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COOPI – Project Manager – Libano

COOPI – COOPERAZIONE INTERNAZIONALE sta selezionando un/a Project Manager da inserire nella sua operatività in Libano. Durata 12 mesi. Tipo contratto: Tempo det. Scadenza candidature 21/10/2024

COOPI is looking for a Project Manager in Lebanon

COOPI started operating and developing humanitarian projects in South Lebanon during the years 2003-2005, then, since 2013, in Northern Lebanon, by supporting most basic and pressing needs of refugees and vulnerable host communities through a multi-sector and integrated approach. The impact of ongoing economic crisis and the COVID-19 outbreak continue to aggravate the loss of jobs and livelihoods amongst refugees and host communities. Before the recent crisis, Lebanon was already the country which host the highest number of refugees per capita, influx that has put a huge burden on national resources and has significantly increased the need of humanitarian support in the country. COOPI assists communities mainly by providing water, sanitation and hygiene assistance, shelter, multi-purpose cash assistance and education support. The projects are funded by COOPI Suisse, AICS, UE.

Description of the role

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for the project’s execution, in technical, economic/financial terms, and in terms of resources management on field, in compliance with COOPI and the donor’s procedures. S/he will have direct responsibilities on project coordination and implementation, ensuring to reach the expected results on time, on budget, on quality, in reference to the project funded by the donor.

Main responsibilities

Activity planning and management

  • Plan and monitor the activities’ progress, in compliance with the contract signed with the donor and with COOPI and the donor’s procedures.

Administrative and financial management

  • Plan all expenditures in collaboration with the Project Administrator/Administrative Coordinator;
  • Monitor all made expenditures;
  • Supervision of accounting and the project cash safe/bank account management and, where there was no dedicated staff, he/she directly manages the accounting and the project cash safe/bank accounts, making use of the instruments made available by the organization;
  • Prepare 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, of all financial and narrative reports – interim and final – expected by the project;
  • Be 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 in compliance with the country’s rules/laws and with the COOPI’s regulation in the country and manages any other project’s expatriate staff;
  • Evaluate the local staff employed for projects by making use of the organization’s tools;
  • Participate to the evaluation of his/her own project, upon request by his/her direct supervisor;
  • Coordinate and supervise the work done by all the project staff, in compliance with the organization’s security procedures;
  • Be responsible for the initial and continuous training of the local staff under his/her responsibility.

Goods management

  • Be responsible of the correct management of all goods purchased for the project, both directly and purchased by other offices/field offices. For all goods purchased by the project he/she updates the inventory, in cooperation with the Administrative Coordinator.

Institutional relations

  • Communicates 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.
  • Pro-activity participates Cluster/Sector coordination fora at national and area levels in cooperation with project staff and under supervision of HoM. Program Development&Fund raising
  • Contributes to Country Strategy, to development of Education&CP Program and is responsible of proposal writing.

Requirements

Essentials

  • Advanced degree in Social subjects or related field or equivalent work;
  • Four years’ experience in the humanitarian field humanitarian/development field and in a similar position. Demonstrated experience in Education, Protection or related field in fragile context, including assistance to IDPs, refugees and returnee’s;
  • 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;
  • Experience in remote management of team;
  • Very good inter-personal and writing communication skills;
  • Problem-solving ability and ability to organize work efficiently and deliver assignments in a timely manner often under time constraints;
  • Previous experience in similar contexts is an asset;
  • Previous experience in AICS, EU, OCHA projects management is an asset;
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English; Arabic would be an advantage;
  • Computer literacy, with high proficiency in the use of standard office software applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

We reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the application closing date, once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted on rolling basis and the vacancy will be closed when filled, thanks for understanding.

COOPI Cooperazione Internazionale is an Italian secular and independent humanitarian organisation fighting against all forms of poverty to improve the world. Founded in 1965, today COOPI is present in 33 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East, with both emergency and development projects carried out by expatriate staff – an average of over 270 people per year – and national staff. The main institutional funders are the European Union – ECHO and INTPA – USAID, UN agencies, the Italian Government, local authorities and other European Governments.

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