Responsibilities

Institutional relationships

• Develops and promotes relations with the Country Coordinators of the various institutions and donors present in the geographical area of responsibility and with international NGOs, in coordination with the CEO;

Strategy and Planning

• Coordinates and drafts the Strategic Planning and Programming Document for the area of reference;

Administrative and financial management

• Responsible, in liaison with other Coopi staff, for both forecast and actual budget analyses and financial and economic trends in the countries under his/her responsibility;
• Makes sure that projects comply with Coopi procedures and the rules specified by the Funders, together with the organizational units under his/her responsibility and the Country Coordinators;

Institutional communication and Fundraising

• In coordination with the offices of competence of headquarters, coordinates the visibility and communication activities of the organization in the geographical area of its competence;
• Any other tasks necessary for the successful and timely implementation of the project, in coordination with the CEO.

Requirements

Essentials

• University degree, or other relevant academic backgrounds with a particular focus on International Relations, Cooperation and Development, Humanitarian Management and Emergency;
• At least 10 years of working experience, as Head of Mission / Coordinator and Programs manager;
• Previous experience in HR Management;
• Excellent knowledge and use of the English and Italian languages, both written and spoken;
• Previous experiences in project writing and management;
• Good report writing skills;
• Good administrative skills.

Soft skills

• Proactive attitude in terms of planning and coordination with different bodies, Institutions and local authorities;
• Excellent leadership skills, aimed at managing and motivating a multicultural team;
• Positive ability to bear stressful and complicated situations;
• Diplomatic and confidentiality skills;
• Target oriented and problem solving aptitude;
• Stress management.

Assets

• Previous experience in COOPI overseas;
• Previous experience in Eastern Africa Countries.