Deputy Country Director - Engineering Background - SA
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Deputy Country Director Engineering Background SA
Herzliya Israel
Background
Innovation: Africa (iA) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose team of dedicated problem solvers work together to bring solar and water technologies to rural communities in Africa. We use solar energy to pump clean water and provide schools orphanages and medical clinics with light and refrigeration to store vaccines and medicines. iA has completed close to 1300 solar water and agricultural projects providing light clean water food and proper medical care to more than 5.7 million people in Ethiopia Tanzania Malawi South Africa Uganda Cameroon Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Job Summary
The Deputy Country Director will support the Country Director in overseeing iAs operations strategy and program implementation in South Africa of solar water pumping systems. This role is ideal for a dynamic and resultsdriven leader who is a skilled project manager with background and experience in water engineering. The Deputy Country Director will play a key role in coordinating project and logistics supporting local teams ensuring quality standards and expanding iAs impact.
Based in Israel this role requires a highly organized and detailoriented individual with strong administrative skills and excellent interpersonal abilities. As a representative of Innovation: Africa the Deputy Country Director will engage with partner communities and key stakeholders.
Reports To
Country Director
Responsibilities
- Support the Country Director to oversee the implementation of the organizations projects in the country ensuring that they are delivered effectively efficiently and in line with the organizations values
- Assist the Country Director in the selection implementation and monitoring of projects in rural Africa
- Alongside the County Director manage the organizations staff in the country ensuring that they are recruited trained and managed effectively. This may involve overseeing the development of job descriptions conducting performance appraisals and providing support to staff as required.
- Support the development and implementation of strategic plans for the countrys operation ensuring that they align with the organizations mission and objectives
- Provide support in running all project operations including but not limited to the timeline budget and reporting
- Report on the organizations activities in the country ensuring that progress is monitored and reported to the organizations headquarters and donors as required
- Maintain iA project database tracking tools finance software file and organize documents
- In the field: assist in preparing for donor trips take field notes oversee project implementation meet with local contractors visit prospective projects meet with relevant stakeholders and ministries accompany international guests on project visits
- Commit to regular traveling to the field
- Represent the organization developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders such as government officials other NGOs and the media. The Deputy Country Director also advocates for the organizations mission and objectives in the country.
- Ensure that the organization complies with local laws and regulations as well as the organizations own policies and procedures
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Water Engineering Civil Engineering or a related technical field
- Proven experience in project management administration and coordination
- Experience negotiating/vetting contractors
- Excellent organizational communication and problemsolving skills
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multicultural team
- Willingness to travel regularly to rural field locations
- Nativelevel in English; additional languages a plus
A seasoned and charismatic professional with the necessary managerial experience to get the job done while inspiring confidence in the local teams and relevant donors. As such all candidates must be resultsdriven with proven experience in project management administration and coordination.
The ideal candidate is a problemsolver detail oriented flexible with strong communication skills. Exposure to working with municipal offices negotiating/vetting contractors experience in working in rural communities under an international humanitarian aid and development setting and effectively reporting to international counterparts is preferred. Must be a fluent English speaker or have advanced proficiency in reading writing and speaking.
Requirements/Other
This job requires regular travel to project sites in Africa.
As an international organization our team is spread out between NY Israel and Africa and team members are constantly on the move. We strive to use technology solutions to keep our staff in close contact despite our travel schedules and are all frequently on the phone Zoom Slack and more. This position requires the ability to keep up with this fastpaced environment and to be comfortable working with colleagues across time zones and continents.
Application Instructions
Please send your cover letter and CV as a single PDF attachment to . Please make the file name your full name.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
