HMA Operations Manager (Re-Advertised)

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is looking for an HMA Operations Manager in Lebanon. The role ensures the delivery of technical trainings to field staff, maintains high-quality activities, rolls out technical standard operating procedures where needed, and supports and oversees the work of DRC's HMA local partners so that HMA operations become effective, sustainable and increasingly nationalized. It works closely with the Head of Programme, other Technical Coordinators, the Area Programme Manager and the Lebanese Mine Action Center (LMAC).

Key responsibilities

• Maintain the highest standards of safety and quality in HMA operations, update HMA SOPs and secure re-accreditation from local authorities.
• Lead the planning and timely implementation of HMA activities, including those of local partners, and forecast HMA budget lines with the Area Programme Manager and Finance teams.
• Manage and supervise HMA staff, conduct annual appraisals, run a training needs analysis and build a capacity-building strategy.
• Provide technical management, supervision and mentoring to DRC staff and local partners, deliver and track training, and coordinate regularly with DRC HQ HMA staff.
• Conduct internal quality assurance and external quality control of local partner demining, EOD, BAC, NTS and EORE teams, and support QA reviews by the MEAL team.
• Represent DRC in area-level HMA meetings with LMAC, local authorities, mine action actors and donors, and contribute technical input to donor reports.
• Help design the area-level HMA strategy and support the expansion and scaling up of HMA operations.

Required profile

• At least 3 to 4 years of experience in Humanitarian Mine Action in an international context (NGO, UN).
• Master's degree in international relations, social work, law or another relevant field.
• IMAS EOD Level 3 certification is required; Level 3+ preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic with excellent writing skills.
• Experience with project management, budget and planning, and with HR, logistics, procurement, finance and security functions.

Required skills

• Proven expertise in a wide range of HMA equipment used in land release operations.
• Demonstrated experience in technical planning and supervising NTS, EORE, EOD and land release activities, and in training national HMA staff.
• Strong computer literacy, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); ERP systems experience is an asset.
• Commitment to quality management standards and continuous improvement, and strong stakeholder relationships.