Area Office Director - Cox's Bazar

Job Description

Title: Area Office Director - Cox's Bazar

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ MBA/ Master's Degree, preferably in Management/ Social Sciences or relevant discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Role:
∎ The Area Office Director is the senior most staff in the Cox's Bazar Area Office and mainly responsible for establishing and leading an effective operational and functional platform (including but not limited to, administrative, awards management, financial, logistics, HR and IT related services) for effective delivery of all programs. S/he will be the lead facilitator to ensure effective coordination between and flow of inputs from CO focal points and Cox's Bazar based counterparts of programs and support functions.
∎ The Area Office Director will report to the Deputy Country Director-Program Operations in CO in Dhaka and will provide leadership and management oversight of support services operations for all ongoing projects in the Cox's Bazar area. S/he will manage a team of operational staff working across the project sites, and will have overall responsibility for ensuring quality operational support to the technical staff. Key responsibilities will include ensuring that strong operational systems are in place to support project implementation, managing program support staff and sub-offices. S/he will also facilitate and coordinate an integrated programming approach in terms of geographic consolidation, integrated delivery platforms and sharing of resources in order to gain optimum efficiency. This will require close coordination with all partners, internal and external stakeholders. Frequent travel to field sites for management support will be required. Through the Deputy Director-Integrated Programming, s/he will remain updated on strategic plans and status of all thematic interventions in order to be able to mobilize necessary resource for effective delivery and growth SC programs.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 10 years' experience, preferably in any emergency response, including 5 years in management and/or supervisory role. Experience in providing support (logistical, operational, safety and security, administrative, finance etc.) and monitoring large-scale field operations is important.
∎ Advance knowledge on financial, administrative and human resources management, excellent knowledge on program complexities and perspective.
∎ Proven strategic planner and team leader with sound technical knowledge of support systems
∎ Proven ability to develop and lead a high performing team.
∎ Excellent people manager, mentor and coach
∎ Strong problem solving and organisational skills in day to day and crisis situations
∎ Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
∎ Experience of working collaboratively with local and national government, with NGO partners and a commitment to working through systems of children/community participation.
∎ Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

Application Deadline: November 23, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Save the Children
∎ Business : The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Category: NGO/Development