Organization
COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale
is a relief and development organization founded in Italy in 1965. COOPI’s
envisions a world without poverty where diverse cultures live together sharing
equal rights and equal opportunities.
COOPI also conducts advocacy activities
in Italy, to fight the cause of the serious economic gap between the North and
South.
Position: Field
Project Manager
Reporting To: Area Manager
Duration: 12 Months (3 months probation period) with possibilities of
extension
Location: Gedo Region- Dolow, Luuq, Belethawa and Garbaharey
Key Tasks
Project Management, Implementation
and Supervision
- Responsible for ensuring effectiveness and
implementation of project activities to ensure the timely achievement of
targeted results in Gedo region;
- Provide strong leadership for the SomRep project,
working to ensure both short and long-term positive impacts and outcomes
for the beneficiaries, local authorities (where applicable) and local
staff.
- Responsible for the monitoring and supervision of project
field activities to ensure good progress of planned activities and timely
achievement of expected results;
- In collaboration with the district team leaders,
responsible for the generation of action plans and compilation of field
reports (this includes monthly progress reports);
- To ensure good visibility of the projects’ overall
goals, policies and envisaged and/or results achieved as per COOPI and
donor communication policies;
- Responsible for field security issues.
- Responsible for input into the integration of
beneficiary participation and accountability.
- Ensure sector integration, learning, sharing and
adoption of best practices.
- PM will also report suggestions of changes from the
field level back to the Area Manager if such changes are crucial for
project implementation.
Project Human Resource Management
- A key responsibility of the PM will be the human
resource management and guidance to ensure that the project staff promotes
community participation and community decisions in all the project
strategies and implementation.
- Guide the supervised staff in Gedo Region on COOPI
objectives, policies, strategies and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs),
and respect to the humanitarian principles;
- Guide the Team leaders in planning for implementation
of activities and monitoring in line with program plans in their
districts. Collate the district teams
Project Coordination and Liaison
Functions
- Liaise with the Area manager on issues pertinent to the
projects;
- PM will ensure that cross-cutting issues are accounted
for while alleviating risks and while preparing communities to face
disasters. The PM will work closely with experts from the Technical
Partners of SomRep Consortium.
- Attend projects’ related meetings at field level
(including those with donors as requested);
- Participate in Regional cluster and other coordination
meetings in the field;
- Under directions of the Area Manager and working in
collaboration with District Team Leaders, act as link / liaison between
COOPI and stakeholders, representing COOPI at relevant forums (includes
coordination), joint assessments and providing feedback on the same;
- Update the logistic department on any pertinent
security or access issues.
Reporting: PM is responsible to assure the submission of high quality
activity and progress reports at regular intervals as stipulated by the Area
Manager.
Qualifications & requirements
Qualifications & requirements
- Holder of a degree in Social Sciences preferably with a
bias in Rural Development/Community Development/Agriculture or Animal
Health with three years of technical training /course from a recognized
institute.
- Should have at least five years professional
experience.
- At least three years experience in Community Based
Disaster Risk Reduction, livelihoods protection and community based
natural resource management.
- Must be a Somali National with clear knowledge of the
region of operation.
- Strong computer skills and ability to use standard
computing packages (word, excel, outlook, power point, internet etc);
- Developed planning, organizational and research /
analytical skills;
- Strong team working and interpersonal skills;
- Experience working in fast paced humanitarian
programming in Somalia is an advantage;
- Be able to communicate effectively in Somali and
English Language.
Start date: Immediate
Application
Send by Email 1 page letter of
expression of interest and updated CV by the Closing date: 31st May 2013 to the
following address:
The Regional Representative
COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale,
coord.nairobi@coopi.org
COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale,
coord.nairobi@coopi.org
Note: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Previous applicants need not apply.