Mozambique due to its geographical location is exposed to frequent natural disasters including droughts, floods and cyclones which often have grim consequences on development gains. At the beginning of March 2019, the central and northern parts of the country were severely hit by heavy rains which flooded most of the cities. The flooding was further exacerbated by cyclone Idai which made landfall on March 15. More than 447 people have so far been confirmed dead. The scale of the damage, especially those resulting from the Tropical Cyclone Idai is still being assessed.
Overall, the two disasters have affected more than half of all provinces in Mozambique with Sofala, Zambezia and Manica being the worst affected. The cities of Beira, Dondo and Chomoio suffered the most devastating impact of both the floods and cyclone. Close to half a million people have lost shelter, food, water sources and their livelihoods. There is massive destruction of infrastructure including housing, schools, hospitals, roads, electricity and water grids, among others. Some of the rescued are housed in some 147 sites while at least 1 million children are yet to get united with their families. All the numbers are expected to rise in the coming days as more devastated areas become accessible.
Within the current COVID19 context, and as the office is on an ascending trend of financial delivery, the Operations function increasingly represents a critical Business Partner role within the senior Management team assuring the best support with sound management practices, office priorities and goals to deliver results.
Under the overall guidance of the RR, and direct supervision of the DRR ( P&O) the Operations Manager acts as an advisor to Senior Management on all aspects of the Country Office (CO) management and operations in large offices or in countries in Special Development Situations. The Operations Manager is responsible for strategic financial and human resources management, efficient procurement and logistical services, and ICT and consistency with UNDP rules and regulations. The Operations Manager ensures consistent services delivery to CO, UNDP programmes and projects and UN common services. The incumbent sets policies and methods to maximize the CO performance in operations demonstrating capacity for innovation and creativity and providing advice to Senior Management on readjustment of the operations to take into account changes in the operating environment as and when needed.
The Operations Manager leads and guides the CO Operations Team and fosters collaboration within the team and with other UN Agencies consistent with rules and a client-oriented approach. The Operations Manager works in close collaboration with programme and project teams in the CO, operations staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials to successfully deliver operations services.
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