The Director of Operations (the Ops Director) will be responsible for managing and leading key areas of PARI’s operations, Strategic Communications, Grant & Donor Management & Reporting, Fundraising and Business Continuity. (A detailed copy of the JD is available on request)
Strategic Planning and Reporting including:
- Annual strategic planning cycle and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Risk and Business Continuity including:
- PARI risk plan and IT and non-electronic records disaster recovery plan
Grant & Donor Management and Reporting including:
- Preparation of financial and narrative donor reports.
- Supporting the ED in the management of donor relationships for Core and Programme/project funding.
Fundraising including including:
- Supporting the ED in sourcing opportunities to enable organisational growth and build its impact
- Securing multi-year commitments and enabling development of a financial reserve.
Stakeholder Management including:
- Manages key partnership and stakeholder, including identifying new partners based on PARI’s needs.
- Develop strategies to optimise partner and stakeholder relationships.
Finance including:
- Oversees the Finance Department, ensuring effective prioritisation and allocation of budgets across PARI programmes and projects
- Effective financial monitoring and controls, with necessary checks and balances
- Adherence to all legal requirements relevant to management of the organisation’s finances, including auditing and reporting.
Human Resources including:
- Overseeing PARI’s HR Services, ensuring there is an effective medium term HR Strategy and plan in place, to support organisational goals
- PARI is able to attract and retain high performing staff
- Systems and procedures are in place for staff development and for holding staff accountable for delivery of PARI objectives
- Policies and procedures are fair, legally compliant and fit for purpose, meeting the needs for both employees and the organisation
Operations, Administration and Facilities Management including:
- the delivery of high-quality support services to PARI including:
- the management of infrastructure, technology and facilities;
- operational policies, procedures, systems and infrastructure; and
- oversight of policy implementation and compliance.
Programme and Project Support Office
- Manage the establishment and oversight of a Programme Support Office, providing efficient, effective support to PARI programmes.
Management of PARI’s Operations Team (the Ops Team)
- Provides leadership and oversight of Finance, Operations, Administration, HR and Programme Support.
- Ensures operational coherence and a high standard of delivery by the Ops Team.
