Description de l'offre
JOB ADVERT Seeking Hard-Working, Dedicated Problem-Solver Deputy Country Manager in Cameroon Innovation: Africa Background Innovation: Africa (iA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit 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 over 900 solar, water, and agricultural projects, providing light, clean water, food and proper medical care to nearly 4.2 million people in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, eSwatini, Uganda, Cameroon, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Job Summary We are seeking a highly trained and qualified professional to join our Cameroon team as a Deputy Country Manager based in Garoua, requiring immediate relocation. The Deputy is responsible for providing critical support to the Country Manager, including assistance with managing and overseeing the local staff and contractors’ field work, ensuring strict compliance with iA’s community-based sustainability model and the technical requirements of our community-owned solar water pumping systems and solar electrification projects. The Deputy shall ensure that the iA team and contractors complete daily, weekly, and monthly reports, properly and promptly, as is required by iA. Additionally, the Deputy shall assist with administrative tasks, financial budgets and expense reports, technical field supervision of staff and contractors, and maintain close contact with the communities we serve to ensure the sustainability of our projects. The Deputy will support all project and field activities, including identifying and selecting project beneficiaries, actively engaging with the communities to facilitate community engagement and sensitization, establishing and maintaining regular communication with the communities we serve, implementing project-related activities, and monitoring the progress of ongoing projects and the condition of older ones. Additionally, the Deputy Country Manager will support …