Operations Manager - Philippines

 Operations Manager

Zoological Society of London - Philippines

Iloilo, Panay, Philippines

Full-time, 12 month contract (with planned renewal)

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a charity founded in 1826, is a world-renowned centre of excellence for conservation science and applied conservation. ZSL’s mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. ZSL-Philippines is a SEC registered foreign office of ZSL, established in 2010.

ZSL is looking to recruit a dynamic and professional individual in an exciting new position as ZSL-Philippines’ Operations Manager. This position reports to the ZSL-Philippines Country Manager and is responsible for managing the finances, administration and human resources of ZSL’s conservation projects in the Philippines. This new post responds to ZSL Philippines growing portfolio of projects and staff, currently a team of around 50 people delivering a diverse set of projects around the theme ‘Conservation for Communities’. Our funding comes from a range of national and international donors with different reporting requirements.

The post-holder will work closely with the current ZSL-Philippines Operations team and project staff and regularly liaise with relevant staff at ZSL head office in London. This job would suit someone with a strong track record in operations and finance, ideally with some experience in a charity/NGO setting. It is anticipated that the post-holder will have a degree or equivalent professional qualification in an appropriate subject e.g. accounting or business. Experience is required in budget preparation, financial management and financial reporting, office management and office systems, and personnel management.

The successful candidate will be independently driven and show initiative; with strong administrative skills; confident in verbal and written communications (must be fluent in Tagalog and English and Ilonggo/Cebuano would also be beneficial); with excellent inter-personal skills; numerate; and have good time management and organisational skills.

This grant-funded position is initially a 12 month contract but with expectation to renew and will be based in ZSL-Philippines Head Office in Iloilo, Panay, with time spent in our second office in Cebu and occasional visits to our project in Aparri, Cagayan (Northern Luzon).

A job description is available by email from hr@zsl.org or from our website www.zsl.org/jobs. Salary is negotiable, dependent on experience. To apply please complete and attach separately the ZSL Application form and Equality of Opportunity Monitoring form on our website www.zsl.org/jobs and send with your cv including your current salary and salary expectations by email to: hr@zsl.org by the closing date of: 30^th September 2014