Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations. Palladium is built on the idea that progress will be supported by four key pillars: International Development, Strategy Execution Consulting, Impact Investment, Training and Events.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Deputy Team Leader | Operations
Location: Abuja
Qualifications and / or Experience
- Third level/Post-Graduate degree in business or a similar field such as human resources or financial management;
- 5-10 years working in an Operations Management role related to donor funded development projects;
- Proven ability in steering operations in a fast-paced environment along with people management;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style;
- Commitment to gender equality and social justice;
- Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment is essential, in Africa/Nigeria an advantage.
Key Responsibilities
Operations Leadership:
- Implement and oversee operational systems and processes in support of programme results
- Manage all administrative, operations, and financial project personnel. Delegate financial and operational responsibility to the administrative and financial staff.
- Ensure adherence to all applicable corporate, donor, and government rules and regulations regarding the project while supporting planning and delivery
- Provide analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve operational issues or problems, in conjunction with the corporate operations team.
- As part of VFM working group, ensure that VfM is sought, secured, tracked and analysed in all operations and fed-into programming decisions
- Contracts, Compliance & Procurement
- Act as the internal point of contact for the project team for sub-contracting; pro-actively assisting the team in day to day management of subcontractors and grantees
- Supervise and ensure value for money in procurement of grantees, sub-contractors and service providers
- Monitor subcontractor compliance, and address any issues noted
Lead the project’s Human Resource Function:
- Oversee the project’s performance management framework, & ensure support and guidance is provided as necessary to Line Managers
- Ensure effective planning & recruitment of staff and consultants.
- Responsible for all HR management
Financial Oversight:
- Supervise project level financial management, reporting and controls and ensure financial propriety is maintained.
- Direct the project team and corporate operations team to forecast and manage the budget and finances for project activities, against work-plans.
- Coordinate with the DTL – Planning, Delivery and Evidence regarding progress of all outputs in implementation of work plans, including identification of implications for expenditure and forecasting
- Regularly review and seek to address budgetary performance issues
- Prepare strategic financial reporting, ensuring analysis fed into project management & communicated effectively and in a timely fashion
- Provide oversight and leadership to any project audits
Logistics & Security Management:
- Oversee local project logistics, facility and vehicle management.
- Supervise project travel management
- Responsible for all aspects of project security, working closely with the Palladium Security team
- Responsible for ensuring that state level operations are well-coordinated, and run smoothly
- Deputise for and / or carry out any other reasonable activities determined by the Team Leader.
As part of Management team: contribute to short and long-term programme planning and strategy.
Functional Competencies Demonstrated ability in:
- Compliance and contracting
- Human Resource Management
- Financial Management, Analysis and Reporting
- Logistics (including security)
Management Competencies:
- Judgement and Decision Making
- Leadership
- Managing Team Performance
- Experience with Matrix Line Management
How to Apply
Click here to apply online
Deadline: 1st April, 2016.
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