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General

• This position assists the Country Manager in leading and managing the CWGC’s operational commitment by overseeing workers and contractors to ensure upkeep of Cemetery grounds and facilities. As the senior site official, you represent the CWGC and are responsible for ensuring health and safety of all staff, contractors, and visitors on site
• Prepare and review monthly accounts in accordance with current accounting practices and within agreed delegated regional budget and delegated financial authority
• Provide day to day leadership of workers while ensuring that the CWGC standards are achieved as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.
• Perform or ensure that all maintenance and repairs are completed in a timely manner to all assigned machinery, irrigation systems, equipment, site installations, property and vehicles, in accordance with specified maintenance schedules and instructions.
• Work with the Country Manager to submit monthly accounts with progress reports and funding requests
• Support the Regional Manager– Pacific with financial administration tasks initiated in other CAPA countries in the Pacific.
• Ensure that staff are working in a safe manner and that they are making safe use of all equipment being used in their assigned tasks
• Report and record accidents, near misses, and take appropriate action to mitigate risk.
• Liaise with authorities to obtain permits for work or importing equipment, as required.
• Promote staff understanding and compliance of health and safety practices, procedures, and standards.
• Identify training needs for all assigned workers and ensure the training is completed.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with key stakeholders, governmental agencies, contractors and service providers
• Procure for all supplies, contracts and equipment on behalf of your assigned cemeteries and submit proper documentation for manager approval
• Maintain accurate cemetery documentation such as legal and financial records, technical data, drawings, and plans.
• Provide details on changes to local legislation, conditions of employment and pay data
• Support the Country Manager with routine Human Resource functions such as induction training, health and safety training, absence management, and disciplinary action if needed.
• Represent the Commission at meetings and events as required. Liaise with diplomatic missions and advise organisers of commemorative events at your assigned cemeteries

Job Functional Knowledge

• Working knowledge of good horticulture and ground’s keeping practices and related machinery and equipment maintenance practices
• Possess strong communication skills to be able to convey complex information (i.e., sensitive information; information that may need to be translated to team members)to both own team and external stakeholders

Education, Knowledgeand Experience

Essential

• Post-Secondary degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience as deemed appropriate by the CWGC
• Competent in the Microsoft Suite of products(Word, Excel, Teams)with good general IT skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and the local language
• At least two years of work experience managing a team.
• Proven reliability, honesty, and integrity.
• Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.

Desirable

• Knowledge of general horticultural practices and preservation techniques.
• Familiarity with horticulture equipment and machinery maintenance practices.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent leadership skills to lead by example, provide coaching and assistance when required to motivate staff and contractors
• Great communication skills to foster and develop productive relationships with staff, contractors, local officials, outside agencies and dignitaries at all levels
• Ability to convey and translate technical standards and specifications into concise work specifications and assess bids and submissions against work objectives and scope
• Excellent team player, able to build and maintain positive and effective working relationships and recognise contributions made by others
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, prioritising work to meet deadlines, and wise and economic allocation of resources
• Analytical and creative approach to anticipating, identifying, and offering constructive solutions to potential problems
• Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy
• Flexible and adaptable, able to deal with ambiguity and change
• Demonstrates an alignment and adherence to the Commission’s Values: Commitment, Ambition, Respect, and Excellence (CARE).
• Fosters Health and Safety responsibility for self and others.