Operations Officer, Trade & Debt Advisory Services Division

Location: London, UK
Closing date: 3rd October 2014

£38,439 pa + benefits

We have an exciting opportunity for two experienced and enthusiastic Operations Officers to join The Commonwealth Secretariat in playing a key part in contributing to our strategic plan. Joining either the Economic Policy Division or the Trade & Debt Advisory Services Division, you will contribute to delivering key Commonwealth Strategic mandates to over two billion people across our 53 member countries.  

The Operations Officer’s role is to provide sophisticated operational support at all times, including the coordination of annual operational plans, the design and preparation of regular financial reports, co-ordination of Divisional briefings, development of databases and other tools to support management functions, and the development of web content. You will liaise with other Commonwealth Secretariat Divisions to help develop the annual budget, manage revisions, advise programme managers on re-profiling projects, analyse various reports and identify any financial issues. You role also incorporates procurement for the Division and arranging staff travel, as well as co-ordination of administrative work across the Division.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor and/or Postgraduate Degree in Finance, Accounting, Project Management, Business Administration, Strategy or related field from nationally recognised institutions.
• Experience in managing more than two junior members of staff.
• At least three years’ experience in a multi-functional administration role such as Operations Officer.
• At least three years’ experience in supporting programme teams with budgeting, financial management and analysis.
• At least three years’ experience in cross-functional stakeholder engagement.
• Strong MS Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Exceptional eye for detail.

Economic Policy Division
The Operations Officer role in this division spans three sections and involves supervision of a Team Administrator and three Programme Assistants. This Division focuses on strengthening the resilience of small states and vulnerable states, pan-Commonwealth development and global advocacy.

Trade & Debt Advisory Services Division
The Operations Officer role in this division spans two sections and is responsible for leading the Programme Support Team (PST) that provides project and administrative support to the division. This Division concentrates on strengthening the debt management frameworks and trade competitiveness of member countries.

Deadline for applications is 17:00 BST on 3 October 2014. 

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