Operations Manager

Capital Outsourcing is hiring an Operations Manager for Maputo.

Duties

• Maintain and refine policies and procedures for the procurement of project goods and services
• Review and approve all project procurements before payment is processed
• Stay abreast of Administrative Notices and policy changes, and refine field office operational procedures as necessary
• Review, negotiate, and approve all field office contracts (including service agreements, office leases, warehouse contracts, and subcontracts), ensuring all required contractual terms and conditions are included and obtaining the best value to the project
• Needs to be up to date with law regulations and solicit legal counsel, as required
• Oversee the process for renewing local hire employment contracts on an annual basis, ensuring annual performance reviews are completed on time and employment contracts renewed
• Provide guidance to supervisors on recruitment procedures, promotions, and performance management
• Lead the process for the recruitment of local staff, including review of job descriptions, salary negotiations, and contract development
• Ensure that security guidelines and procedures are established, maintained, updated regularly and adhered to by the project teams. Monitor the security situation along with senior management and communicate procedures to staff

Requisites

• At least 5 years’ experience in the field
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team and manage, motivate and mentor staff at all levels to create a positive team environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines
• Demonstrated experience with project closeout
• Strong diplomatic, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills required
• Advanced-level knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and basic functional knowledge of QuickBooks or other field accounting software packages
• Strong verbal and written English skills required
• Portuguese language skills strongly preferred