Operations Manager at HOW Foundation: (Deadline 18 February 2022)

Operations Manager at HOW Foundation: (Deadline 18 February 2022)

Operations Manager

HOWFOUNDATION is defined by three values, including Faith & Worship, Integrity & Honesty, and Accountability & Transparency.

POSTING

How Foundation is seeking an Operations Manager in its Rwanda chapter to provide business planning, operation support, and analysis to support a dynamic operational system. The operations manager owns the budgeting, forecasting, and decision support processes and is responsible for preparing management reports with analysis, quarterly forecasts, and assisting with annual business plans. This position requires a professional with strong communication skills who is detail-oriented, analytical, self-motivated, collaborative, and innovative to successfully execute the duties of the role.

This position will be based in Kigali.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical expertise in program development by ensuring effective design, planning, and management including work plans and annual reports.
• Identify, create and capitalize on funding opportunities for further growth of How Foundation’s program.
• Stay alert to funding opportunities that come available and pursue relevant leads.
• Contribute to projects design and proposal development.
• Design and implement business strategies, plans, and procedures.
• Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth.
• Oversee daily operations of the organization and the work of executives.
• Designing and implementing business operations.
• Establishing policies that promote the organization’s culture and vision.
• Raise fund and liaison with national and international donor partners.
• Oversee and management of ongoing projects and initiation of new projects.
• Pitching the foundation to public and private institutions
• Manage the budget process and deadlines.
• Communicate complex financial results and business performance with leadership at all levels.
• Provide financial insights and analysis for various business problems or questions.
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting of financial results and key performance indicators to board members and Headquarters.
• Detailed revenue and expense review to ensure financials are complete and accurate.

JOB QUALIFICATION

Education: Bachelor’s in finance/Project Management/Business Administration or related degree preferred, or equivalent experience required.

Required knowledge, skills, ability, and certification:

• Must have excellent leadership skills and be detail-oriented.
• Must be business acumen. Strong desire to understand the business and the story behind the vision.
• Must have the ability to effectively manage, lead and supervise a multidisciplinary project.
• Must excel at strategy thinking.
• Open to new perspectives and better ways and options to do things.
• Must be a creative, visionary, and innovative thinker.
• Certification and/or training in project management is preferred.
• Must be agile with Microsoft office. Knowledge of other technologies is a plus.
• Knowledge of the internet and online marketing is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal). Knowledge of French and Kinyarwanda is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and competing priorities.

REPORTING

The operations manager will be reporting directly to the chairman of the organization. On a quarterly basis, the operations manager will report to the board of directors

SELECTION PROCESS

The selection will be done in a public tender where candidates will submit their applications, including resume and motivation letter, through the organization’s email: info@howfoundation.com not later than 18^th February 2022.

Those selected will sit a testing exam, both written and interview in front of the board of directors of Heart of Worship in Action Foundation in Kigali, Rwanda. The successful candidate will be offered a contract on freelancing terms.