St John Ambulance is a first aid and health charity organization incorporated in Kenya under the St John Ambulance of Kenya Act, Cap. 259 of the laws of Kenya with mandates to provide emergency medical care and promote charitable works aimed at reducing human suffering and to provide technical support to the medical services in the country among other functions. The organization is looking to hire an Operations Manager who will serve at the headquarters office.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Regions
Management
- Primary
accountability for resources, support, budgets and achievements of
financial performance of the regions liaising with all Heads of
Departments.
- Develop
appropriate frameworks and monitoring processes for all aspects of
Regional Executive Officers performance and adherence to all policies
- Provide
leadership and create a conducive working environment for employees to
excel enhancing St John values
- Develop
and build on existing commercial services identifying opportunities for
growth, partnerships, innovations and diversification to enhance revenue
generation streams and improved service delivery.
- Execute
strategies that drive greater integration and efficiencies between the
Regions, Volunteers and Staff.
- Establish
value adding working relationships and networks with County and National
Governments.
- Support
Regions Councils by providing quality advice and guidance on areas of
policy and strategy, ensuring that members are appraised about issues to
enable informed decision making in line with St John vision and high
standard of internal governance.
- Ensure
smooth running of the day-to-day regional operations, safeguarding assets
and complying with all County and National Government regulations and
bylaws.
2. Procurement
- Primary
accountability for the organization supply chain strategy and execution,
formulation and updating of existing procurement policies, processes and
procedures, and monitoring their implementation.
- Lead
in the negotiations, preparation and execution of all procurement
contracts, agreements, MOUs.
- Develop
and manage long-term supplier relationships to deliver cost savings, high
service and quality.
- Provide
leadership and guidance in management of annual procurement planning with
a focus on ensuring cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
- Work
with all departments to ensure centralized procurement and develop annual
procurement budgets and plans.
- Perform
risk analysis in the entire supply chain and develop mitigation strategies.
- Any
other duties allocated by supervisor or any person in authority.
Qualifications
- Degree
in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Procurement or any
related fields.
- 6+
years’ experience in a similar role where 2 years should be in managerial
level.
- Proven
experience in Procurement field
- Ability
to assess and manage risks ethically.
- Strong
analytical and planning skills.
- People
management, leadership, development and decision making skills.
- Exhibit
high level of influencing, negotiation and networking skills.
- Ability
to resolve conflicts.
- Excellent
presentation, oral and written communication skills.
- Experience
working in a NGO will be an added advantage.
How to Apply
Qualified and interested
applicants are invited to send an application letter and a curriculum vitae quoting
the job title on the subject line to recruit@stjohnkenya.org by 28th
November 2022. Candidates are required to state
salary expectations in the application Letter. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.
You may also download the
application here:Operations-Manager – Job
Advert
