Area Team Leader – Mozambique Full Time

Aim of the position:

The main role of the Area Team Leader is to provide overall operational support to the implementation of the project “Sustainable Agriculture and Land Management” working as liaison between the project manager and the Operation Manager. The ATL has the key responsibility of coordinating and ensuring the successful implementation of all the operations related to this project.

Starting Date: 02/03/2026

Period: 12 months extendable

Language: English

Reporting to: Directly report to the Country Operation (1st Supervisor) and to the Country Representative (2nd Supervisor).

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Defining, implementing, and coordinating the procurement, logistics and administrative strategy and activities
• To lead the procurement of all goods/services/works needed for the implementation of the programme, in cooperation with the OM
• To be responsible for ensuring maintenance of AVSI assets in the area of reference, including offices, warehouses, guesthouses and any other premises
• To ensure that the area operation teams respect procedures and ensure the implementation of specific controls/checks regarding use of assets, fuel, stock etc.
• To be responsible for the purchase and financial authorization of expenses in the area of reference in compliance with the monthly treasury forecast and AVSI procedures
• To participate in the financial management of Nampula office in collaboration with the administrator
• To ensure that all administrative and financial procedures in the base follow AVSI procedures
• To communicate regularly with the Operations Manager on all important issues regarding finance and administrative matters
• To follow up closely the relevance of any expenses and proposed cost reduction measures, together with the relevant coordinators
• To monitor the financial and administrative management of the area of reference including the preparation and monitoring of budgets, financial requests, accountancy, payments, tenders, procedures, movements etc.
• To supervise, support and follow up the compilation and timely submission of the monthly logistics and administrative reports and accountancy to the national office
• To coordinate all operational staff, hold systematic (weekly) meetings and activity planning sessions
• To ensure coordination between the different departments (program, logistic, procurement, finance and administration) and good understanding and cooperation between technical and support teams
• Implement capacity building sessions for the operations team (procurement, logistics and admin) through specific training plans based on periodic capacities assessment
• Continuous monitoring of the local situation through the collection and analysis of security information and sharing with the Country Security Officer (CS) and Country Representative
• In cooperation with the CS, identify of security threats and measures to mitigate risk, and follow up the implementation of security measures
• Ensure that procurement processes respect of AVSI safeguarding policies and procedures, with particular attention to PSEA
• Carry-out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.

Essential Requirements

• University degree in economics, management, logistics, administration, political science or equivalent field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the Humanitarian/development sector, preferably in finance, logistics and procurement
• At least 3 years previous field experience in an NGO, ideally in a similar role

Other required skills and experiences:

• Experience and well-developed skills in staff management, supervision, and capacity building
• Proven track record of supporting a senior management team, and providing strategic support
• Knowledge of the requirements of major donors and experience in budgeting and reporting to donors
• Strong capacities of financial management and planning
• Good attention to detail and analytical skills
• IT proficient minimum in most common tools such as Word, advanced Excel, Outlook, financial systems etc…
• Patient, adaptable, flexible, able to improvise and remain responsive and communicate clearly and effectively under pressure
• Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a workload comprised of varying and changing tasks and responsibilities
• Strong communication (written and spoken), and interpersonal skills in English (written and oral) and Portuguese (or at least 2 Latin languages), with experience in managing multicultural teams.
• Previous experience in Mozambique will be considered an advantage

***References required for the last 5 years of work***

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