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COOPI is looking for an Emergency Response Lead in Ethiopia

COOPI started working in Ethiopia in 1995, and is currently implementing numerous projects in the sectors of Water supply, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter & Settlement, and Energy and Environment protection.

The Emergency Response Lead (ERL) will be in charge of the overall management, supervision and development of humanitarian programmes of COOPI in the Country. The ERL will ensure the highest level of technical quality at each stage of the programme cycle in the respect of international and national humanitarian standards.

Responsibilities

Planning

  • Monitor the humanitarian situation at Country level and support in the definition and implementation of the country strategy in the field of the humanitarian assistance, considering COOPI’s sectoral expertise;
  • Collaborate with support department on logistical and financial requirements for humanitarian interventions.

Human Resources management

  • Identify HR needs in the framework of existing and/or new humanitarian programmes;
  • Provide essential inputs to the definition of ToR and Job descriptions for humanitarian staff members and consultants;
  • Participate in the recruitment process for humanitarian staff; upon request, supports the recruitment process of international staff;
  • Provide continuous training on the job and capacity development, including mentorship and coaching of staff assigned under the humanitarian programmes;
  • Provide evaluation of performance of humanitarian staff members, as required by COOPI’s HR Manual;
  • Collaborate to ensure that humanitarian operations are aligned to due diligence safety and security measures/policies in the Country.

Implementing

  • Support the PMs in their duties (preparation of the activities work plan, ToR for project activities implementation, procurement plan, financial plan, technical issues and issues related to contractors, suppliers and consultants);
  • Participate in evaluation committees for the selection of suppliers, by providing technical inputs, if/when required;
  • Ensure the proper application of the donors’ rules and the alignment of COOPI’s humanitarian programmes to the Humanitarian Response Plan.

Monitoring & Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

  • Review and approve M&E plans for humanitarian projects in alignment to the logical framework of the projects;
  • Provide quality assurance of M&E reports;
  • Support the design of feedback and complaints mechanisms for affected beneficiaries;
  • Ensure linkages and learning among technical advisors;
  • Carry out field monitoring missions in the areas of interventions.

Reporting

  • Provides inputs required in any technical reports;
  • Ensure a final review and quality of projects’s interim and final reports related to the humanitarian assistance programmes.

External Coordination

  • Represent COOPI in the clusters and ensure the institutional positioning of the organization in the sectors of expertise and areas of intervention (I.e. WASH, NFI/Shelter & Settlement; emergency coordination meeting);
  • Support the Program coordinators to consolidate and submit all required information and reports to the clusters of operation when needed;
  • Support coordination with Humanitarian partners and other potential institutional partners;
  • Support donors visits to the sites of project implementation.

Requirements

Essentials

  • Master’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of experience and education;
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in management of international humanitarian programmes;
  • Demonstrated experience in the management of human resources;
  • Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and implement security operations in the field;
  • Proven ability in teaching and coaching, including in the security domain;
  • Fluency in written and spoken English;
  • Knowledge of Italian will be considered an asset;
  • Demonstrated knowledge of humanitarian standards (Sphere and CHS, among others);
  • Demonstrated experience in project design and project management funded by: ECHO, AICS, USAID, Rapid Response Mechanisms;
  • Demonstrated experience in working and living in a complex political environment;
  • Working knowledge of Office Package;
  • Experience in working and managing multicultural team;
  • Respect of COOPI values and mission;
  • Respect of humanitarian principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;
  • Sense of humor and capacity to cope with stressful situations.

Desired

  • Previos experience in Ethiopia;
  • Previous experience with COOPI.

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 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.

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  • Job City Addis Ababa, with regular visits to the field
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We are an independent Italian NGO founded in Milan by Father Vincenzo Barbieri on April 15 1965.

For 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.

Today we are present in 24 countries in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, with 150 humanitarian projects reaching almost 2,400,000 people. Since 2006 we have been providing food, education, health and protection to thousands of children in 8 countries through our child sponsorship programs.

Since 1965 we have helped 100 million people, through 1,600 projects in 63 countries, employing 4,500 expatriate and 55,000 local operators.

COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale is an Italian Non-governmental Organization for Cooperation and Development, founded by Father Vincenzo Barbieri in 1965. Over the last 50 years COOPI has aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty and supporting population affected by wars, socio-economic crisis or disasters in order to encourage resilience and sustainable development. COOPI is currently involved in 24 countries in Africa, Middle East Latin America and Caribbean with 150 humanitarian projects that reach nearly 2 million and 400 thousand people.

It stands at the international level for: - the care of maternal and child malnutrition; - food security interventions; - protection of war victims (women, girls subjected to abuses by armed groups and child soldiers); - the promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples; - the introduction of renewable energy; - disaster risk reduction.

Every project aims to protect women, children and environment. The financial statement is certified by an audit company. 2014 final budget is more than € 30 million and 600 thousand, 93% of which was used for interventions in the Southern World and 7% to fund the Organization. The funds come mainly from institutional donors, above all from the European Commission. Since 2006 it has also been involved in the Child Sponsorship Programme in 8 countries, providing food, education, health and protection to 2,712 children. COOPI employs 125 expatriates and 3,800 local operators. In Italy it employs 50 employees, 15 co-workers and 653 volunteers. From 1965 to 2015, COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale has helped 100 million people in 63 Countries, by employing 55,000 local workers in 1,600 projects.

Vision

COOPI aspires to a world without poverty, a world in which the ideals of equality and justice, sustainable development and social cohesion can be achieved, thanks to the coming together and cooperation of its peoples.

Mission

Through the commitment, motivation, determination and professionalism of its staff, COOPI aims to contribute to the process of fighting poverty and developing the communities with which it cooperates all over the world, intervening in situations of emergency, reconstruction and development, in order to achieve a better balance between the Global North and the Global South, between developed areas and deprived or developing areas.

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0 USD Addis Ababa, with regular visits to the field CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week COOPI – Cooperazione Internazionale

COOPI is looking for an Emergency Response Lead in Ethiopia

COOPI started working in Ethiopia in 1995, and is currently implementing numerous projects in the sectors of Water supply, Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), Food Security and Livelihoods, Shelter & Settlement, and Energy and Environment protection.

The Emergency Response Lead (ERL) will be in charge of the overall management, supervision and development of humanitarian programmes of COOPI in the Country. The ERL will ensure the highest level of technical quality at each stage of the programme cycle in the respect of international and national humanitarian standards.

Responsibilities

Planning

  • Monitor the humanitarian situation at Country level and support in the definition and implementation of the country strategy in the field of the humanitarian assistance, considering COOPI’s sectoral expertise;
  • Collaborate with support department on logistical and financial requirements for humanitarian interventions.

Human Resources management

  • Identify HR needs in the framework of existing and/or new humanitarian programmes;
  • Provide essential inputs to the definition of ToR and Job descriptions for humanitarian staff members and consultants;
  • Participate in the recruitment process for humanitarian staff; upon request, supports the recruitment process of international staff;
  • Provide continuous training on the job and capacity development, including mentorship and coaching of staff assigned under the humanitarian programmes;
  • Provide evaluation of performance of humanitarian staff members, as required by COOPI’s HR Manual;
  • Collaborate to ensure that humanitarian operations are aligned to due diligence safety and security measures/policies in the Country.

Implementing

  • Support the PMs in their duties (preparation of the activities work plan, ToR for project activities implementation, procurement plan, financial plan, technical issues and issues related to contractors, suppliers and consultants);
  • Participate in evaluation committees for the selection of suppliers, by providing technical inputs, if/when required;
  • Ensure the proper application of the donors’ rules and the alignment of COOPI’s humanitarian programmes to the Humanitarian Response Plan.

Monitoring & Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

  • Review and approve M&E plans for humanitarian projects in alignment to the logical framework of the projects;
  • Provide quality assurance of M&E reports;
  • Support the design of feedback and complaints mechanisms for affected beneficiaries;
  • Ensure linkages and learning among technical advisors;
  • Carry out field monitoring missions in the areas of interventions.

Reporting

  • Provides inputs required in any technical reports;
  • Ensure a final review and quality of projects’s interim and final reports related to the humanitarian assistance programmes.

External Coordination

  • Represent COOPI in the clusters and ensure the institutional positioning of the organization in the sectors of expertise and areas of intervention (I.e. WASH, NFI/Shelter & Settlement; emergency coordination meeting);
  • Support the Program coordinators to consolidate and submit all required information and reports to the clusters of operation when needed;
  • Support coordination with Humanitarian partners and other potential institutional partners;
  • Support donors visits to the sites of project implementation.

Requirements

Essentials

  • Master’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of experience and education;
  • Minimum of 5 years experience in management of international humanitarian programmes;
  • Demonstrated experience in the management of human resources;
  • Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and implement security operations in the field;
  • Proven ability in teaching and coaching, including in the security domain;
  • Fluency in written and spoken English;
  • Knowledge of Italian will be considered an asset;
  • Demonstrated knowledge of humanitarian standards (Sphere and CHS, among others);
  • Demonstrated experience in project design and project management funded by: ECHO, AICS, USAID, Rapid Response Mechanisms;
  • Demonstrated experience in working and living in a complex political environment;
  • Working knowledge of Office Package;
  • Experience in working and managing multicultural team;
  • Respect of COOPI values and mission;
  • Respect of humanitarian principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence;
  • Sense of humor and capacity to cope with stressful situations.

Desired

  • Previos experience in Ethiopia;
  • Previous experience with COOPI.

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 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.

2022-07-12

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