COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale,Base Administrator Jobs in Malawi

COOPI
– Cooperazione Internazionale is a secular and independent Italian
nongovernmental organization (NGO) that was founded in 1965. It is currently
present in 23 countries across Africa, Latin America and Middle East, where it
carries out 200 emergency and development projects and 28 child sponsorship
projects. COOPI devotes 94% of the funds it raises to th

e fight against poverty
and the promotion of human rights. Its major donors are and have been the
European Commission (of which it is one of the main European partners),
the World Food Program, UNICEF, the World Bank, USAID, UKAID, Irish AID, the
Norwegian Embassy, DFID, ECHO, The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNHCR,
UNHABITAT, WHO and FAO. COOPI also receives support from public bodies,
foundations, enterprises, private citizens (over 20,000) and volunteers. Thanks
to the professionalism and the commitment of 129 humanitarian collaborators and
more than 4,500 local collaborators, in 2014 COOPI reaches 5 million
beneficiaries.

COOPI
is currently implementing several projects in the Districts of Salima and
Mangochi, mainly in the areas of Disaster Risk Reduction, Disaster
Preparedness, Emergency&Relief, Resilience, Climate Change, Food Security,
Agriculture and Irrigation.
Position: Base Administrator
Duration: 7 months
Location: Salima with missions
in Mangochi and Lilongwe offices
Starting
date:

16/01/2017
Key
and Responsibilities
  • Ensure
    compliance with financial and other requirements set by the Donors and
    COOPI internal financial and administrative procedures.
  • Monitor
    cash flows and supervise petty cash handling.
  • Ensure
    proper administration for outstanding debtors and creditors, follow-up
    overdue and signal potential problems in timely manner.
  • Produce
    monthly cash and bank reconciliation statements.
  • Prepare
    monthly, quarterly and yearly projects’ financial reports
  • Control
    and assure compliance of program expenditures with program budgets.
  • Prepare
    payment vouchers and verify supporting documents for project and
    administrative expenditure. Ensure classification of all financial
    information and documents in accordance with the projects and respective
    budget lines.
  • Ensure
    appropriate filing system of financial documentation is in place, accurate
    and updated.
  • Provide
    timely and systematic monitoring of program expenditures as well as timely
    budget program forecasts.
  • Prepare,
    on a monthly basis, financial reports and/or requests to be sent to COOPI
    Milan HQs.
  • Supervise
    and manage program staff: supervise preparation of contracts for personnel
    staff. Manage contracts of local and international staff and supervise
    administration staff.
  • Application
    of mechanisms relative to any on the job training of personnel
    working on the project.
  • Coordinate
    and supervise overall policy implementation for the human resources of
    Salima base, included Labour Law application, recruitment and that staff
    salaries are effectively paid to eligible staff and an audit trail of
    records is maintained.
  • Supervise
    preparation of lease contracts, contracts with suppliers and any other
    contract issued by the program. Ensure that contractual commitments are
    accurately tracked.
  • Supervise
    appropriateness and updating of all procurement documentation at the
    various steps of the procurement process. Ensure budget availability of
    expenditures and that appropriate authorizations are in place
  • Ensure
    that taxes are timely remitted to relevant authorities.
  • Bring-up
    date the stock inventory.
Requirements
  • University
    degree in social sciences, business or technical sciences.
  • A
    minimum of five years of relevant working experience.
  • Experience
    in international relief and development in African countries in a similar
    position
  • Experience
    in logistics, procurement and security matters is a strong advantage.
  • Previous
    work experience in the region is a plus.
  • Demonstrated
    effective verbal and written communication, negotiation skills,
    multi-tasking and organizational skills.
  • Proven
    capacity to work in a team is essential. Experience in managing staff is
    an advantage.
  • Experience
    in liaising with governmental/local authorities, IOs and NGOs.
  • Demonstrated
    ability to work in stressful environments and under pressure.
  • Experience
    in working in conflict-prone environments a plus.
  • Fluency
    in English language.
  • Computer
    literate.
How to apply:
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