Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)

The Company seeks a Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) to lead and strengthen its core administrative infrastructure, including finance, human resources, data and technology, evaluation, legal coordination, and operations. The CAO will build scalable financial and governance systems, oversee reporting, budgeting, compliance, risk management, and long-range planning, and provide strategic insights to executive and board leadership. The role also includes developing enterprise-wide measurement and evaluation capabilities, using data to improve decisions and resource allocation, and modernizing HR and workplace operations. The CAO will reinforce organizational culture, establish clear policies and accountability, and improve cross-functional alignment and operating rhythms. Candidates should bring extensive senior operational leadership experience in a nonprofit, corporate, or similarly complex organization, including a record of building scalable systems and leading organizational transformation. They should be able to integrate oversight across finance, HR, data and IT, legal coordination, evaluation, and administration, and have experience scaling HR capabilities and guiding workforce culture change. Strong process-design, decision-making, governance, and cross-functional leadership skills are essential, along with the judgment to improve systems without adding unnecessary bureaucracy. A collaborative, service-oriented leadership style and the ability to work effectively with senior leaders, boards, teams, and external partners are also required.