Senior Operations Manager, Usaid/oti Swift Iv, Lebanon

Senior Operations Manager, USAID/OTI SWIFT IV, Lebanon Company Profile: MSI is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 30-year history of helping to deliver development results across the developing world. In 2008, we became the America’s operation of the international development arm of Coffey International Limited. Since that time, we have greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client needs with our sister offices in the UK and Australia. We operate in some of the most challenging and political and economic climates in the world, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Iraq. MSI currently employs 800 development experts in the fields of public sector management, monitoring and evaluation, governance and anti-corruption.  For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com. Position Summary:The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for all operations including but not limited to administration, logistics, procurement, budgeting, financial, and property. S/he will ensure that program implementation is in accordance with USAID regulations. Responsibilities: Monitoring grantee worthiness, ensuring that all procurement processes are perceived as transparent by beneficiary communities, assuring fair and transparent procurement processes, reviewing financial management, and monitoring grant implementation. S/he will assure that the most reasonable, fair, expeditious, and appropriate procurement choices were made pursuant to the Contractor‘s procurement processes and SWIFT IV Activity Manual. Supervising the Contractor‘s day-to-day field presence in the areas of operations (including the project's facilities such as office space, equipment and project vehicles), administration, logistics, procurement, budgeting and financial accounting. Acting as the Chief of Party when s/he is absent from the program. Supervising the daily financial operations of the contract, which include cash flow management, time sheet recording, reporting to USAID/OTI on the financial aspects of the project, and daily monitoring of obligations, budgets, and expenditures. S/he will also ensure continuous liquidity for the project. Handling all human resource issues; supervising the day-to-day implementation of all grants made under the program; and investigating and identifying new ways of achieving project efficiencies.   Qualifications: A minimum of three to five years of experience working on donor-funded projects in a related role and with demonstrated supervisory experience. Experience with grants or small grants under contract preferred. Prior work experience on OTI-funded activities in security challenged environments. The candidate should be fluent in the Contractor‘s and USAID‘s policies and procedures in regards to financial management, financial reporting, procurement processes, systems, and grants management. Complete fluency in written and oral English is an essential qualification for the Operations Manager.   Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.   To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com