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COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is an humanitarian, non confessional and independent organization that fights against all kinds of poverty to make the world a better place. Founded in 1965 by Vincenzo Barbieri (Italian "father" of international volunteering), COOPI is based in Milan and it has 20 local offices in the South of the World. It wo...
Purpose of the role
The Programme Development Officer is the focal point of COOPI’s program in the Capital Abuja, North East and North West of Nigeria. In consultation with the Head of Mission, coordinates and evaluates all aspects of the COOPI projects, and facilitates the flow of information from the field to the capital. The Programme Development Officer also plays a strategic role for COOPI’s external relationships, liaising with consortium partners and stakeholders in collaboration with the HoM.
Responsibilities
Business development
Coordinates and supports the development of concept notes, proposals and situation analysis;
Keeps updated donor intelligence information (donor mapping, analysis of donor strategies, tracking of upcoming opprotunties, filing of donor meeting minutes);
Analyzes humanitarian needs and response, collecting, summarizing and analyzing information from external sources and from technical advisors for future opportunities.
Programmatic support
Provides programmatic support to the mission by organizing project review meetings and spreading information efficiently among the project team and administrative, HR and logistic teams;
Supports project teams to identify corrective and preventative actions and elaborates project amendments as needed;
Works with PMs to ensure compliance with donor and reporting requirements and internal policies;
updates program planning tools and M&E system and tools, and alignes internal M&E tools with sector and donor requirements along with the project teams;
Ensures capacity-building of the project teams.
Reporting
Keeps an updated track and communicates upcoming deadlines to the team, including organizing internal deadlines to ensure compliance with external requirements;
Reviews, edits and consolidates reports for donors, sector working groups, and government agencies’ reports.
Institutional representation
Represents COOPI at stakeholder and consortium partner meetings;
Develops and maintains strong working relationships with donors and local stakeholder networks (INGO forum, OCHA humanitarian coordination, sector working groups, local authorities, etc.).
Communication
Provides briefing papers and supports the development of external communication tools relevant for donor visits/meetings;
Ensures regular archiving of project information at the mission level.
Requirements
Education / Experiences
Master’s degree in International Development or related fields;
Previous experience of at least 2 years with an international humanitarian INGO;
Excellent knowledge of project cycle-management, including project M&E, grants management and reporting;
Previous experience in writing project proposals;
Proficiency in written and spoken English;
Previous experience in Western African country is an advantage.
Soft skills
Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills;
Strong supervisory abilities and demonstrated capacity of teamwork;
Adequate resilience to stress;
Strong commitment to follow the rules and procedures of the organization;
Excellent inter-personal and writing communication skills;
Organize work efficiently and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under time constraints.
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