CUAMM sta selezionando un/a Capoprogetto da inserire nella sua operatività in Costa d'Avorio. Durata 12 mesi. Tipo contratto: Co.co.co. Scadenza candidature 16/09/2026

NGO description
Founded in 1950, Doctors with Africa CUAMM was the first NGO focused on healthcare to be recognized by the Italian government. It is now one of the leading organizations working to protect and improve the well-being and health of vulnerable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The NGO promotes long-term health cooperation projects, intervening also in emergencies to ensure that services are available to all.
Doctors with Africa CUAMM is currently active in 10 Sub-Saharan countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda.
The NGO supports public and non-profit hospitals, local districts, schools of nursing and midwifery, university faculties of medicine.
CUAMM’s action focuses on health system strengthening and targets the weakest population groups, parti cularly women and children. Interventions include prevention, screening and treatment programmes; development or strengthening of referral systems at community level; training of health staff; management support and technical assistance to local health institutions; field research.
CUAMM's international and national staff work together on the front line to strengthen local health systems, in resource-limited contexts where the commitment and contribution of the individual can make a real difference.
Which is why we always need skilled and motivated people who are ready to join us to collaborate on our projects 'with Africa'.

JOB POSITION
Application deadline: September 16th 2026*
Start date: mid-October – early November 2026
Job position: Project Manager
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Duration: 12 months
* The NGO reserves the right to close the application process once the position is filled.

Purpose of the role
The Project Manager will be responsible for the project “A Future for Health: Ensuring quality care for mothers and new-born in Côte d'Ivoire / AID 013122/01/0”, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and implemented in collaboration with a lead partner and other Italian and national partners.
The project aims to extend Universal Health Coverage, with specific attention to maternal and child health services. This will be achieved by ensuring access to integrated and quality care by enhancing the role of private non-profit health facilities in the URSCCI network, as well as their partnership with the Ivorian Ministry of Health and the country's public health facilities

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Establishing and maintaining regular, collaborative relations with project partners, local authorities, health institutions, and other stakeholders through joint planning and coordination meetings. 
• Participating in multi-level sector meetings to monitor progress and contribute to health policy reviews.
• Ensuring regular availability and analysis of up-to-date project data to inform decision-making.
• Promoting the dissemination of project results in compliance with donor and NGO visibility guidelines.
• Coordinating the implementation of project activities according to the approved timeline, objectives, and donor/organizational guidelines.
• Managing and leading the project team and resources in strict accordance with organizational policies.
• Developing and implementing professional training programs for project staff within your area of expertise.
• Drafting annual and quarterly work plans, quarterly fund requests, and procurement plans for coordination approval, collaborating closely with administrative, technical, and logistics staff.
• Preparing periodic narrative reports for the donor and collaborating with the Project Admin/Finance Officer on financial reporting.

Requirements

• University Degree in Health Sciences, Social Sciences, International Relations or related fields; specialisation or Master in PH will be considered an asset
• Previous experience in managing and coordinating health cooperation projects in fragile or low income countries
• Project management experience with FBOs or experience in management roles within FBO facilities
• Good knowledge of French and Italian, essential for communicating with local and Italian stakeholders
• Ability to build institutional relationships with the various stakeholders involved
• Good communication skills
• Dynamism and flexibility

TERMS OF CONTRACT
Type of contract: collaboration contract
Salary: TBD according to NGO salary grids and compensation policy (basic salary for the position, with possible increase based on professional experience)
Rest days: 2.5 days for each month of work 
Flight ticket: one return flight 
Medical provisions: the NGO provides health insurance and covers vaccination costs
Visa and permits: < span style="font-weight: 400;">the NGO bears the cost and paperwork for visa and work/residence permits
Accommodation: provided by the NGO, it can be individual or shared, depending on the logistical situation, the availability at the workplace and the available budget.
Other costs: the NGO covers costs related to housing utilities and internet; food and personal expenses are covered by the worker 

Due to the high number of applications, please note that our recruiting team will contact only short-listed candidates. 
The selection process is based on non-discrimination criteria and candidates are taken into consideration without distinction of ethnicity, gender, political orientation, religion, personal opinions, sexual orientation.
Doctors with Africa CUAMM does not tolerate any abuse, exploitation or violence against vulnerable children and adults, nor other behaviour that does not respect human dignity from its own staff, partner staff or other staff associated with the NGO.
All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to the mission and values of the organization, nondisc rimination policies and safeguarding principles.