Title: Operations Director
Reporting to: CEO
Start Date: Immediately
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: Based in Lagos, Nigeria
About Teach For Nigeria
Teach For Nigeria (TFN) is focused on developing a movement of leaders across the nation who are committed to ending educational inequity. In the short term through a two-year Fellowship, TFN recruits Nigeria’s most outstanding university graduates and young professionals of all academic disciplines to teach as full-time teachers (as Fellows) in high-need schools in poor communities. Through this experience, our Fellows gain exposure to the realities of Nigeria’s education system and begin to identify their role in building a broader movement for educational equity. In the long term, TFN supports its alumni – equipped with the experience, conviction, and insight that comes from leading children to fulfil their potential – to be a force for change, working from across sectors to expand educational opportunities.
Our Core Values
- Sense of possibility: At Teach For Nigeria, we relentlessly drive towards achieving our goals, with a strong belief that nothing is impossible.
- Respect and Humility: All our actions are guided by a sense of humility and equality, and we greatly value human dignity.
- Excellence: We have high expectations of ourselves and others, and we are sworn to deliver the best quality in all we do.
- Integrity: We do the right thing, and we conduct ourselves in accordance with the highest standards of professional behaviour and ethics. We are transparent, honest, and ethical in all our interactions.
- Leadership: We set positive examples and influence others to achieve set goals.
- Innovation: We anticipate change and shape it to fit our purpose. We acknowledge the weaknesses within our society and create ethical, forward-thinking solutions.
Position Summary
The Operations Director will be responsible for implementing and overseeing all operational goals of Teach For Nigeria while serving as an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer on operational matters. The Operations Director will develop, strengthen and execute important internal policies and procedures in areas including, but not limited to Finance, Human Resources, Marketing/Communications, Administration, and Technology.
Duties and Responsibilities
- General Operations
- Ensuring that appropriate processes and policies are in place to ensure organizational effectiveness.
- Coordinate legal, audit, advisory, finance, risk management, and other professional/outsourced services.
- Improve organizational efficiency and productivity through extensive process analysis and interdepartmental collaboration
- Analyze current operational processes and performance, recommending solutions for improvement where necessary
- Set strategic goals for operational efficiency and increased productivity
- Collaborating with other partner organizations towards improving organizational best practice
- Collaborate with team leads toward the development of performance goals and long-term operational plans
- Coordinate the team leads toward the development of financial and budgetary plans
- Develop policies, systems, and processes that will guide state entities to build robust support functions Identify, document, and share key learnings and solutions to improve operational effectiveness
- Finance & Legal
- Ensure that the organization’s day-to-day financial and legal stand is accurate and meets all regulatory standards.
- Liaise with the Legal Consultant to ensure all processes, procedures, and policies are in line with the law.
- Ensure all third-party contracts/transactions are properly executed.
- Responsible for planning, directing, controlling, implementing, evaluating, monitoring, and forecasting budgets and costs for each team to achieve financial objectives.
- Oversee the development of financial systems and reporting standards that will ensure TFN and its state entities meet regulatory standards as well as those expected by our donor partners
- Technology
- Oversee the management of the organization’s technology and web-based data management systems, including the development and maintenance of our core technology system (used for recruitment, selection, participant and alumni management, and stakeholder relationships); and lateral training of other staff in their use of data management systems
- Ensure the maintenance and improvement of IT systems (e.g. directory structures, contact databases, and ensuring data integrity and cleanliness)
- Marketing and Communications
- Monitor the activities of the media team and ensure compliance with laid down guidelines.
- Oversee the maintenance and further development of digital presence (website, social media, and email marketing as appropriate)
- Responsible for approving incoming communications, verbal and written, and preparing outgoing communications as required
- Human Resources
- Supervise the recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of new staff.
- Ensure HR drives staff engagement and the implementation of an HR system including employee satisfaction metrics and a performance management system
- Supporting the development of a training and professional development strategy for the organization
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
- Administration
- Coordination, sourcing, and management of office infrastructure and materials
- Establish contracts, agreements, and pricing and ensure proper maintenance, and serve as primary liaison with utilities and local government agencies, such as fire, police, health, and safety agencies.
- Ensure a seamless procurement process
- Review and approve all operational invoices and ensure they are submitted for payment.
Qualifications and Experience
- At least five years of senior-level experience with broad management and operational responsibility
- Experience in developing budgets, making financial projections, and business plans
- Superior negotiation skills for both internal and external purposes
- Strong working knowledge of financial management and reporting, data analysis, and performance metrics, using business management software
- Excellent leadership skills: able to influence others; able to enhance and build the culture of Teach For Nigeria
- Outstanding management skills; a team builder capable of recruiting, retaining, motivating, and developing a highly effective team
- Superior strategic and analytical skills: able to solve complex problems and implement solutions
- Relentless pursuit of improvement and results
- International perspective and experience
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills
- Embraces and values diversity
- Exemplifies Teach For Nigeria’s core values and possesses the highest standards of ethics, integrity, respect for others, and humility.
Compensation
Salary is competitive at Teach For Nigeria and depends on prior experiences. Benefits include opportunities for training. Additionally, there is ample opportunity for professional development through the global network, Teach For All.
How To Apply
To be part of our high-performing and diverse team, please send us a copy of your CV to [email protected]
More Information
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