We are currently looking for an Operations Manager to lead the Finance, Logistics, and Administration/HR Departments

Position:                      Operations Manager

Contract duration:        12 months (with possibility of extension)

Location:                      Bogota, Colombia

Starting Date:             1st March 2025

Deadline to apply:  13th January 2025

FUNCTIONS

Under the management of the Country Representative, the Operations Manager oversees all IMPACT support functions inside Colombia. The Operations Manager creates and maintains an operational setup that allows the programmes team to achieve program excellence and ensure the highest level of impact and accountability, while also complying with IMPACT’s and ACTED’s operational guidelines and standards.

As part of the REACH Senior Management Team, she/he contributes to the development and implementation of mission strategy, in addition to promoting organizational vision, and cores values across the mission.

IMPACT is seeking an experienced candidate, ideally with a finance background, who has previously managed support teams and implemented projects in a complex humanitarian setting.

REQUIREMENTS

• Academic Excellent academic qualifications, including in Finance, Administration or related subjects; or equivalent work experience
• Management experience Previous experience in a management role in a humanitarian context. Excellent management, coordination, organisational and planning skills required, including an ability to manage large workloads, cooperate with multiple stakeholders and effectively meet deadlines, through multi-tasking and prioritisation;
• Years of work experience At least 5 years of relevant working experience in a management role in a support function in a humanitarian setting;
• Familiarity aid system Familiarity with the aid system, and the research community;
• Finance skills Excellent finance skills, including proven experience of budgeting and financial reporting;
• Software skills: Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as accounting software such as Agresso.
• Multi-tasking skills Ability to multitask with tight deadlines;
• Level of independence A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently;
• Cross-cultural work environment Ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment requiring flexibility;
• Experience in Colombia is desirable
• Language skills Fluency in Spanish and English is required

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• For this position, salary between 3’000 CHF and 3’240 CHF monthly (before income tax), etc as well as a monthly living allowance of 300 USD
  NB – IMPACT salaries are strictly determined by our salary grid depending on the grade of the position and the level of education of staff. A location-dependent security and/or isolation adjustment is then applied as a recognition that some staff are required to work in difficult places where living and working conditions are much more difficult than elsewhere.
• Accommodation and food provided in a guesthouse. Depending on the country situation, a contribution to a housing allowance of up to 75% of country-specific benchmark can be considered instead. NB – IMPACT is hosted by ACTED in this country
• Enrolment in Swiss private pension fund (Swisslife – approx. 9.975% of staff gross salary), health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance
• On a case-by-case basis, accompanied status and relevant benefits can apply (health insurance and flight tickets for dependents, education allowance for children)
• Flight tickets every 6 months & visa fees covered (in-country travel costs and professional expenses are fully covered)
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: between 20 and 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract (+ luggage and personal property insurance)
• Annual leave of 36 days per year. Public holidays of the country of assignment. Family/compassionate leave when applicable.
• Predeparture induction – 3 days at IMPACT Initiatives’s HQ in Geneva + one week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ in Paris, including a 4-days in situ security training;
• IMPACT prioritizes the psychological safety of its staff and the health insurance provided covers, among others, up to 1000 € per year of psychosocial counselling fees

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your application using the link below. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.