Operations Manager

Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?

We are looking for an Operations Manager who will be responsible for the strengthening and overseeing of effective systems and procedures for HR management, financial management and oversee Procurement, logistics and administrative functions ensuring that their policies and procedures are aligned with global VVOB standards and local laws. You will provide strong organizational leadership (on-the-job mentoring, coaching, capacity development, change management) for your direct reports and you foster good relationships with and between partners and teams, supporting a positive organizational culture. Leading by example, you will represent our organization towards external stakeholders in your field.

The Operations Manager operates from our Uganda Country Office in Kampala, with occasional travel to our operational partners.

• Master’s degree in business management, accounting, law, public admin, HR management or related field or equivalent experience.

• Operational management experience in at least 2 out of 3 of the following result areas:

• Finance, HR, procurement.

• Experience in leading multicultural and effective teams.

• IT expertise: bookkeeping software, Office 365, spreadsheet skills, managing IT systems.

• Language skills: English CEFR Level C1

Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?

We are looking for an Operations Manager who will be responsible for the strengthening and overseeing of effective systems and procedures for HR management, financial management and oversee Procurement, logistics and administrative functions ensuring that their policies and procedures are aligned with global VVOB standards and local laws. You will provide strong organizational leadership (on-the-job mentoring, coaching, capacity development, change management) for your direct reports and you foster good relationships with and between partners and teams, supporting a positive organizational culture. Leading by example, you will represent our organization towards external stakeholders in your field.

The Operations Manager operates from our Uganda Country Office in Kampala, with occasional travel to our operational partners.

• Master’s degree in business management, accounting, law, public admin, HR management or related field or equivalent experience.

• Operational management experience in at least 2 out of 3 of the following result areas:

• Finance, HR, procurement.

• Experience in leading multicultural and effective teams.

• IT expertise: bookkeeping software, Office 365, spreadsheet skills, managing IT systems.

• Language skills: English CEFR Level C1

Key responsibilities for the Operations Manager are as follows:

• You 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 law.

• You maintain, strengthen and oversee effective systems and procedures for financial management, reporting and auditing and you manage finance policies aligned with global standards and local law.

• You oversee the procurement, logistics and administrative functions ensuring value, efficiency, and compliance of the organization to local and global policies. You review and manage contracts with suppliers and staff and ensure their compliance with relevant laws.

• You provide strong organizational leadership (on-the-job mentoring, coaching, capacity development, change management) for your direct reports 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 stakeholders in your field.

If you are our Operations Manager, your workweek will include the following highlights:

• You have a check-in meeting with the Country Programmes Manager to give updates on any outstanding work, on budget monitoring, HR policies and procedures, procurements and logistics, and budget discussions on any upcoming funding proposals.

• You review and manage contracts with suppliers and staff and ensure their compliance with relevant laws.

• Being part of management, you will share weekly updates in the management meetings on the organisation’s operations systems.

• Check-ins with the operations team for the day-to-day running of the HR, finance and procurements functions.

• You respond to queries sent by the VVOB Finance Director on financial matters.

• You log in to a Teams meeting to touch base with VVOB’s head office HR Advisor, and Finance Director and all the global operations committee to give inter- country updates and share best practices in operations.