COOPI is looking for a Program Manager/Country Representative in the Gambia
COOPI has started its experience in The Gambia in 2017 with several feasibility missions to assess migration patterns and youth vulnerabilities, their causes and devise possible solutions which led to the opening of its offices in December 2018, both by Banjul and in North Bank. Up to now COOPI has been working on tackling the roots causes of irregular migration through psychosocial support of returnees and livelihood support to young Gambians in the North Bank (NBR) and Central River Regions (CRR).
We encourage international staff already in the country to apply.
Responsabilities
Activity planning and management
- Plan and monitors the activities’ progress, in compliance with the contract signed with the donor and with COOPI and the donor’s procedures, in cooperation with the project staff.
Administrative and financial management
- Plan all expenditures to make in collaboration with the Project Administrator/Administrative Coordinator. Regularly monitor all made expenditures;
- Supervise accounting and the project cash safe/bank account management and, where there was no dedicated staff, directly manage the accounting and the project cash safe/bank accounts, making use of the instruments made available by the organization (Merlino);
- Prepares the Purchases Plan in cooperation with the Project Administrator and in coordination with the Administrative Coordinator;
- Ensure the organization and donor’s procedures respect when purchasing goods and services.
Reporting
- Ensure the preparation, in compliance with the deadlines and in coordination with the Regional Coordinator and with the Administrative Coordinator, of all financial and narrative reports – interim and final – expected by the project;
- Is responsible for the preparation of all formal communication and contract modifications requests (ex. budget modification) of the projects he manages.
Staff Management
- Select the local staff to be employed in projects, and manages any other project’s expatriate staff in coordination with the Regional Coordinator and in compliance with the country’s rules/laws and with the COOPI’s regulation in the country;
- Evaluate the local staff employed for projects and participate to the evaluation of his/her own project by making use of the organization’s tools, upon request by the direct supervisor;
- Coordinate and supervise the work done by all the project staff, in compliance with the organization’s security procedures;
- Is responsible for the initial and continuous training of the local staff.
Goods management
- Is responsible of the correct management of all goods purchased for the project, both directly and purchased by other offices/field offices;
- Update the inventory for all goods purchased by the project in cooperation with the Administrative Coordinator.
Institutional relations
- In relation to the project of competence, communicate with the donors’ officers, the local authorities which are competent in the aspects related to the project, the project’s partners and beneficiaries, in compliance with the organization’s guidelines.
New projects’ writing
- Upon request by the direct supervisor, and cooperating with the project staff, elaborate, write and prepare all necessary documents to present new projects, in accordance with the organization’s processes and procedures.
Requirements
Essentials
- Advanced degree in International Education, International Development, Health and Nutrition or a related field or equivalent work.
- Minimum 3 years experience in the humanitarian field and in a similar position, with a track record of success and results achieved;
- 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.
Soft skills
- 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.
Advantage
- Previous experience with an international humanitarian NGO;
- Desirable experience of working on EU/ECHO, USAID/OFDA and UN projects.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the application closing date, once a sufficient number of applications have been received.