Salary: $5,800,000 Job Description: We are seeking an experienced professional to lead the implementation of a large-scale project. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering the project, working closely with the Head of Implementation to plan, monitor, and execute project activities. The Operations Manager will be responsible for leading on implementation, ensuring seamless coordination across various workstreams, including data collection and analysis to support monitoring and evaluation. The role requires strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proven track record of managing projects from start to finish. Main Accountabilities: - Leads and monitors the implementation of assigned project components, ensuring quality through close coordination with the Technical Lead. - Manages an academic and administrative team to deliver and monitor the project in alignment with corporate policies and stakeholder requirements. - Prepares progress and technical reports in line with stakeholder-agreed guidelines and deadlines. - Provides timely and relevant information to support the development of analytical reports, presentations, technical documents, and academic and financial reports. - Ensures project documentation and systematisation comply with data protection policies and the Information protection scheme classification guide. - Oversees the implementation of the project's Monitoring and Evaluation component in collaboration with the commissioned organisation, ensuring alignment with the corporate standards. - Maintains effective communication and engagement with stakeholders, ensuring their needs and expectations are addressed throughout the project lifecycle. - Manages relationships with delivery partners, overseeing procurement and contracting processes to ensure effective service delivery. - Creates a detailed implementation plan integrating schedule of activities, deliverables, financial resources, quality management, communications plan, risk assessment and mitigation, indicators, among others. - Works hand in hand with the Head of Implementation to make strategic decisions, thus mitigating possible risks during the implementation. - Monitors project budget, expenditure, and cash flow, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements and British Council policies. - Supervises and approves financial reports, including supporting documents for external partners, in coordination with the Head of Implementation. - Ensures compliance with stakeholder and British Council policies, including detailed withholding tax reports to DIAN. - Ensures accurate and efficient recording of all income and expenditure transactions for the project.