Operations Manager

Job Description

Title: Operations Manager

Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ University degree in a field relevant to operational support (for example finance, management).

Job Context:
∎ The role:
∎ Based in Cox`s Bazar, the Operations Manager will oversee will oversee a number of operational support functions in the Cox Bazar Office. Responsible for ensuring operations are implemented effectively and in line with Plan International policies and procedures. The post holder works closely with the Director Programme (DP) to ensure strong programmes to meet the needs of Rohingya families, and host communities.
∎ Duration of the position is One year.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Day to day Operational Support:
∎ Supervise operational support functions (logistics, IT, project office admin).
∎ Experienced in using on line logistics.
∎ Maintain strong communication and working relations with counterparts in CO in Dhaka
∎ Ensure compliance with Plan's corporate and Govt. legal requirement
∎ Administration and Finance:
∎ Ensure compliance with donor, Plan and Govt requirements.
∎ Ensure that administrative support functions are established and maintained in accordance with Plan International administrative policies and procedures.
∎ Provide financial management analysis (Budget vs Actual, reallocation, Forecasting, Burn-rates against Programmatic progress) to Cox Bazar management team meetings
∎ Human Resources management:
∎ Work in a multi-cultural environment, collaborating with national and international staff, and promote a positive work environment
∎ Outline the composition of the emergency team, ensuring clear reporting lines and job descriptions, and that organograms are updated.
∎ Conduct performance appraisals for Emergency Response Team operations staff and ensure regular feedback and mentoring on individual performance is provided
∎ Representation of Plan and managing Partnership:
∎ Represent Plan International with local government to ensure smooth operational delivery of programmes.
∎ Represent Plan International at relevant sector meetings, working groups ensuring appropriate information is provided in a timely basis (eg 4Ws, 5Ws).
∎ Identify opportunities and establish dialogue towards partnerships with other humanitarian agencies (related to operations)
∎ Support the selection of national and local partner organisations, ensuring alignment with Plan International's approach and programming priorities in humanitarian situations

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge:
∎ Significant experience in planning, design and implementation of humanitarian programmes.
∎ Strong representation skills with a range of stakeholders.
∎ Good working knowledge of key humanitarian donors, for example WFP, USAID, EU, DFAT, CIDA, DFID, ECHO.
∎ Knowledge of international humanitarian standards and codes of conduct.
∎ Skills :
∎ Proven experience of inclusion of gender in to programming.
∎ Strong team management, staff capacity building and motivation skills in teamwork and networking.
∎ Strong analytical skills: secondary/primary data analysis.
∎ Excellent skills in writing funding submissions and donor reports.
∎ External representation and communication skills, Strong English language skills.
∎ Advocacy, influencing and negotiating skills, experienced in gaining commitment from a wide range of people, bringing about change and providing support from a distance
∎ About 5 year's relevant experience- specific to the similar role in large scale emergency response

Salary:
∎ Competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the deserving candidate

Application Deadline: December 24, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Plan International Bangladesh
∎ Business : Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.
Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.

Category: NGO/Development