highly organised, ambitious, and business-minded individual to join the Office of the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and support the delivery of key operational priorities across a complex, multi-country organisation. This role focuses on owning and coordinating central operational initiatives, ensuring consistent standards, strong execution, and effective collaboration across teams and geographies. The successful candidate will work closely with the COO and country teams to drive progress on priority programmes, support cross-functional initiatives, and strengthen operational discipline across the organisation. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role at the centre of the organisation, combining project management, programme ownership, and operational coordination. It offers strong exposure to senior leadership and is well suited to a high-performing individual looking to build broad operational experience in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities Cross-Cutting Projects & Operational Initiatives Support the COO in delivering key cross-country projects and organisational priorities, including: Organisation-wide initiatives Strategic operational improvement initiatives Central projects that likely affect all countries Coordinate and track progress on cross-functional initiatives, ensuring visibility, accountability, and timely execution Work with country teams and functional leads to align plans, monitor delivery, and resolve bottlenecks Provide structured projec