Operations Team Manager

Translation Commons is a nonprofit public charity dedicated to providing a reliable and scalable method for digitally rendering languages. Our mission is to solve the problem of unrepresented languages struggling to participate in a global communications network, and since 2015, we have successfully helped digitize numerous endangered languages.

Translation Commons is looking for a creative and motivated leader to take up the volunteer position of Operations Team Manager. The team has two managers working in conjunction with each other to establish and manage a team of volunteers to fulfill the functions of the Operations Team. This is a great opportunity for you to contribute to an international volunteer organization and to share your expertise.

This is a volunteer and remote opportunity.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing and improving the strategy of operations within Translation Commons;
• Identifying operational needs and reorganizing or creating new operational teams to fulfill those needs;
• Creating management roles for teams and interviewing volunteers to fill those roles;
• Collaborating with the team managers to ensure that progress is being made and Translation Common’s vision is being carried out;
• Ensuring operational consistency between all teams;
• Being the central point of contact for all operational needs;
• Acting as group owner on the organizations Google-Suite and being responsible for adding members and controlling access rights;
• Being ultimately responsible for the deliverables produced by TC Operations.

We are looking for individuals with the following qualifications:

• Ability to motivate and inspire volunteers;
• Visionary outlook of TC’s mission;
• A “go-getter” attitude and the ability to take initiative to develop new goals for the TC;
• Taking initiative to identify problems and use your creativity to solve them;
• Strong leadership and management skills;
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead meetings;
• Weekly commitment of at least 5 hours per week.