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Manager of Controls & Transformation

Location: Jerusalem/Hybrid

Position: Full-time

Reports to: CFO and Director of Strategy & Innovation

JDC is seeking a Manager of Controls & Transformation to join our FSU (Former Soviet Union) Change Initiative team. This is a senior, strategic role designed for a professional who views compliance not just as a set of rules, but as a foundation for trust, transparency, and sustainable impact.

In this pivotal role, you will build a new internal controls and quality assurance unit from the ground up. You will be responsible for designing and implementing frameworks that safeguard our resources and mission across a diverse network of local partners operating in complex, constrained environments. We are looking for an "Integrity Witness"—someone with the technical expertise to manage sanctions and regulatory requirements, and the relational maturity to guide partners toward accountability through mentorship and care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build the Controls & Compliance Framework: Design and implement organization-wide control frameworks from scratch; ensure full alignment with donor requirements, sanctions frameworks, and legal standards across FSU jurisdictions.
• Guide and Strengthen Partners: Serve as a senior consultant to local partner leadership; provide training in governance, financial management, and internal controls to help them build independent, sustainable systems.
• Lead Continuous Improvement: Establish and monitor KPIs and quality standards; drive a culture of "learning from failure" where data is used to improve.
• Serve as the Integrity Bridge: Act as the key liaison between organizational leadership and local partners; collaborate across Finance, Legal, and HR to surface early risk signals before they become crises.
• Manage and Grow Team Capability: Build and lead a focused professional team, clarifying decision rights and strengthening the unit’s capacity as the initiative develops.

Professional Experience: Significant experience in internal controls, compliance, risk management, or governance, ideally in international NGOs or multi-stakeholder environments.

• Regional Expertise: Direct working experience in Russia or FSU/CIS countries, with a deep understanding of local regulatory environments and organizational cultures.
• Functional Expertise: Proven track record in designing and implementing GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) or ERP systems. Advanced Excel skills are required; experience with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) is a significant advantage.
• Relational Leadership: Exceptional ability to lead through influence in a matrix environment; "relational courage" to hold tension between regulatory requirements and partnership needs.
• Systems Thinking: A strategic mind capable of both big-picture design and hands-on execution, with the ability to transfer ownership of processes to local teams.
• Communication & Languages: Full professional proficiency in English and Russian (written and verbal) is required. Hebrew is an advantage.
• Personal Attributes: High level of integrity, resilience, and the ability to remain effective while working behind the scenes to prevent systemic risks.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Public Administration, or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.

What We Offer:

• A Jerusalem-based position with genuine remote flexibility (Hybrid model).
• The rare opportunity to build a new strategic unit from scratch within a 30-month Change Initiative.
• A global work environment dedicated to the value of Tikkun Olam.
• Engagement with a network of Jewish community leaders across the FSU doing extraordinary work in challenging conditions.

Why JDC?

• Be part of a team driven by compassion, purpose, and impact.
• Collaborate with professionals worldwide, dedicated to making a positive difference.
• Contribute to a century-long legacy of lifting lives and strengthening communities globally.

About JDC

We are an international NGO with a century-long legacy of strengthening Jewish communities across the Former Soviet Union and beyond. Our work is grounded in the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam - repairing the world - and expressed through direct partnerships with local community organizations across Russia and the broader FSU region. We believe that transformation happens in the field between people, not in documents or org charts, and we build our teams accordingly.

This role sits within a dedicated team working alongside FSU partner organizations to build new models of partnership, accountability, and community-led governance. The initiative is experimental, relational, and serious. We are learning in real time alongside our partners.