Anita Tarrini

Strategic Coordination

• Act as strategic partner to the Chief Programme Officer, enabling effective prioritisation and leadership of a globally distributed Programme Team.
• Coordinate and participate in leadership meetings with internal and external stakeholders, documenting decisions, tracking actions and ensuring timely follow-through.
• Drive follow-up on strategic priorities, helping translate executive decisions into coordinated actions across teams.
• Manage complex workflows, information and competing priorities to enable the CPO to focus on strategic leadership.

Programme Operations, Planning & Executive Support

• Support programme operations across grant proposals, contracts, budgets, workplans and monitoring processes.
• Coordinate information flow across programme portfolios, ensuring alignment and effective communication between teams.
• Analyse and synthesise complex reports, briefing papers and organisational information to support executive decision-making.
• Coordinate strategic and cross-functional projects on behalf of the CPO, working closely with colleagues across the Foundation.
• Develop executive presentations, briefing materials and strategic communications for internal and external audiences.
• Conduct research and synthesise findings to inform programme development and organisational priorities.
• Work in close partnership with Programme Support & Learning, Communications, and other internal stakeholders to coordinate strategic priorities across the Programme Office.

Additional Strategic Responsibilities

• Served as Interim Board Secretary for seven months during maternity leave, coordinating Board meetings, preparing and reviewing Board papers with CEO and cross-functional teams, recording decisions, tracking follow-up actions, and coordinating Board travel to Israel.
• Supported Investment Committee and Audit Committees by preparing meeting minutes and documenting key decisions and monitoring follow-up actions.
• Provided interim coordination support to the Foundation's Management Team, ensuring continuity of executive operations and effective communication across leadership.
• Supported delivery of the 2026 Fellowship Retreat in partnership with the Fellowship Manager, coordinating logistics, stakeholder engagement, hospitality and project management for a multi-day international event.

• Directed day-to-day operational management by spearheading the implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
• Developed and shared best practices across the company to align with objectives and quality standards.
• Led the HR and payroll department, with a strong focus on policies and processes.
• Responsible for Team management and planning for an international and globally-distributed Team.
• Led the International Travel Operations.
• Ensured project teams stayed on track to meeting project targets by closely monitoring operations and checking in on progress regularly.
• Produced forward-thinking and creative proposals for new opportunities to grow business and client roster.
• Designed and delivered regular financial reports flows to Senior Executives and Management for financial forecasting and planning purposes.

• Assisted with day-to-day administrative duties, from basic office admin to personalised management support.
• Supported budget, trend and forecasting operations to support effective financial planning.
• Handled high volumes of outgoing payments, accurately processing associated paperwork and digital records.
• Provided support with regular financial reports to Directors, CEO and COO displaying company finances to inform prompt decision-making.
• Shadowed Senior Project Managers to obtain extensive expertise on best practices and develop new skills.

• Served as executive assistant to the Managing Director and CEO.
• Supervised executive calendars while supporting the administrative team to facilitate smooth operational flow.
• Managed information flow between senior executives and other members of staff, passing on information about policies, procedures and directives.
• Executed basic banking and bookkeeping tasks.