Akramzada Group of Companies is a diversified conglomerate with a strong presence across various industries, delivering exceptional services to its clients and stakeholders. With deep roots in Afghanistan, the group has established itself as a prominent regional enterprise, strategically expanding its footprint across Asia and the Middle East. Its diverse portfolio spans multiple sectors, reflecting a commitment to innovation, quality, and growth. As a progressive organization, Akramzada Group of Companies upholds the principles of equity and inclusivity. It is an equal-opportunity employer that ensures a fair and unbiased workplace for all employees and applicants. The group strictly prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, gender identity, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, age, veteran status, or disabilities unrelated to job performance. This dedication to diversity and inclusion underscores the company’s mission to foster a collaborative and respectful working environment, empowering individuals to contribute meaningfully to its ongoing success.

Summary of Primary Duties

The Operations Director plays an important role in overseeing all operational activities within Akramzada Group of Companies. This position involves managing project operations, human resources, procurement, administration, logistics, facilities, and asset management. The Operations Director supervises a team of local staff and ensures compliance with company policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

The Operations Director’s integrated role covers various responsibilities essential for the successful operation of the company.

Primary duties include:

• Developing and implementing operational policies and strategies.
• Optimizing operational processes and procedures for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Managing budgeting and resourcing to align with company goals.
• Collaborating with department heads to ensure company objectives are in accordance with the plans.
• Overseeing supply chain management for timely delivery and product/service quality.
• Monitoring compliance with local and governmental regulations.
• Leading, training, and evaluating the operations team to maintain high performance standards.

Key Tasks and Duties:

The tasks and duties of an Operations Director are broad and can differ significantly by organization but generally include:

• Maintaining a safe and efficient operational environment.
• Maintain Strong relationships with Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), APRA and other relevant regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with national laws and guidelines.
• Ensure All licenses, permits, and certifications for business operations are up to date and comply with legal requirements.
• Continuously evaluating business processes and identifying areas for improvement.
• Stakeholder management, including negotiation and communication with vendors and third parties.
• Reporting metrics and analytics for performance evaluation and business decision support.

• Implementing new technologies to streamline operations.
• Cultivating a culture of innovation and compliance within the operational team.

Management

Providing training, guidance, and direction to project operations staff.

Ensuring alignment of business policies and practices with the Field Operations Manual.

Identify opportunities for process improvement, cost optimization and service quality enhancement.

Preparation of operational budgets, forecasts and performance reports for senior management.

Coordinating documentation requirements with various stakeholders and heads of the departments.

Establish clear performance goals and ensure team accountability through regular reviews and feedback.

Procurement

• Developing acquisition planning reports and presenting updates to Senior Management.
• Monitoring and tracking procurement activities and goods/services delivery status.
• Ensuring compliance with governmental policies, DAB and NPA regulations, and procurement practices.
• Conducting market research on potential suppliers and preparing source selection documentation.

Human Resources

• • Screening and recommending qualified candidates, conducting interviews, and making hiring decisions.
  • Ensuring recruitment and personnel actions comply with relevant policies and regulations.
  • Managing on boarding procedures, HR policy and procedure revision and approval, performance evaluations, and termination processes.

Policies & Procedures

• • Ensuring project policies and procedures are documented and followed in the Field Operations Manual.
  • Overseeing facility support staff, vehicle operations, maintenance, and budget reconciliation.
  • Supervising inventory management and physical property audits.

Supervisory Duties

• • Supervising, training, and mentoring operations and administration employees.
  • Planning and directing work assignments, addressing performance concerns.

Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of progressive operations management experience.
  • Full familiarity with the laws and regulations of Afghanistan, especially the relevant stakeholders.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and relevant software.
  • Strong problem-solving and customer relations skills.

• • Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and prioritize tasks.

Professional Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Demonstrative ability to independently represent Akramzada Group of Companies at various senior level platforms and provide them leadership
• Effective communicator and inter-personal skills, a team player and problem solving abilities
• Proven strategic leader and operational management ability
• Excellent hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Office including proven knowledge of computerized systems and demonstrable experience of working with computerized accounting packages and spreadsheets; high degree of computer literacy and word processing skills.
• Ability to deal with difficult, often challenging work situations, and multi-tasking
• Proven skills in mentoring, coaching and facilitating learning and development of staff and peers
• Good understanding of the operating environment of aid work in the country, including impact on assistance work of trends and patterns in donor funding and security sectors
• Fluent in English Dari and Pashto (spoken and written)
• Competent to take initiatives, work with significant levels of autonomy and able to meet tight deadlines
• Creative and innovative in problem solving and building positive team dynamics
• Excellent communicator, influencing and inter-personal skills as a senior advocate and representative of the organization, internally and externally
• A results-oriented approach to delivering work priorities
• Diplomacy tact and negotiation skills

- Fluency in English is must.

We kindly request that those who do not meet the specified requirements refrain from applying for the Operations Director position. We value transparency and integrity in the recruitment process and want to ensure that all applicants have a fair chance based on their qualifications and experience.

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV (with three Referees) indicating the vacancy announcement reference via email to jobs@azi.af no later 28 of November 2024..

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a full CV (maximum Six pages) with a cover letter explaining their motivation in applying for the job and highlighting their relevant skills and experience.

In the e-mail subject line, please put job title & vacancy number of the position you are applying for, otherwise your applications will not be screened.

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These can be requested if the candidate is selected for further recruitment process.

This is a Call for CVs announcement, once we collect and as per need of company we will come back to call only qualified and short-listed candidates for the written test/interview.

Akramzada Group of Companies is an equal opportunity employer.