Hybrid Senior Operations Manager

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About the role

  • Senior Operations Manager overseeing planning, logistics, and financials of multiple projects for Zinc Network in London. Focused on delivering projects effectively while ensuring compliance with client contracts and internal policies.

Responsibilities

  • Manage all financial, contractual and logistical elements of projects from inception to close-out.
  • Understand client contracts, legal, and commercial and compliance requirements of each project to ensure effective delivery.
  • Ensure projects are undertaken and deliverables produced within the scope of the contract and its terms and conditions.
  • Manage all financial elements of the projects alongside the Project Accountant and Project Director from cost monitoring to processing invoices to financial reporting both internally and to clients.
  • Coordinate a high volume of travel logistics working to the projects policies and regulations
  • Juggle multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Work with the project management team to create and manage all project documents, including Risk documents.
  • As required, supervise and lead the assigned operations team, ensuring effective collaboration and coordination among team members.
  • Ensure each project works to Zinc’s internal policies and procedures.
  • Resource all projects in line with requirements and budgets using a mixture of internal staff & freelancers, making sure all contracting is in place.
  • Coordinate due diligence, contracting and onboarding of third-party suppliers and partners including grant recipients, and monitor delivery and compliance against those contracts.
  • Obtain a good understanding of Zinc’s software and be able to troubleshoot any problems experienced within the team.

Requirements

  • Experience in managing projects from inception to close-out.
  • Experience of operations or project management on international donor-funded projects (FCDO, USAID, EU, UN or similar)
  • Experience managing a team of operations staff
  • Experience working with project-based staff, providing logistical and financial oversight on projects.
  • Demonstrated experience in coordinating and cooperating with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Extensive eExperience managing multiple projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
  • Experience in conducting, reviewing and approving project procurements, grants, and purchase order agreements.
  • Experience in budget management, and experience of various accounting software.
  • Fluency in English.
  • 6 years of experience in a similar role.
  • UK SC Clearance would be beneficial, but not a requirement.

Job title

Senior Operations Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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