Operations and Administration Officer
SEED Madagascar
- Anosy
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Provide pre-departure logistical oversight, support and advice with visas, hotels, flights, accommodation, medication etc to new international staff
- Support international staff during their initial time with SEED including arrival, social inclusion, cultural understanding, housing and integration into the SEED team
- Offer pastoral care, guidance, and act as a role model for a team of early-career professionals living and working in-country, supporting both their professional growth and personal well-being
- Lead on the recruitment of international staff, including the advertisement of vacancies
- Lead on the on-boarding and logistical support for short-term conservation volunteers
- Manage the training schedule across the staff team, working closely with the Senior HR Officer to ensure that all staff are trained and confident in the roles
- Work with national staff to increase their skills and capacity, providing mentoring or training and encouraging skill sharing across the team
- Assist in the preparation of reports for internal and external audiences including Annual Reports and Malagasy Ministry reports
- Work with the Director of Operations and Programmes, and the International Operations Manager in developing, updating and implementing organisational databases, systems, policies and procedures and health and safety culture across the NGO
- Project manage our Cyber Security implementation and development alongside the IT Officer
- Provide core support to the Director of Programmes & Operations in management and ensuring the support and security of all international staff, including acting as an intermediary of organisational priorities to the wider team
- Work flexibly, including changing work priorities at short notice to meet short deadlines
- Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the department, including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing and anti-corruption, and undertake continual training to ensure these are always promoted
- Assist with administration tasks and any other tasks required by the International Operations Manager or Director of Programmes and Operations in line with the tasks of the post.
- Hold an undergraduate degree in or relating to Business or Development, or be able to demonstrate a passion for these areas
- Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience in Operations
- Be able to work independently and be proactively
- Have good all round computing skills and experience in Microsoft Office
- Have previous experience working to deadlines and have ability to successfully manage their time
- Communicate clearly and engagingly in written English across a range of media forms
- Be able to communicate verbally to encompass the range of cultures you will be working with
- To have a good level of written English and be able to proofread documents to a high standard
- To have a curious mind and a patient, problem solving attitude
- Ideally have previous experience living, working or travelling in a developing country, though is not essential
- Be fluent in English. A working knowledge of French is desirable but not essential
- Be capable and comfortable adapting to life in a least developed country with sometimes basic living conditions
- Be able to work and socialise within a small group of people and to be respectful and take personal responsibility for maintaining a good reputation for the NGO in the community
- Be able to adjust to life in another culture and a foreign language and be able to work at all times with cultural sensitivity
- Demonstrate the ability, social skills and confidence to give clear guidance and support to other members of the team in respect of the philosophy and procedures of SEED in order to protect both their safety and the reputation of the NGO.
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