Operations Manager

Venture Risk Management 

Job Description

This role is to provide general management of Venture’s employees and assets deployed to Mtwara and to develop the client base in line with the current expansion of operations of international organizations in the Oil & Gas as well as other sectors in town of Mtwara.  It encompasses a wide variety of responsibilities and will provide the appointee to broaden their skills and experience in both security, facility management, HR and business management and development.

Duties:

·         To represent the company in all areas of operations in Mtwara

·         To link with VRM country office in Dar es Salaam enabling accurate and timely two way information sharing.

·         To manage all VRM employees in Mtwara in multiple service lines

·         Ensure that all staff have correct equipment, uniform and skills to carry out the task they are required to do

·         Ensure company HSE policies are implemented and maintained consistently with support from company HSE advisor

·         General budget and petty cash management and reporting to country office

·         Local procurement for multiple service divisions

·         Establish and maintain good relationship with existing and potential clients, identify potential business opportunities, new potential clients entering the local market and developing existing accounts

·         Manage HR records, maintain discipline within staff and follow correct company HR practices

·         Liaise with local government and other contacts to ensure good company reputation locally

·         Assist and support VRM management team in any other areas as required

Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

·         Demonstrable experience of successful management and administration, including discipline, of employee groups in excess of 50 personnel [not necessarily in Security related sector]

·         Ability to confidently interact with senior management of international organizations and present ideas, arguments and concepts clearly and succinctly in English

·         Ability to manage a petty cash account, local purchasing and supplier payment with accurate records

·         Good spoken and written English & Swahili

·         Locally based with knowledge of working in Tanzania and happy to live and work inMtwara

Personal characteristics:

·         Honesty

·         Diplomatic and responsible

·         Enthusiastic and motivated – a ‘do-er’

·         Well presented, confident and outgoing

·         Interact well with both clients and employees

·         Loyal, conscientious and hard working with a positive mental attitude to overcoming problems

How to Apply

E-mail: to the Email Link above Subject Line: Mtwara Branch Operations Manager Position

Mail: General Manager Venture Risk Management PO Box 23078 Dar es Salaam