Senior Manager, Operations and Governance

**About Foundation for Black Communities** The Foundation for Black Communities is Canada’s first-ever philanthropic foundation dedicated to investing directly in Black-led, serving, and focused grassroots, non-profit, and charitable organizations. Foundation for Black Communities exists to ensure every Black person in Canada can thrive and all Black communities have agency in defining their own future. We will invest in change-making, working with Canadian philanthropic, political, and business partners to ensure that Black-led and Black-serving organizations have the sustained resources they need to make a meaningful impact. **À propos de la Fondation pour les communautés noires** La Fondation pour les communautés noires est la toute première fondation philanthropique du Canada à investir directement dans des organismes communautaires caritatifs et à but non lucratif dirigés par des Noirs, au service des Noirs et axés sur les Noirs. La Fondation existe pour veiller à ce que chaque personne noire au Canada puisse s'épanouir et que toutes les communautés noires aient la possibilité de définir leur propre avenir. Nous investirons dans le changement en travaillant avec des partenaires philanthropiques, politiques et commerciaux canadiens pour nous assurer que les organismes dirigés par des Noirs et au service des Noirs disposent des ressources durables dont ils ont besoin pour avoir un effet significatif sur les communautés. **Position Overview** Reporting to the CEO, the Senior Manager, Operations and Governance provides senior-level support across organizational operations, planning, governance, and cross-functional coordination. The role helps translate organizational priorities into clear plans, deliverables, timelines, and follow-up, while supporting effective governance and day-to-day operational systems. The Senior Manager is responsible for maintaining the organization’s operational plan, tracking key commitments and deadlines, coordinating across internal teams, and identifying operational risks, dependencies, or capacity pressures that may require attention. The role works closely with the CEO, staff, Board leadership, committees, vendors, and external partners to support effective execution and organizational accountability. This position requires strong project management, governance administration, communication, judgment, discretion, and the ability to keep complex workstreams organized in a dynamic, mission-driven environment. **Key Responsibilities** **Organizational Operations and Planning** - Operational planning. Lead the development, maintenance, and monitoring of the organizational operational plan, including deliverables, owners, milestones, timelines, and dependencies. - Commitment tracking. Maintain an accurate record of key organizational commitments, including grantmaking, partnership, reporting, funder, compliance, and operational obligations. - Status reporting. Prepare regular updates, dashboards, reports, or briefings that provide the CEO and leadership with a clear view of progress, risks, and upcoming decisions. - Risk and dependency management. Identify bottlenecks, capacity pressures, interdependencies, and delivery risks early, and bring forward practical options or recommended next steps. **Cross-Functional Coordination and Administrative Operations** - Support the coordination of day-to-day organizational operations, internal processes, workflows, and administrative systems. - Serve as an operational point of connection across functions such as Community Impact, Finance, IT, Communications, and other teams, helping coordinate shared priorities and information flow. - Partner with Finance on operational budgeting, purchase orders, invoices, contracts, expense tracking, and related administrative processes, in accordance with organizational policies. - Coordinate IT support, software access, equipment, and the procurement and maintenance of organizational assets. - Maintain accurate operationa…