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Challenging international management position within NPA's Mine Action Programme in Angola

 

Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) is a Non-Governmental Organisation with close links to the Norwegian Labour Movement. NPA is involved in humanitarian relief and long-term development co-operation in 34 different countries with around 150 expats abroad per year in addition to more than 3.000 locally employed staff. Expected turnover in 2000 is NOK 800 million. The NPA Head Administration is located in Oslo, Norway.

Programme Manager

Mine Action Programme in Angola

((01/01))

Background: NPA has had an office in Angola since 1989. In spite of the war, NPA continues its development co-operation in several of Angolas provinces. NPA Angola includes both a long-term development programme and a mine action programme and employs approximately 650 staff. The budget for 2001 is approximately USD 8 million. NPA is the largest organisation involved in detecting, charting and clearing landmines in Angola. The mine action programme consists of several, but interconnected projects, using manual demining, mine detection dog, mechanical mine clearance and mine survey capacities. The main purpose is to free up land for settlement purposes and development activities in rural areas. Our current Programme Manager will soon take up a position at the Head Administration in Oslo and NPA therefore seeks his successor from about 15 April 2001.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the overall supervision of the Resident Representative, the Programme Manager will assume the following management duties and responsibilities:

  • Overall substantive and financial management and supervision of the ongoing mine action programme, including human, financial and material resources
  • Monitor programme activities to facilitate reporting on programme implementation, and assist in preparing reports for distribution to funding institutions and other project partners
  • Participate in the core management team of NPA Angola
  • In close co-operation with the core management team, contribute to further strategic development of the mine action programme
  • In consultation with the core management team and technical staff, plan and facilitate the development of new and high quality donor funding proposals to support the programme
  • Continue to build alliances and network amongst government agencies, NGOs and international development partners
  • Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications:

  • Higher relevant formal education (e.g. development related studies, economics, sociology)
  • 3-5 years relevant working experience (e.g. overseas relief and development programmes, humanitarian demining programmes)
  • Experience from project development and implementation, including project proposal development, logical framework, fundraising, and report writing
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills with experience of liaison and networking with partner organisations and donors
  • Fluency in both written and spoken English
  • Portuguese (or Latin) language skills an advantage
  • Computer proficiency

We emphasise the importance of strong health, cross-cultural communication skills and sensitivity, an ability to work well under pressure and in difficult conditions. The applicant must also have a driving license.

Working conditions: The position is based in Luanda, with frequent travel to project areas. Luanda is a hardship post and has security implications. NPA offers free accommodation, transport and insurance.

For further information, please contact Norwegian People’s Aid at +47 22 03 77 00 or see our home page at www.folkehjelp.no which includes NPA Mine Action Angola's home page. If qualified and available, please send a full electronic CV and cover letter explaining your interest to Tina Mikalsen at tina.mikalsen@npaid.org copy Øystein Botillen at oeystein.botillen@npaid.org

Application deadline: As soon as possible. Please mark the application ((01/01)). One of NPA's overall objectives is to promote gender equality in the organisation. We therefore encourage women to apply.

Contact persons:

Programme Co-ordinator: Øystein Botillen- tlf: 22 03 76 08 (oeystein.botillen@npaid.org)

Head of Region: Svein Olsen - tlf: 22 03 77 30 (svein.olsen@npaid.org)

Mine Technical Advisor: Geir Bjørsvik- tlf: 22 03 76 92 (gb@npaid.org)