Operations Director
Job Description
Title: Operations Director
Company Name: Oxfam
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Context:
∎ Location: Bangladesh.
∎ Job type: Fixed Term Agreement.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Oxfam in Bangladesh works in collaboration with others to influence key actors by investing and mobilizing knowledge and resources towards just, safe, and sustainable impact for the poverty-stricken and the most vulnerable. We are guided by the values of equality, empowerment, solidarity, inclusiveness, accountability, courage - rooted in feminist principles. We have a Country Operating Model for 2020-2025, which defines ways of work in line with these values and a country strategy that defines our work with four thematic goals including: (1) Gender justice and Social Inclusion; (2) Economic Inclusion and Justice; (3) Climate Justice and Natural Resource Rights; (4) Humanitarian Action and Disaster Resilience.
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∎ The team works from two main operations base - in Cox's Bazar & Dhaka. The Operations Director is one of the three country leadership roles. This position primarily ensures timely, efficient and cost-effective business operations, including oversight of grants management, risk management, compliance and financial management.
Additional Requirements:
∎ The Operations Director (OD) role comes at an exciting time when support systems across all offices has gone through a process of integration and the OD will steer the process to practice better ways of working - while many in the business operations departments in their new roles or redefined roles will look up to the OD for leadership and guidance.
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∎ We are looking for a leader who can be an enabler and one stop solution provider when it comes to business operations and someone who is capable to build a team with diverse capacities and competencies - with client focus and high accountability.
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∎ Key Attributes
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∎ Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
∎ Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
∎ Commitment to Oxfam's safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible
Salary:
∎ As per Oxfam national B2 pay band with other benefits e.g. medical for spouse and children, contributory provident fund, gratuity, leave & insurance.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam Bangladesh, to act as key contributor to our operations team to work with a group of passionate people who are specialists in their field and offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 10 May 2022
Company Information:
∎ 28 Apr 2022
∎ Oxfam
∎ Business : Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam's current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women?s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.
Category: NGO/Development
