Coordinator of Operations

Center For International Forestry Research (CIFOR) And World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

Job Location:

Kisangani - DR Congo

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 4 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Coordinator of Operations is responsible for the planning and coordination of activities in the Yangambi particular:

Responsible for the coordination and proper execution of activities in accordance with the strategic objectives set and the commitments made to donors.
Ensures the scientific quality of the pilots and the publications developed by the field teams and supports the scaling up of results.
Contributes to fundraising activities to ensure adequate funding for the landscape in collaboration with the Resources Mobilization team at HQ.
Ensures the compliance and relevance of the reporting with regard to donors and the results of the monitoring evaluation and capitalization processes.
Contributes to the risk analysis in collaboration with the landscape director and deputy the coordinators of thematic activities and value-chains and the security officers.
Ensures that the risks and opportunities that arise in the landscape are identified analysed and dealt with appropriately.
Ensures that social and environmental sustainability is systematically integrated into the design and implementation of CIFORs interventions in the landscape.
Assume the leadership of the coordination of the Yangambi landscape operations.
Provide leadership and coordination to the sector or thematic managers finance logistics and security managers.
Ensure the annual and mid-term review of annual operational plans and related budgets.
Identify research and development needs and challenges ensure their implementation.
Support the landscape director and deputy to liaise with donors and networks for the implementation of projects/programmes.
Ensure the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that activities carried out in the landscape are in full compliance with CIFOR-ICRAF donor policies as well as national legislation.
Ensure regular dialogue and good collaboration with relevant provincial and local authorities to ensure the proper implementation of activities.
In consultation with the director deputy and the communication officers ensure the proper implementation of the communication strategy in the landscape and at the national level.
In consultation with the DRC Country Coordinator strengthen and enforce CIFOR-ICRAFs anti-fraud anti-corruption and anti-harassment practices.
Other Duties:
As they may be requested by the nature of the landscape intervention modifications of the organogram or modified priorities of donors and partners.

Required Skills:

Masters degree in natural resource management environmental or conservation management development project management or related fields (PhD an advantage). Professional experience of at least 6 years including 3 years in the management of multidisciplinary and multicultural activities and teams and within international organizations with a main focus on natural resource management. Professional experience in a rural area in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is mandatory (experience in the Province of Tshopo or the Yangambi landscape is an advantage). Proven in-depth understanding of the DRCs socio-economic natural resource management and rural development issues. Understanding of institutional issues including development partnerships fund-raising and donor strategies. Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation systems.

The Coordinator of Operations is responsible for the planning and coordination of activities in the Yangambi particular:Responsible for the coordination and proper execution of activities in accordance with the strategic objectives set and the commitments made to donors.Ensures the scientific quali...

The Coordinator of Operations is responsible for the planning and coordination of activities in the Yangambi particular:

Responsible for the coordination and proper execution of activities in accordance with the strategic objectives set and the commitments made to donors.
Ensures the scientific quality of the pilots and the publications developed by the field teams and supports the scaling up of results.
Contributes to fundraising activities to ensure adequate funding for the landscape in collaboration with the Resources Mobilization team at HQ.
Ensures the compliance and relevance of the reporting with regard to donors and the results of the monitoring evaluation and capitalization processes.
Contributes to the risk analysis in collaboration with the landscape director and deputy the coordinators of thematic activities and value-chains and the security officers.
Ensures that the risks and opportunities that arise in the landscape are identified analysed and dealt with appropriately.
Ensures that social and environmental sustainability is systematically integrated into the design and implementation of CIFORs interventions in the landscape.
Assume the leadership of the coordination of the Yangambi landscape operations.
Provide leadership and coordination to the sector or thematic managers finance logistics and security managers.
Ensure the annual and mid-term review of annual operational plans and related budgets.
Identify research and development needs and challenges ensure their implementation.
Support the landscape director and deputy to liaise with donors and networks for the implementation of projects/programmes.
Ensure the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that activities carried out in the landscape are in full compliance with CIFOR-ICRAF donor policies as well as national legislation.
Ensure regular dialogue and good collaboration with relevant provincial and local authorities to ensure the proper implementation of activities.
In consultation with the director deputy and the communication officers ensure the proper implementation of the communication strategy in the landscape and at the national level.
In consultation with the DRC Country Coordinator strengthen and enforce CIFOR-ICRAFs anti-fraud anti-corruption and anti-harassment practices.
Other Duties:
As they may be requested by the nature of the landscape intervention modifications of the organogram or modified priorities of donors and partners.