Regional Coordinator
Position Summary
COA’s Regional Coordinator (RC) will oversee a five-year Donor-funded program to promote and mitigate against climate change in the Eastern Africa Region (EA): Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DR Congo and Rwanda. The EA RC will be responsible for leading all areas of program management including strategic design and implementation, financial management, staff supervision, office management, communications, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, and leading and managing relationships with the donors. Furthermore, the RC will be responsible for managing implementing partners and sub-grantees. This position will be based in Arusha, Tanzania and will report to COA's Regional Director for Africa.
Minimum Qualifications
• Master’s degree in environment, agriculture, energy, engineering, finance, political science, international development, law, or related field
• At least 10 years of experience managing and implementing donor-funded climate change, and/or civil society programs, including experience building the sustainability of local organizations and institutions required; experience working specifically on environment, agriculture, and advocacy for reforms strongly preferred. Experience working on donor-funded programs strongly preferred
• Fluency in English and French
• Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with local partners, media, government officials, bilateral donors, as well as in-country and foreign experts
• Demonstrated experience leading/implementing large donor-funded projects required; experience doing so in East Africa, West Africa, or Great Lakes region strongly preferred
• Experience working as a Chief of Party or equivalent leadership position in volatile operating environments
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing activity work plans and budgets, managing program implementation, and short-term technical assistance
• Knowledge of donor rules and regulations, and other donor approaches
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a diverse team of employees, including expatriate and local staff
• Experience in mentoring, coaching, and skills transfer
• Ability to use productivity software such as MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint; and Microsoft Excel
Essential Duties
• Provide overall strategic leadership and oversight of large, multi-year project.
• Ensure quality, cost, and timeliness of performance of all project deliverables
• Oversee development and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation program for the project reflective of best practices in monitoring and evaluation
• Ensure compliance with donor rules and regulations and with applicable local laws and regulations
• Oversee daily operations of the office, which includes but is not limited to: financial management, general office administration, public relations, and staff management
• Network and liaise with local partners and beneficiaries, including government representatives, civil society organizations, international and regional bodies, and private funders
• Proactively seek out new funding opportunities and represent COA before funding organizations
• Travel extensively to project sites within EA , Africa and occasionally internationally.
• Other related duties as assigned
The appointment will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

The deadline for receiving applications is 17:00 (GMT) Friday 22 January 2016. Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Please send complete cover letter and CV to recruitment@climateofafrica.org, indicating the position on the subject line.


APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

The appointment will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition.

The deadline for receiving applications is 17:00 (GMT) Friday 22 January 2016. Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.