Operations Officer

The Operations Officer (OO) will be a core member of the SPF Secretariat as well as a key contributor to the overall OPCFC work program. H/She will be based in Nairobi, working directly in the new Global Center on Conflict, Security and Development, under the overall management of the Director, and the daily guidance of the Senior Operations Officer for Trust Funds.

His/her specific duties and accountabilities, which could evolve over time, comprise the following:

Trust fund planning and portfolio management
• Support the ongoing administration of the current portfolio and ensure compliance of grants in relation to reporting, auditing, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide operational/technical support to Task Teams during the development of strategy initiatives/stand alone projects with a view to ensuring quality control and alignment with the country priorities and in line with WDR operationalization.
• Review reports produced by different clients and suggest necessary changes.
• Supervision of the implementation of a key number of projects/strategy initiatives including: conducting/leading monitoring field missions and commissioning consultants to conduct evaluations/operational support.
• Assist with the collection and analyzing of project data for the preparation of periodic reports on activities and the quarterly and annual reports for the board/donors.
• Participate in the design and implementation of regular training sessions for Task Teams on working with SPF grants.

Country and operational support
• Provide effective operational guidance to the Task Teams (field based) during the development and implementation of the grants.
• In coordination with the Chief Technical Specialist in Nairobi interact with country or task team members in the formulation and implementation of Strategy Initiatives. Facilitate coordination of the priority support from CCSD and OPCFC to the country team on the design and implementation of their transformative strategy.
• Lead discussions on selected problems and issues as part of operational dialogue and support from the SPF secretariat.
• Provide support as required to the overall OPCFC/CCSD work program as requested by the Director and the Senior Operations officer for Trust funds.
• Analyze and provide written inputs to a variety of strategic documents, such as Board papers, Senior Management briefings, reviews of strategies and operations and external papers
Operations Officer