Assignment context
Organization: UNA Consortium of Italian NGOs. Role: President. Project or assignment: UNA Consortium leadership and East Africa operations. Geographic scope: Italy / Somalia / Kenya / Sudan / Tanzania.
Documented responsibilities and activities
- Managing coordination and promotion of the UNA consortium involving six Italian NGOs (CESVI, Africa 70, ACRA, CESPI, GRT and CAST)
- Overview and coordination of the East Africa regional office in Nairobi (Kenya)
- Team leader
- Steering institutional and technical processes
- Legal representative of the consortium
- Overview of activities implemented by the consortium in Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and Tanzania
- Coordination between member organisations
- Contacts with donors and beneficiaries in the countries of operation
- Responsible for the consortium policy
- Responsible for strategic planning, human resources, budget and management
Assignment particulars
- Period: 2002 – 2008
- Organization: UNA Consortium of Italian NGOs
- Position: President
- Programme / focus: UNA Consortium leadership and East Africa operations
- Location: Italy / Somalia / Kenya / Sudan / Tanzania
- Funding source / donor: EC; Italian Government; UN and private donors
- Financial context: Organizational turnover: €3 million per year (not a project budget)
I was also among the founders of UNA, the consortium of Italian NGOs, and served as its President from 2002 to 2008.