MEL Platform Operations Lead

Q2Impact; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Q2IMPACT seeks an Operations Manager to support the Project Director in day-to-day management of the MEL platform task order. You will oversee staffing, recruitment, travel, logistics, and compliance across Washington, DC and regional activities.

The role requires a Master’s degree and 7+ years of experience delivering complex government or international development programs, with strong coordination across dispersed teams. Active Secret-level clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business administration, international development, public administration, project management, international affairs, or a related field.
• Minimum seven years of progressively responsible experience supporting U.S. Government contracts, international development programs, foreign assistance activities, or complex multi-country projects.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating staffing, logistics, operations, travel, and administrative functions for large projects or contracts.
• Experience supporting Department of State, USAID, DoD, or other federal programs. Department of State experience preferred.
• Experience supporting activities in international or field-based operating environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operational management, ensuring effective coordination of staffing, resources, schedules, reporting requirements, and administrative processes.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, deployment, and management of technical experts, consultants, enumerators, third-party monitors, surge personnel, and embedded staff supporting task order activities.
• Coordinate international and domestic travel, workshops, field activities, assessments, evaluations, and other task order events, ensuring compliance with Department of State security and travel requirements.
• Manage operational coordination with subcontractors, regional partners, and field teams, including support for third-party monitoring activities and regional operations as required.
• Maintain task order management systems for deliverable tracking, action item monitoring, staffing plans, work planning, reporting schedules, and risk management.
• Support compliance with contractual, security, quality assurance, and administrative requirements, including security plans, personnel documentation, and operational reporting.

Skills

Project operations

Staffing coordination

Logistics management

Contract administration

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in business administration or related field

7+ years experience with U.S. Government contracts / complex multi-country projects

Job description

Q2IMPACT seeks an Operations Manager to support the Project Director in day-to-day management of the MEL platform task order. You will oversee staffing, recruitment, travel, logistics, and compliance across Washington, DC and regional activities.

The role requires a Master’s degree and 7+ years of experience delivering complex government or international development programs, with strong coordination across dispersed teams. Active Secret-level clearance is required.