Job Description / Responsibilities
The Country Operations Manager (COM) will to be a member of the Country Management Team (CMT) to identify areas of operational improvement and strategy development.
The Country Operations Manager will be operationally located in the country office, Abuja.
S/he will be responsible for overseeing and organising general operations and will implement and institutionalize Malaria Consortium’s standard policies on supply chain, facility management, safety and security issues.
The COM will also ensure upgrade and improvements in these areas.
Other Key Responsibilities Include:
Effective management of MC’s supply chain processes; timely delivery of goods and services, emphasis on value for money initiatives, warehouse inventory management and fleet operations efficiency;
Proper and efficient facility, management of MC’s assets, external service providers, IT equipment’s and consumables
Proper management of operational costs and budget as it relates to supporting field managers’ costs across all MC states;
Prepare periodic progress reports on the operations unit and quarterly reports on procurement, inventory and operational related portfolio;
Collaborate with the CM team in providing strategic inputs in periods of organizational changes such as expansion, downsizing, closing operations or creating new operations;
Qualifications
The preferred candidate must be a supply chain leader across all disciplines including planning, procurement, transportation, fleet, warehousing and distribution, within regional or national environment.
S/he must also be experienced in security and safety management in diverse operating environments including the North-Eastern part of Nigeria,
The candidate should have at least 6-8 years’ experience working in an international NGO and have a good knowledge of global health sector programmes (USAID, DFID, UNITAID, I3MGF, Global Fund, EU) policies and procedures regards to procurement, grant and financial management.
The candidate should be proficient in the use of Microsoft office packages especially MS Excel and other relevant database tools.
Terms and Conditions of Employment The appointment term will be for a renewable period of up to 24 months, with an initial 3 months’ probationary period.
Applicants who meet the above requirements should send their application letters and a copy of their recent CV to: careers@gridconsulting.net Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Apply via :
careers@gridconsulting.net
