Senior Operational Planning Officer

About the Role

The Senior Operational Planning Officer is responsible for leading the preparation, coordination, and consolidation of operational plans across departments and business units. This role reports directly to the Section/Division Head of Operational Planning and focuses exclusively on planning activities, ensuring that organizational strategies are translated into clear, realistic, and resource-aligned operational plans.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Operational Planning

• Lead the preparation and consolidation of weekly, annual, quarterly, and departmental operational plans
• Translate strategic goals and directives into clear operational activities, outputs, and timelines
• Ensure all operational plans are SMART, realistic, and achievable
• Coordinate the operational planning process across departments and business units

Planning Alignment & Consistency

• Ensure alignment between strategic plans, operational plans, and approved budgets
• Review departmental operational plans for completeness, clarity, and consistency
• Standardize planning assumptions, formats, and terminology across the organization

Planning Tools, Standards & Guidelines

• Develop and update operational planning guidelines, templates, and planning calendars
• Support departments in applying planning standards and methodologies
• Ensure operational plans comply with internal planning frameworks and management directives

Resource & Activity Planning

• Support departments in identifying resource requirements (financial, human, logistical) during planning
• Ensure operational activities are properly sequenced and realistically scheduled
• Coordinate with finance and HR during the planning stage to ensure feasibility

Planning Documentation & Records

• Compile and maintain approved operational plans and planning documents
• Prepare consolidated operational plan documents for management approval
• Ensure proper documentation and archiving of planning records