Title: Operations Manager
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Position: Full-time
Posted on: 19 December 2024
Application deadline: 17 January 2025, 6 pm EAT (applications will be reviewed as they are submitted)
Summary of the role
Precision Development (PxD) is seeking an Operations Manager to lead and manage day-to-day operations in Ethiopia, ensuring the implementation of efficient systems, processes, and practices that enhance the employee experience and drive organizational success.
The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with senior management in Ethiopia, the HR Operations team, and members of the global leadership team to support and strengthen PxD’s rapidly growing operations in the region.
Responsibilities (including but not limited to):
- Support recruitment efforts in Ethiopia, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and project requirements.
- Collaborate with the Chief Operating Officer and HR Operations team to ensure smooth onboarding and offboarding processes for all staff.
- Provide guidance to the Chief Operating Officer and global leadership team on Ethiopian labour laws and compliance requirements.
- Foster a culture of high performance, engagement, and team morale.
- Partner with the Chief Operating Officer and HR Operations team to develop, review, and refine policies tailored to PxD's operations in Ethiopia.
- Work with senior operational staff to contribute to policy, planning, and strategic decision-making.
- Oversee office operations, financial administration, procurement, and logistics, including travel, to ensure smooth functioning.
- Plan and manage organizational events, meetings, and conferences.
- Assist in preparing and facilitating financial audits.
- Enhance operational processes and promote the adoption of best practices.
- Maintain and support internal HR systems and records, ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality.
- Support internal and external communications to align with organizational goals.
- Contribute to PxD’s institutional knowledge management and internal learning initiatives.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualities:
- Exceptional organizational skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks and relationships while maintaining a structured and methodical approach.
- Proactive problem-solving: Identifies challenges and takes initiative to address them, involving relevant teams as needed.
- Excellent communication skills: Clear, professional, and effective in verbal and written communication with diverse stakeholders across the globe.
- Attention to detail and efficiency: Thrives in a fast-paced environment that demands accuracy and precision.
- Strong negotiation and decision-making abilities: Make sound decisions and secure favourable outcomes.
Desired Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree, diploma, or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience (ideally 5-7 years) in operations management, HR, or administrative roles.
- Good knowledge of administration, operations, organizational effectiveness, and HR management.
- Strong understanding of Ethiopian labour laws, policies, and procedures related to the international charity sector will be a plus.
- Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
How to apply:
To apply, please visit the PxD website and use the online application form to submit a CV, cover letter, and brief responses to the screening questions. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the application deadline of 17 January 2025, 6 pm EAT.
PxD is committed to building an inclusive and diverse organisation. We don’t make decisions based on gender, gender identity, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristics that are unrelated to the role. We understand that everyone has different lifestyles and we accommodate flexible working to make sure you are as productive and happy as you can be.
We will use any personal data you provide for recruitment purposes only.
About PxD:
PxD is a global non-profit that harnesses the power of technology, data science, and behavioral economics to provide targeted information to farmers in low and middle-income countries. Providing the right information to the right people in the right way and at the right time increases incomes, protects the environment, and improves well-being. We are evidence-based: we test our interventions with randomized controlled trials to prove our impact and cost-effectiveness, to simultaneously learn from and improve our service, and to demonstrate our value to funders and partners. There are few programmes in international development that are as demonstrably cost-effective as ours.