Director of Program Operations

The Opportunity

As the Director of Programme Operations (DPO) at Save the Children Lebanon, you will be the driving force behind our mission to deliver impactful and transformative programs across Lebanon. You will lead the strategic implementation of a diverse portfolio, ensuring that every program and project aligns with our country strategy and reaches the children and communities who need it most.

In this role, you will oversee three area offices (North, East, Central, and South), empowering Area Managers with guidance, support, and leadership. You will play a key role in developing talent and fostering a high-performance culture across teams. Working closely with the Deputy Director of Program Development and Quality (DPDQ), you will help ensure the highest quality standards in program delivery.

You will also champion our localization and partnership goals by leading the Localization and Partnership Manager, advancing a sustainable, community-centered impact. Your leadership will extend to overseeing the Supply Chain Manager, optimizing procurement, logistics, and fleet management, and guiding Chiefs of Party and national program managers across critical areas like Education, Child Protection, Shelter, WASH, Food Security & Livelihoods, and Youth Participation.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll be accountable for managing an annual portfolio of approximately $30 million, with substantial influence over Save the Children Lebanon’s ongoing and future initiatives. If you’re ready to lead with purpose and drive change for Lebanon’s most vulnerable communities, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a difference.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Nonprofit Management, Project Management
• Fluency in English and Skills in reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension at a professional or business level are required 
• Fluency in Arabic is desired 
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organise a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities.
• Proven track record of active contribution to a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions.
• Extensive experience with NGOs with increasing responsibilities including a proven experience of delivering on large scale programmes and managing large teams
• Experience of and well developed skills in staff management and supervision.  Proven strong coaching and capacity building skills.
• Cultural awareness and ability to build relationships quickly with a wide variety of people
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Significant knowledge of international humanitarian systems and procedures, institutions and donors, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management
• Proven substantial experience and knowledge in effective financial and budgetary control, securing and managing grants from major institutional donors
• Solid project management skills related to organisational development projects and international cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
• An in-depth understanding of national and international development issues in particular in relation to children
• Computer literate (i.e. TEAMS, ZOOM, WORD, advanced Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English, with experience in managing multicultural teams

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national and international terms and conditions.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at Director of Program Operations

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those who need better healthcare, education, and Child Protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday,

- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

- Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

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.