Operation Director

PURPOSE OF POSITION: To lead, direct and manage all aspects of World Vision operations in Lebanon including grants, sponsorship, and humanitarian emergency programmes ensuring that the ministry achieves optimum impact on child well-being as well as attain organizational Vision, Mission and core values. To ensure that strong strategic and annual planning processes are in place; ensuring efficient and effective implementation of operational goals and objectives as laid out in the strategy documents. To ensure that WVL is accountable to all partners and that all work is of the highest standard, cost effective and adheres to standards and policies of World Vision International. To assist the National Director in overall coordination, implementation and supervision of all resources and operations. Key areas include resource acquisition, staff capacity building, and field operations. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:  As a member of the Core Team, to contribute to the overall WVL country strategy  To identify strategic programming opportunities within the national context including accessing funding and partnering effectively with related stakeholders  To forge strong relationship with peers in the WV partnership, contributing to strategic meetings and translating strategic insights into appropriate local planning  Provide overall leadership to the implementation of the World Vision’s (WV) development programmes and response to Syrians and host communities program in Lebanon  Facilitate programme planning process with all functions to ensure alignment with context, humanitarian needs and response strategy as well as operational feasibility and technical quality.  Develop, maintain and review the detailed implementation plan (DIP) to effectively follow implementation schedule, human resource planning and financial monitoring with the involvement of sector teams;  Ensure Operations Department is guided by sound developmental principles and World Vision’s Design, Monitoring, and Evaluation Framework (LEAP).  Advise, approve and evaluate operations budgets, operations funding, expenditures and accomplishment of ministry objectives.  In coordination with the Finance department, ensure program adherence to financial policies and manage overall program budget  Support the Operations Management Team to ensure integration of programming, synergies and resource sharing.  Support Operations Management Team in ensuring high standards of community-based development in alignment with World Vision’s key documents (including LEAP documents) and in compliance with Support offices requirements.  Ensure that recommendations from audit reports and audit findings (relating to program operations) and programme/project evaluations are addressed and implementation plans developed for the recommendations of the reports are in place and accomplished.  Ensure quality line management to the Resource Acquisition and Management Team (RAM) in meeting income targets, providing portfolio and projection analysis, following up on Grants Management and Compliance, etc.  Ensure quality line management to the Advocacy Department and ensure integration of advocacy principles and capacity building through operations  In coordination with the National Director, develop and maintain good relationships with major (government/private) donors and World Vision Support Offices, including planning how to approach donors (government/private donors and support offices); streamlining strategic dialogues and overseeing the implementation process.  Manage donor concerns (government/private donors and support offices) ensuring proper resolutions for both parties have been reached.  Initiate and maintain regular contact with other international non-governmental organizations and government officials in an effort to obtain experience and co-ordinate information regarding current and future works in the country. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  Bachelor’s degree in a field related to community development.  Demonstrated experience in the Progamme/Project cycle management (project design, implementation and monitoring, or evaluation), is highly required.  Experience in supporting Development Programme and grant-funded projects’ Management.  Excellent written and verbal communication and relational skills, especially in a cross-cultural environment, and ability to analyze and solve problems, persuade, network and negotiate.  Excellent proven track record of donor relations with multiple donors.  Strong planning and organizational skills and ability to prioritize.  Excellent analytical skills  Excellent organizational and time-management skills.  Clear understanding of the workings of major donor perspectives, requirements and standards.  Must be able to represent World Vision to major program donors in a highly professional manner, in person and in writing.  A full commitment to World Vision’s core values and mission statement.  Full adherence to World Vision Lebanon Child Protection, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.  Full Adherence to security protocols