The African Initiatives for Relief and Development (AIRD) is a non-political, non-religious and non-profit making NGO with Country Program Offices in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Liberia, Niger, Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda. AIRD’s objective is to offer operational support, including but not limited to: supply chain, logistics, construction, infrastructure, environment, livelihoods and WASH in partnership with relief and development organizations that focus on disaster-affected and development oriented areas. AIRD delivers for and through partners including but not limited to UN Agencies, international and national donor organizations and governments.
AIRD has established its reputation and a successful track-record as an expert in Humanitarian Logistics. For nearly 15 years AIRD has been the main partner of the UNHCR in terms of humanitarian logistics, responsible for refugee transportation, warehouse management, fuel management, vehicle workshop and key assets management.
AIRD’s new vision, as defined by AIRD’s board, is to grow beyond humanitarian logistics, and play a key role in the long-term life conditions improvements not only of the refugees and host communities but also in the population at large, with a focus on the most vulnerable.
As such, AIRD is looking for an Operations Manager to lead AIRD Chad through this change process and retain its identity as a leader of humanitarian logistics but also establish itself as the partner of choice of donors, government and communities in stabilization and longer-term development initiatives such as WASH, Livelihoods, and the Environment. AIRD is looking for an exceptional leader with a solid knowledge of humanitarian logistics, together with experience of designing, securing resources for and managing longer term developmental initiatives at various levels. The overall responsibilities of the Operation Manager are divided into 2 main areas:
General Duties
With regard to the workshop and fleet, the Operations Manager shall be responsible for:
With regard to warehouse and fuel management, the Operations Manager shall:
· Ensure that management of the warehouse and its items are monitored and properly distributed
· Ensure the management of the fuel is monitored and properly accounted for
· Ensure that the Country Program Director and/or the OIC have timely & accurate information regarding the operation
· Oversee the operations of the garage, fuel, and warehouses
With regards to growing the range of AIRD activities beyond logistics, the Operation Manager shall:
· Support the drafting of the country strategy, including growth strategy and targeted areas of expansion of activities
· Develop and maintain a strong network of contact with the donor community (for instance USAID, UK FCDO, AFD, World Bank, European Union) to be aware of latest funding opportunities and have a trustful relationship with donors and potential donors
· Identify key opportunities and produce concept notes and high-quality proposals, with support from the CPD, the Finance department and AIRD HQ. This is including the identification of activities were AIRD could provide a real “added value” to the donor or the consortium if relevant.
· Once proposal stage has been successful, manage the resources of the project under the supervision of the CPD according to the agreed grant agreement including but not limited to: HR, asset procurement, activities management, compliance, internal and external audit, donor relations and evaluations.
Required Languages
Must be conversant in French and English (written and spoken)
Minimum Qualifications
· A bachelor’s degree in project planning and management, international development International Relations or in a technical field
Knowledge, skills and abilities
· Knowledge of program management, evaluation, and proposal drafting
· Knowledge of donor groups and/or issues related to the program area
· Experience in change management highly desirable
Personal characteristics
The Operations Manager should demonstrate competence in some or all of the following:
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