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Operations Manager

Bangui

  • Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children’s Fund
  • Location: Bangui
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Operations and Administrations
    • Operations and Business Management
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Under the supervision of the Representative, the selected candidate will manage the office’s operations (Finance, HR, ICT, Supply, Admin) related function in Gambia, a small size country office.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For Every Child, hope

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How can you make a difference? 

Under the supervision of the Representative, the selected candidate will manage the office’s operations (Finance, HR, ICT, Supply, Admin) related function in Gambia, a small size country office.

The selected candidate will undertake the following key assignments:

  1. Manage and ensure the effective, equitable and efficient operations of the office's finance, human resource and administrative systems to support and facilitate the attainment of programmatic goals.

  2. Act as technical professional and manager accountable for the correct and consistent application of organizational policies and procedures in the management of Operations function.

  3. Safeguard the financial resources entrusted to the office by advising on and/or managing financial assets, financial planning and cash management activities and by recommending improvements to the financial and administrative management systems and procedures. 

  4. Play a major role in strategic planning and decision-making within the UNICEF Operations and provides sound professional input and oversight to the development, reform and change of financial, human resource and administrative policies, systems and procedures.

  5. Monitor and manage budget process. Ensure all other operational reporting requirements are fully met for the office. Monitor compliance with all operational systems and procedures and ensure integrity in all financial, and other administrative operations of the office.

  6. Develop training activities to ensure effective operational performance and efficiency. Implement effective staff learning and capacity development programme activities for both programme and operations staff on operational matters for capacity building. Plan and conduct operations workshops for staff’s competency building, staff development, learning and career development. Provide coaching and counselling to the staff on performance enhancement/development.

  7. Maintain government counterpart relations; resolve issues pertaining to conditions of service, operational facilities and privileges within the context of the Basic Cooperation Agreement; Ensure adherence to financial regulations and rules pertaining to Cash Assistance to Government.

     

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • Advanced university degree in accounting, business administration, economics, or financial management and membership - or enrolled for membership - of recognized professional accountancy body
  • Five years of relevant professional office management work experience.
  • National and/or International work experience in office management, finance, accounting, ICT, human resources, supply and administration and/or other related fields,
  • Prior experience in Technology for Development (T4D) is highly desirable.
  • Work experience in emergency duty station,
  • Fluency in English and another official UN language is required. Fluency in French is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The following functional competencies will be also required: Analyzing [II], Applying Technical Expertise [II], Formulating Strategies and Concept [II], Leading and Supervising [II], Planning and Organizing [III].   

 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

 

 

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