Operations Support Senior Officer

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Description

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• Support operations and provide technical input to the management of the operations in close collaboration with the URCS technical departments, including Health, Shelter, LLH, BraVo, CVA heads of units and IM and PMER technical teams at URCS Regional Branch level, URCS National Committee and Swedish RC Ukraine and Stockholm offices.
• Ensure that all response activities and programmes are developed and supported in coordination with other sectorial teams as appropriate, as Protection Gender and Inclusion.
• A new Shelter Construction Project is under development in Sumy. A specific focus will be on this project during the first 6-9 months. Together with the Programme Manager, the Operations Senior Support Officer will provide support in development, mangement, and implementation of the shelter project, including workplans to ensure timely monitoring assessments and reports.
• The Operations Senior Support Officer will support URCS Sumy Regional Branch staff in implementation of the shelter project and be responsible for ensuring compliance with contractual commitments, including financial follow-up together with the Programme Manager.
• Work with URCS in identifying priorities and gaps to provide institutional strengthening.
• Coordinate analysis of implementation, including implementation rates to determine whether delivery is on track and in line with agreed URCS project management procedures and Swedish Red Cross commitments as described in our agreements.
• Support URCS in planning monitoring, evaluation and reporting against agreed plans and supported programmes in coordination with URCS PMER manager and URCS Sumy Regional Branch staff.
• Provide support to Programme Manager in developing risk management matrix and keep updated with inputs from different technical team members.
• Support Programme Manager to assess and analyse trends, needs, and conditions for Swedish Red Cross’ involvement in programmatic areas in Ukraine to ensure coherence with the roles, capacities, and strategic directions of URCS and Swedish RC.
• Support URCS in the assessment, planning, implementation of programmes in existing joint programs and any future engagements with the URCS.
• Ensure that the response, technical design, and site activities comply with appropriate local, national, and international standards and regulations.
• Ensure that all project data is recorded and maintained in the URCS mobilization tables.
• Responsible for financial programme overview.
• Ensure compliance with contractual commitments and extracting and implementing key learnings from project implementation.

• Actively work towards the achievement of the Swedish Red Cross goals
• Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles
• Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager or Country Representative.

• Relevant university education.

• Experience in international operations, including emergency response, in humanitarian and development aid programmes
• Good understanding of the global humanitarian environment
• At least 3 years’ experience in international field or with a humanitarian aid organization
• Experience in working with a diversity of humanitarian programs, and shelter construction.
• Work experience with the Red Cross Red Crescent is an asset
• Experience in working to enhance the capacity of partner organizations is an asset
• Experience in coordinating with the authorities and other humanitarian actors is an asset
• Experience in project cycle management including proposal development, budgeting and reporting, monitoring and evaluation
• Knowledge, Skills and Languages
• Proven strong project management and programme coordination skills
• Skills in negotiation and building relations
• Strong / proven financial management skills
• Flexible and adaptable to work effectively in a multicultural environment and ability to travel at short notice
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with independent decision-making capacity
• Skills in report writing, project proposal writing
• Self-supporting in computers (Email, Internet, spread sheets, word-processing, etc.)
• Proven in-depth knowledge of organizational development, capacity building of partner organizations and programme management is an asset
• Proven personnel management and development skills is an asset
• Fluently spoken and written English and Ukrainian
• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic) is an asset

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