Operation Manager- South

BALADI is a program funded by USAID. The program aims at supporting municipalities that demonstrate real commitment to participatory, equitable, and effective decentralized local governance and economic development. The BALADI entails a nationwide competitive process to support municipalities, unions of municipalities and clusters of municipalities that illustrate a strong commitment to change and local development and that generate innovative solutions to the provision of public services, citizen engagement, and economic issues facing their communities.

Position summary

The operation manager will manage the day-to-day field operations of RMF BALADI projects implementation in the Nabatieh, Sour, Marjeyoun, Bint Jbeil and Hasbaya areas.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervising and managing field coordinators in the South;
• Ensuring proper implementation of project activities [construction and procurement] on sites in accordance with projects’ work plans;
• Facilitating implementation of projects and overcoming challenges;
• Leading the weekly meetings with field coordinators;
• Leading execution of activities/ meetings/orientation sessions/etc. at targeted municipalities/communities;
• Collecting/Ensuring submission of weekly reports completed by field coordinators and minutes of meetings/success stories/ surveys other required documents associated with programs’ activities during the Life of the projects and communicate them to supervisors;
• Ensuring proper documentations of communities’ cost-share (in cash or in kind contribution);
• Securing documentation of indicators/checklists/other documents related to the projects’ PMP and environmental compliance;
• Ensuring that supporting documentation for PMP/M&E is secured and accurate;
• Coordinating and communicating with municipalities and stakeholders.
• Other tasks as directed by the supervisors

Education and Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in relevant field.
• A bachelor degree or post-graduate degree in relevant field.
• Prior similar responsibilities with donor-funded projects.
• Excellent knowledge of English and Arabic; French is a plus.
• Excellent reporting, communication and interpersonal skills.