Job Type: Contract 
Job Categories & Sub Categories: NGO / INGO / Social work : Volunteering 
Job Level: Mid Level 
Preferred Age Range: No Age Bar 
Preferred Educational Qualification: Bachelor
Min Experience: 3 years
Max Experience: 4 years

Role Overview:

Under the direct supervision and overall guidance of Head of People and Operation, the Operation Specialist will lead and oversee all procurement activities and other operational responsibilities (IT, Inventory, Logistics and Security). Provide advice, assistance and follow-up on procurement process and procedures ensuring policies of VSO, related donors and partners

Skills, Qualifications & Experience Required

Essential Qualification 

• At least Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, management or related subject with minimum 3 - 4 years of progressive work experience
  

Experience: 

• Experience and demonstrated ability working on projects funded by a variety of international donors, including experience in developing and managing activities and related budgets 
  
• Ability to handle a variety of assignment under pressure of deadline. Willing and flexibility to multi-task 
  
• Ability to professionally represent VSO to Donor, Partners, Vendors, Government and Non- Government stakeholders
  

Volunteering for Development and Youth Engagement 

• Understanding and valuing the role of volunteering for development
  
• Valuing the role of young people in development
  
• Experience of working with international and national professional volunteers and youth plus personal experience of volunteering for development is a significant advantage 

Communication Skills 

• Good verbal and oral communication skills in English and local languages
  

Competencies and Behavior:

• Ability to be open minded and respectful 
  
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to 
  
• new situations 
  
• Ability to facilitate positive change and 
  
• build sustainable working relationships 
  
• Ability to seek and share knowledge 
  

Financial and Risk Management: Sound knowledge of financial and risk management skills 

Information Technology: Good level of computer skills (Windows, Excel, Power Point, Word, Outlook, Internet). 

Travel requirement: Able to travel in country and internationally occasionally and spend time away from work- base location and home. 

Commitment to VSO’s mission, values, People First principles and core approaches (Social Inclusion and Gender, Social Accountability, and Resilience). 

VSO has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we are protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy. 

Desirable: 

• Project management experience
  
• Equal Opportunities 
  
• VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce
  
• VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications