multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work independently and to take ownerships for critical projects
• Courage to challenge the status quo when logic and reason require it. Is something broken? Fix it.
• Sophisticated communication and interpersonal skills. - Effectively communicating with our partners will be key to meeting your KPIs.

Mentality:

• An obsession with partner success. You succeed when they succeed.
• Ability to "not miss a beat" in an entrepreneurial, goal-oriented, fast-paced and frequently changing startup environment
• Superb organization, detail-orientation, project management, and execution skills
• Through your experiences working across cultures, you're attuned to the inherent hurdles that exist in working across the world to build a program. You have a healthy balance of high expectations and empathy.
• You seek an environment where you can contribute beyond your job description. You're ready to do whatever it takes to push the mission forward.

• Travel to the field - once a quarter on average

• Unlimited vacation policy

• Insurance Stipend

New Story is a nonprofit startup.

We crowdfund life-saving homes, turning tent slums into sustainable communities for families living in danger around the world.

Located in San Francisco, we're a Y-Combinator S15 nonprofit and have been in CNN, Forbes, and fast company.