Practical Action
Operations Support Manager
About the role
The Operations Support Manager will work closely with and
support the Africa Director on the operational aspects of the five programmes
in Africa.
The role will focus on building capacity and collaboration
across country offices and teams.
This role will build key relationships within regional/country
offices in order strengthen and build robust operational and financial
capacity, and engage informal teams and networks, internally and globally, to
support the programmes capability and effectiveness.
This varied role will support country offices in anticipating issues, mitigating risks and finding solutions within the scope of the operational aspects of the programme work.
About you
You will have professional experience in the field of
international development, preferably with a good portion of that gained in
overseas contexts.
You will have a strong understanding and experience of new
business development, including facilitation of consortia and partnerships,
opportunity identification, quality proposal development and donor rules.
You will need experience of project and award management,
including planning, budgeting, resource management, controls, problem solving,
monitoring, and delivering on time, to quality and within budget.
You will have experience of building capability, through
coaching and mentoring methods, and some experience in safety & security
management and wider risk management.
We are looking for someone with positive persuasion skills, who
works in a way that builds trust and respect, who is able to work in different
cultural contexts.
About us
We are an international development organisation putting
ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest
problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent
gender inequality.
We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally
owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience
and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start
small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a
UK-registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin
America, an independent development publishing company and a technical
consulting service.
We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help
shape a world that works better for everyone.
Application Information
Location: This role is being
advertised across our Africa entities and therefore the candidate could be
appointed from any of these locations. – Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe,
Senegal. The post holder will be required to have the relevant Right to Work
for the country which they are applying.
Remote working / home working is possible with this role.
Salary: The salary and
benefits will be in applied in according to the salary scale in the country
where the candidate is appointed. As the location is not yet determined we
cannot specify the salary range.
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How to Apply:
To apply for the role please submit your CV and a supporting
statement outlining your suitability for the role to the recruitment inbox in
accordance with the country that would have the Right to Work.
Kenya – recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke
Closing date for applications is Wednesday 30th November.
Tentative Date for 1st Interview: Tuesday 6th December
Tentative Date for 2nd Interview: Monday 12th December
Additional information
Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we
encourage applications from under-represented groups.
We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse
working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or
cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the
more successful we will be.
By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected and
valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full
potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting
children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to
pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before
the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.