The Opportunity: Reporting to the Country Director, the Program Operations Partner will be responsible for harmonizing the complete spectrum of tasks within the office of the Country Director. This encompassing role involves coordinating areas such as education, performance assessment, reporting, and the entirety of operational functions spanning the array of programs across the country. The primary objective is to bolster the execution of programming efforts through seamless coordination and management.

Ways You Can Contribute:

• Engage with Country Directors and Programs team members to ensure alignment between country plans, program priorities, and operational capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with other program operations teams like Program Monitoring and Planning to ensure coordination and cooperation.
• Contribute to developing country plans by providing timely operational data and insights.
• Assist Country Leadership and Business Partners in identifying resource needs for programs and support creating plans to address those needs.
• Serve as a key point of contact for the country’s performance data, dashboards, forecasts, and impact metrics, working with Impact, Finance, and Business Intelligence teams.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in operations or related field.
• Relevant professional qualification: Project Management and Change Management certification, amongst others.
• Minimum of six (6) years overall experience, out of which at least two (2) years should be at the management level.
• Experience working in Africa is required.
• Experience in public and private sector contexts in roles that provide strong operational and strategy exposure.