COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale Jobs Vacancies in Nigeria

COOPI
Cooperazione Internazionale, is a humanitarian, non-confessional and
independent organization founded in 1965 in Milan, Italy. For more than 50
years we have been dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty and to supporting
populations affected by wars, socio-economic crises or natural disasters in
their path to recovery and sustainable development, by making use of the
professionalism of local and international operators, and through our
partnerships with public and private bodies and civil society organizations.

We
are recruiting to fill the vacant position below:

Job
Title:
Area Coordinator
Locations: Yobe and Abuja
Duration: 6 months renewable
Area of intervention: Northern States of Yobe and Borno

Position
Description

In
close cooperation with all the different positions in place at Country
Coordination level, the Area Coordinator is responsible for the overall
management of quality of program, staff management, logistics, security,
finance and procedures’ respect. Delegated by the Head of Mission, he/she
represents COOPI with donors, institutions, NGOs, local government and
international agencies available in the area.
He/she
guarantees the correct project implementation and the donors’ procedures
respect.
He/she
cooperates with the Head of Mission in the definition of the Country
Strategy and intervention priorities for its area of competence.

Responsibilities
Institutional Relations:

Delegated
by the Head of Mission, he/she manages relations with institutional donors
and potential ones. In coordination with the Head of Mission, he/she
represents COOPI in its area of competence through relations with
institutions, NGOs, local and international organizations, and partners.
He/she
is also responsible for the Organization’s reputation in the area.

New
Opportunities Identification:

He/she
verifies and proposes to the Head of Mission the intervention priorities
to consolidate new opportunities of involvement in the area.
He/she
cooperates with the Head of Mission in the identification of new project
opportunities in his/her area of competence. Delegated by the Head of
Mission he/she participates to the elaboration of the strategy for his/her
area of intervention.

Project
Management and Strategy:

Always
referring to the Head of Mission and in coordination with the Project Managers,
he/she coordinates and directly supervises projects, guaranteeing their
correct implementation in conformity with contractual obligations and
donors’ procedures, and in line with the COOPI’s procedures and management
standards.
He/she
coordinates the elaboration, writing, and necessary documents preparation
for presenting new projects, referring to the Head of Mission.
He/she
is responsible for the preparation of projects’ reports and all monitoring
documents requested by the coordination office. He/she ensures that all
official and administrative documents are transmitted to the Country
Coordination.

Country
Office Management:

He/she
is responsible for all different aspects linked to the country office
management: economic and financial situation, logistics, and local staff
management, in conformity with the organization’s guidelines.
He/she
guarantees the Country Regulation and the respect of the organization’s
procedures.

Staff
Management:

He/she
is responsible for the local staff management and training, in his/her
area of competence, in close cooperation with the relative functions at
Country Coordination level, whose indications he/she follows.
He/she
coordinates the expatriate staff, monitoring their activities, and
participates to the staff evaluation, together with the Head of Mission.

Safety:

He/she
is responsible for the expatriate staff security in the area, and for the
correct implementation and respect of the general security regulation.

Economic
and Financial Management:

He/she
is responsible for the economic management of his/her area of competence.
He/she
supervises the financial management and, in cooperation with the Area
Coordination

Administrator
and the Administrative Coordinator:

He/she
participates to the preparation of coordination and projects’ budgets.
He/she
ensures – through the administrative function – the respect of financial
reporting deadlines and the organization/donor’s procedures.

Profile

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;
Previous
experience with an international humanitarian NGO is an advantage;
Desirable
experience of working on EU/ECHO, USAid/OFDA, UN and Italian Cooperation;
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.

How
to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job
Title: Construction
Engineer
Location: Maiduguri
Duration of the Project: 3 months
Reports To: Project Manager, Country Logistics and Security Coordinator
COOPI in Nigeria

COOPI
started its operations in North-East Nigeria in July 2014 to carry out a
rapid evaluation of the most relevant constraints suffered by the
Internally Displaced People (IDPs) displaced by the food crisis and the
Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.
COOPI’s
aim is to support the most basic and pressing needs of communities
affected by the violence. Despite the challenges presented by the security
situation and the remoteness of the area, COOPI is providing a
multi-sectoral emergency response to the victims of Boko Haram focused on
food security, nutrition, protection and education.

Project/Programme

Improvement
of access to education for most vulnerable IDPs, host communities, and
returnees in Bolori II, Maiduguri Metropolitan Council MMC, Borno State

Scope
of the Vacancy

The
Construction Engineer will be responsible to provide technical knowledge,
skills and quality in infrastructure and following up with construction
process.
He/She
will be involved in the definition and agreement of the quantities of
materials and work for each stage with the selected contractor, the
overall schedule for the construction, stages of work and will authorize
each respective stage payment upon achievement of the stage achievements
in accordance with the required and agreed progress and standards to the
beneficiary.

Main
Duties/Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Country Logistics and Security Coordinator,
he/she:

Provide
first technical assessment in the schools indicated by the MoE and
definition of priorities
Liaise
with SUBEB, RUWASA and NEMA departments in order to comply with
ministerial standards for the rehabilitation works in public schools
Preparation
of the detailed BoQs for rehabilitation according to the available budget
and the priorities identified
Preparation
of the tender procedure according to the donor and COOPI rules
Participation
to the contractors’ selection committee, technical evaluation of the
offers received.
Preparation
of the contracts, definition of the monitoring tools
Regular
follow up of the works with visits to the construction sites and ad hoc
meeting with the constructors
Management
of the relations with SUBEB, RUWASA and NEMA departments, submission of
BoQs amendment requests
Preparation
of the BoQs follow up; quantity and quality control of the material used
and work progress
Approval
of instalment payments to the contractors
Management
of the relation with school principles for coordination of the
rehabilitation works
Coordination
with local authorities (municipalities and local ministry offices) for
release of needed permits, facilitation in set up of the working site,
administrative procedures etc.
Final
quality and quantity control and preparation of hand over certificated

Required
Profile
Minimum Requirements:

Master’s
Degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering or
related fields
At
least 5 years experience in construction
3
years’ experience in NGO work
Proven
Construction experiences and logistics skills
Renovation
and rehabilitation experience is preferable
Excellent
English Communication skills (oral and written)
Commitment
to COOPI ethic code
Cross
cultural sensitivity, flexible world view, emotional maturity and physical
stamina
Knowledge
of and adherence to NGO Code of Conduct, understands other international
development guidelines
Excellent
IT skills