Operations and Compliance Officer – Africa Department
Job Title: Operations Officer, Africa Department
Location: Nairobi, with occasional travels to Africa programme contexts
Reporting to: Finance and Operations Manager – Africa Department
Contract type: Permanent and Full time
Deadline: 15 May 2024
Job purpose
We are headquartered in London, with a regional office in Nairobi (Kenya) and local offices in Jigjiga (Ethiopia) and Bangui (Central Africa). This role will support operationalisation of the Nairobi office and provide project, administrative and logistical support to offices, staff and partners in the Africa department. As part of a small team, there will be a lot of ‘hands on’ work and multitasking in this role.
This role involves supporting development, implementation and maintenance of systems and processes to ensure the smooth running of operations to support a team of 10-15 peacebuilding staff spread across Nairobi, Bangui, Jigjiga, Addis, Kampala and Accra. This is a wide-ranging role, supporting and directly carrying out aspects of Financial Management, Office Management, IT, Human Resources and Compliance.
The post holder will play a key role in liaising with programme teams, consultants, partners and suppliers, ensuring they have what they need to get work done. Reporting to the Finance and Operations Manager – Africa Department, the post will be based in Nairobi and will undertake regular travels to Central Africa Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia and occasional travels to 2-3 other Africa programme contexts and global operations (in London).
As this is a wide-ranging role, the post holder is not expected to be an expert on all the relevant areas. Training will be provided. Expertise in one area, with a willingness to develop knowledge in skills in the other areas is very welcome.
Person specification
Essential knowledge, skills, and experience
How to apply
Please do not send your CV or resume
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Tagged as: Conciliation Resources, Kenya
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