Director of Programme Operations

About the jobTITLE: Director of Program Operations  TEAM/PROGRAM: Program Operations / Senior Leadership Team  LOCATION: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to field locations  GRADE: TBD  CONTRACT: National  CHILD SAFEGUARDING:   Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.   ROLE PURPOSE:   As a member of the Senior Management team (SMT), the Director of Program Operations (DPO) shares in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the Country Office (CO) and delivery of strategic priorities. The DPO in his/her capacity is responsible for timely and quality implementation of all programming and awards in country, on budget and in compliance with donor regulations and SCI policies and procedures. The post holder is responsible for the management of all sub offices, humanitarian preparedness and response, as well as for the IT and supply chain functions of the Ethiopia CO.  SCOPE OF ROLE:  Reports to: Country Director  Staff reporting to this post: Area Directors, Head of Humanitarian Response, project directors/COPs, Supply Chain Director; Head of IT and others.  Indirect: Strong collaboration with all of the Save the Children teams in Ethiopia, Global Teams and the Centre. Active collaboration with members.  Budget responsibility: The DPO has full oversight on award/project/program management and budget responsibility over the entire implementation of a program portfolio of USD30m+ annually  Role Dimensions: Save the Children supports programs across Ethiopia with approximately 750 staff and current expenditure of approximately USD 40 million + per year, through earmarked funding streams across 50+ awards. The CO actively collaborates with 6 SC Members and 20+ donors. SCI Ethiopia delivers child-centered programs in health & nutrition, education, food security & livelihoods, child protection, migration, and WASH.KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:   As a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Assume leadership of the CO; support the development and implementation of the Country Strategic Plan and the achievement of the organizational goals. Help establish, maintain, and improve active and regular working relationships with: host government authorities, partner agencies including humanitarian and development donors, and (I)NGOs. Ensure the CO complies with all organizational policies, procedures and standards. Ensure that all required support is provided promptly, at scale and in line with the rules and principles during emergencies, working closely with the Global Teams and Operations Business Partner. Contribute to continuous review of appropriate operating structure and office categories reflective of realities and portfolio size. Contributes to the cross functional collaboration and engagement on overall risk review and planning at the CO level Engages in establishing clear structure (roles and responsibilities) and implementation of ways of working (processes and workflow) throughout the system, especially across functions, for smooth delivery of CSP priorities Ensures effective rollout of Global Programme Operations priorities IT Management  Overseeing and ensuring smooth management of timely IT support to CO offices in line with SCI policies and procedures and quality standards.   Risk Management  In close collaboration with Director of Risk and Compliance and SLT, provide timely and quality inputs into CO Risk Management Plan and drive key operational, humanitarian and other mitigations forward with functional leads and Operations Team.  Ensure that assigned mitigation action plans made by functional heads within the Operations Team are implemented and are supporting programme implementation. Desirable:  Experience of working within a complex, high risk environment; previous security management experience and previously completed Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT)training an advantage   Additional job responsibilities   The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.   Equal Opportunities   The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.   Child Safeguarding:   We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.   Health and Safety   The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures