• Application Deadline: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Operations Coordinator- Prosper Cashew


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Administration / Secretarial 
  

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Operations Manager, Prosper Cashew (based in Abidjan), and a dotted line reporting to the Finance and Operations Manager, TechnoServe Nigeria. The Operations Coordinator is a dynamic and agile position that will play a key role in enabling the implementation of project activities in an efficient and compliant manner and ensuring the effective use of resources for maximum impact.

Program/Practice/Department Overview:

Administration, logistics, and office management

• Perform procurement functions, ensuring procurement of goods and services in compliance with TechnoServe and USDA policies and regulations and providing guidance to the project team on matters relating to procurement.


• Organizes end-to-end the logistics requirement of the project team, ensuring sound logistical arrangements are in place to support project implementation, including fleet and other resource management


• Coordinate project events and meetings, ensuring events such as training, workshops, conferences, and meetings are properly coordinated, managed, and executed


• Ensure adherence of project activities and staff to the country safety and security plans


• Perform administrative tasks to ensure TechnoServe adheres to local legal and statutory requirements


• Assume responsibility for document filing and develops office administrative procedures as required


• Coordinate meetings with the project team, consultants, and country office staff


• Ensure all documents are filed and maintained for auditing purposes


• Prepare accounts payable documents (e.g. invoices, payment requests) for approval


• Arrange meeting rooms, draft and disseminates meeting agendas, prepare briefing notes, and where necessary take meeting minutes which may include preparing and disseminating materials as instructed

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, logistics, economics, or other related field.


• Alternatively, 2 years of professional experience in responsibilities related to procurement, logistics, and general office administration.


• Advanced level knowledge of Microsoft Excel and basic functional knowledge of field accounting software packages.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with donor-funded projects


• Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines


• Experience coordinating junior-level service-oriented staff and developing strong working relationships.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong sense of collegiality, integrity, resourcefulness, and accountability for results


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• An ability to think critically and elevate risks to management


• A creative and entrepreneurial approach to resolving problems