COOPI recruits 01 Head of Mission

COOPI is currently seeking a Head of Mission for its activities in Ethiopia.

The Head of Mission is responsible for the country coordination in its different aspects: staff, logistics, budget  and procedures’ respect. He/she represents COOPI in its relations with the donors, institutions, NGOs, local  government and international agencies. He/she cooperates with the AM and DCC in the definition of the Country  Strategy and the intervention priorities. He/she guarantees the correct project implementation and ensures the  Country Regulation presence and respect. He/she guarantees the compliance with the organization and the  donors’ procedures.

Responsabilities

• 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 AM/DCC 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 AM/DCC 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  supports upon request the AM/DCC 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.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience in the humanitarian field and in a similar position, with a track record of success and results achieved;
• Previous experience with an international humanitarian NGO;
• Previous working experience with main donors (specifically EU) is mandatory
• Experience of working within an insecure environment with responsibility for security planning, monitoring and management.
• 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.