Regional Operations Manager

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**Background**
- UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
- The Regional Operations Manager is a member of the Regional Office Senior Leadership team, together with the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director. The Regional Operations Manager provides leadership and advice on all aspects of office management and operations. This includes strategic financial and human resources management, efficient procurement and logístical services, ICT and common services, consistent with UN and UN Women rules and regulations and also acts as the Security Focal Point.
- Reporting to the Deputy Regional Director, the Regional Operations Manager is responsible for the smooth functioning and results oriented management of operations in the Regional Office and to facilitate programme implementation and delivery by providing for the operational needs of programmes and projects managed by the Region. The Regional Operations Manager will also ensure UN Women offices within the region are strengthened and supported in their operations, needs and queries in line with corporate administrative arrangements. The Operations Manager will provide feedback to the Division of Management and Administration on operational aspects in order to improve corporate operational procedures, so they become compatible with regional needs. The Operations Manager will also ensure compliance with IPSAS accounting standards by reviewing business processes and systems, lead resource management and work within the regional management team to advance organizational development/change management processes in the region.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Lead, manage and oversee the operations within the Region**
- Serve as a member of the Regional Senior Leadership Team and provide advice and support to the Regional Director and Deputy Regional Director on operational issues;
- Oversee the work of Operation Teams in Country Offices (CO);
- Develop the annual workplan for the Operations Team and oversee its implementation and monitoring;
- Participate in review meetings to assess the managerial and operational capacities of implementing partners;
- Determine optimal techniques and business processes; lead business process mapping and establish internal standard operating procedures in all areas of the Operations Team's functions in RO and COs;
- Oversee and monitor implementation of corporate, budget, financial, procurement, and HR policies and systems and ensure adequate training of staff and project personnel on these issues in RO and COs;
- Ensure a continuous and up-to-date flow of information between the RO and HQ and offices in the region; Oversee all operations
- , including finance, human resources, procurement, transport, administration and ensure they follow UN Women rules, regulations, policies and procedures;
- Manage staff in Operations Team: Finalize performance plans and evaluation standards; conduct performance assessments, provide feedback and coaching;
- Establish and lead management review processes, working closely with the programme management support and headquarters;
- Work with HQ Budget, Finance and HR to analyze and present regional proposals for financial and human resource allocations across the region as part of Strategic Note/AWP implementation and review processes;
- Review and provide concrete operations feedback on SN/AWPs and Prodocs in the region to ensure resource alignment to strategic results.

**Manage planning, expenditure tracking and auditing of financial resources**
- Lead financial resource management and analysis in the regional office and across the region to allow for strategic and organizational decision-making;
- Ensure strategic and efficient management of office and programme financial resources;
- Exercise proper financial controls;
- Report at the regional level and to HQ on established structures; seek advice from HQ when deviations may be necessary;
- Work closely with HQ, COs, and offices in the region on audit processes, including preparation and follow up and take corrective action as appropriate on audit findings and recommendations;
- Monitor and manage core and extra-budgetary resource allocations;
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