Job Vacancies at COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale
COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale, is a
humanitarian, non-confessional and independent organization founded in
1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50 years we have been dedicated
to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting populations
affected by wars, socio-economic crises
or natural disasters in their
path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the
professionalism of local and international operators, and through our
partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society
organizations.
We are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Head of Mission
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The Head of Mission provides leadership and strategic direction
of COOPI’s operations in Nigeria and is responsible for the
implementation and development of the country programme in line with
COOPI’s organisational and country strategy, policies and procedures.
- The HoM is also responsible for the management and capacity
building of the staff, securing donor funding and to represent the
organisation to the government, donors, and other appropriate bodies -
including clusters, UN agencies and the media.
- The HoM reports directly to the Area Manager at the HQ. The position is based in Abuja.
Responsibilities
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.
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.
- 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.
Profile
- Advanced Degree in International Education, International
Development, Health and Nutrition or a related field or equivalent work.
- Minimum 5 years experience in the humanitarian field and in a
similar position, with a track record of success and results achieved;
- 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);
- Previous experience with an international humanitarian NGO is an advantage;
- Desirable experience of working on EU/ECHO, USAid/OFDA and UN projects;
- Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management.
- Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills;
- Valid driving license.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position
Job Title: Food Security Program Manager
Locations: Yobe State and Abuja
Type of contract: Fixed Term Contract
Duration: 12 months renewable
Starting date: ASAP
Role Purpose
- He/she is responsible for the project’s execution, in technical,
economic/financial terms, and in terms of resources management on
field, in compliance with COOPI and the donor’s procedures.
- He/she ensures the expected results attainment in budget management.
Responsibilities
Activity Planning and Management:
- In cooperation with the project staff, he/she plans and monitors
the activities’progress, in compliance with the contract signed with
the donor and with COOPI and the donor’s procedures.
Administrative and Financial Management:
- In collaboration with the Project Administrator/Administrative Coordinator he/she plans all expenditures to make.
- He/she supervises accounting and the project cash safe/bank
account management and, where there was no dedicated staff, he/she
directly manages the accounting and the project cash safe/bank accounts,
making use of the instruments made available by the organization
(Merlino).
- In cooperation with the Project Administrator and in
coordination with the Administrative Coordinator he/she prepares the
Purchases Plan.
- He/she ensures the organization and donor’s procedures respect when purchasing goods and services.
- He/she regularly monitors all made expenditures.
Reporting:
- In coordination with the Head of Mission ad with the
Administrative Coordinator, he/she ensures the preparation, in
compliance with the deadlines, of all financial and narrative reports -
interim and final - expected by the project.
- He/she is responsible for the preparation of all formal
communication and contract modifications requests (ex. budget
modification) of the projects he manages.
Staff Management:
- In coordination with the Head of Mission and in compliance with
the country’s rules/laws and with the COOPI’s regulation in the country,
he/she selects the local staff to be employed in projects, and manages
any other project’s expatriate staff.
- By making use of the organization’s tools he/she evaluates the
local staff employed for projects and he/she participates to the
evaluation of his/her own project, upon request by his/her direct
supervisor.
- He/she coordinates and supervises the work done by all the
project staff, in compliance with the organization’s security
procedures.
- He/she is responsible for the initial and continuous training of the local staff under his/her responsibility.
Goods Management:
- He/she is responsible of the correct management of all goods
purchased for the project, both irectly and purchased by other
offices/field offices.
- For all goods purchased by the project he/she updates the inventory, in cooperation with the Administrative Coordinator.
Institutional Relations:
- In relation to the project of his/her competence, he/she
communicates with the donors’ officers, the local authorities which are
competent in the aspects related to the project, the project’s partners
and beneficiaries, in compliance with the organization’s guidelines.
New Projects’ Writing:
- Upon request by his/her direct supervisor, and cooperating with
the project staff, he/she elaborates, writes and prepares all necessary
documents to present new projects, in accordance with the organization’s
processes and procedures.
Profile
- Advanced degree in Food Security, livelihood or related field or equivalent work.
- Minimum 3 years experience in the humanitarian field as project
or programme manager or in a similar position. Demonstrated experience
in food distribution or related field.
- Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management.
- 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);
- Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills;
- Strong supervisory abilities, and demonstrated capacity of teamwork and of coordination with the relevant actors;
- Valid driving license.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
:
Click here to apply for this Position
Job Title: Area Coordinator
Locations: Yobe State and Abuja
Duration: 6 months renewable
Starting date: July, 2017
Area of intervention: Northern states of Yobe and Borno
Context and Background
- Since the declaration of state of emergency in the Nigerian
federal States of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, the escalation of the Boko
Haram insurgency has led to multiple displacement crises, with
communities fleeing their area of origin to take refuge in camps or host
communities.
- In 2014 there was a substantial increase in violence related to
Boko Haram and the counter insurgency operations, consequently creating
acute and largely unmet humanitarian needs, as IDPs are cut off from
their homes and livelihoods, basic services, kinship and social ties.
- In September 2014, COOPI began operating in north eastern
Nigeria in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the insurgency,
established its operation in Bauchi State and later expanded to Yobe
State considering the heightened presence of IDPs in the LGAs of Fika,
Damaturu, Potiskum, Geidam and Yunusari.
- COOPI has recently developed a cash & voucher based response
system in Nigeria to address the food insecure communities while
integrating this approach with a nutrition component - community
outreach, referral system, IYCF campaign and appropriate therapeutic
services addressed to malnourished children and pregnant and
breastfeeding women.
- Given the unfolding large scale emergency in the north eastern
Nigeria, COOPI plans to scale up its current operations in Yobe state
and reach newly accessible areas, in addition to areas receiving
Nigerian returnees from Niger, with its multi-sectoral services
including food security, cash transfer programming, nutrition and
protection.
- Furthermore, COOPI plans to set-up operations to extend its
humanitarian services to affected populations in Borno state, including
the capital Maiduguri and newly accessible areas in the state, where
the most vulnerable populations are stuck with insufficient basic
services to respond to their immediate needs in a dignified manner
- Recently, COOPI initiated an assessment mission in Borno State
and establishes a presence in Maiduguri to launch operations in the most
affected area of the Lake Chad crisis. COOPI is currently operating in
5 LGAs in Yobe State, reaching about 25,000 individuals among IDPs and
host communities with a multi-sectoral intervention covering
nutrition, food security and child protection.
Position Description
- In close cooperation with all the different positions in place
at Country Coordination level, the Area Coordinator is responsible for
the overall management of quality of program, staff management,
logistics, security, finance and procedures’ respect. Delegated by the
Head of Mission, he/she represents COOPI with donors, institutions,
NGOs, local government and international agencies available in the area.
- He/she guarantees the correct project implementation and the donors’ procedures respect.
- He/she cooperates with the Head of Mission in the definition of
the Country Strategy and intervention priorities for its area of
competence.
Responsibilities
Institutional Relations:
- Delegated by the Head of Mission, he/she manages relations with
institutional donors and potential ones. In coordination with the Head
of Mission, he/she represents COOPI in its area of competence through
relations with institutions, NGOs, local and international
organizations, and partners. He/she is also responsible for the
Organization’s reputation in the area.
New Opportunities Identification:
- He/she verifies and proposes to the Head of Mission the
intervention priorities to consolidate new opportunities of involvement
in the area.
- He/she cooperates with the Head of Mission in the identification
of new project opportunities in his/her area of competence. Delegated
by the Head of Mission he/she participates to the elaboration of the
strategy for his/her area of intervention.
Project Management and Strategy:
- Always referring to the Head of Mission and in coordination with
the Project Managers, he/she coordinates and directly supervises
projects, guaranteeing their correct implementation in conformity with
contractual obligations and donors’ procedures, and in line with the
COOPI’s procedures and management standards.
- He/she coordinates the elaboration, writing, and necessary
documents preparation for presenting new projects, referring to the Head
of Mission.
- He/she is responsible for the preparation of projects’ reports
and all monitoring documents requested by the coordination office.
He/she ensures that all official and administrative documents are
transmitted to the Country Coordination.
Country Office Management:
- He/she is responsible for all different aspects linked to the
country office management: economic and financial situation, logistics,
and local staff management, in conformity with the organization’s
guidelines. He/she guarantees the Country Regulation and the respect of
the organization’s procedures.
Staff Management:
- He/she is responsible for the local staff management and
training, in his/her area of competence, in close cooperation with the
relative functions at Country Coordination level, whose indications
he/she follows. He/she coordinates the expatriate staff, monitoring
their activities, and participates to the staff evaluation, together
with the Head of Mission.
Safety:
- He/she is responsible for the expatriate staff security in the
area, and for the correct implementation and respect of the general
security regulation.
Economic and Financial Management:
- He/she is responsible for the economic management of his/her area of competence.
- He/she supervises the financial management and, in cooperation with the Area Coordination
Administrator and the Administrative Coordinator:
- He/she participates to the preparation of coordination and projects’ budgets.
- He/she ensures - through the administrative function - the
respect of financial reporting deadlines and the organization/donor’s
procedures.
Profile
- Advanced Degree in International Education, International
Development, Health and Nutrition or a related field or equivalent work.
- Minimum 3 years experience in the humanitarian field and in a
similar position, with a track record of success and results achieved;
- 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;
- Previous experience with an international humanitarian NGO is an advantage;
- Desirable experience of working on EU/ECHO, USAid/OFDA, UN and Italian Cooperation;
- Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management.
- Computer literacy, with high proficiency in the use of standard
office software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and
PowerPoint);
- Valid driving license.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position
Job Title: Project Manager
Location: Yobe (Bade, Damaturu, Jakusko and Potiskum)
Duration of the Project: 6 months (with possible extension)
Duration of the contract: 6 months (with possible extension)
Starting Date: 1st June
Project/Programme: BSFP & CBT Interventions in NE Nigeria
Reports to: Program Manager
Donors: WFP
COOPI in Nigeria
- COOPI started its operations in North-East Nigeria in July 2014
to carry out a rapid evaluation of the most relevant constraints
suffered by the Internally Displaced People (IDPs) displaced by the food
crisis and the Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.
- The COOPI Nigeria Field Office is located in Potiskum, Yobe
State, in order to cover five LGAs in Yobe State and to provide direct
assistance to the IDPs and their hosting communities, through a
multi-sectorial programme covering Food Security, Nutrition and Child
Protection interventions.
- COOPI’s capacity to respond to the humanitarian situation in the
country is confirmed by its experience in providing humanitarian aid in
more than 24 other Countries around the World, in over 50 years of
operations.
Scope of the Vacancy
- He/she is responsible for the project’s execution, in technical,
economic/financial terms, and in terms of resources management on
field, in compliance with COOPI and the donor’s procedures.
- He/she ensures the expected results attainment in budget management.
Responsibilities
Activity Planning and Management:
- In cooperation with the project staff, he/she plans and monitors
the activities ‘progress, in compliance with the contract signed with
the donor and with COOPI and the donor’s procedures.
Administrative and Financial Management:
- In collaboration with the Project Administrator/Administrative Coordinator he/she plans all expenditures to make.
- He/she regularly monitors all made expenditures. In cooperation
with the Project Administrator and in coordination with the
Administrative Coordinator he/she prepares the Purchases Plan.
- He/she ensures the organization and donor’s procedures respect when purchasing goods and services.
Reporting:
- In coordination with the supervisor and with the Administrative
Coordinator, he/she ensures the preparation, in compliance with the
deadlines, of all financial and narrative reports - interim and final -
expected by the project.
- He/she is responsible for the preparation of all formal
communication and contract modifications requests (ex. budget
modification) of the projects he manages.
Staff Management:
- In compliance with the country’s rules/laws and with the COOPI’s
regulation in the country, he/she selects the local staff to be
employed in projects.
- By making use of the organization’s tools he/she evaluates the
local staff employed for projects and he/she participates to the
evaluation of his/her own project, upon request by his/her direct
supervisor.
- He/she coordinates and supervises the work done by all the
project staff, in compliance with the organization’s security
procedures.
- He/she is responsible for the initial and continuous training of the project staff under his/her responsibility.
Goods Management:
- He/she is responsible of the correct management of all goods
purchased for the project, both directly and purchased by other
offices/field offices.
- For all goods purchased by the project he/she updates the inventory, in cooperation with the Administrative Coordinator.
Institutional Relations:
- In relation to the project of his/her competence, he/she
communicates with the donors’ officers, the local authorities which are
competent in the aspects related to the project, the project’s partners
and beneficiaries, in compliance with the organization’s guidelines.
New Projects’ Writing:
- Upon request by his/her direct supervisor, and cooperating with
the project staff, he/she elaborates, writes and prepares all necessary
documents to present new projects, in accordance with the organization’s
processes and procedures.
Profile
- Advanced degree in Food Security, livelihood, Logistics or related field or equivalent work.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in the humanitarian field in similar roles.
- Demonstrated experience in food distribution or related field.
- 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
- Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management.
- Experience working on WFP funded projects (BSFP, GFD & Cash Based Transfers)
- Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills;
- Computer literacy, with high proficiency in the use of standard
office software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and
PowerPoint).
Basic Salary
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply for this Position
Application Deadline: 4th June, 2017.