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Job description / Role

Job purpose

The Operations Officer will work under the supervision of the division chief. The selected candidate will support the administration of the work plans and the day-to-day technical assistance division activities, including budgeting operations, reporting, and dissemination. The job involves frequent interaction with other AMF departments and units, government officials, consultants, and external organizations.

Accountability and key responsibilities

The Operations Officeru2019s duties and accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct day-to-day activities in line with stipulated policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain, in close collaboration with the IT team, the AMFu2019s consultant database and ensure easy access to it by the technical assistance team.
• Lead the development and monitoring of the divisions annual work plan and budget, including providing administrative and operational accounting services.
• Ensure that operational activities are executed within the allotted budget and timelines, identify issues, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions as required.
• Manage, maintain, and improve the divisions administrative record management system in line with AMF policies and procedures.
• Follow activities and deliverables and ensure the timely collection and analysis of the data required to track performance against the division logical framework indicators and check that the appropriateness of the indicators is reviewed periodically.
  
• Work closely with the division chief and an external consultant to develop a robust monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system.
• Coordinate inputs to periodic reports for senior management and board meetings and deliver presentations to internal performance review meetings, as required.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with both existing and new sub-contractors and suppliers and liaise with other AMF internal departments and units (legal, finance, support service, procurement, etc.) for a smooth and quick turnaround of operations.
• Organize and coordinate the divisions events, internally and externally, including regular division team meetings to follow up on operational updates, issues, and ideas.
• Engage closely with AMFu2019s IT team and provide updates on technical assistance and partnership activities for the AMF website.
• Engage closely with the internal communication team and assure the quality and consistency of all divisionu2019s products and services, including documents, publications, and promotional material.
• Act as the divisionu2019s focal point for risk management, ensure that administrative issues and identified risks are handled and resolved accurately and quickly, and that the divisionu2019s policies, procedures, and risk register are up to date.
• Contribute to identifying improvements to the divisionu2019s policies and implement procedures and controls covering all areas of activity to fulfill all relevant procedural requirements while delivering high-quality and cost-effective results.
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices, taking into account leading practices, improvement of business processes, cost reduction, and productivity improvement.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the division chief from time to time.

Qualifications & experience required

• A masters degree from a reputable university with a distinguished academic record in business administration or related fields is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience with some technical knowledge in public finance, financial sector development, and public digital infrastructure.

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• Strong organizational skills, associated with excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Good analytical skills and technical competence in the area of the divisionu2019s objectives.
• Advanced skills in project cycle activities and good knowledge and understanding of the activities, policies, and procedures of multilateral and bilateral financial institutions. Prior work in similar organizations is an advantage.
• Advanced knowledge of business operations management software, data analytics, and programming applications.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in Arabic and English, including the ability to prepare reports and analyses, make presentations, and routine correspondence. French, as a third language, is a solid advantage.
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships with officials in member countries as well as with international financial institutionsu2019 partners and facilitate contacts and meetings with them and other stakeholders.

Terms of service

The AMF offers competitive terms of service in accordance with the applicable employment policy, which includes tax-free salary, housing allowance, furniture allowance, air ticket allowance, education allowance, and defined life and medical insurance.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Job Function: Finance, Business Analysis & Consulting

Company Industry: Finance, Investment & Asset Management