Supervisor: desk officer in HQ
Duration: 6 months renewable
Duty station: Lilongwe with frequent travel within Malawi and the South East African Countries
Descrizione e requisiti
Responsibilities
Representation / Relation with COOPI
- Represent COOPI in Malawi and in Madagascar
- Respect and define with the HQ the mission strategies and ensure the adherence to it and the overall mission goal achievements
- With the support of the Country administrator, ensure that the overall expenditure of the mission remain within the budget(s) allocated
- Provide to HQ reports and analytical documentation as per COOPI's procedure and as per request from his/her supervisor
- Respect and follow HQ recommendations/ directives to be promptly adopted in the mission under his/her responsibilities
- Ensure that COOPI's mission, and COOPI's procedures and protocol are tightly respected
- Attend regular meeting at HQ or other location upon request
- Ensure that COOPI is properly and positively represented with local institutions
- Ensure that COOPI is adherent and respectful of local laws.
- Be the signature of bank account and contracts, and, when authorized by the HQ, with the local donors.
Donors / Fund raising
- Maintain constructive positive relations with Donors in Malawi and in Europe when requested by the HQ
- Design with his/her team quality project proposal in line with the mission strategy
- Ensure that the project contracts are duly honoured with the donors
Team management
- Lead the team / staff in Malawi and in Madagascar. This includes direct supervision to key positions (expatriate and local) such as country administrator, program manager and other key positions.
- Define the organogram of the mission
- Coordinate with the Country Administrator the resources management and the supervision of the bases.
- Responsible of the safety and security protocol and the adherence to it.
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
