Monday, October 21, 2013

Sierra Leone - Head of Mission

Contract length: 12 months starting from December 2013
Place: Freetown, with travels on the field
Request date: 2013-10-16

COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale has been working in Sierra Leone since 1971. Under its Country Strategic Plan 2009-11, COOPI is working in three main programme areas: (1) Livelihoods, Food Security and Youth Employment (2) Women’s Rights (3) Children Rights.

The Head of Mission must demonstrate capability directly related to the proposed Work, including technical qualifications, supervisory skills, relevant academic background, and demonstrated experience in African countries or similar operating environment. This role will be responsible for overseeing the technical and management expertise present on the field, liaising with the governmental institutions, the donors and other key stakeholders of the program, fulfilling the principal responsibilities as outlined below.
DESCRIPTION AND REQUIREMENTS
Coordination Activities
  • Represent the Organization in the country, by liasing with the major governmental institutions, local authorities, donors and international agencies;
  • Consolidate COOPI’s role in the country by defining the organization strategies, the new project phases and intervention areas and by analysing funding possibilities, in close coordination with the HQ Desk Officer;
  • Local and Expatriate staff management, together with the Country Administrator;
  • Close management of the ongoing projects in terms of support to the administrative and logistic aspects of the activities implementation;
  • Check of all administrative issues of the Freetown base and supervision of COOPI bases in the country;
  • Participation to Coordination meetings with other NGOs and International Humanitarian agencies based in Sierra Leone;
  • Supervise all issues related to Staff security in the intervention areas;
  • Coordination with the Milan Headquarters and definition of the country strategy;
  • Responsible for the strengthening/updating and implementation of the Country procedures.
Project Implementation Activities
  • Supervision and monitoring of the ongoing project activities;
  • Support to the Project Managers in the project implementation, in the donors and COOPI procedures application and in the solution of specific problems arisen during the operational phases of the project implementation;
  • Periodic Report Writing and report revision before submission to donors;
  • Research, identification and drawing up of project concept notes and proposals.
Minimum Requirements
  • At least five years working experience, out of which three in projects programming and management;
  • Previous experiences in project writing;
  • Good report writing skills;
  • Good knowledge and use of the English Language;
  • Good administrative skills;
  • Proactive aptitude in terms of planning and coordination with different bodies, institutions and Reference Points;
  • Target oriented and problem solving aptitude;
  • Good leadership skills, aimed at managing and motivating a team;
  • Positive ability to bear stressful and complicated situations;
  • Diplomatic and confidentiality skills;
  • Advanced IT skills
  • Previous experience in Sierra Leone or West African country will be an asset

Contract Length: 12 months – Renewable
Starting date: Beginning of December 2013




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