New Jobs at COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale is an humanitarian, non confessional
and independent Foundation (NGO) that fights against all kinds of
poverty to make the world a better place. Founded in 1965, COOPI is
based in Milan and it has 24 headquarters in the South of the World.

COOPI works in different sectors: agriculture, water and sanitation,
health care and nutrition, humanitarian assistance, human rights,
education, socio-economic services, migration and relies on the
expertise of 32 employees and 47 consultants in Italy, 121 expatriates
and 4.500 local operators. In 2012, COOPI reached 3,6 millions
beneficiaries.

COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Mission

Locatio: Abuja
Area of intervention: Northern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa
Contract length: ASAP for at least 6 months, renewable for other 6 months

Summary of Position

• The Head of Mission manages the overall program in Nigeria from a
  programmatic and operational perspective, as well as leading on
  fundraising and donor relations.
• He/she leads the Leadership and Management Team (comprised of key senior staff) and leads the team in ongoing improvements.
• This position reports to the Area Manager at the HQ. The position is located in Abuja, with substantial travel to Yobe State.

Responsibilities

• He/she coordinates and monitors the country’s expatriate staff management.
• Safety: He/she is responsible for the expatriate staff security,
  for the correct implementation and respect of the general security
  rules.
• Economic and financial management: He/she is responsible for the
  country’s economic result. He/she supervises the financial management
  and ensures – through the administrative function – that all financial
  reporting deadlines and donor/COOPI’s procedures are respected. He/she
  participates to the projects/coordination budget preparation. He/she has
  the signature for all COOPI’s bank accounts in the country.
• Visibility: He/she cooperates with the Communication and
  Fund-Raising office for all communication, awareness and fund raising
  activities implemented in and for the country.
• He/she ensures the transmission of all official and administrative project documents to the central headquarters.
• Country office management: He/she is responsible for all
  different aspects related to the country office management: economic and
  financial situation, local regulations, office organization charts,
  logistics, local and expatriate personnel management, in conformity with
  the organization’s guidelines.
• He/she guarantees the respect of the country’s legislation and administrative regulation.
• Staff management: He/she is responsible for the local staff
  management. He/she participates and supports the Area Manager and the
  Human Resources office in the selection of the expatriate staff.
• Institutional relations: He/she manages relations with the main
  institutional donors and with potential ones. He/she represents COOPI in
  the country/area by engaging in relations with institutions, NGOs,
  local and international organizations and partners. He/she also is
  responsible of the organization’s reputation in the country.
• Strategy and planning: He/she verifies and proposes to the Area
  Manager the intervention priorities to consolidate the organization’s
  opportunity to be more involved in the country. He/she contributes to
  the definition of the Country Strategy and proposes the country planning
  (projects and coordination).
• Projects’ management: He/she coordinates and directly monitors
  projects, guaranteeing the correct implementation in conformity with the
  contractual obligations and donors’ procedures, and in line with
  COOPI’s procedures and management standards.
• He/she coordinates the elaboration, writing and documents’
  preparation for presenting new projects, referring to the Area Manager
  and the headquarters support offices.
• He/she is responsible for the preparation of projects reports
  and all the monitoring documents requested by the central headquarters.

Profile

• Advanced Degree in International Education, International
  Development, Health and Nutrition or a related field or equivalent work.
• Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills;
• Strong supervisory abilities, and demonstrated capacity of teamwork and of coordination with the relevant actors;
• Very good inter-personal and writing communication skills;
• Ability to organize work efficiently and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under time constraints;
• Proficiency in written and spoken English;
• Computer literacy, with high proficiency in the use of standard
  office software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and
  PowerPoint);
• Valid driving license.
• Previous minimum 3-year experience in a similar position, with a track record of success and results achieved;
• Previous experience with an international humanitarian NGO is an advantage;
• Desirable experience of working on ECHO and UN projects;
• Desirable experience of working in emergency situations;

Starting Date
ASAP for at least 6 months, renewable for other 6 months

How to Apply

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