Senior Operations Associate

The Senior Operations Associate will ensure the effective coordination and management of the UNICEF Mahajanga office's operational functions, including administrative support, finance services, budget management, and partnership coordination.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of Field office administrative support services timely and effectively.
• Support to Field office Finance services.
• Provide timely support to all stages of Field office funds management (planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting).
• Support Field office Budget Management.
• Provide facilitation of Field office HACT activities effective implementation and monitoring.
• Partners learning and capacity development.
• Partnership coordination and collaboration.

Requirements

• Completion of Secondary Education is required.
• At least 7 years of relevant work experience in administration, operations, financial management, office administration, budgeting, procurement, logistics, travel management, vendor management, grants management, compliance, supply, or another relevant field is required.
• Operational Coordination, Organizational Skills, Partnership Management, Invoice Processing, Monitoring & Evaluation, Asset Management, Risk Management.
• Fluency in French is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• University level courses in administration, finance, or any other related field of discipline relevant to the job is an asset.
• Experience in developing country contexts, and experience providing HACT support are desirable.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Administration
• Operations Management
• Finance Management
• Office Management
• Budgeting
• Procurement
• Logistics Management
• Travel Management
• Vendor Management
• Grants Management
• Compliance Monitoring
• Supply Chain Management
• Operational Coordination
• Partnership Management
• Invoice Processing
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Asset Management
• Risk Management
• HACT Support

Languages

French