Tasks
- To lead the development and implementation of the program’s strategy, ensuring relevance to the communities we serve and adherence to WV Partnership approaches and standards
- As a member of the Leadership Team, to contribute to the overall WVL country strategy
- To identify strategic programming opportunities within the national context including accessing funding and partnering effectively with related stakeholders
- To forge strong relationship with peers in the WV partnership, contributing to strategic meetings and translating strategic insights into appropriate local planning
- Ensure Operations Department reflects the national strategy and World Vision’s Transformational Development and Humanitarian Emergency Affairs’ (HEA) standards and guidelines.
- Ensure Operations Department is guided by sound developmental principles and World Vision’s Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Framework (LEAP).
- Advise, approve and evaluate operations budgets, operations funding, expenditures and accomplishment of ministry objectives.
- In coordination with the Finance department, ensure program adherence to financial policies and manage overall program budget
- Support the Operations Management Team to ensure integration of programming, synergies and resource sharing.
- Support Operations Management Team in ensuring high standards of community-based development in alignment with World Vision’s key documents (including LEAP documents) and in compliance with Support offices requirements.
- Collaborate with the Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager in providing guidance to all projects and enhance quality ministry in the programming cycle (Design, Monitoring and Evaluation) ensuring full compliance with World Vision project cycle management system (LEAP).
- Ensure that recommendations from audit reports and audit findings (relating to program operations) and programme/project evaluations are addressed and implementation plans developed for the recommendations of the reports are in place and accomplished.
- In coordination with the National Director, develop and maintain good relationships with major (government/private) donors and World Vision Support Offices, including planning how to approach donors (government/private donors and support offices); streamlining strategic dialogues and overseeing the implementation process.
- Manage donor concerns (government/private donors and support offices) ensuring proper resolutions for both parties have been reached.
- Initiate and maintain regular contact with other international non-governmental organizations and government officials in an effort to obtain experience and co-ordinate information regarding current and future works in the country.
- In coordination with Human Resources department, provide leadership and support to the Operations Management Team to ensure effective management of their teams in terms of forecasting Human Resources needs, core competencies identification, development and building on those to advance the operations function.
- To select, coach, develop and manage a strong program team, building a culture of empowerment, high performance, openness, transparency, and mutual support.
- Lead and participate in the recruitment, selection and development of key operations staff.
- Effectively manage the performance of direct reports ensuring performance agreements, regular performance reviews, and annual appraisal are done. Ensure optimization of subordinates’ potentials through coaching, on-the-job training, and capacity building.
- Responsible of the day-to-day security management
- During times of disasters, provide leadership for all aspects of disaster response as needed and manage necessary transition in program / project activities.
- Be aware of emergency procedures in a response, take the lead in developing a Disaster Preparedness plan in the ADP and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented
Requirements and Skills
- Bachelor Degree in a field related to community development work, preferably in fields such as sociology, economic and public health. Masters degree is preferred.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Good interpersonal and oral communication skills.
- Computer literate with a high degree of proficiency and productivity.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Clear understanding of the workings of major donor perspectives, requirements and standards.
- Must be able to represent World Vision to major program donors in a highly professional manner, in person and in writing.
- Committed Christian - Knowledge and understanding of World Vision operations Experience
- At least 5 years experience in a similar development job.
- Management and supervisory experience
- Experience in Project Cycle Management and report writing Work Environment 50 % travel required within the country and internationally Position requires willingness and ability to continue to function during a crisis situation, including during a World Vision response to a man-made or natural disaster.
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