Deadline: Ongoing
The Room to Read is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Country Operations Manager based in South Asian Countries.
The Country Operations Manager, South Asia (SA) is primarily responsible for overall coordination and support to Country Directors and Country Management Teams (CMTs) in the annual planning and budgeting process and in the implementation of monitoring, reporting, and accountability and learning systems in order to ensure quality, efficiency, effectiveness and impact of RtR’s country programs.
The Room to Read is a non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement the programs.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Country Operations Manager will perform the following functions-
- Support situational analyses and geographical targeting exercises as an essential part of adjusting the country programme to the fast-changing context to help achieve RtR’s goals
- Support Country Offices in the development and analysis of annual plans and budget
- Monitor and track execution of annual planning and budgeting, encouraging the use of monitoring data to foster improvement in program quality
- Maintain high level knowledge and information on country context in education, government, political, safety and security, and economic events and trends
- Support the Country Management Team (CMT) to maximize planning, monitoring, support, reporting, accountability and learning systems to manage programs effectively
- Encourage the CMT to openly recognize and manage risk, set clear quality and accountability standards and support transparency in decision making processes
- Triage issues for Asia Regional Director action
- Identify and coordinate support needs from other departments as needed (HR, Finance, Technical, Admin)
- Monitor and communicate major country news including safety and security, travel warnings, political, economic, or social events that impact the Country Office
- Identify core capabilities/capacity needs across country programmes, liaising with the GO technical teams to plan and support capacity building for staff
- Review and analyze ongoing, monthly, quarterly and annual reports/data to identify best practices, challenges and support needs
- Encourage constant focus on solutions and results, active learning, sharing of knowledge and innovation for cost efficient, effective and sustainable alternatives that will impact more children
- Monitor program implementation through visits, implementation calendar tracking and regular communications
- Identify operational or program quality issues and alert Director or technical team as appropriate
- Ensure that partnership agreements with NGOs and government accurately reflect the realistic capacities of both parties; optimal efficiency and effectiveness; and the strategic priorities of Room to Read
- Help country programme become more cost efficient, working with CMTs to set efficiency targets, identify areas where changes can be made and devise strategies to manage costs
- Analyze, review and provide feedback on quarterly forecasts with Finance and Country Office
- Monitor, track and support external reporting to donors for quality, timeliness and accuracy
- Support coordination of donor site visits and treks
- Respond to Development department requests for information
- In collaboration with Communications, review Country Office information and communications materials as needed
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Related B.Sc. /B.A. or equivalent degree; Master’s degree preferred
- A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the related field
- Strong planning and budgetary skills
- Project implementation experience
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently regionally and internationally, approximately 30%
- Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
- Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
- Proven track record of achieving results
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
- Significant experience living and working in one or more South Asian country
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV and cover letter via email.
For more information, please visit Room to Read.
