Operations Manager (ATLAS Project)

Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from woman and persons with disabilities.

Position’s mission:

Reporting directly to the Country Director, with functional links with the Atlas Deployment manager (HQ), the Operations Manager leads the overall implementation of the Atlas Logistique components of HI’s intervention in the region, through ensuring sound analysis of the context, subsequent strategic developments and operational oversight, as well as fostering close coordination and partnerships with partners, other humanitarian stakeholders, donors and authorities.  

More precisely, he/she in charge of:

• Developing and overseeing Atlas Logistique’s programming in Lebanon, as well as contributing to HI’s strategic frameworks on all relevant aspects related to the Atlas Logistique component of HI’s intervention in Lebanon.
• The operational design, management and monitoring of the Atlas Logistique projects, as well as pilot projects structuring Atlas Logistique's development, ensuring compliance with applicable standards and frameworks.
• The identification and analysis of the overall humanitarian community needs to ensure that the Atlas Logistique intervention meets these needs and fill observed gaps.
• Participating in various coordination mechanisms (clusters, other inter-agency meetings, bilateral coordination) and ensuring representation towards authorities.
• Contributing to the identification of funding opportunity and steering of fundraising efforts to ensure sustainability of Atlas Logistique operations in the country in compliance with HI’s strategic frameworks.
• Ensuring sound internal coordination with relevant departments (humanitarian access and security, logistics, HR, finance, etc.).
• Supervising the Atlas Logistique teams in Lebanon and ensuring capacity-building as per needs.
• Overseeing the smooth and qualitative service provision to user organizations and ensuring accountability towards them and other relevant humanitarian stakeholders.

Missions / Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

Mission 1: Management

• Manager as a role model: embody HI's values on a daily basis and be a role model.
• Manager as a coach for meaning: understand the strategy, make it explicit, translate it into operational objectives for his or her team, lead the necessary changes. Give meaning to each management action. Encourage inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourage innovation and risk-taking.
• Operational manager: organise the operational management of his or her team, structure the work around identified processes, steer performance and facilitate the resolution of problems.
• First HR & Coach: contribute to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensure compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, the mindset and expected individual and collective behaviour.

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

• Contribute to the development of the Atlas Logistique-related components of the programme operational strategy, and to its implementation and annual monitoring.
• Implements the Atlas Logistique component of the Programme’s Operational Strategy, including through sound context monitoring, appropriate planning and deployment of resources, development of partnerships, participation to key coordination mechanisms and steering of fundraising efforts.
• Contribute to organisational transformation, particularly through changes to managerial practices, continuous improvement, and contribute to the improvement of working processes.

Mission 3: Standards and expertise

Ensure deployment and compliance with HI global frameworks, institutional policies and standards.

Mission 4: Operational implementation

• Ensure the sound management and monitoring Atlas Logistique field projects under his/her responsibility.
• Keeping both potential opportunities and risks in mind, contribute to the monitoring and analysis done by the line manager and other relevant departments, and propose mitigation measures where relevant.
• Develop HI’s external influence and positioning (forums, development of operational and strategic alliances, contribution to ethical positioning definition, etc) and the external representation of the organisation (external coordination mechanisms, events, media) in his/her area of responsibility.
• Coordinate the teams in his/her area and facilitate inter-department internal coordination.

Note that this job description must remain flexible; the list of tasks set out above is not exhaustive and is subject to changes resulting from the diversity of Federation Handicap international called Humanity & Inclusion activities to respond to additional tasks or changes as identified by the line manager.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Essential: Generalist background , minimum Bacholar degree in related field
• Desirable: Experience/interests in aid delivery-related aspects

Experience:

• Essential: At least 3 years’ experience in project management, with at least some experience in project coordination
• Essential: Experience in external representation
• Essential: Experience in team management
• Essential: Strong experience in methodological support for project design and management
• Essential: Experience in partnership development and management
• Essential: Successful negotiation experience in a complex humanitarian environment
• Essential: Experience in volatile contexts security-wise is desirable
• Desirable: Successful experiences in designing and producing project proposals
• Desirable: Experience in capacity building of local actors
• Desirable: Experience in nationalization of key positions

Language:

• Essential: English and Arabic mandatory (oral and written)

Cross-sector skills:

• Excellent analysis skills
• Excellent capacity to formalize tools, procedures, and draft documents
• Macro strategic vision
• Good negotiation, external representation, and coordination skills
• Knowledge of humanitarian coordination mechanisms and ability to monitor humanitarian context
• Professional proficiency in English mandatory
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Personal qualities:

• Perseverance
• Caring/Empathy
• Team player

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:

HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child. Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Basic salary ranges for the position is going to be paid according to the experience and to HI salary Grid.

Basic Salary: Starting 3,480 USD

Closing date: 16/12/2024

Interested candidates send their CV and motivation letters to recruitment@lebanon.hi.org with the subject “OPS MANAGER-2024 – Your Name”.

Application should include CV and motivation letter. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.