The role:

We are recruiting for a values-driven leader to join Mary’s Meals International (MMI) as Director of Programme Operations. Reporting to our Chief Programmes Officer, you will provide strategic leadership to our global programme delivery and logistics functions, ensuring our school feeding model is implemented effectively, efficiently, and at scale.

You will lead the development of resilient operational systems, processes, and tools that support quality, efficiency, and growth, translating strategic goals into operational reality. You will ensure our programmes are aligned, scalable, and consistently delivering on our promise to the children we serve — even in the face of challenges. As a key member of the Programmes Leadership Team, you will contribute to cross organisational strategy and lead on operational improvements to enable our vision.

You will:

Design and deliver our global programme operations strategy, ensuring alignment with Mary’s Meals’ overall vision.
Lead transformational operational projects across diverse programme contexts, demonstrating a strong solutions focus with an agile approach to managing challenges in complex contexts
Oversee the refinement and implementation of our school feeding delivery model, global standards, and SOPs.
Drive operational excellence through innovation, quality improvement, and cost-effectiveness.
Oversee global programme delivery functions including food procurement, logistics, fleet, and kitchen construction.
Build operational resilience to ensure continuity of daily meals in challenging contexts.
Provide leadership, coaching, and capacity building to our operations teams, fostering accountability and empowerment.
Represent Mary’s Meals externally, as a key member of the programmes team and the wider Mary’s Meals network.
About you:

An experienced operations leader with extensive senior-level experience in international programme operations and logistics, you will have a proven record of delivering large-scale operational transformation, designing and improving delivery models, and leading diverse teams.

With strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach, you make sound decisions in complex environments and manage change effectively. You are a skilled communicator and collaborator who excels in building capacity, strengthening systems, and aligning cross-functional teams. Knowledge of school feeding, humanitarian logistics, or similar sectors, and experience managing operations in emergency or fragile settings, would be advantageous but not essential.

Please send your resume/CV