Jobs at COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale

He/she ensures the correct accountancy and administrative management for the projects in compliance with the contract (included budget) and of COOPI and the donor’s procedures. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Safe and bank account management: He/she ensures the correct management of the safesand the project’s bank accounts, by directly managing or by regularly controlling the project accountant, if available. 

Accountancy management: He/she ensures the correct project accountancy andall accountancy documents filing. He/she does this by monitoring the accountants or by directly performing the accountancy, in case there was no accountant.

Administrative management: #In collaboration with the project manager He/she verifies the correct administrative management of theprojects (contracts, goods and services purchase, calls for tenders etc.) in compliance with COOPI and the donor’s procedures. He/she ensures the correct filing of all project’s administrative documents.

Expenses planning and monitoring#:In collaboration with the Project Manager (and thelogistician if present) he/she makes the project’s financial planning. He/she monitors expenses, in accordance with the budget. He/she provides the accountancy data to the ProjectManager so as to allow him to monitor and plan the expenditures and to request funds.

Contract modifications and administrative documents:He/she collaborates with the Project Manager in the elaboration of contract modifications (including the budget), and in the preparation of all necessary projects documents.

Financial reporting: In coordination with the Coutry Director and with the Project Manager he/she prepares the intermediate and final reports for theprojects under his/her responsibility.

Budget preparation: if requested by the Country Director he/she participates to new projects’ budget writing.

Staff management:He/she plans the work, supervises, and collaborateto train the staff of the project’s accounting-administrative area upon request by the Country Director. Upon request her/she collaboratesto staff evaluation activities.

To carry out its activities, Coopi is looking for a Project Manager/ Head of Mission 

Profile:

• Advanced degree in International Education, International Development, Health and Nutrition or a related field or equivalent work
• Previous minimum 3-year experience 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 ECHO projects;
• Desirable experience of working in emergency situations;
• 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.

Starting date: ASAP for at least 6 months, renewable for other 6 months

Duty station: Abuja

Area of intervention: Bauchi State