Lebanon: Head of Operations - Lebanon

Position Title: HEAD OF OPERATIONS

Band: D4 - Leadership

Contract: National - Lebanon

Duration: One year, renewable

Location: Beirut, with 30% travel abroad

Reports to: Country Representative
Supervisory responsibilities: Finance, Administration, Procurement, HR

Application deadline: Sunday 18^th of September 2016

Job description summary:

The CRS office in Lebanon is currently looking for a Head of Operations (HoOps) who will provide leadership and coordination to the Finance, Administration, Procurement and Human Resources teams in ensuring compliance with donor and internal policies and procedure, managing risk, increasing efficiency and providing management quality support to partners in Lebanon and other countries of the region.

As a member of the Country Program’s Senior Management Team, the HoOps will contribute to major strategic decisions and work to ensure appropriate collaboration between the support and programming departments. The HoOps will work closely with the regional and agency-wide Operations community to develop and implement adequate standard processes.

Competencies:

The HoOps: (1) promotes stewardship of resources; (2) ensures principled compliance; (3) proactively manages risk; (4) leads operational improvements.

Specific requirements:

· Lebanese citizenship;

· Master’s degree;

· Excellent English and Arabic, including written (French is a plus);

· Minimum 5 years of past experience, with exposure to the NGO / humanitarian field;

· Availability to travel abroad up to 30% of the working time;

· Knowledge of and experience in finance.

Note: Shortlisted candidates are expected to undergo: (1) a written test on 23^rd September 2016; (2) if successful, an interview on 7^th October 2016.

Motivation letter, CV and 3 valid professional references to be sent to:lebanon@global.crs.org