Operations Manager at VVOB Tanzania

Operations Manager at VVOB Tanzania August 2024

Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
When
you join VVOB, you become a key player in VVOB’s mission to ensure
quality education as a key enabler for achieving the sustainable
development goals. Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners
around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality
education, without exception? Great, because we are hiring an Operations
Manager for our (new) office in Tanzania!

Purpose of the function
The
ambition of VVOB is to ensure that learners around the world enjoy
their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception.
In striving for that ambition, we place our values ‘commitment’,
‘integrity’, ‘respect’, ‘quality’ and ‘innovation’ at the centre of what
we do.

As an Operations Manager you make a pivotal contribution
to the delivery of VVOB’s ambition and values by setting up, managing,
executing, monitoring, and optimising our operational systems and
guiding the operations team (Finance, Procurement, HR, Logistics). As a
key member of the management team, you know how to inspire team members
to grow and change with us and you easily navigate between operations
and strategy.

The Operations Manager reports to the Country
Programmes Manager. You are part of and work closely with the other
members of the country’s management team and you are responsible for the
operations department, thus managing staff across these functions.
Furthermore, you work closely together with the operations department at
VVOB Head Office.

You will:

• Co-manage the start-up of VVOB’s office in Tanzania in close collaboration with the Country Programmes Manager.
• Maintain,
  strengthen and oversee effective systems and procedures for HR
  management, and you manage HR policies and procedures aligned with
  global VVOB standards and local laws.
• Maintain, strengthen, and
  oversee effective systems and procedures for financial management,
  reporting and auditing, also aligned with global VVOB standards and
  local laws.
• Oversee the procurement, logistics, office IT and
  administrative functions ensuring value, efficiency, and compliance of
  the organisation to local and global policies. You review and manage
  contracts with suppliers and staff and ensure their compliance with VVOB
  procedures and relevant country laws.
• Provide strong
  organisational leadership (on-the-job mentoring, coaching, capacity
  development, change management) for your team members and you foster
  good relationships with and between partners and teams, supporting a
  positive organizational culture. Leading by example, you represent our
  organization towards external partners and stakeholders in the domain of
  HR, finance, procurement, and operations.
• As the Operations Manager, you will also perform any other duty assigned by supervisors in line with your capacities.

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Your expertise and experience

• Experience with starting-up an office, ideally in Tanzania,
• Proven experience and knowledge of Tanzanian legislation (finance, registration, labour law, taxation, etc…)
• Master’s degree (or equivalent by experience) in Business Management, Accounting, Law, Public Administration, or HR Management.
• Proven expertise in Finance, HR, and Procurement.
• Skilled in leading multicultural and high-performing teams.
• Proficient in IT, including accounting software, Office 365, spreadsheet management, and IT systems administration.
• English language proficiency at CEFR Level C1.
• Kiswahili language proficiency will be a significant asset

Go to our Homepage To Get Relevant Information.
Deadline for applications: 25th August 2024.